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Radio schedule Tuesday 8th May 2012

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Two Doors Down

Two Doors Down

Episode 1, Drilling for Hamsters: A Belfast road's bohemian residents are saved from chaos by cleaning lady Sally.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
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 8am (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Episode 7.15, Wings over Dagenham: Move aside Orville and Wilbur Wright, Neddie Seagoon is the pioneer aviator with his invention the aeroplane. Now all he needs is an airport.

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

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead

Sketches include an odd romantic tryst and the life of a great Englishman.

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

The News Quiz

Series 77, Episode 5

Panellists Jeremy Hardy, Phill Jupitus, Hugo Rifkind and Shappi Khorsandi help chairman Sandi Toksvig take a light-hearted look at the week's news, with cuttings read by Zeb Soanes.

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

Elastic Planet

Episode 5 - The Objects

A chest washes ashore on an island in the Indian Ocean. What connects the objects within and what is the history of the man who owned them? And how does a piece of flamenco guitar music fit in?

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

Episode 7.15, Wings over Dagenham: Move aside Orville and Wilbur Wright, Neddie Seagoon is the pioneer aviator with his invention the aeroplane. Now all he needs is an airport.

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

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead

Sketches include an odd romantic tryst and the life of a great Englishman.

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

Up The Garden Path

Episode 4, Into the Lion's Den: With Michael messing her about, Izzy's quest to find love gets even more muddled.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Two Doors Down

Two Doors Down

Episode 1, Drilling for Hamsters: A Belfast road's bohemian residents are saved from chaos by cleaning lady Sally.

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

Paradise Lost In Cyberspace

Episode 6: The future of the OAPs - and indeed the whole of civilisation - hangs in the balance.

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

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 8, Episode 6 - Keeping The Flame Alive

With the Olympics looming Stan spies a golden opportunity - renting out Ed's flat for the duration of the games at the princely sum of £3,000 a week. So Ed has to pack up his newspaper collection, sift through his takeaway trays and leave the place he's called home for the last years. But where will he go?

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

Episode 7.15, Wings over Dagenham: Move aside Orville and Wilbur Wright, Neddie Seagoon is the pioneer aviator with his invention the aeroplane. Now all he needs is an airport.

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

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead

Sketches include an odd romantic tryst and the life of a great Englishman.

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

Chris Addison's Civilization

Episode 2 - Cities And Laws

What are the flaws in the urban democratic system? Continuing his journey through the vast and rich subject of civilisation, Chris Addison explains exactly what we need to create a new one.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Rockpool

Tidal Talk From The Rockpool

Series 2, Episode 2

This week we hear from The Anemone (Alison Steadman) and the Goby Fish (Sean Power).

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Sleeping

Dry Slopes

Episode 3, Families and How to Conceive Them: Friendless, jobless Angus breaks free from his sheltered-life shackles to go on a date.

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

The Adventures Of John And Tony

Episode 3, The Total Hotel Experience: The duo find themselves on a seaside murder-mystery weekend.

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

Paradise Lost In Cyberspace

Episode 6: The future of the OAPs - and indeed the whole of civilisation - hangs in the balance.

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

The News Quiz

Series 77, Episode 5

Panellists Jeremy Hardy, Phill Jupitus, Hugo Rifkind and Shappi Khorsandi help chairman Sandi Toksvig take a light-hearted look at the week's news, with cuttings read by Zeb Soanes.

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

Elastic Planet

Episode 5 - The Objects

A chest washes ashore on an island in the Indian Ocean. What connects the objects within and what is the history of the man who owned them? And how does a piece of flamenco guitar music fit in?

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

Up The Garden Path

Episode 4, Into the Lion's Den: With Michael messing her about, Izzy's quest to find love gets even more muddled.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Two Doors Down

Two Doors Down

Episode 1, Drilling for Hamsters: A Belfast road's bohemian residents are saved from chaos by cleaning lady Sally.

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