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Radio schedule Friday 4th September 2015

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Bookcases

Episode 1, Bronte Country: London 1853, and a firm of religious publishers is transformed by an actress and her son.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Wordaholics. Gyles Brandreth. Copyright: BBC

Wordaholics

Series 1, Episode 6

Comedy panel game all about words, hosted by Gyles Brandreth. Featuring Richard Herring, Alex Horne, Jenny Eclair, Natalie Haynes and the Letter F.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 5, Episode 2 - The Scandal Magazine

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 5, Episode 16 - The Case of the Missing Heir

As a Dimberger, Neddie Seagoon sets out to dethrone a Heidelberger.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
The 99p Challenge. Image shows from L to R: Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Sue Perkins, Jack Docherty, Peter Baynham. Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

The 99p Challenge

Episode 3.2: Crazy panel show capers as Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham and David Quantick.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
John Hegley

The Adventures Of John And Tony

Episode 1, A Tale of Two Tenting: Two friends head off on a surreal camping trip, with a pretend dog.

Radio 4 10:45am
15 min
Bindi Business. Image shows from L to R: Raj (Chris Nayak), Bindi (Meera Syal), Anu (Krupa Pattani), Uncle Bash (Vincent Ebrahim). Copyright: BBC

Bindi Business

Series 1, Episode 5

Will Bindi overcome the obstacles in her path and with the help of her family lead her business Bindi's Beauty Box to success?

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Sisters. Image shows from L to R: Fiona (Ashley Jensen), Susan (Susan Calman). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Sisters

Series 1, Episode 3

Sitcom about two sisters and their love/hate relationship.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 5, Episode 2 - The Scandal Magazine

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 5, Episode 16 - The Case of the Missing Heir

As a Dimberger, Neddie Seagoon sets out to dethrone a Heidelberger.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
Des Clarke

Des Clarke Exposed

Episode 4

BBC Radio Scotland stand-up series presented by Des Clarke.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4pm (repeat)
The 99p Challenge. Image shows from L to R: Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Sue Perkins, Jack Docherty, Peter Baynham. Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

The 99p Challenge

Episode 3.2: Crazy panel show capers as Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham and David Quantick.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
John Hegley

The Adventures Of John And Tony

Episode 1, A Tale of Two Tenting: Two friends head off on a surreal camping trip, with a pretend dog.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Bookcases

Episode 1, Bronte Country: London 1853, and a firm of religious publishers is transformed by an actress and her son.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Wordaholics. Gyles Brandreth. Copyright: BBC

Wordaholics

Series 1, Episode 6

Comedy panel game all about words, hosted by Gyles Brandreth. Featuring Richard Herring, Alex Horne, Jenny Eclair, Natalie Haynes and the Letter F.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Dead Ringers. Image shows from L to R: Lewis Macleod, Debra Stephenson, Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey. Copyright: BBC

Dead Ringers

Series 15, Episode 4

Topical impressions show that offers a satirical take on politics, media and celebrity. Featuring Jon Culshaw, Debra Stephenson, Jan Ravens, Lewis MacLeod and Duncan Wisbey.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 5, Episode 2 - The Scandal Magazine

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 5, Episode 16 - The Case of the Missing Heir

As a Dimberger, Neddie Seagoon sets out to dethrone a Heidelberger.

Radio 4 7:45pm (repeat)
Bindi Business. Image shows from L to R: Raj (Chris Nayak), Bindi (Meera Syal), Anu (Krupa Pattani), Uncle Bash (Vincent Ebrahim). Copyright: BBC

Bindi Business

Series 1, Episode 5

Will Bindi overcome the obstacles in her path and with the help of her family lead her business Bindi's Beauty Box to success?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Dan Skinner

Angelos Epithemiou's Big Issue

Radio 4 pilot featuring the character Angelos Epithemiou hosting his own debate show.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm
60 min
BBC New Comedy Award. Yuriko Kotani. Copyright: BBC

BBC New Comedy Award

2015, Episode 1 - Edinburgh Heat 1

The first heat in comedy's prestigious new talent competition presents some of the best new comedians and comes from the BBC's Potterow venue at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Fist Of Fun. Image shows from L to R: Stewart Lee, Richard Herring

Fist Of Fun

Episode 3

More hit comedy, this week from Lancaster University.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:45pm (repeat)
The Shuttleworths. John Shuttleworth (Graham Fellows). Copyright: BBC

The Shuttleworths

Series 1, Episode 1 - Cotton Buddies

Sheffield singer John Shuttleworth plans a chart-topping hit and attempts some DIY.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
The 99p Challenge. Image shows from L to R: Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Sue Perkins, Jack Docherty, Peter Baynham. Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

The 99p Challenge

Episode 3.2: Crazy panel show capers as Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham and David Quantick.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
John Hegley

The Adventures Of John And Tony

Episode 1, A Tale of Two Tenting: Two friends head off on a surreal camping trip, with a pretend dog.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Bookcases

Episode 1, Bronte Country: London 1853, and a firm of religious publishers is transformed by an actress and her son.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Wordaholics. Gyles Brandreth. Copyright: BBC

Wordaholics

Series 1, Episode 6

Comedy panel game all about words, hosted by Gyles Brandreth. Featuring Richard Herring, Alex Horne, Jenny Eclair, Natalie Haynes and the Letter F.

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