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Radio schedule Wednesday 25th April 2012

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
The Leopard In Autumn

The Leopard In Autumn

Series 1, Episode 2 - The Pilgrim Industry

Following a fleeting visit from a cardinal, Plethora initiates plans to put Monte Guano on the pilgrimage map.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Beauty Of Britain. Beauty Olonga (Jocelyn Jee Esien). Copyright: BBC

Beauty Of Britain

Series 1, Episode 3 - Girl With A Polycotton Tabard

Beauty wonders why so many British men get stuck in the emotional wilderness and find it hard to communicate with each other, as she deals with an elderly gentleman and his son.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 4, Episode 14 - Almost A Gentlemen

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Typewriter

The Small, Intricate Life Of Gerald C. Potter

Episode 6, The Promotion: The author and his wife compete to publicise their new books.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Double Income, No Kids Yet. Image shows from L to R: Lucy (Elizabeth Carling), Daniel (David Tennant). Copyright: BBC

Double Income, No Kids Yet

Series 2, Episode 6

Lucy's offer to help a first-time celebrity author write a book finds her stuck in a remote Cornish cottage with an ex-Page 3 model and a neurotic mother, leaving Daniel to have an unusual boy's night out...

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
My First Planet. Image shows from L to R: Richard (John Dorney), Carol (Cariad Lloyd), Brian (Nicholas Lyndhurst), Lillian (Vicki Pepperdine), Mason (Tom Goodman-Hill), Archer (Phil Whelans). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

My First Planet

Series 1, Episode 3 - The Noticeboard Of Doom

Day 27 and the colonists are torn between Richard's newsletter and Archer's hot pants. And which is more dangerous, Brian's monkey wrench or Lillian's 'vitamin' drink?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 4, Episode 14 - Almost A Gentlemen

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Typewriter

The Small, Intricate Life Of Gerald C. Potter

Episode 6, The Promotion: The author and his wife compete to publicise their new books.

BBC Radio Scotland 2:05pm
30 min
Clive Anderson

The Guessing Game

Series 1, Episode 4

Clive Anderson is joined by guests Imran Yusuf, Des Clarke and Keith Farnan.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
What Ho, Jeeves!. Copyright: BBC

What Ho, Jeeves!

Series 1, Episode 2 - Pearls Mean Tears

Bertie's visit to Aunt Agatha causes trouble, and only one man can save the day.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
The Leopard In Autumn

The Leopard In Autumn

Series 1, Episode 2 - The Pilgrim Industry

Following a fleeting visit from a cardinal, Plethora initiates plans to put Monte Guano on the pilgrimage map.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
Tony Robinson

Paradise Lost In Space

Episode 3

Surely it couldn't hurt for Norman and Max to introduce the Oblivions to tennis, could it?

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
The Castle. Image shows from L to R: Sir William De Warenne (Neil Dudgeon), Lady Anne Woodstock (Martha Howe-Douglas), Lady Charlotte (Ingrid Oliver), Sir John Woodstock (James Fleet). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

The Castle

Series 3, Episode 4 - The Vuvuzela Of Terror

An Englishman's home is his castle and an Englishman's moat is his tax write-off - until Sir John is investigated and has to hire some Frenchmen and a bucket of eels. Meanwhile, the Woodstock Hospital is about to lose its no-star status.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 4, Episode 14 - Almost A Gentlemen

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Typewriter

The Small, Intricate Life Of Gerald C. Potter

Episode 6, The Promotion: The author and his wife compete to publicise their new books.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Beauty Of Britain. Beauty Olonga (Jocelyn Jee Esien). Copyright: BBC

Beauty Of Britain

Series 1, Episode 3 - Girl With A Polycotton Tabard

Beauty wonders why so many British men get stuck in the emotional wilderness and find it hard to communicate with each other, as she deals with an elderly gentleman and his son.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Self-Storage. Copyright: BBC

Self-Storage

Series 1, Episode 2 - Househunting

Still homeless and separated from his wife, Dave plans to move out of the Storage Garden, while Geoff plans to move in.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:45pm (repeat)
Guy Browning's Small Talk

Guy Browning's Small Talk

Episode 2: Duvet Control: Comedian Guy Browning provides practical advice on life's challenges. Losing one's grip on the bedcover can be the start of a one-way journey into perdition.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Richie Webb

The Music Teacher

Series 2, Episode 4

Nigel's attempts to field calls from a dating agency while teaching do not go quite as planned. Meanwhile, Belinda is attempting to track down the elusive arts centre cleaner, who has taken refuge in Nigel's room.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show

The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show

Episode 5, The Comedies: From 'Merry Wives' to a 'Merchant' - but are the crazy, mixed-up Bard's comedies actually funny?

Radio 4 11:15pm (repeat)
The Cornwell Estate. Phil Cornwell. Copyright: Curtains For Radio / BBC

The Cornwell Estate

Series 2, Episode 4 - Hank Zuttermilk

Hank, a womanising long-distance lorry driver, gets a surprise when the father of one of his ladies tells him she is pregnant, and demands he do something about it.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?

If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?

Episode 3, Nothing But the Truth: Underachiever David makes the most of jury service, while Giles is fighting the law.

BBC Radio 4 Extra Midnight (repeat)
Tony Robinson

Paradise Lost In Space

Episode 3

Surely it couldn't hurt for Norman and Max to introduce the Oblivions to tennis, could it?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
Double Income, No Kids Yet. Image shows from L to R: Lucy (Elizabeth Carling), Daniel (David Tennant). Copyright: BBC

Double Income, No Kids Yet

Series 2, Episode 6

Lucy's offer to help a first-time celebrity author write a book finds her stuck in a remote Cornish cottage with an ex-Page 3 model and a neurotic mother, leaving Daniel to have an unusual boy's night out...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
What Ho, Jeeves!. Copyright: BBC

What Ho, Jeeves!

Series 1, Episode 2 - Pearls Mean Tears

Bertie's visit to Aunt Agatha causes trouble, and only one man can save the day.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
The Leopard In Autumn

The Leopard In Autumn

Series 1, Episode 2 - The Pilgrim Industry

Following a fleeting visit from a cardinal, Plethora initiates plans to put Monte Guano on the pilgrimage map.

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