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Radio schedule Tuesday 1st May 2012

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Stanley Baxter

The Stanley Baxter Playhouse

Series 3, Episode 3 - The Man In The Garden

A lonely lady on a holiday in the remote West Highlands of Scotland finds herself falling in love with two members of the same family, born 60 years apart.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 8, Episode 4 - Making A Difference

Ed finds himself an unlikely star of local radio when he decides to try and make a difference to the rail network.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Six Charlies in Search of an Author: Through pages and chapters, the fate of Neddie Seagoon is in the hands of the writer.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead

Sketches include a bungling burglar, a struggling pianist and the Clegworthy family's Sunday.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am
45 min version
(repeat)
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 77, Episode 4

Sandi Toksvig questions panellists Jeremy Hardy, Rory Bremner, Justin Moorhouse and Roisin Conaty about this week's news while Charlotte Green reads out cuttings sent in by listeners.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:45am (repeat)
Elastic Planet. Oliver Postgate. Copyright: BBC

Elastic Planet

Episode 4 - The Life

Following the story of Hamilton Pramden, who was born literally with a silver spoon in his mouth, a whole range of facts about the natural world emerge.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Six Charlies in Search of an Author: Through pages and chapters, the fate of Neddie Seagoon is in the hands of the writer.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead

Sketches include a bungling burglar, a struggling pianist and the Clegworthy family's Sunday.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Up The Garden Path

Up The Garden Path

Episode 3, Punch Ups and Put Downs: With several other men vying for her attention, Izzy tries to break up with Razors.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Stanley Baxter

The Stanley Baxter Playhouse

Series 3, Episode 3 - The Man In The Garden

A lonely lady on a holiday in the remote West Highlands of Scotland finds herself falling in love with two members of the same family, born 60 years apart.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
Paradise Lost In Cyberspace. Copyright: BBC

Paradise Lost In Cyberspace

Episode 1: A 22nd century clerical error sets George Smith's demise for 69 - not 70.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 8, Episode 5 - Rosicrucian Armageddon 2

Ed's daughter Eli arrives to stay, complete with son and dream catcher, whilst Ed is trying to write authentic 'oldenspeak' for the gaming sensation Rosicrucian Armageddon 2.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Six Charlies in Search of an Author: Through pages and chapters, the fate of Neddie Seagoon is in the hands of the writer.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead

Sketches include a bungling burglar, a struggling pianist and the Clegworthy family's Sunday.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 8, Episode 4 - Making A Difference

Ed finds himself an unlikely star of local radio when he decides to try and make a difference to the rail network.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Chris Addison's Civilization

Chris Addison's Civilization

Episode 1 - Controlling The Universe

Chris Addison goes on a journey through the vast and rich subject of civilisation and explains exactly what we need to create a new one. In the opening episode, he investigates the notion of a controllable universe.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Rockpool

Tidal Talk From The Rockpool

Series 2, Episode 1

The Periwinkle (Bill Wallis) and The Hermit Crab (Geoffrey Palmer) reveal the funny side of life between the tides.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Sleeping

Dry Slopes

Episode 2, The Day of Judgement: Perpetually unemployed and friendless loser Angus Dry agonises over the death of a bee.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
John Hegley

The Adventures Of John And Tony

Episode 2, The Quest for the Holy Spectacles: John discovers that Jesus wore glasses, but what happened to them?

BBC Radio 4 Extra Midnight (repeat)
Paradise Lost In Cyberspace. Copyright: BBC

Paradise Lost In Cyberspace

Episode 1: A 22nd century clerical error sets George Smith's demise for 69 - not 70.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am
45 min version
(repeat)
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 77, Episode 4

Sandi Toksvig questions panellists Jeremy Hardy, Rory Bremner, Justin Moorhouse and Roisin Conaty about this week's news while Charlotte Green reads out cuttings sent in by listeners.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:45am (repeat)
Elastic Planet. Oliver Postgate. Copyright: BBC

Elastic Planet

Episode 4 - The Life

Following the story of Hamilton Pramden, who was born literally with a silver spoon in his mouth, a whole range of facts about the natural world emerge.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Up The Garden Path

Up The Garden Path

Episode 3, Punch Ups and Put Downs: With several other men vying for her attention, Izzy tries to break up with Razors.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Stanley Baxter

The Stanley Baxter Playhouse

Series 3, Episode 3 - The Man In The Garden

A lonely lady on a holiday in the remote West Highlands of Scotland finds herself falling in love with two members of the same family, born 60 years apart.

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