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Radio schedule Tuesday 5th August 2014

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Safety Catch. Simon McGrath (Darren Boyd). Copyright: BBC

Safety Catch

Series 3, Episode 3 - Uncomfortably Numb

When told by his boss to stop empathising, Simon tries to give himself compassion fatigue to stop caring. He also has to cope with a visit from Anna's parents.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Beauty Of Britain. Beauty Olonga (Jocelyn Jee Esien). Copyright: BBC

Beauty Of Britain

Series 2, Episode 6 - Life In The UK

Beauty's visa to work in the UK is about to run out. Will she pass her citizenship test and be granted indefinite leave to remain, and will the handsome mature Ade be her saviour?

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 8, Episode 3 - The Burning Embassy

Peking's British embassy catches fire, so fireman Seagoon posts off parcels of water.

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

Doctor In The House

Episode 2, Digs: Medic Simon Sparrow gets saddled with vampish landlady Mrs Robinson.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

Episode 1, 21 July 1799: Dorothy worries over William's wedding and Thomas de Quinine arrives.

BBC Radio Scotland 10:30am
90 min
MacAulay And Co. Image shows from L to R: Fred MacAulay, Susan Calman. Copyright: BBC

MacAulay And Co

Edinburgh 2014, Episode 1

Fred presents live from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with guests Frank Skinner, Fatal Attraction star Anne Archer, Jason Byrne, Katherine Ryan and Alan Davies.

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 8, Episode 3 - The Burning Embassy

Peking's British embassy catches fire, so fireman Seagoon posts off parcels of water.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Doctor In The House

Doctor In The House

Episode 2, Digs: Medic Simon Sparrow gets saddled with vampish landlady Mrs Robinson.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Huddwinks

Huddwinks

Episode 4, Railway '86 - The Movie: British Rail's new Silver Bullet train ends up as a runaway express to Aberdeen.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Safety Catch. Simon McGrath (Darren Boyd). Copyright: BBC

Safety Catch

Series 3, Episode 3 - Uncomfortably Numb

When told by his boss to stop empathising, Simon tries to give himself compassion fatigue to stop caring. He also has to cope with a visit from Anna's parents.

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
Meet David Sedaris. David Sedaris

Meet David Sedaris

Series 4, Episode 1 - The Happy Place And The Shadow Of Your Smile

There are two stories this week: "The Happy Place", dealing with the ups and downs of a colonoscopy; and "The Shadow of Your Smile", about how the right lighting can make us all look good.

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 8, Episode 3 - The Burning Embassy

Peking's British embassy catches fire, so fireman Seagoon posts off parcels of water.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Doctor In The House

Doctor In The House

Episode 2, Digs: Medic Simon Sparrow gets saddled with vampish landlady Mrs Robinson.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9pm (repeat)
MacAulay And Co. Image shows from L to R: Fred MacAulay, Susan Calman. Copyright: BBC

MacAulay And Co

Edinburgh 2014, Episode 1

Fred presents live from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with guests Frank Skinner, Fatal Attraction star Anne Archer, Jason Byrne, Katherine Ryan and Alan Davies.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Beauty Of Britain. Beauty Olonga (Jocelyn Jee Esien). Copyright: BBC

Beauty Of Britain

Series 2, Episode 6 - Life In The UK

Beauty's visa to work in the UK is about to run out. Will she pass her citizenship test and be granted indefinite leave to remain, and will the handsome mature Ade be her saviour?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Fags, Mags And Bags. Image shows from L to R: Sanjay (Omar Raza), Ramesh (Sanjeev Kohli), Dave (Donald Mcleary), Alok (Susheel Kumar). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Fags, Mags And Bags

Series 4, Episode 2 - Magical Mister Murgatroyd

Alok announces his sudden engagement to Siddiqua, the daughter of the local Pennywise empire and shop rival to Ramesh. So is it love that is driving Alok, or the promise of a gadget filled backshop?

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

The Maltby Collection

Series 1, Episode 2

Rod's efforts to save the collection from closure are threatening his boss's early retirement.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
And Now, In Colour

And Now, In Colour

Series 1, Episode 4 - Fairground

Comedy series starring Tim Firth, Tim de Jongh, Michael Marshall Smith and William Vandyck.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Huddwinks

Huddwinks

Episode 4, Railway '86 - The Movie: British Rail's new Silver Bullet train ends up as a runaway express to Aberdeen.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Safety Catch. Simon McGrath (Darren Boyd). Copyright: BBC

Safety Catch

Series 3, Episode 3 - Uncomfortably Numb

When told by his boss to stop empathising, Simon tries to give himself compassion fatigue to stop caring. He also has to cope with a visit from Anna's parents.

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