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Radio schedule Tuesday 12th March 2013

BBC Radio 3 5:30pm
15 min
Beastly Baroque. Image shows from L to R: Philip Pope, Mitch Benn, Simon Russell Beale, Felicity Duncan. Copyright: BBC

Beastly Baroque

Episode 2 - Lully the Bully

Today, Simon Russell Beale stars as 'Lully the Bully' - No one gets in the way of the Sun King's favourite property-speculating composer until he loses control of his pole.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
ElvenQuest. Image shows from L to R: Penthiselea (Ingrid Oliver), Sam (Stephen Mangan), Lord Darkness (Alistair McGowan). Copyright: BBC

ElvenQuest

Series 4, Episode 5 - The Bard

When the Questers chance upon the fabled Dagger of Razzak-Dar, they realise they have a rare opportunity to kill Lord Darkness. Meanwhile, Lord Darkness is looking for a new bard.

Radio 2 logo 10pm
60 min
Radio 2's History Of British Comedy. David Mitchell. Copyright: Made In Manchester Productions

Radio 2's History Of British Comedy

Episode 2

David Mitchell traces the history of British humour from the Second World War to the dawn of the 1960s. A look at catchphrases, ITMA, Take It From Here, and the BBC's 'Green Book'. Plus The Goon Show, The Windmill Theatre and Tony Hancock.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Our Woman In Norton Tripton. Ros Moss (Jenny Eclair). Copyright: BBC

Our Woman In Norton Tripton

Washed up Fleet Street journalist Ros Moss (Jenny Eclair) has ended up back in her childhood village of Norton Tripton. The only job she can get is working for her loathed ex-sister-in-law who runs the local tourist website. Ros and her nerdy cameraman Keith (Mark Heap) visit Tammington Towers, the location of the cult horror film Woman in a Petticoat. They discover that things are still going bump in the night...

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