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Radio schedule Wednesday 12th November 2014

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Train Tracks

Change At Oglethorpe

Episode 4, Remember, Remember the Fifth of September: Birthday celebrations go awry for the rural railway station's cafe proprietor June.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
In And Out Of The Kitchen. Damien Trench (Miles Jupp). Copyright: BBC

In And Out Of The Kitchen

Series 2, Episode 4 - The Wedding

Anthony is cock-a-hoop when asked out of the blue to be best man at a friend's wedding. Problem is, he hasn't seen this friend since they were at school together and Damien isn't entirely convinced that Anthony has been invited purely because of his 'excellent presentation skills'.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
The Burkiss Way. Copyright: BBC

The Burkiss Way

Series 5, Episode 3 - Is Britain Going The Burkiss Way? (Part 1)

All about 'things' and spoofing Just A Minute.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

Series 3, Episode 3

Genghis Khan reincarnated, and an incompetent zoo keeper.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Whispers

Whispers

Series 3, Episode 1

Writers Penny Junor and Julian Fellowes join team captains Lucy Moore and Anthony Holden to run the gauntlet of gossip. Gyles Brandreth presides.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Safety Catch. Simon McGrath (Darren Boyd). Copyright: BBC

Safety Catch

Series 1, Episode 1 - Show Me You Care

Simon McGrath likes to think of himself as a good citizen. He donates blood, recycles his newspapers and has adopted two tigers. He just also happens to be an arms dealer.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:15am (repeat)
Troll. Olivia (Rosie Cavaliero). Copyright: BBC

Troll

A comic twisted fairytale in which a woman discovers a troll under her mother's kitchen sink.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Welcome To Our Village, Please Invade Carefully. Katrina Lyons (Hattie Morahan). Copyright: BBC

Welcome To Our Village, Please Invade Carefully

Series 2, Episode 5 - Testing Times

Lucy's parents think she is wasting her life being part of the resistance, so unless she can pass her A-levels, they are going to stop her coming to the meetings.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
The Burkiss Way. Copyright: BBC

The Burkiss Way

Series 5, Episode 3 - Is Britain Going The Burkiss Way? (Part 1)

All about 'things' and spoofing Just A Minute.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

Series 3, Episode 3

Genghis Khan reincarnated, and an incompetent zoo keeper.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
Ladies Of Letters. Image shows from L to R: Irene (Prunella Scales), Vera (Patricia Routledge). Copyright: BBC

Ladies Of Letters

Episode 4.3: Irene is determined to play a starring role in Vera's TV show.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
For Better Or For Worse. Image shows from L to R: Bernard (Gorden Kaye), Iris (Su Pollard). Copyright: BBC

For Better Or For Worse

Series 1, Episode 8

Iris is proper poorly, but not quite as poorly as Wilf thinks she is.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Train Tracks

Change At Oglethorpe

Episode 4, Remember, Remember the Fifth of September: Birthday celebrations go awry for the rural railway station's cafe proprietor June.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
Whispers

Whispers

Series 3, Episode 1

Writers Penny Junor and Julian Fellowes join team captains Lucy Moore and Anthony Holden to run the gauntlet of gossip. Gyles Brandreth presides.

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
In And Out Of The Kitchen. Damien Trench (Miles Jupp). Copyright: BBC

In And Out Of The Kitchen

Series 2, Episode 5 - The Literary Festival

Damien and Anthony are at a literary festival to promote his new book about poets and their palates. But when a fellow author is knocked unconscious, Damien must save the day.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
The Burkiss Way. Copyright: BBC

The Burkiss Way

Series 5, Episode 3 - Is Britain Going The Burkiss Way? (Part 1)

All about 'things' and spoofing Just A Minute.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

Series 3, Episode 3

Genghis Khan reincarnated, and an incompetent zoo keeper.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:15pm (repeat)
Troll. Olivia (Rosie Cavaliero). Copyright: BBC

Troll

A comic twisted fairytale in which a woman discovers a troll under her mother's kitchen sink.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
In And Out Of The Kitchen. Damien Trench (Miles Jupp). Copyright: BBC

In And Out Of The Kitchen

Series 2, Episode 4 - The Wedding

Anthony is cock-a-hoop when asked out of the blue to be best man at a friend's wedding. Problem is, he hasn't seen this friend since they were at school together and Damien isn't entirely convinced that Anthony has been invited purely because of his 'excellent presentation skills'.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Down The Line. Gary Bellamy (Rhys Thomas). Copyright: Down The Line Productions

Down The Line

Series 3, Episode 6

Bad Manners and Modern Liberal Parenting are the topics in the final episode of the series.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
James Acaster's Findings. James Acaster. Copyright: BBC

James Acaster's Findings

Episode 2 - Fruit

James finds himself disagreeing violently with Nathaniel on the subject of orange juice with bits in, recalling a formative childhood experience with a brown banana and explaining why it's fine to bring an apple to an orchard.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Arthur Smith's Balham Bash. Arthur Smith. Copyright: BBC

Arthur Smith's Balham Bash

Series 3, Episode 3

Arthur Smith presents stand-up comedy from Sean Lock and Annette Fagon and music from Squeeze, all from his own home.

Radio 4 11:15pm (repeat)
Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme. Key (Tim Key). Copyright: BBC

Tim Key's Poetry Programme

Series 1, Episode 2 - Death

Tim attempts to get to the bottom of 'death' via his narrative poem The Boy Who Faked His Own Death.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
The Skivers

The Skivers

Episode 1: Lecturing Leslie Phillips guest stars in Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh's skilful sketch show.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30am (repeat)
Ladies Of Letters. Image shows from L to R: Irene (Prunella Scales), Vera (Patricia Routledge). Copyright: BBC

Ladies Of Letters

Episode 4.3: Irene is determined to play a starring role in Vera's TV show.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1am (repeat)
Whispers

Whispers

Series 3, Episode 1

Writers Penny Junor and Julian Fellowes join team captains Lucy Moore and Anthony Holden to run the gauntlet of gossip. Gyles Brandreth presides.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:15am (repeat)
Troll. Olivia (Rosie Cavaliero). Copyright: BBC

Troll

A comic twisted fairytale in which a woman discovers a troll under her mother's kitchen sink.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
For Better Or For Worse. Image shows from L to R: Bernard (Gorden Kaye), Iris (Su Pollard). Copyright: BBC

For Better Or For Worse

Series 1, Episode 8

Iris is proper poorly, but not quite as poorly as Wilf thinks she is.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Train Tracks

Change At Oglethorpe

Episode 4, Remember, Remember the Fifth of September: Birthday celebrations go awry for the rural railway station's cafe proprietor June.

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