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Radio schedule Wednesday 28th October 2015

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Huddwinks

Huddwinks

Episode 2.2, The Dead Walk at Midnight!: A reporter arrives to investigate mysterious happenings at a haunted manor.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
To Hull And Back. Image shows from L to R: Sheila (Maureen Lipman), Sophie (Lucy Beaumont)

To Hull And Back

Series 1, Episode 1 - Crying In The Chapel

Songs of Praise are paying a visit to Hull. Sophie sees this as an opportunity to start a successful singing career but neglected plumbing and a painting of Elvis at The Last Supper make an impossible task even more difficult.

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

The TV Lark

Episode 3, Z Ambulances: A live drama serial could make money for Troutbridge TV. But can they manage to make it?

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 11

Back to the Roaring 1920s, and a one-sided debate.

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

The Six Mothers-In-Law Of Henry VIII

Episode 4

Venturing away from home for the first time Anne of Cleves comes to England. Henry thinks he has a demure and compliant wife but he reckons without Mrs Loew.

Radio 4 10:45am
15 min
How To Survive The Roman Empire, By Pliny And Me. Copyright: BBC

How To Survive The Roman Empire, By Pliny And Me

Series 1, Episode 3

Pliny has an unnerving visit from his fellow lawyer, and arch-rival, Regulus.

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 3 - A Fistful of Sand

Richard Wilson plays Robinson Crusoe in an irreverent re-boot of Daniel Defoe's classic. After cheating their captain of the ship's treasure, a couple of sailors go into hiding on a deserted island. Their plans to lay low are rumbled when they're discovered by a long-forgotten castaway and his Spanish manservant.

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

The TV Lark

Episode 3, Z Ambulances: A live drama serial could make money for Troutbridge TV. But can they manage to make it?

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 11

Back to the Roaring 1920s, and a one-sided debate.

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

The Six Mothers-In-Law Of Henry VIII

Episode 4

Venturing away from home for the first time Anne of Cleves comes to England. Henry thinks he has a demure and compliant wife but he reckons without Mrs Loew.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Huddwinks

Huddwinks

Episode 2.2, The Dead Walk at Midnight!: A reporter arrives to investigate mysterious happenings at a haunted manor.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
To Hull And Back. Image shows from L to R: Sheila (Maureen Lipman), Sophie (Lucy Beaumont)

To Hull And Back

Series 1, Episode 1 - Crying In The Chapel

Songs of Praise are paying a visit to Hull. Sophie sees this as an opportunity to start a successful singing career but neglected plumbing and a painting of Elvis at The Last Supper make an impossible task even more difficult.

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

To Hull And Back

Series 1, Episode 2 - An Affair To Forget

Sophie is on a quest for love whilst her mother is trying to get accepted into a posh lady's golf club. Door-to-door sellers peddling thick bleach and an accident with a milk float all conspire to thwart their efforts.

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

The TV Lark

Episode 3, Z Ambulances: A live drama serial could make money for Troutbridge TV. But can they manage to make it?

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 11

Back to the Roaring 1920s, and a one-sided debate.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
To Hull And Back. Image shows from L to R: Sheila (Maureen Lipman), Sophie (Lucy Beaumont)

To Hull And Back

Series 1, Episode 1 - Crying In The Chapel

Songs of Praise are paying a visit to Hull. Sophie sees this as an opportunity to start a successful singing career but neglected plumbing and a painting of Elvis at The Last Supper make an impossible task even more difficult.

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 4

Graham gives the shock news that a new member of the team is joining them.

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

Before They Were Famous

Series 1, Episode 4

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 Pin. Image shows from L to R: Alexander Owen, Ben Ashenden

The Pin

Series 1, Episode 2

Strap in for a 15 minute delve in to a world of oddness performed in front of a live studio audience.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Wireless

The History Plays

Episode 5 - A History Of Blair In 9 1/2 Voices

Lost in the BBC, Tony Blair is mistaken for his own lookalike. He finds himself talking to Sue, a struggling impressionist who has some surprising questions for him. With Jon Culshaw and Fiona Allen.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Revolting People. Copyright: BBC

Revolting People

Series 3, Episode 1 - Young Love

Love is in the air, but for how long? Marriages of convenience and financial incentives conspire to wreck romance's chances.

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

The Six Mothers-In-Law Of Henry VIII

Episode 4

Venturing away from home for the first time Anne of Cleves comes to England. Henry thinks he has a demure and compliant wife but he reckons without Mrs Loew.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Huddwinks

Huddwinks

Episode 2.2, The Dead Walk at Midnight!: A reporter arrives to investigate mysterious happenings at a haunted manor.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
To Hull And Back. Image shows from L to R: Sheila (Maureen Lipman), Sophie (Lucy Beaumont)

To Hull And Back

Series 1, Episode 1 - Crying In The Chapel

Songs of Praise are paying a visit to Hull. Sophie sees this as an opportunity to start a successful singing career but neglected plumbing and a painting of Elvis at The Last Supper make an impossible task even more difficult.

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