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Radio schedule Tuesday 25th December 2012

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Second Thoughts. Copyright: BBC

Second Thoughts

1992 Christmas Special, The Fight Before Christmas Faith's children and Bill's ex-wife threaten her dream of a perfect Christmas.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Bleak Expectations. Image shows from L to R: Hardthrasher (Geoffrey Whitehead), Aunt Lily (Celia Imrie), Young Pip (Tom Allen), Mr Gently Benevolent (Anthony Head), Sir Philip Bin (Richard Johnson), Harry Biscuit (James Bachman). Copyright: BBC

Bleak Expectations

Series 5, Episode 5 - A Terrifying Life Made Even Scarier A Bit Some More

A new and terrible danger threatens Victorian Britain, as Harry Biscuit becomes possessed by the evil Pen of Penrith, which turns his heart to inky black.

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

Tales of Montmartre: Passion and duplicity from two Parisian artists.

Radio 4 8:30am
30 min
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Ed Reardon's Christmas Week, Christmas Special - It Started In August

Celebrate Christmas with Radio 4's favourite curmudgeonly author, Ed Reardon, and his faithful companion Elgar.

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

Tales of Montmartre: Passion and duplicity from two Parisian artists.

BBC Radio Scotland 2pm
30 min
...At The Stand. Hardeep Singh Kohli. Copyright: Dabster Productions

...At The Stand

Hardeep At The Stand 2, Christmas Special - Christmas At The Stand

Banish the memories of those terrible cracker jokes as Hardeep Singh Kohli brings you great gags, one-liners and stories from some of the world's greatest comedians.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Ken Dodd

Ken Dodd's Christmas Cracker

The King of Comedy hosts half an hour of festive frolics. From December 1987.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Second Thoughts. Copyright: BBC

Second Thoughts

1992 Christmas Special, The Fight Before Christmas Faith's children and Bill's ex-wife threaten her dream of a perfect Christmas.

Radio 4 6:15pm
15 min
15 Minute Musical. Copyright: BBC

15 Minute Musical

Series 7, Episode 1 - A Right Royal Cockney Christmas

Upstairs Downton with the Windsors and the Middletons with a Cockney flavour. Plus a spoons solo.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Bleak Expectations. Image shows from L to R: Hardthrasher (Geoffrey Whitehead), Aunt Lily (Celia Imrie), Young Pip (Tom Allen), Mr Gently Benevolent (Anthony Head), Sir Philip Bin (Richard Johnson), Harry Biscuit (James Bachman). Copyright: BBC

Bleak Expectations

Series 5, Episode 6 - A Loved-Up Life Potentially Totally Annihilated

Mister Gently Benevolent unveils an advent calendar of evil that will culminate on Christmas day with the total destruction of the universe.

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

Tales of Montmartre: Passion and duplicity from two Parisian artists.

Radio 4 10pm (repeat)
Dear Arthur, Love John. Copyright: CPL Productions

Dear Arthur, Love John

Comedy drama looking at the making of Dad's Army and the friendship between stars Arthur Lowe and John Le Mesurier.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Bleak Expectations. Image shows from L to R: Hardthrasher (Geoffrey Whitehead), Aunt Lily (Celia Imrie), Young Pip (Tom Allen), Mr Gently Benevolent (Anthony Head), Sir Philip Bin (Richard Johnson), Harry Biscuit (James Bachman). Copyright: BBC

Bleak Expectations

Series 5, Episode 5 - A Terrifying Life Made Even Scarier A Bit Some More

A new and terrible danger threatens Victorian Britain, as Harry Biscuit becomes possessed by the evil Pen of Penrith, which turns his heart to inky black.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Getting Nowhere Fast

Getting Nowhere Fast

Episode 3.3: Competitive capitalism engulfs the bistro as Merv creates an internal market.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Old Harry's Game. Image shows from L to R: Satan (Andy Hamilton), Gary (Steven O'Donnell). Copyright: BBC

Old Harry's Game

Series 5, Episode 4 - I Blame The Media

Satan tries to take control of the media in a bid to improve mankind, while down in Hell, a rebellion is taking place.

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 3, Episode 4 - The Masterson Bunch

Suffragettes split the family, sparking drama at the races.

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

The News Quiz

Series 79, Episode 1

A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig. The panellists are Jeremy Hardy, Susan Calman, Samira Ahmed and Nick Doody.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:45am (repeat)
Globe

All The World's A Globe

Episode 1: The National Theatre of Brent tells the chaotic story of life on Earth.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Ken Dodd

Ken Dodd's Christmas Cracker

The King of Comedy hosts half an hour of festive frolics. From December 1987.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Second Thoughts. Copyright: BBC

Second Thoughts

1992 Christmas Special, The Fight Before Christmas Faith's children and Bill's ex-wife threaten her dream of a perfect Christmas.

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