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Radio schedule Wednesday 25th December 2013

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
The Mausoleum Club. Copyright: BBC

The Mausoleum Club

Tales From The Mausoleum Club, Episode 3 - A Study In Starlets

Clever sleuth Melcroft Dupont gets his comeuppance, but Inspector Chalker's on the case.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
What Does The K Stand For?. Stephen K Amos. Copyright: BBC

What Does The K Stand For?

Stephen K Amos delves back into his South London childhood in this radio sitcom.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Brothers In Law. Roger Thursby (Richard Briers). Copyright: BBC

Brothers In Law

Series 2, Episode 5 - Polite Notice

Parking his car lands bungling barrister Roger in a jam.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Doctor In The House

Doctor In The House

St Swithin's: Student doctor Simon Sparrow makes an immediate impression with Sir Lancelot Spratt.

BBC Radio Scotland 10am (repeat)
The Trouble With Being Des. Des Clarke. Copyright: BBC

The Trouble With Being Des

Episode 1

Des introduces himself and tells the story of his holiday in Barbados.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:05am (repeat)
Marriage Lines. Image shows from L to R: George Starling (Richard Briers), Kate Starling (Prunella Scales). Copyright: BBC

Marriage Lines

Series 1, Episode 4 - The Job

Grumpy George finds keeping his new wife at home is very expensive. So Kate sets off to find a job....

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Richard Wilson

Believe It!

Series 2, Episode 3 - Danger Man

Richard explains the long-lasting influence Ian McKellen has had on his life, and how Ian has always pushed him into adventures from which he would usually run a mile.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1:15pm (repeat)
Two Pipe Problems. Image shows from L to R: William Parnes (Richard Briers), Sandy Boyle (Stanley Baxter). Copyright: Catherine Bailey Productions Limited

Two Pipe Problems

Series 5, Episode 2 - The Case of the Missing Meerschaum

William and Sandy are to appear at a Sherlock Holmes Convention, held at a hotel just around the corner from Baker Street.

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

Ed Reardon's Week

Ed Reardon's Christmas Week, Christmas Special - It Started In August

Celebrate Christmas with Radio 4's favourite curmudgeonly author, Ed Reardon, and his faithful companion Elgar.

Radio 4 6:15pm
15 min
15 Minute Musical. Copyright: BBC

15 Minute Musical

Series 8, Episode 2 - Julian and the Assanging Technicolour Download

Julian Assange's story is wiki-leaked in this overly melodramatic 15 Minute Musical.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
What Does The K Stand For?. Stephen K Amos. Copyright: BBC

What Does The K Stand For?

Series 1, Episode 5 - The First Noel

The Amos family plan to fly out to celebrate Christmas in Lagos, Nigeria.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6:55pm (repeat)
What Ho, Jeeves!. Copyright: BBC

What Ho, Jeeves!

What Ho! Jeeves: Joy In The Morning, Episode 1 - Florence Craye

Trapped in Steeple Bumpleigh, Bertie Wooster meets an old flame.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:45pm (repeat)
The Moment You Feel It. Old Alf (Richard Briers)

The Moment You Feel It

Richard Briers and Rory Kinnear team up as two halves of the same man in this tender, sad comedy about losing one's past.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:45pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Hancock's Last Half Hour

An imagining of the comedy legend alone in a Sydney hotel room on the day he died.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:50pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Briers On Hancock

Richard Briers traces the life of Tony Hancock from triumph to tragedy.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
What Does The K Stand For?. Stephen K Amos. Copyright: BBC

What Does The K Stand For?

Stephen K Amos delves back into his South London childhood in this radio sitcom.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Act Your Age. Simon Mayo. Copyright: BBC

Act Your Age

Series 3, Episode 6

Holly Walsh is joined by Andrew Lawrence, Rufus Hound teams up with Paul Foot and Ted Robbins is paired with Stu Francis.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off. Giles Wemmbley Hogg (Marcus Brigstocke). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off

Series 4, Episode 2 - Lapland

Giles visits Iceland and buys some frozen food for his trip to Lapland. He also learns that, when hunting with shotguns, it's good to know the difference between an elk and an elf.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!. Count Arthur Strong (Steve Delaney). Copyright: Komedia Entertainment

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!

Series 1, Special

Count Arthur Strong, one time variety star, makes his preparations for Christmas. From his altercation with a carol singer and his improvised 'reading' of the Nativity, to his show for the elderly at leafy glade old people's home. What could possibly go wrong?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
Brothers In Law. Roger Thursby (Richard Briers). Copyright: BBC

Brothers In Law

Series 2, Episode 5 - Polite Notice

Parking his car lands bungling barrister Roger in a jam.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
Doctor In The House

Doctor In The House

St Swithin's: Student doctor Simon Sparrow makes an immediate impression with Sir Lancelot Spratt.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Marriage Lines. Image shows from L to R: George Starling (Richard Briers), Kate Starling (Prunella Scales). Copyright: BBC

Marriage Lines

Series 1, Episode 4 - The Job

Grumpy George finds keeping his new wife at home is very expensive. So Kate sets off to find a job....

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
The Mausoleum Club. Copyright: BBC

The Mausoleum Club

Tales From The Mausoleum Club, Episode 3 - A Study In Starlets

Clever sleuth Melcroft Dupont gets his comeuppance, but Inspector Chalker's on the case.

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