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Radio schedule Wednesday 11th March 2015

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Richard Wilson

Believe It!

Series 2, Episode 3 - Danger Man

Richard explains the long-lasting influence Ian McKellen has had on his life, and how Ian has always pushed him into adventures from which he would usually run a mile.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
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 8am (repeat)
The Navy Lark. Copyright: BBC

The Navy Lark

Series 2, Episode 10 - Cementing Relations

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 6

Music for schools, and the Curse of the Flying Wombat.

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

So Wrong It's Right

Series 2, Episode 5

Charlie's joined by comedians Frank Skinner and Josie Long, and Harry Hill's TV Burp writer Daniel Maier.

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

Spread A Little Happiness

Series 2, Episode 6

It's not Hope's birthday, so why is everyone bringing her presents?

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 3 - Boswell's Life Of Pinter

Boswell meets playwright Harold Pinter but finds himself the victim of a betrayal.

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

The Navy Lark

Series 2, Episode 10 - Cementing Relations

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 6

Music for schools, and the Curse of the Flying Wombat.

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

Flying The Flag

Episode 3, Notes from the Underground: Confusion reigns as the British Embassy prepares a report on the local political outlook.

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

Believe It!

Series 2, Episode 3 - Danger Man

Richard explains the long-lasting influence Ian McKellen has had on his life, and how Ian has always pushed him into adventures from which he would usually run a mile.

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

So Wrong It's Right

Series 2, Episode 5

Charlie's joined by comedians Frank Skinner and Josie Long, and Harry Hill's TV Burp writer Daniel Maier.

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

Chain Reaction

Series 10, Episode 4 - Vic Reeves interviews Olivia Colman

Vic Reeves, one half of comedy double act Vic & Bob, talks to three-time Bafta Award-winning actress Olivia Colman.

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

The Navy Lark

Series 2, Episode 10 - Cementing Relations

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 6

Music for schools, and the Curse of the Flying Wombat.

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

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!

Series 3, Episode 4 - Arthur Goes Camping

Arthur's preparations for a camping trip with the scouts take a typically circuitous route involving visits to a number of drinking establishments. The trip eventually gets under way, but will Arthur be able to survive the wilderness?

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

Hannah Gadsby: Arts Clown

Episode 2 - The Arnolfini Portrait

Hannah Gadsby explains what makes the Arnolfini Portrait, painted in 1434, so important in the canon of art history.

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 6 - Ireland

Giles goes to Ireland to look up an old flame, stuff a big fish and tussle with a ghillie.

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 4 - Space

Tim broadcasts from a space simulator in St Albans while grappling with the concept of space. Musical accompaniment is provided by 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 3 - Leonidas

The Penny Dreadfuls present the story of Leonidas, Victorian Britain's most reckless explorer and the third 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 5

Charlie's joined by comedians Frank Skinner and Josie Long, and Harry Hill's TV Burp writer Daniel Maier.

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

Flying The Flag

Episode 3, Notes from the Underground: Confusion reigns as the British Embassy prepares a report on the local political outlook.

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

Believe It!

Series 2, Episode 3 - Danger Man

Richard explains the long-lasting influence Ian McKellen has had on his life, and how Ian has always pushed him into adventures from which he would usually run a mile.

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