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Radio schedule Tuesday 6th May 2014

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
The Mitch Benn Music Show. Mitch Benn. Copyright: BBC

The Mitch Benn Music Show

Series 1, Episode 2 - Andrew Lawrence

Mitch Benn presents BBC 7's only DJ show, playing classic comic songs. With 2004 BBC New Comedy Award winner and if.comedy nominee Andrew Lawrence.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Down The Line. Gary Bellamy (Rhys Thomas). Copyright: Down The Line Productions

Down The Line

Series 4, Episode 7

Spoof phone-in show starring Rhys Thomas as Gary Bellamy. With Amelia Bullmore, Simon Day, Felix Dexter, Charlie Higson, Lucy Montgomery and Paul Whitehouse as the Great British Public.

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

Series 7, Episode 8 - The Mystery Of The Fake Neddie Seagoons

With the revelation that Neddie was once mass produced, can the original be found?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel. Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel (Michael Roberts). Copyright: BBC

Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel

Series 3, Episode 2 - Laughing Hyena

An escaped murderer is after the shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Street And Lane

Street And Lane

Series 1, Episode 3 - Singing Detectives

The intrepid pair of Yorkshire builders, Johnny Street and Arthur Lane, are augmented by Tina, a glamorous young woman on work-experience, as they seek out the origins of a nasty smell in a local school under the nose of caretaker and music-theatre aficionado Sidney Sanderson.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
The Now Show. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt. Copyright: BBC

The Now Show

Series 43, Episode 3

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by Marcus Brigstocke, John Finnemore, Laura Shavin and Grace Petrie for a comic round up of the week's news.

Radio 4 10:45am
15 min
HighLites. Beverley (Lorraine Ashbourne). Copyright: BBC

HighLites

HighLites: Wash And Blow, Episode 2

The cruise has been a good way for Bev and Shirl to drum up a little illicit hairdressing business below deck. The storm may have passed but it's not going to be all plain sailing.

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

Series 7, Episode 8 - The Mystery Of The Fake Neddie Seagoons

With the revelation that Neddie was once mass produced, can the original be found?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel. Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel (Michael Roberts). Copyright: BBC

Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel

Series 3, Episode 2 - Laughing Hyena

An escaped murderer is after the shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Second Thoughts. Copyright: BBC

Second Thoughts

Episode 6, Negative Vetting: Faith is not impressed to discover what Bill's mum thinks about her.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
The Mitch Benn Music Show. Mitch Benn. Copyright: BBC

The Mitch Benn Music Show

Series 1, Episode 2 - Andrew Lawrence

Mitch Benn presents BBC 7's only DJ show, playing classic comic songs. With 2004 BBC New Comedy Award winner and if.comedy nominee Andrew Lawrence.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
Street And Lane

Street And Lane

Series 1, Episode 3 - Singing Detectives

The intrepid pair of Yorkshire builders, Johnny Street and Arthur Lane, are augmented by Tina, a glamorous young woman on work-experience, as they seek out the origins of a nasty smell in a local school under the nose of caretaker and music-theatre aficionado Sidney Sanderson.

Radio 4 6:30pm
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 3, Episode 1

Alex and his band explore the theme of technology, with songs about a record player, a hoover and a teasmaid. They are joined by guest comedians Sara Pascoe and James Acaster.

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

Series 7, Episode 8 - The Mystery Of The Fake Neddie Seagoons

With the revelation that Neddie was once mass produced, can the original be found?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel. Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel (Michael Roberts). Copyright: BBC

Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel

Series 3, Episode 2 - Laughing Hyena

An escaped murderer is after the shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel.

Radio 4 7:45pm (repeat)
HighLites. Beverley (Lorraine Ashbourne). Copyright: BBC

HighLites

Comedy drama following the world's worst hairdressers, Bev and her assistant, Shirley.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Down The Line. Gary Bellamy (Rhys Thomas). Copyright: Down The Line Productions

Down The Line

Series 4, Episode 7

Spoof phone-in show starring Rhys Thomas as Gary Bellamy. With Amelia Bullmore, Simon Day, Felix Dexter, Charlie Higson, Lucy Montgomery and Paul Whitehouse as the Great British Public.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Richie Webb

The Music Teacher

Series 1, Episode 1

Nigel has to contend with an atonal barbershop quartet and a depressed orchestral timpanist, while Belinda is desperate to fill the slot vacated by the Gilbert And Sullivan Society.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:45pm (repeat)
Earls Of The Court. Image shows from L to R: Lloydie (Stewart Wright), Johnno (Will Adamsdale)

Earls Of The Court

Episode 1 - Earls Reunited

Lloydie returns after years of travel to find best mate Johnno still living in their old flat. But their former gang has disbanded and times have changed. Worse still, the sins of the past are about to catch up with them.

Radio 4 11pm (repeat)
Act Your Age. Simon Mayo. Copyright: BBC

Act Your Age

Series 3, Episode 2

Jon Richardson is joined by Andi Osho, Rufus Hound teams up with Andrew Maxwell and Ted Robbins is paired with both Roger De Courcey and Nookie Bear.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Delve Special. David Lander (Stephen Fry). Copyright: BBC

Delve Special

Series 4, Episode 3 - The Not-so-Supergrasses

Supergrasses are criminals. Criminals are liars. Policeman believe supergrasses Why? Intrepid reporter David Lander probes the supergrass system and in particular the career of Billy 'Stick' Adams.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Two Thousand Years Of Radio. Marcus Brigstocke

Two Thousand Years Of Radio

Series 1, Episode 1 - Roman Britain Radio

It's 55AD and DJ Steve-in-the-Afternoon fights Roman plans to change the nation's favourite radio station.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:45pm (repeat)
Globe

All The World's A Globe

Episode 7: The emaciation of women in the National Theatre of Brent's definitive history of Earth.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1am (repeat)
Street And Lane

Street And Lane

Series 1, Episode 3 - Singing Detectives

The intrepid pair of Yorkshire builders, Johnny Street and Arthur Lane, are augmented by Tina, a glamorous young woman on work-experience, as they seek out the origins of a nasty smell in a local school under the nose of caretaker and music-theatre aficionado Sidney Sanderson.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Second Thoughts. Copyright: BBC

Second Thoughts

Episode 6, Negative Vetting: Faith is not impressed to discover what Bill's mum thinks about her.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 5:30am (repeat)
The Dylan Thomas Pub Quiz. Chris Corcoran. Copyright: Small and Clever

The Dylan Thomas Pub Quiz

Episode 2

Chris Corcoran tests a panel including Helen Griffin, Mab Jones and Sian Phillips on their knowledge of the Swansea poet. Dylan Thomas expert Jeff Towns adjudicates.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
The Mitch Benn Music Show. Mitch Benn. Copyright: BBC

The Mitch Benn Music Show

Series 1, Episode 2 - Andrew Lawrence

Mitch Benn presents BBC 7's only DJ show, playing classic comic songs. With 2004 BBC New Comedy Award winner and if.comedy nominee Andrew Lawrence.

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