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Radio schedule Tuesday 17th November 2015

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

Our Man At Wembley

Episode 4: Eric Halliday's secret has been discovered by his arch-rival. Can he avert disaster?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Gloomsbury. Image shows from L to R: Henry Mickleton (Jonathan Coy), Vera Sackcloth-Vest (Miriam Margolyes), DH Lollipop (John Sessions), Lionel Fox (Nigel Planer), Venus Traduces (Morwenna Banks), Ginny Fox (Alison Steadman). Copyright: Little Brother Productions

Gloomsbury

Series 2, Episode 1 - Anarchy Looms Over Staplehurst

Talk of a general strike is in the air as Lionel and Ginny Fox pay a visit to Sizzlinghurst Castle to see Vera Sackcloth-Vest and Henry Mickleton.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Round The Horne. Image shows left to right: Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne, June Ellis. Credit: BBC

Round The Horne

Episode 3.8: Kenneth Horne is all at sea, plus homeopathic practitioners Julian and Sandy offer bona remedies.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
To The Manor Born. Copyright: BBC

To The Manor Born

Episode 5 - Sons of the Fathers

Clearing out the cellar - Audrey finds more than she'd bargained for.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
The Now Show. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt. Copyright: BBC

The Now Show

Series 47, Episode 1

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by Freya Parker, Grace Petrie, Dr. Phil Hammond, Holly Walsh and Jon Holmes for a comic romp through the week's news.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

Episode 1: William and Dorothy settle in their sublime cottage.

Radio 4 10:45am
15 min
Frances Tomelty

How Does That Make You Feel?

Series 6, Episode 2

Tony is still no wiser as to why his jokes fail to go down well with the ladies.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Round The Horne. Image shows left to right: Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne, June Ellis. Credit: BBC

Round The Horne

Episode 3.8: Kenneth Horne is all at sea, plus homeopathic practitioners Julian and Sandy offer bona remedies.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
To The Manor Born. Copyright: BBC

To The Manor Born

Episode 5 - Sons of the Fathers

Clearing out the cellar - Audrey finds more than she'd bargained for.

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

The Motion Show

Episode 2.1: Graeme Garden hosts the comic debating show. Jenny Eclair, Simon Fanshawe, Steve Punt and guest meet in a battle of words and wit.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

Episode 1: William and Dorothy settle in their sublime cottage.

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

Our Man At Wembley

Episode 4: Eric Halliday's secret has been discovered by his arch-rival. Can he avert disaster?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Gloomsbury. Image shows from L to R: Henry Mickleton (Jonathan Coy), Vera Sackcloth-Vest (Miriam Margolyes), DH Lollipop (John Sessions), Lionel Fox (Nigel Planer), Venus Traduces (Morwenna Banks), Ginny Fox (Alison Steadman). Copyright: Little Brother Productions

Gloomsbury

Series 2, Episode 1 - Anarchy Looms Over Staplehurst

Talk of a general strike is in the air as Lionel and Ginny Fox pay a visit to Sizzlinghurst Castle to see Vera Sackcloth-Vest and Henry Mickleton.

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
Gloomsbury. Image shows from L to R: Henry Mickleton (Jonathan Coy), Vera Sackcloth-Vest (Miriam Margolyes), DH Lollipop (John Sessions), Lionel Fox (Nigel Planer), Venus Traduces (Morwenna Banks), Ginny Fox (Alison Steadman). Copyright: Little Brother Productions

Gloomsbury

Series 2, Episode 2 - Desperate For A Thumbs-Up

Ginny Fox and DH Lollipop desperately seek literary acclamation for their latest manuscripts, little realising that their greatest critic is Mrs Gosling and her box of matches.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6:30pm (repeat)
Radio

That Reminds Me

Series 2, Episode 6 - Dora Bryan

Factually comedic series in which celebrities - mostly comics - share tales and reminisce.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Round The Horne. Image shows left to right: Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne, June Ellis. Credit: BBC

Round The Horne

Episode 3.8: Kenneth Horne is all at sea, plus homeopathic practitioners Julian and Sandy offer bona remedies.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
To The Manor Born. Copyright: BBC

To The Manor Born

Episode 5 - Sons of the Fathers

Clearing out the cellar - Audrey finds more than she'd bargained for.

Radio 4 7:45pm (repeat)
Frances Tomelty

How Does That Make You Feel?

Series 6, Episode 2

Tony is still no wiser as to why his jokes fail to go down well with the ladies.

Radio 2 logo 10pm
30 min
Barbara Nice. Barbara Nice (Janice Connolly). Copyright: BBC

Barbara Nice

Episode 0 - Pilot

When a homeless Spanish busker needs some help, Barbara sees it as the perfect opportunity to do some good and stir things up home... A little more than she expected.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Gloomsbury. Image shows from L to R: Henry Mickleton (Jonathan Coy), Vera Sackcloth-Vest (Miriam Margolyes), DH Lollipop (John Sessions), Lionel Fox (Nigel Planer), Venus Traduces (Morwenna Banks), Ginny Fox (Alison Steadman). Copyright: Little Brother Productions

Gloomsbury

Series 2, Episode 1 - Anarchy Looms Over Staplehurst

Talk of a general strike is in the air as Lionel and Ginny Fox pay a visit to Sizzlinghurst Castle to see Vera Sackcloth-Vest and Henry Mickleton.

Radio 2 logo 10:30pm (repeat)
Susan Calman

Listomania

Episode 4

The guests are stand-up comics Richard Herring, Lucy Beaumont, Alun Cochrane and Nat Luurtsema.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Don't Start. Image shows from L to R: Kim (Katherine Parkinson), Neil (Frank Skinner). Copyright: Avalon Television

Don't Start

Series 2, Episode 2 - The Toenail

Frank's attempts at recycling strike Kim as an unhealthy obsession with death.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:45pm (repeat)
Richie Webb

The Music Teacher

Series 2, Episode 4

Nigel's attempts to field calls from a dating agency while teaching do not go quite as planned. Meanwhile, Belinda is attempting to track down the elusive arts centre cleaner, who has taken refuge in Nigel's room.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Liam Williams - Ladhood

Liam Williams - Ladhood

Series 1, Episode 2 - The First Time

Misanthropic comedian Liam Williams tells of his teenage misadventures in the Yorkshire suburbs through evocative monologues and flashback scenes.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Alice's Wunderland. Alice Lowe. Copyright: BBC

Alice's Wunderland

Series 2, Episode 2

Wunderland is awarded the prestigious by-the-sea status.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
The Sofa Of Time. Image shows from L to R: Parker (Nick Frost), Mliford (Matt King). Copyright: BBC

The Sofa Of Time

Episode 4 - Captain Chapel And The Crabs

Milford sets out to rescue the Crab Prince.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30am (repeat)
Radio

That Reminds Me

Series 2, Episode 6 - Dora Bryan

Factually comedic series in which celebrities - mostly comics - share tales and reminisce.

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

The Motion Show

Episode 2.1: Graeme Garden hosts the comic debating show. Jenny Eclair, Simon Fanshawe, Steve Punt and guest meet in a battle of words and wit.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

Episode 1: William and Dorothy settle in their sublime cottage.

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

Our Man At Wembley

Episode 4: Eric Halliday's secret has been discovered by his arch-rival. Can he avert disaster?

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 5:30am (repeat)
BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC

Diabetes Type 2, Slaymaker Nil

Stand-up from Gary Slaymaker on diabetes.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Gloomsbury. Image shows from L to R: Henry Mickleton (Jonathan Coy), Vera Sackcloth-Vest (Miriam Margolyes), DH Lollipop (John Sessions), Lionel Fox (Nigel Planer), Venus Traduces (Morwenna Banks), Ginny Fox (Alison Steadman). Copyright: Little Brother Productions

Gloomsbury

Series 2, Episode 1 - Anarchy Looms Over Staplehurst

Talk of a general strike is in the air as Lionel and Ginny Fox pay a visit to Sizzlinghurst Castle to see Vera Sackcloth-Vest and Henry Mickleton.

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