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Radio schedule Friday 9th May 2014

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Prunella Scales

Smelling Of Roses

Series 3, Episode 3 - A Closed Book

Rosie is contracted to organise a literary prize, but finds that not everything goes by the book...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Bird Island. Image shows from L to R: Jane (Katy Wix), Ben (Reece Shearsmith), Graham (Julian Rhind-Tutt), Mother (Alison Steadman). Copyright: BBC

Bird Island

Series 2, Episode 1

Ben is consumed by a new cereal bar, and Jane and Graham are completing the penguin census.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:45am (repeat)
Don't Start. Image shows from L to R: Kim (Katherine Parkinson), Neil (Frank Skinner). Copyright: Avalon Television

Don't Start

Series 2, Episode 1 - The Notebook

Frank's apparently innocent discovery of an old notebook strangely rekindles Kim's former enthusiasm for Frisbee throwing.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Steptoe And Son. Image shows from L to R: Harold (Harry H. Corbett), Albert (Wilfrid Brambell). Copyright: BBC

Steptoe And Son

Episode 5.5, Men of Property: Albert and Harold set out to buy the yard's freehold.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Typewriter

The Small, Intricate Life Of Gerald C. Potter

Episode 2, The Wedding Ring: The small-time crime writer is distracted when his wife loses something precious.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Act Your Age. Simon Mayo. Copyright: BBC

Act Your Age

Series 2, Episode 5

Team captains Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter and Roy Walker are joined by Tom Wrigglesworth, John Bishop and Tom O'Connor.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Coming Alive

Coming Alive

Episode 2.1, Off The Hook: Could Terry end up back in prison after his community centre success?

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

HighLites

HighLites: Wash And Blow, Episode 5

After a difficult week Shirl has a lot on her mind and it looks like Bev is heading for a showdown.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Image shows from L to R: Tim McInnerny, Haydn Gwynne

Guests Are Like Fish

Episode 1

Former neighbours Minnie and Roops come to stay with Anna and Jim.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Steptoe And Son. Image shows from L to R: Harold (Harry H. Corbett), Albert (Wilfrid Brambell). Copyright: BBC

Steptoe And Son

Episode 5.5, Men of Property: Albert and Harold set out to buy the yard's freehold.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Typewriter

The Small, Intricate Life Of Gerald C. Potter

Episode 2, The Wedding Ring: The small-time crime writer is distracted when his wife loses something precious.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Second Holmes

Second Holmes

Episode 4, The Case of the Shadowed Minister: The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson help an MP who claims he's being followed.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Prunella Scales

Smelling Of Roses

Series 3, Episode 3 - A Closed Book

Rosie is contracted to organise a literary prize, but finds that not everything goes by the book...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
Act Your Age. Simon Mayo. Copyright: BBC

Act Your Age

Series 2, Episode 5

Team captains Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter and Roy Walker are joined by Tom Wrigglesworth, John Bishop and Tom O'Connor.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 6:30pm
30 min
The Machynlleth Comedy Festival. Copyright: BBC

The Machynlleth Comedy Festival

2014, Episode 2 - The Radio Wales Machynlleth Comedy Festival Showcase 2014

Mike Bubbins introduces stand-up comedy from the festival, including the musical talents of Rob Deering.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The Now Show. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt. Copyright: BBC

The Now Show

Series 43, Episode 4

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by special guest Nick Doody for a comic romp through the week's news. With Mitch Benn, Pippa Evans and Jon Holmes.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Steptoe And Son. Image shows from L to R: Harold (Harry H. Corbett), Albert (Wilfrid Brambell). Copyright: BBC

Steptoe And Son

Episode 5.5, Men of Property: Albert and Harold set out to buy the yard's freehold.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Typewriter

The Small, Intricate Life Of Gerald C. Potter

Episode 2, The Wedding Ring: The small-time crime writer is distracted when his wife loses something precious.

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)
Bird Island. Image shows from L to R: Jane (Katy Wix), Ben (Reece Shearsmith), Graham (Julian Rhind-Tutt), Mother (Alison Steadman). Copyright: BBC

Bird Island

Series 2, Episode 1

Ben is consumed by a new cereal bar, and Jane and Graham are completing the penguin census.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:15pm (repeat)
Don't Start. Image shows from L to R: Kim (Katherine Parkinson), Neil (Frank Skinner). Copyright: Avalon Television

Don't Start

Series 2, Episode 1 - The Notebook

Frank's apparently innocent discovery of an old notebook strangely rekindles Kim's former enthusiasm for Frisbee throwing.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
My Teenage Diary. Rufus Hound

My Teenage Diary

Series 2, Episode 2 - Victoria Coren

In this week's episode, Rufus Hound invites Victoria Coren to read extracts from her teenage diaries.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
That Mitchell & Webb Sound. Image shows from L to R: Robert Webb, David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC

That Mitchell & Webb Sound

Series 4, Episode 6

Sketches include Britain's top police tortoise, why you need to eat an enormous amount of yoghurt, the short-lived history of the Tudor salad, and a panel of old ladies give David and Robert some career advice.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World. Image shows from L to R: Armando Iannucci, Stewart Lee, Richard Herring, Rebecca Front. Copyright: BBC

Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World

Series 1, Episode 1 - Monsters

A New Age comedy series providing the Ultimate Truth about life's big mysteries.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1am (repeat)
Act Your Age. Simon Mayo. Copyright: BBC

Act Your Age

Series 2, Episode 5

Team captains Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter and Roy Walker are joined by Tom Wrigglesworth, John Bishop and Tom O'Connor.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Second Holmes

Second Holmes

Episode 4, The Case of the Shadowed Minister: The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson help an MP who claims he's being followed.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Prunella Scales

Smelling Of Roses

Series 3, Episode 3 - A Closed Book

Rosie is contracted to organise a literary prize, but finds that not everything goes by the book...

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