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Radio schedule Friday 18th January 2013

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Old Boats

Elephants To Catch Eels

Series 1, Episode 5

Tamsyn, fed up of doing all the smuggling and getting none of the credit, decides to quit. Then a new smuggler arrives in town.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Stanley Baxter

The Stanley Baxter Playhouse

Series 5, Episode 1 - Hector's House of Windsor

The Queen's Scots gillie aids her in a cunning plan to put her unruly prime minister and deputy firmly in their place.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
The Embassy Lark

The Embassy Lark

Episode 5, The Party: Sir Jeremy plays host to the great and the good - and his despised brother-in-law.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
The Burkiss Way. Copyright: BBC

The Burkiss Way

Episode 6.1, The Man from the Burkiss Way: A deadly game of Russian Roulette Video Cassette, and Blake's 7 spoofed.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Bristow. Copyright: BBC

Bristow

Series 2, Episode 1 - When Melancholy Autumn Comes to Chester-Perry

The promise of a Christmas bonus lifts Bristow's spirits - for once, his generosity knows no bounds... But then he takes matters into his own hands when it becomes clear that a bonus for Chester-Perry staff isn't forthcoming.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Snap. Copyright: BBC

Snap

Series 3, Episode 6

Molly's discovered she's pregnant - it was the unplanned pregnancy when they dated first time round that rushed them into marriage. Is history repeating itself? But how do they explain it to their teenage children? Haven't they learnt anything about contraception during 16 years of marriage?

Radio 4 10:45am
15 min
Radio 4

How To Write A Novel In A Week

Episode 5 - Nothing To Lose

With time running out, will Jim find a way of using his family woes to salvage his novel idea?

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
When The Dog Dies. Sandy Hopper (Ronnie Corbett). Copyright: CPL Productions

When The Dog Dies

Series 3, Episode 2 - Auntie's Ashes

Sandy has a solemn duty to perform, but the spot which Auntie chose for her last resting place is not what it was. Neither, for that matter, is her widowed husband Uncle Arthur.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
The Embassy Lark

The Embassy Lark

Episode 5, The Party: Sir Jeremy plays host to the great and the good - and his despised brother-in-law.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
The Burkiss Way. Copyright: BBC

The Burkiss Way

Episode 6.1, The Man from the Burkiss Way: A deadly game of Russian Roulette Video Cassette, and Blake's 7 spoofed.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:45pm (repeat)
The Bob Servant Emails. Bob Servant (Brian Cox). Copyright: BBC

The Bob Servant Emails

Episode 2 - Lions, Gold and Confusion

Bob Servant talks to a Jack Thompson, the only son of a Nigerian ruler. Bob wants Jack to get him some lions.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Old Boats

Elephants To Catch Eels

Series 1, Episode 5

Tamsyn, fed up of doing all the smuggling and getting none of the credit, decides to quit. Then a new smuggler arrives in town.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 6:30pm
30 min
Live At Luigi's

Live At Luigi's

Episode 1

Comedy series featuring topical humour and sketches lampooning life in Wales today.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 79, Episode 3

Satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig. With panellists Jeremy Hardy, Miles Jupp, Francis Wheen and Sue Perkins.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
The Embassy Lark

The Embassy Lark

Episode 5, The Party: Sir Jeremy plays host to the great and the good - and his despised brother-in-law.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
The Burkiss Way. Copyright: BBC

The Burkiss Way

Episode 6.1, The Man from the Burkiss Way: A deadly game of Russian Roulette Video Cassette, and Blake's 7 spoofed.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Stanley Baxter

The Stanley Baxter Playhouse

Series 5, Episode 1 - Hector's House of Windsor

The Queen's Scots gillie aids her in a cunning plan to put her unruly prime minister and deputy firmly in their place.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
John Finnemore, Apparently. John Finnemore. Copyright: BBC

John Finnemore, Apparently

Radio sketch show written and performed by John Finnemore.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
And Now, In Colour

And Now, In Colour

Series 1, Episode 3 - Marathon

The team (and the audience) enter the London Marathon. Plus a song about train delays.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Rigor Mortis

Rigor Mortis

Series 3, Episode 4

Episode 3.4: A torn glove sparks a health scare for the path lab team.

BBC Radio Scotland Midnight (repeat)
The Comedy Café. Janice Forsyth

The Comedy Café

Janice Forsyth presents a magazine show on BBC Radio Scotland focused on comedy in all its various formats.

BBC Radio Scotland 12:30am (repeat)
The Bob Servant Emails. Bob Servant (Brian Cox). Copyright: BBC

The Bob Servant Emails

Episode 2 - Lions, Gold and Confusion

Bob Servant talks to a Jack Thompson, the only son of a Nigerian ruler. Bob wants Jack to get him some lions.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
Bristow. Copyright: BBC

Bristow

Series 2, Episode 1 - When Melancholy Autumn Comes to Chester-Perry

The promise of a Christmas bonus lifts Bristow's spirits - for once, his generosity knows no bounds... But then he takes matters into his own hands when it becomes clear that a bonus for Chester-Perry staff isn't forthcoming.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
Snap. Copyright: BBC

Snap

Series 3, Episode 6

Molly's discovered she's pregnant - it was the unplanned pregnancy when they dated first time round that rushed them into marriage. Is history repeating itself? But how do they explain it to their teenage children? Haven't they learnt anything about contraception during 16 years of marriage?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Old Boats

Elephants To Catch Eels

Series 1, Episode 5

Tamsyn, fed up of doing all the smuggling and getting none of the credit, decides to quit. Then a new smuggler arrives in town.

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