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Radio schedule Tuesday 16th October 2012

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Babblewick Hall. Fenton Babblewick (Nicholas Le Prevost). Copyright: BBC

Babblewick Hall

Series 1, Episode 4

With a General Election on the horizon, Fenton Babblewick has the chance to represent his constituents in Parliament, as Babblewicks have been doing for centuries. Only the rakish Thomas Berridge - confirmed gambler and general desperado - stands between Fenton and a glamorous political career...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Lenny Henry

Rudy's Rare Records

Series 4, Episode 1 - Three's a Crowd

Rudy and Doreen are enjoying married life. Adam isn't.

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 8.21, The Man Who Never Was: The Brits must trick the enemy. The 1958 remake of the 1956 spoof of the war film based on the 1953 book.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Listen To Les

Listen To Les

Les Dawson has holiday tales to tell, and we hear from an unusual agony uncle.

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

The News Quiz

Series 78, Episode 6

Sandi Toksvig is in the chair and Carolyn Brown reads out cuttings as panellists Susan Calman, Nick Doody, Francis Wheen and Rebecca Front take a satirical look at the week's news.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:45am (repeat)
The Shuttleworths. John Shuttleworth (Graham Fellows). Copyright: BBC

The Shuttleworths

Series 4, Episode 6 - Hello, Hello, Hello

Another adventure with Sheffield singer John Shuttleworth.

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 8.21, The Man Who Never Was: The Brits must trick the enemy. The 1958 remake of the 1956 spoof of the war film based on the 1953 book.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Listen To Les

Listen To Les

Les Dawson has holiday tales to tell, and we hear from an unusual agony uncle.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Flying The Flag

Flying The Flag

Episode 4.7, The Pretenders: Ambassador Mackenzie faces an aristocratic revival in The Federated People's Republic.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Babblewick Hall. Fenton Babblewick (Nicholas Le Prevost). Copyright: BBC

Babblewick Hall

Series 1, Episode 4

With a General Election on the horizon, Fenton Babblewick has the chance to represent his constituents in Parliament, as Babblewicks have been doing for centuries. Only the rakish Thomas Berridge - confirmed gambler and general desperado - stands between Fenton and a glamorous political career...

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Lenny Henry

Rudy's Rare Records

Series 4, Episode 2 - Best Local Business

Adam enters a competition for the Best Local Business, hoping the publicity and the winning prize money will give the record shop a much-needed boost.

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 8.21, The Man Who Never Was: The Brits must trick the enemy. The 1958 remake of the 1956 spoof of the war film based on the 1953 book.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Listen To Les

Listen To Les

Les Dawson has holiday tales to tell, and we hear from an unusual agony uncle.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Lenny Henry

Rudy's Rare Records

Series 4, Episode 1 - Three's a Crowd

Rudy and Doreen are enjoying married life. Adam isn't.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
I've Never Seen Star Wars. Marcus Brigstocke. Copyright: BBC

I've Never Seen Star Wars

Series 2, Episode 5 - Suggs

Suggs reads A Brief History of Time, listens to Vivaldi, changes the oil in a car and has his first tap dancing lesson.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Clayton Grange. Image shows from L to R: Professor Saunders (Anthony Head), Alice Jameson (Stephanie Racine), Lionel (Don Gilet), Geoff Prowse (Neil Warhurst), Roger Bucks (Paul Barnhill). Copyright: BBC

Clayton Grange

Series 1, Episode 4

Meet the scientists who are a bit rubbish at life. And not much better at science.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Acropolis Now

Acropolis Now

Series 1, Episode 6 - Sheep

Socrates, Plato and friends do battle in the Intellectual Olympics, but Heraclitus only has eyes for his woolly Cassandra.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
The Masterson Inheritance. Image shows from L to R: Phelim McDermott, Josie Lawrence, Jim Sweeney, Caroline Quentin, Lee Simpson, Paul Merton. Copyright: BBC

The Masterson Inheritance

Series 2, Episode 6 - The Mastersons Go Down

Murder, intrigue and a fast-talking parrot aboard a luxury cruiser.

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

The News Quiz

Series 78, Episode 6

Sandi Toksvig is in the chair and Carolyn Brown reads out cuttings as panellists Susan Calman, Nick Doody, Francis Wheen and Rebecca Front take a satirical look at the week's news.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:45am (repeat)
The Shuttleworths. John Shuttleworth (Graham Fellows). Copyright: BBC

The Shuttleworths

Series 4, Episode 6 - Hello, Hello, Hello

Another adventure with Sheffield singer John Shuttleworth.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Flying The Flag

Flying The Flag

Episode 4.7, The Pretenders: Ambassador Mackenzie faces an aristocratic revival in The Federated People's Republic.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Babblewick Hall. Fenton Babblewick (Nicholas Le Prevost). Copyright: BBC

Babblewick Hall

Series 1, Episode 4

With a General Election on the horizon, Fenton Babblewick has the chance to represent his constituents in Parliament, as Babblewicks have been doing for centuries. Only the rakish Thomas Berridge - confirmed gambler and general desperado - stands between Fenton and a glamorous political career...

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