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Radio schedule Thursday 16th August 2012

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Prunella Scales

Smelling Of Roses

Series 4, Episode 3 - Sustainable Development

An environmental conference sounds just the sort of job for Rosie Burns, but are her own company's green credentials good enough?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Fags, Mags And Bags. Image shows from L to R: Sanjay (Omar Raza), Ramesh (Sanjeev Kohli), Dave (Donald Mcleary), Alok (Susheel Kumar). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Fags, Mags And Bags

Series 4, Episode 3 - The Bewerdine Spectrum

Sanjay goes on work experience at the local paper, The Lenzie Trumpet, and ends up writing the problem page which spells disaster for Ramesh and his loyal customers.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Yes Minister. Image shows from L to R: Bernard Woolley (Derek Fowlds), James Hacker (Paul Eddington), Sir Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne). Copyright: BBC

Yes Minister

Series 1, Episode 6 - The Right To Know

After Sir Humphrey admits to not telling Hacker things on the basis that "there are certain things it is best for a minister not to know", Hacker demands that he is told everything. Sir Humphrey complies, and soon gives him everything - including details of stationary requisitions.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Dad's Army. Copyright: BBC

Dad's Army

Series 3, Episode 17 - High Finance

Jones is becoming insolvent and needs to pay back £50 to Mainwaring's bank. It is soon discovered that the debt has a long and confusing trail to it.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

Episode 4, 2nd October 1799: John Sheets makes a welcome arrival and a game of cricket is proposed.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 2, Episode 2

Michael McIntyre talks about toilets, Fred MacAulay looks at cows, Graeme Garden discusses sandwiches and Lucy Porter chats about giraffes.

BBC Radio Scotland 10:30am
90 min
MacAulay And Co. Image shows from L to R: Fred MacAulay, Susan Calman. Copyright: BBC

MacAulay And Co

Edinburgh 2012, Episode 9

Fred is live from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, bringing you all the best comedy talent for a second week.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Image shows from L to R: Harry H. Corbett, Wilfrid Brambell

Steptoe And Son...And Sons

Paul Jackson considers the legacy of legendary sitcom Steptoe And Son.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Yes Minister. Image shows from L to R: Bernard Woolley (Derek Fowlds), James Hacker (Paul Eddington), Sir Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne). Copyright: BBC

Yes Minister

Series 1, Episode 6 - The Right To Know

After Sir Humphrey admits to not telling Hacker things on the basis that "there are certain things it is best for a minister not to know", Hacker demands that he is told everything. Sir Humphrey complies, and soon gives him everything - including details of stationary requisitions.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Dad's Army. Copyright: BBC

Dad's Army

Series 3, Episode 17 - High Finance

Jones is becoming insolvent and needs to pay back £50 to Mainwaring's bank. It is soon discovered that the debt has a long and confusing trail to it.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Four Joneses And A Jenkins

Four Joneses And A Jenkins

Episode 4, April - All Hands to the Pump: Megan's still keen to escape the farm and study. But her father's not listening.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Prunella Scales

Smelling Of Roses

Series 4, Episode 3 - Sustainable Development

An environmental conference sounds just the sort of job for Rosie Burns, but are her own company's green credentials good enough?

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
Fags, Mags And Bags. Image shows from L to R: Sanjay (Omar Raza), Ramesh (Sanjeev Kohli), Dave (Donald Mcleary), Alok (Susheel Kumar). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Fags, Mags And Bags

Series 4, Episode 4 - Evil Narbara

A rowdy party shop run by an unfriendly sort causes havoc amongst the local traders association after a number of undesirables descend on the town.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Yes Minister. Image shows from L to R: Bernard Woolley (Derek Fowlds), James Hacker (Paul Eddington), Sir Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne). Copyright: BBC

Yes Minister

Series 1, Episode 6 - The Right To Know

After Sir Humphrey admits to not telling Hacker things on the basis that "there are certain things it is best for a minister not to know", Hacker demands that he is told everything. Sir Humphrey complies, and soon gives him everything - including details of stationary requisitions.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Dad's Army. Copyright: BBC

Dad's Army

Series 3, Episode 17 - High Finance

Jones is becoming insolvent and needs to pay back £50 to Mainwaring's bank. It is soon discovered that the debt has a long and confusing trail to it.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9pm (repeat)
MacAulay And Co. Image shows from L to R: Fred MacAulay, Susan Calman. Copyright: BBC

MacAulay And Co

Edinburgh 2012, Episode 9

Fred is live from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, bringing you all the best comedy talent for a second week.

Radio 2 logo 9:30pm
30 min
The Blagger's Guide. David Quantick. Copyright: Unique Productions

The Blagger's Guide

Blagger's Guide To The Games, Episode 4

In this final episode, the Olympic symbols and emblems come under scrutiny. We uncover the stories behind the Olympic mascots, which originated in 1968 and this year manifested themselves in the guise of droplets of molten steel hanging from the girders of the Olympic Stadium.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Fags, Mags And Bags. Image shows from L to R: Sanjay (Omar Raza), Ramesh (Sanjeev Kohli), Dave (Donald Mcleary), Alok (Susheel Kumar). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Fags, Mags And Bags

Series 4, Episode 3 - The Bewerdine Spectrum

Sanjay goes on work experience at the local paper, The Lenzie Trumpet, and ends up writing the problem page which spells disaster for Ramesh and his loyal customers.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Lenin Of The Rovers

Lenin Of The Rovers

Series 2, Episode 2 - The Felchester Firm

Crunchthorpe is a place so hard they dump nuclear waste in the town centre. Can the so-called 'Felchester Firm' protect Ricky and the team?

Radio 4 11pm (repeat)
Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack. Lucy Montgomery. Copyright: BBC

Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack

Series 2, Episode 2

A free newspaper turns out not to be free, some interns arrive at a fashion agency, a local shop adds a personalised VIP shopping service and an alien pitches a movie.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Million Pound Radio Show. Copyright: BBC

The Million Pound Radio Show

Series 1, Episode 3

How to be a politician - and tabloid obsessions.

Radio 4 11:30pm (repeat)
Cowards. Image shows from L to R: Tim Key, Stefan Golaszewski, Lloyd Woolf, Tom Basden. Copyright: BBC

Cowards

Series 2, Episode 1

This episode features whispering actors, talking elephants, a man trying to build a bridge to France using Lego, and more.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Cowards. Image shows from L to R: Tim Key, Stefan Golaszewski, Lloyd Woolf, Tom Basden. Copyright: BBC

Cowards

Series 2, Episode 1

This episode features whispering actors, talking elephants, a man trying to build a bridge to France using Lego, and more.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

Episode 4, 2nd October 1799: John Sheets makes a welcome arrival and a game of cricket is proposed.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 2, Episode 2

Michael McIntyre talks about toilets, Fred MacAulay looks at cows, Graeme Garden discusses sandwiches and Lucy Porter chats about giraffes.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Four Joneses And A Jenkins

Four Joneses And A Jenkins

Episode 4, April - All Hands to the Pump: Megan's still keen to escape the farm and study. But her father's not listening.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Prunella Scales

Smelling Of Roses

Series 4, Episode 3 - Sustainable Development

An environmental conference sounds just the sort of job for Rosie Burns, but are her own company's green credentials good enough?

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