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Radio schedule Wednesday 14th October 2015

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Sami Shah

A Beginner's Guide To Pakistan

Episode 2

Sami looks at Pakistan's social and cultural history, from its music and cinema, to its increasing religious conservatism.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
The TV Lark

The TV Lark

Episode 1, Opening Night: Troutbridge TV's new deputy controller, Henry Povey, soon spots some familiar faces.

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

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

Series 6, Episode 9

Worries over Bill Oddie's singing voice and Shakespeare's funny side.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Puzzle Panel

Episode 9: More fiendish brain teasers with Chris Maslanka, Tony Buzan, David Singmaster and Robert Eastway.

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

The Six Mothers-In-Law Of Henry VIII

Episode 2

The mother of Anne Boleyn has a gentleman admirer. Why should that threaten danger for the Queen?

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
A Trespasser's Guide To The Classics. Copyright: BBC

A Trespasser's Guide To The Classics

Series 1, Episode 1 - Mr Gray's Decorators

In 19th-century London, a butler struggles to keep pace with the destructive lifestyle of his employer, a hauntingly good-looking and impressionable young man of means. The butler hires painter-decorators to carry out repairs but when they accidentally damage a portrait hidden in the attic, they find that it has alarming effects on the young man.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
The TV Lark

The TV Lark

Episode 1, Opening Night: Troutbridge TV's new deputy controller, Henry Povey, soon spots some familiar faces.

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

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

Series 6, Episode 9

Worries over Bill Oddie's singing voice and Shakespeare's funny side.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Imaginary Friends

Episode 8: Tom McCann now claims he has been possessed by the spirit of the alien guru, Ro of Varna.

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

Puzzle Panel

Episode 9: More fiendish brain teasers with Chris Maslanka, Tony Buzan, David Singmaster and Robert Eastway.

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

The Six Mothers-In-Law Of Henry VIII

Episode 2

The mother of Anne Boleyn has a gentleman admirer. Why should that threaten danger for the Queen?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Sami Shah

A Beginner's Guide To Pakistan

Episode 2

Sami looks at Pakistan's social and cultural history, from its music and cinema, to its increasing religious conservatism.

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
To Hull And Back. Image shows from L to R: Sheila (Maureen Lipman), Sophie (Lucy Beaumont)

To Hull And Back

Pilot, Episode 1 - The French Connection

Sophie feels more trapped. Sophie dreams of moving to London to meet her dad and to become a famous actress. Will this dream come true?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
The TV Lark

The TV Lark

Episode 1, Opening Night: Troutbridge TV's new deputy controller, Henry Povey, soon spots some familiar faces.

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

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

Series 6, Episode 9

Worries over Bill Oddie's singing voice and Shakespeare's funny side.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Sami Shah

A Beginner's Guide To Pakistan

Episode 2

Sami looks at Pakistan's social and cultural history, from its music and cinema, to its increasing religious conservatism.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Bird Island. Image shows from L to R: Jane (Katy Wix), Ben (Reece Shearsmith), Graham (Julian Rhind-Tutt), Mother (Alison Steadman). Copyright: BBC

Bird Island

Series 1, Episode 2

Ben and Graham are short on food supplies and can't radio main base. Tensions rise as they are forced to survive on porridge.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:45pm (repeat)
Before They Were Famous

Before They Were Famous

Series 1, Episode 2

Ian Leslie presents a new Radio 4 comedy show which brings to light the often surprising first literary attempts of the world's best known writers

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
The Celebrity Voicemail Show. Kayvan Novak. Copyright: BBC

The Celebrity Voicemail Show

Series 1, Episode 4 - Barack Obama

This week we listen in to the voicemail of US President, Barack Obama.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Wireless

The History Plays

Episode 3 - Maggie Heart Galtieri

The Falkland Islands, 1982. Maggie Watkins (Josie Lawrence) shelters a young Argentinean deserter. As she learns his secret, they fall in love, but both have other loyalties.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Alexander Armstrong

Weak At The Top

Series 1, Episode 3 - Knowing Your Unions

Mean marketing director, John Weak, discovers there's nothing legally binding about a legally binding contract.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Imaginary Friends

Episode 8: Tom McCann now claims he has been possessed by the spirit of the alien guru, Ro of Varna.

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

Puzzle Panel

Episode 9: More fiendish brain teasers with Chris Maslanka, Tony Buzan, David Singmaster and Robert Eastway.

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

The Six Mothers-In-Law Of Henry VIII

Episode 2

The mother of Anne Boleyn has a gentleman admirer. Why should that threaten danger for the Queen?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Sami Shah

A Beginner's Guide To Pakistan

Episode 2

Sami looks at Pakistan's social and cultural history, from its music and cinema, to its increasing religious conservatism.

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