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Radio schedule Thursday 29th October 2015

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
North By Northamptonshire. Copyright: BBC

North By Northamptonshire

Series 2, Episode 4

Esther has a big question to ask Ken and Keith, while on the horizon, storm clouds gather.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
The Brig Society. Marcus Brigstocke. Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

The Brig Society

Series 3, Episode 6 - GCSE

Marcus has just 30 minutes to retake his GCSEs. During the show he sits a genuine GCSE exam set by the producer in an attempt to get the bottom of grade Inflation and also the class.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Steptoe And Son. Image shows from L to R: Harold (Harry H. Corbett), Albert (Wilfrid Brambell). Copyright: BBC

Steptoe And Son

Episode 6.8, Cuckoo in the Nest: Harold is shocked to meet his older half-brother.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel. Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel (Michael Roberts). Copyright: BBC

Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel

Series 2, Episode 5 - John Smith's Will

Shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel tries to bamboozle a millionaire.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Genius. Dave Gorman. Copyright: BBC

Genius

Series 2, Episode 4 - Chris Addison

With Chris Addison. Ideas include weighing scales built into shoes, clairvoyant newsreaders and selling socks in threes.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
No Commitments

No Commitments

Episode 6.3, Making It Better: Victoria and Charlotte try to help Anna over her recent break-up.

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 4

Pliny the Younger and his mother are invited to dinner with the Emperor.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Steptoe And Son. Image shows from L to R: Harold (Harry H. Corbett), Albert (Wilfrid Brambell). Copyright: BBC

Steptoe And Son

Episode 6.8, Cuckoo in the Nest: Harold is shocked to meet his older half-brother.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel. Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel (Michael Roberts). Copyright: BBC

Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel

Series 2, Episode 5 - John Smith's Will

Shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel tries to bamboozle a millionaire.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4pm (repeat)
Genius. Dave Gorman. Copyright: BBC

Genius

Series 2, Episode 4 - Chris Addison

With Chris Addison. Ideas include weighing scales built into shoes, clairvoyant newsreaders and selling socks in threes.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
No Commitments

No Commitments

Episode 6.3, Making It Better: Victoria and Charlotte try to help Anna over her recent break-up.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
North By Northamptonshire. Copyright: BBC

North By Northamptonshire

Series 2, Episode 4

Esther has a big question to ask Ken and Keith, while on the horizon, storm clouds gather.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
The Brig Society. Marcus Brigstocke. Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

The Brig Society

Series 3, Episode 6 - GCSE

Marcus has just 30 minutes to retake his GCSEs. During the show he sits a genuine GCSE exam set by the producer in an attempt to get the bottom of grade Inflation and also the class.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Radio 4

Barry Cryer At 80

Highlights of the all-star gala thrown to honour comedy writer and performer Barry Cryer as he turns 80.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Steptoe And Son. Image shows from L to R: Harold (Harry H. Corbett), Albert (Wilfrid Brambell). Copyright: BBC

Steptoe And Son

Episode 6.8, Cuckoo in the Nest: Harold is shocked to meet his older half-brother.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel. Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel (Michael Roberts). Copyright: BBC

Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel

Series 2, Episode 5 - John Smith's Will

Shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel tries to bamboozle a millionaire.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
The Brig Society. Marcus Brigstocke. Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

The Brig Society

Series 3, Episode 6 - GCSE

Marcus has just 30 minutes to retake his GCSEs. During the show he sits a genuine GCSE exam set by the producer in an attempt to get the bottom of grade Inflation and also the class.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
The Secret World. Copyright: BBC

The Secret World

Series 1, Episode 2

Ray Winstone, Bob Hoskins and Ross Kemp get stuck in a duvet; Len Goodman and Bruce Forsyth reveal themselves to be gangsters; John Humphrys becomes obsessed with bananas; and poor old Jools Holland this week meets bad luck in a taxi.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Rob Newman

Robert Newman's Entirely Accurate Encyclopaedia Of Evolution

Episode 3

Comedian Rob Newman guides listeners through a unique A-Z of evolution.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Old Harry's Game. Image shows from L to R: Satan (Andy Hamilton), Gary (Steven O'Donnell). Copyright: BBC

Old Harry's Game

Series 2, Episode 1 - Assistant

With Gary gone, Satan now needs to look for a new assistant. One demon called Scumspawn seems very keen to get the job, but the Devil has other ideas.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
The Mark Steel Lecture. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

The Mark Steel Lecture

Series 1, Episode 3 - Charlie Chaplin

Mark presents the life of Charlie Chaplin, the most successful English comedian in the United States and a modern rebel.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
Genius. Dave Gorman. Copyright: BBC

Genius

Series 2, Episode 4 - Chris Addison

With Chris Addison. Ideas include weighing scales built into shoes, clairvoyant newsreaders and selling socks in threes.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
No Commitments

No Commitments

Episode 6.3, Making It Better: Victoria and Charlotte try to help Anna over her recent break-up.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
North By Northamptonshire. Copyright: BBC

North By Northamptonshire

Series 2, Episode 4

Esther has a big question to ask Ken and Keith, while on the horizon, storm clouds gather.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
The Brig Society. Marcus Brigstocke. Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

The Brig Society

Series 3, Episode 6 - GCSE

Marcus has just 30 minutes to retake his GCSEs. During the show he sits a genuine GCSE exam set by the producer in an attempt to get the bottom of grade Inflation and also the class.

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