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Radio schedule Friday 25th September 2015

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

Bookcases

Episode 4, The Prosser Prize: Primus does his utmost to ensure one of his books will win a literary award.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
The Absolutely Radio Show. Image shows from L to R: Gordon Kennedy, Moray Hunter, John Sparkes, Morwenna Banks, Pete Baikie. Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

The Absolutely Radio Show

Series 1, Episode 3

Featuring another meeting of the highly confused Stoneybridge Town Council as well as Denzil and Gwynedd, the far-from-devoted Swansea couple. There is also the Little Girl with her own take on Tea, Mr Muzak explaining how busy and important he is and Calum Gilhooley pontificating on the weirdness of road signs. Plus a talking version of Facebook and more from the NEWS NEWS NEWS team.

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 5 - The Publicity Photograph

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 21 - The Sinking of Westminster Pier

Oyster-loving Neddie Seagoon takes to the River Thames, which is soon draining away.

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 3.5: Crazy panel show capers as Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Peter Baynham, Armando Iannucci and Nick Frost.

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

The Adventures Of John And Tony

Episode 4, The Hiking Holiday: The duo face dodgy hotels and sinister monks, but love is in the air.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Shush!. Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Shush!

Series 1, Episode 2 - Mobile Library

An intruder, an ice-cream van and Daniel Barenboim make life difficult for Snoo and Alice as Simon constructs a deadly cornflakes-based trap.

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 5 - The Publicity Photograph

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 21 - The Sinking of Westminster Pier

Oyster-loving Neddie Seagoon takes to the River Thames, which is soon draining away.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
Julia Sutherland

A Funny Kind Of...

A Funny Kind Of Life And Death, Episode 1

Cancer, life-threatening illness and euthanasia - not the sort of things you would normally expect to laugh at, but in this programme that's exactly what they'd like you to do.

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 3.5: Crazy panel show capers as Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Peter Baynham, Armando Iannucci and Nick Frost.

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

The Adventures Of John And Tony

Episode 4, The Hiking Holiday: The duo face dodgy hotels and sinister monks, but love is in the air.

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

Bookcases

Episode 4, The Prosser Prize: Primus does his utmost to ensure one of his books will win a literary award.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
The Absolutely Radio Show. Image shows from L to R: Gordon Kennedy, Moray Hunter, John Sparkes, Morwenna Banks, Pete Baikie. Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

The Absolutely Radio Show

Series 1, Episode 3

Featuring another meeting of the highly confused Stoneybridge Town Council as well as Denzil and Gwynedd, the far-from-devoted Swansea couple. There is also the Little Girl with her own take on Tea, Mr Muzak explaining how busy and important he is and Calum Gilhooley pontificating on the weirdness of road signs. Plus a talking version of Facebook and more from the NEWS NEWS NEWS team.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 88, Episode 2

A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp. Samira Ahmed, Jeremy Hardy, Lucy Porter and Hugo Rifkind are the panellists joining Miles to dissect the week's big (and not so big) news stories.

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 5 - The Publicity Photograph

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 21 - The Sinking of Westminster Pier

Oyster-loving Neddie Seagoon takes to the River Thames, which is soon draining away.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
The Absolutely Radio Show. Image shows from L to R: Gordon Kennedy, Moray Hunter, John Sparkes, Morwenna Banks, Pete Baikie. Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

The Absolutely Radio Show

Series 1, Episode 3

Featuring another meeting of the highly confused Stoneybridge Town Council as well as Denzil and Gwynedd, the far-from-devoted Swansea couple. There is also the Little Girl with her own take on Tea, Mr Muzak explaining how busy and important he is and Calum Gilhooley pontificating on the weirdness of road signs. Plus a talking version of Facebook and more from the NEWS NEWS NEWS team.

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

BBC New Comedy Award

2015, Episode 4 - Bath Heat 2

The next heat in comedy's most prestigious new talent competition comes from The Komedia in Bath. Lucy Porter presents some of the best new comedians from across the UK.

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

Fist Of Fun

Episode 6

The last in this cult comedy series starring Richard Herring and Stewart Lee, with special guest Geoffrey Hayes from Rainbow.

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 3.5: Crazy panel show capers as Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Peter Baynham, Armando Iannucci and Nick Frost.

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

The Adventures Of John And Tony

Episode 4, The Hiking Holiday: The duo face dodgy hotels and sinister monks, but love is in the air.

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

Bookcases

Episode 4, The Prosser Prize: Primus does his utmost to ensure one of his books will win a literary award.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
The Absolutely Radio Show. Image shows from L to R: Gordon Kennedy, Moray Hunter, John Sparkes, Morwenna Banks, Pete Baikie. Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

The Absolutely Radio Show

Series 1, Episode 3

Featuring another meeting of the highly confused Stoneybridge Town Council as well as Denzil and Gwynedd, the far-from-devoted Swansea couple. There is also the Little Girl with her own take on Tea, Mr Muzak explaining how busy and important he is and Calum Gilhooley pontificating on the weirdness of road signs. Plus a talking version of Facebook and more from the NEWS NEWS NEWS team.

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