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Radio schedule Wednesday 4th March 2015

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Richard Wilson

Believe It!

Series 2, Episode 2 - Secrets

Richard discovers a secret relative he never knew he had. And after Doug visits from Australia, he rather wishes the secret had been kept.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Chain Reaction. Copyright: BBC

Chain Reaction

Series 10, Episode 2 - Reece Shearsmith interviews Bob Mortimer

Reece Shearsmith, co-creator and star of The League of Gentlemen, talks to Bob Mortimer, one half of comedy double act Vic & Bob.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
The Navy Lark. Copyright: BBC

The Navy Lark

Series 2, Episode 9 - The Charter Trip To Antarctica

Classic radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate.

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

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

Series 4, Episode 5

The Spy With My Cold, and cabaret at the Cafe Au Lait.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
So Wrong It's Right. Charlie Brooker. Copyright: Zeppotron

So Wrong It's Right

Series 2, Episode 4

Charlie Brooker hosts the panel show devoted to the art of being wrong, with comedians Rufus Hound, Sharon Horgan and Fergus Craig competing to give the best in wrong answers.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Spread A Little Happiness. Copyright: Autolycus Productions

Spread A Little Happiness

Series 2, Episode 5

Maria's ex-boyfriend turns up looking for love.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Boswell's Lives. Image shows from L to R: Harold Pinter (Harry Enfield), James Boswell (Miles Jupp), Sigmund Freud (Henry Goodman), Maria Callas (Arabella Weir). Copyright: BBC

Boswell's Lives

Series 1, Episode 2 - Boswell's Life Of Callas

Boswell meets Maria Callas and her poodle and finds himself in an opera of his own making.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
The Navy Lark. Copyright: BBC

The Navy Lark

Series 2, Episode 9 - The Charter Trip To Antarctica

Classic radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate.

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

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

Series 4, Episode 5

The Spy With My Cold, and cabaret at the Cafe Au Lait.

Radio 4 2:15pm (repeat)
Magpie. Image shows from L to R: Lance (Jack Deam), Max (Sam Hattersley). Copyright: BBC

Magpie

Comedy drama about a man who is making changes in his life.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Flying The Flag

Flying The Flag

Episode 2, Weather Problems: Eastern Bloc dissidents seeking refuge descend on the British Embassy.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Richard Wilson

Believe It!

Series 2, Episode 2 - Secrets

Richard discovers a secret relative he never knew he had. And after Doug visits from Australia, he rather wishes the secret had been kept.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
So Wrong It's Right. Charlie Brooker. Copyright: Zeppotron

So Wrong It's Right

Series 2, Episode 4

Charlie Brooker hosts the panel show devoted to the art of being wrong, with comedians Rufus Hound, Sharon Horgan and Fergus Craig competing to give the best in wrong answers.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Chain Reaction. Copyright: BBC

Chain Reaction

Series 10, Episode 3 - Bob Mortimer interviews Vic Reeves

Bob Mortimer, one half of comedy double act Vic & Bob, talks to the other half, Vic Reeves.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
The Navy Lark. Copyright: BBC

The Navy Lark

Series 2, Episode 9 - The Charter Trip To Antarctica

Classic radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate.

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

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

Series 4, Episode 5

The Spy With My Cold, and cabaret at the Cafe Au Lait.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Chain Reaction. Copyright: BBC

Chain Reaction

Series 10, Episode 2 - Reece Shearsmith interviews Bob Mortimer

Reece Shearsmith, co-creator and star of The League of Gentlemen, talks to Bob Mortimer, one half of comedy double act Vic & Bob.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!. Count Arthur Strong (Steve Delaney). Copyright: Komedia Entertainment

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!

Series 2, Episode 3 - After Dinner

Arthur's progress on the writing of his new play is halted when he receives an offer, from old showbiz pal Barry, of an after dinner speaking engagement. We follow Arthur and Barry on the circuitous route to said engagement. Stopping off only to debate the in's and out's of pest control in Jerry's Cafe and have a few quick drinks, in the 'Shoulder of Mutton'. Oh and debating the vagaries of 'Donor Kebab' meat with the Duke of Edinburgh, should the opportunity present itself.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Hannah Gadsby: Arts Clown. Hannah Gadsby. Copyright: BBC

Hannah Gadsby: Arts Clown

Episode 1 - Edouard Manet's Olympia

Art historian Hannah Gadsby presents her radio series of comedy lectures about four masterpieces, kicking things off with Édouard Manet's iconic Olympia.

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 3, Episode 5 - Haiti

Giles decides to help rebuild a village and get stuck into a bit of Voodoo as he goes off to Haiti.

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

Tim Key's Poetry Programme

Series 3, Episode 3 - Cookery

Tim attempts to cook up a storm as he tackles the ancient art of cookery. With culinary support from Tom Basden.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
The Penny Dreadfuls Present.... Image shows from L to R: Humphrey Ker, Thom Tuck, David Reed

The Penny Dreadfuls Present...

The Brothers Faversham, Episode 2 - Theseus

The Penny Dreadfuls present the story of Theseus, a detective respected even more than Sherlock Holmes and second born of the Faversham brothers.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1am (repeat)
So Wrong It's Right. Charlie Brooker. Copyright: Zeppotron

So Wrong It's Right

Series 2, Episode 4

Charlie Brooker hosts the panel show devoted to the art of being wrong, with comedians Rufus Hound, Sharon Horgan and Fergus Craig competing to give the best in wrong answers.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Flying The Flag

Flying The Flag

Episode 2, Weather Problems: Eastern Bloc dissidents seeking refuge descend on the British Embassy.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Richard Wilson

Believe It!

Series 2, Episode 2 - Secrets

Richard discovers a secret relative he never knew he had. And after Doug visits from Australia, he rather wishes the secret had been kept.

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