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Radio schedule Sunday 3rd March 2013

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 4, Episode 6 - A Life Destroyed, And Then Repaired And Re-Happied

Our hero Pip faces his nemesis Mister Benevolent for an epic Russian battle.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Doctor At Large

Doctor At Large

Episode 6, The Captain's Problem: More chaos afloat as Simon Sparrow tries to diagnose a particular patient's ailments.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

Episode 10: When No 2 and Mildred hear a doctor talking about No 1's 'complaint', confusion reigns.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11am (repeat)
Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester. Michael Bentine

Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester

Episode 3, Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester Strikes Back: Michael Bentine recalls the start of The Goon Show and characters who inspired his friend Peter Sellers.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30am (repeat)
Double Trouble

Double Trouble

Series 1, Episode 3 - Flanders and Swann

Stuart Maconie looks at the lives and working partnership of Michael Flanders and Donald Swann. Their revues - At the Drop of a Hat and At the Drop of Another Hat - are comic legends and fit a peculiarly British tradition of satirical whimsy.

Radio 4 12pm (repeat)
Just A Minute. Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute

Series 65, Episode 3

Nicholas Parsons presents another episode of the panel show where guests must speak on a subject without repetition, hesitation or deviation.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3pm (repeat)
Doctor At Large

Doctor At Large

Episode 6, The Captain's Problem: More chaos afloat as Simon Sparrow tries to diagnose a particular patient's ailments.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:30pm (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

Episode 10: When No 2 and Mildred hear a doctor talking about No 1's 'complaint', confusion reigns.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
How Tickled Am I?. Mark Radcliffe. Copyright: BBC

How Tickled Am I?

Series 2, Episode 4 - Al Read

Mark Radcliffe presents a profile of one of Britain's most popular radio comedians.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester. Michael Bentine

Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester

Episode 3, Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester Strikes Back: Michael Bentine recalls the start of The Goon Show and characters who inspired his friend Peter Sellers.

Radio 4 7:15pm
30 min
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section. Image shows from L to R: Drums (Ben Reynolds), Saxophone (Mark Brown), Alex Horne, Bass (Will Collier), Trumpet (Joe Auckland), Ed Sheldrake. Copyright: BBC

Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section

Series 2, Episode 2

Alex Horne and his five-piece band explore the body, with songs on shampoo, beards and catarrh. Guest star Phill Jupitus sings with the band and reads a poem, and Lady Lykez performs a rap.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Double Trouble

Double Trouble

Series 1, Episode 3 - Flanders and Swann

Stuart Maconie looks at the lives and working partnership of Michael Flanders and Donald Swann. Their revues - At the Drop of a Hat and At the Drop of Another Hat - are comic legends and fit a peculiarly British tradition of satirical whimsy.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8pm (repeat)
Doctor At Large

Doctor At Large

Episode 6, The Captain's Problem: More chaos afloat as Simon Sparrow tries to diagnose a particular patient's ailments.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30pm (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

Episode 10: When No 2 and Mildred hear a doctor talking about No 1's 'complaint', confusion reigns.

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 4, Episode 6 - A Life Destroyed, And Then Repaired And Re-Happied

Our hero Pip faces his nemesis Mister Benevolent for an epic Russian battle.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
The Sofa Of Time. Image shows from L to R: Parker (Nick Frost), Mliford (Matt King). Copyright: BBC

The Sofa Of Time

Episode 5, Night of the Sexicle: Sexy assassin Morpheena is called in, while Milford and Parker grab a cab.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Newsjack. Image shows from L to R: Justin Edwards, Pippa Evans, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Lewis Macleod. Copyright: BBC

Newsjack

Series 8, Episode 3

The Review Show features special guest - ratings agency Moody's, ex-Pope Benedict XVI discovers the problems of no longer being infallible, and Andrew Mitchell plebgate bike seems to be possessed by the Devil.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
The Harpoon

The Harpoon

Episode 3.3: Great beverages from history, in the nostalgic spoof of boys' adventure story papers.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester. Michael Bentine

Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester

Episode 3, Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester Strikes Back: Michael Bentine recalls the start of The Goon Show and characters who inspired his friend Peter Sellers.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
Double Trouble

Double Trouble

Series 1, Episode 3 - Flanders and Swann

Stuart Maconie looks at the lives and working partnership of Michael Flanders and Donald Swann. Their revues - At the Drop of a Hat and At the Drop of Another Hat - are comic legends and fit a peculiarly British tradition of satirical whimsy.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3am (repeat)
Doctor At Large

Doctor At Large

Episode 6, The Captain's Problem: More chaos afloat as Simon Sparrow tries to diagnose a particular patient's ailments.

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