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Radio schedule Tuesday 5th February 2013

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Getting Nowhere Fast

Getting Nowhere Fast

Episode 3.3: The CyberPass cafe is shaken by Neville's shock news that his girlfriend has dumped him.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
I've Never Seen Star Wars. Marcus Brigstocke. Copyright: BBC

I've Never Seen Star Wars

Series 5, Episode 5 - Jenni Murray

Dame Jenni Murray cooks her first ever healthy meal, watches her first violent film and samples the delights of controversial comedian Frankie Boyle.

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 9.11, Who is Pink Oboe?: Cowardly Captain Seagoon goes to war. With Peter Sellers on leave, Graham Stark and Kenneth Connor are enlisted to provide voices.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Typewriter

The Small, Intricate Life Of Gerald C. Potter

Episode 3.2, The Champagne: Diana's friend is in hospital, but paying a visit proves tricky.

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

The News Quiz

Series 79, Episode 5

A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig. Panellists are Jeremy Hardy, Francis Wheen, Rebecca Front and Roisin Conaty.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:45am (repeat)
Globe

All The World's A Globe

Episode 6: Battles galore in the National Theatre of Brent's definitive history of Earth.

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 9.11, Who is Pink Oboe?: Cowardly Captain Seagoon goes to war. With Peter Sellers on leave, Graham Stark and Kenneth Connor are enlisted to provide voices.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Typewriter

The Small, Intricate Life Of Gerald C. Potter

Episode 3.2, The Champagne: Diana's friend is in hospital, but paying a visit proves tricky.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
June Whitfield

Like They've Never Been Gone

Episode 3.6: Son Murray worries that tubby Tommy and Sheila have more rolls than roles.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Getting Nowhere Fast

Getting Nowhere Fast

Episode 3.3: The CyberPass cafe is shaken by Neville's shock news that his girlfriend has dumped him.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
I've Never Seen Star Wars. Marcus Brigstocke. Copyright: BBC

I've Never Seen Star Wars

Series 5, Episode 6 - Dame Evelyn Glennie

Dame Evelyn Glennie watches Downton Abbey, goes on a go-kart and throws a pot. She gives her verdicts to Marcus Brigstocke.

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 9.11, Who is Pink Oboe?: Cowardly Captain Seagoon goes to war. With Peter Sellers on leave, Graham Stark and Kenneth Connor are enlisted to provide voices.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Typewriter

The Small, Intricate Life Of Gerald C. Potter

Episode 3.2, The Champagne: Diana's friend is in hospital, but paying a visit proves tricky.

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

I've Never Seen Star Wars

Series 5, Episode 5 - Jenni Murray

Dame Jenni Murray cooks her first ever healthy meal, watches her first violent film and samples the delights of controversial comedian Frankie Boyle.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Laura Solon

Laura Solon: Talking And Not Talking

Series 2, Episode 4

Chingley Hall's rats are put to use in ratnav (less effective than satnav, moreso than catnav); Carole proposes her own 'multi-towel' to solve the nightmares on towel street; and China Lion does some cooking.

Radio 4 11pm (repeat)
How to Be Bohemian. Victoria Coren Mitchell. Copyright: BBC

Heresy

Series 8, Episode 6

Victoria Coren and guests Sue Perkins, Cerys Matthews and Maureen Lipman challenge received opinion and knee-jerk thinking.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Dan And Nick: The Wildebeest Years

Dan And Nick: The Wildebeest Years

Episode 6: Dan Freedman and Nick Romero's pun-fest, where salty talk show host Jelly Stinger meets some fishy guests.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World. Image shows from L to R: Armando Iannucci, Stewart Lee, Richard Herring, Rebecca Front. Copyright: BBC

Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World

Series 2, Episode 4 - The Sea

Why did Turner paint it so often - was it its timeless majesty, or because he couldn't draw hands properly?

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

The News Quiz

Series 79, Episode 5

A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig. Panellists are Jeremy Hardy, Francis Wheen, Rebecca Front and Roisin Conaty.

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

All The World's A Globe

Episode 6: Battles galore in the National Theatre of Brent's definitive history of Earth.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
June Whitfield

Like They've Never Been Gone

Episode 3.6: Son Murray worries that tubby Tommy and Sheila have more rolls than roles.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Getting Nowhere Fast

Getting Nowhere Fast

Episode 3.3: The CyberPass cafe is shaken by Neville's shock news that his girlfriend has dumped him.

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