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Radio schedule Sunday 5th May 2013

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6am (repeat)
Ladies Of Letters. Image shows from L to R: Irene (Prunella Scales), Vera (Patricia Routledge). Copyright: BBC

Ladies Of Letters

A selection of episodes from the sixth "Spring Clean" series. Repeated again as of 12.00.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 4, Episode 1 - January The 31st

With reports of his death greatly exaggerated, Ed struggles with the dreaded tax return and surprises the literary world by being alive.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Educating Archie. Peter Brough. Copyright: BBC

Educating Archie

Series 4, Episode 18

Schoolboy Archie Andrews get up to hijinks with inks.

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

The Men From The Ministry

Episode 6.11, A Bird in the Hand: Chaos ensues when Sir Gregory announces he's off. And there's a parrot to look after.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11am (repeat)
Radio

That Reminds Me

Series 1, Episode 5 - Bill Pertwee

Factually comedic series in which celebrities - mostly comics - share tales and reminisce.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30am (repeat)
How Tickled Am I?. Mark Radcliffe. Copyright: BBC

How Tickled Am I?

Series 3, Episode 1 - Arthur Askey

'Big-Hearted' - but also a comedic radical. Mark Radcliffe profiles the Liverpool-born comic.

Radio 4 12pm (repeat)
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 11, Episode 4

Joining David Mitchell are Lloyd Langford, Henning Wehn, Katherine Ryan and Graeme Garden, lying on subjects such as geese, horses, advertising and Madonna.

Radio 4 3pm
60 min
Angel Pavement. James Golspie (Henry Goodman). Copyright: Autolycus Productions

Angel Pavement

Episode 1

Twigg and Dersingham, Purveyors of Fine Veneers, has been a successful family firm in the City for three generations. But now, in the depression of 1930, it can no longer cover its costs and the owner, young Mr Dersingham, is looking for cuts.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3pm (repeat)
Educating Archie. Peter Brough. Copyright: BBC

Educating Archie

Series 4, Episode 18

Schoolboy Archie Andrews get up to hijinks with inks.

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

The Men From The Ministry

Episode 6.11, A Bird in the Hand: Chaos ensues when Sir Gregory announces he's off. And there's a parrot to look after.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Radio

That Reminds Me

Series 1, Episode 5 - Bill Pertwee

Factually comedic series in which celebrities - mostly comics - share tales and reminisce.

Radio 4 7:15pm (repeat)
Tim Key

Tim Key's Suspended Sentence

Comic documentary in which Tim Key looks at what makes a great opening line in a novel.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
How Tickled Am I?. Mark Radcliffe. Copyright: BBC

How Tickled Am I?

Series 3, Episode 1 - Arthur Askey

'Big-Hearted' - but also a comedic radical. Mark Radcliffe profiles the Liverpool-born comic.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8pm (repeat)
Educating Archie. Peter Brough. Copyright: BBC

Educating Archie

Series 4, Episode 18

Schoolboy Archie Andrews get up to hijinks with inks.

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

The Men From The Ministry

Episode 6.11, A Bird in the Hand: Chaos ensues when Sir Gregory announces he's off. And there's a parrot to look after.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 4, Episode 1 - January The 31st

With reports of his death greatly exaggerated, Ed struggles with the dreaded tax return and surprises the literary world by being alive.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:35pm (repeat)
The Ape That Got Lucky. Image shows from L to R: Professor Austin Herring (Geoffrey McGivern), Chris Addison, Dan Tetsell, Jo Enright. Copyright: BBC

The Ape That Got Lucky

Episode 2 - Social Development

In his second episode, Chris Addison looks at the development of social development in early humans, claiming that humans just got lucky.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:10pm (repeat)
The Maltby Collection. Copyright: BBC

The Maltby Collection

Series 1, Episode 6

A super-suave star takes a fancy to Prunella, leaving Rod and Julian feeling marginalised. Eva's sickly husband visits the museum to see the filming of a detective programme.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:45pm (repeat)
Poets' Tree

Poets' Tree

Episode 3

Paul Hamilton, the Islington poet, hears verse written by a computer, conducts a rare interview with legendary poet Celia Tierny and meets the English teacher who inspired his first attempts at poetry.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
Radio

That Reminds Me

Series 1, Episode 5 - Bill Pertwee

Factually comedic series in which celebrities - mostly comics - share tales and reminisce.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
How Tickled Am I?. Mark Radcliffe. Copyright: BBC

How Tickled Am I?

Series 3, Episode 1 - Arthur Askey

'Big-Hearted' - but also a comedic radical. Mark Radcliffe profiles the Liverpool-born comic.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3am (repeat)
Educating Archie. Peter Brough. Copyright: BBC

Educating Archie

Series 4, Episode 18

Schoolboy Archie Andrews get up to hijinks with inks.

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