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Radio schedule Friday 20th May 2016

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Crowned Hudds

Crowned Hudds

Episode 1 - How Ye Quest Was Wonne

Poking fun at King Arthur, Roy Hudd takes a royal romp through history.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Meet David Sedaris. David Sedaris

Meet David Sedaris

Series 2, Episode 1 - The Incomplete Quad And The Squirrel & The Chipmunk

The American essayist brings his wit and charm to BBC Radio 4 Extra for a series of audience readings. This week: 'The Incomplete Quad' and 'The Squirrel and The Chipmunk'.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?. Copyright: BBC

Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?

Episode 7 - No Hiding Place

Bob and Terry go to extraordinary lengths to avoid hearing a football score before they watch a recording of the match on TV.

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 7, Episode 11 - The Flea

Neddie Seagoon is Samuel Pepys and he's having trouble with a flea called Francoise.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
The Museum Of Curiosity. Image shows from L to R: John Lloyd, Jimmy Carr. Copyright: BBC

The Museum Of Curiosity

Gallery 5, Episode 6 - Meeting Thirty

John Lloyd and Jimmy Carr prepare for the final meeting of Gallery 5, with donations from inventor of the Ig Nobel Prize Marc Abrahams, comedian Sara Pascoe, and Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the Moon.

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

No Commitments

Episode 10.6, Coming Clean: The love lives of sisters Anna and Charlotte take some unexpected twists and turns.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:15am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Dogged Persistence

One-off comedy drama starring Joan Sims and Elizabeth Spriggs as Maureen and Veronica, two women brought together by a troublesome dog.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Barry's Lunch Club. Barry From Watford (Alex Lowe)

Barry's Lunch Club

Episode 4 - Inheritance

While Dave Marsh the builder fixes the perilous civic hall roof above them, Barry deals with queries about inheritance tax.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?. Copyright: BBC

Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?

Episode 7 - No Hiding Place

Bob and Terry go to extraordinary lengths to avoid hearing a football score before they watch a recording of the match on TV.

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 7, Episode 11 - The Flea

Neddie Seagoon is Samuel Pepys and he's having trouble with a flea called Francoise.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
Julia Sutherland

A Funny Kind Of...

A Funny Kind Of Body, Episode 1

Julia Sutherland introduces stand-up comedy and conversation from performers who laugh about their bodies in their own unique way, featuring Adam Hills and Lost Voice Guy.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4pm (repeat)
The Museum Of Curiosity. Image shows from L to R: John Lloyd, Jimmy Carr. Copyright: BBC

The Museum Of Curiosity

Gallery 5, Episode 6 - Meeting Thirty

John Lloyd and Jimmy Carr prepare for the final meeting of Gallery 5, with donations from inventor of the Ig Nobel Prize Marc Abrahams, comedian Sara Pascoe, and Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the Moon.

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

No Commitments

Episode 10.6, Coming Clean: The love lives of sisters Anna and Charlotte take some unexpected twists and turns.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Crowned Hudds

Crowned Hudds

Episode 1 - How Ye Quest Was Wonne

Poking fun at King Arthur, Roy Hudd takes a royal romp through history.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Meet David Sedaris. David Sedaris

Meet David Sedaris

Series 2, Episode 1 - The Incomplete Quad And The Squirrel & The Chipmunk

The American essayist brings his wit and charm to BBC Radio 4 Extra for a series of audience readings. This week: 'The Incomplete Quad' and 'The Squirrel and The Chipmunk'.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 6:30pm
30 min
The Leak. Tom Price

The Leak

Series 4, Episode 2

Tom Price, Nick Helm and Lisa Rogers review the week's biggest stories from around Wales and the world.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?. Copyright: BBC

Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?

Episode 7 - No Hiding Place

Bob and Terry go to extraordinary lengths to avoid hearing a football score before they watch a recording of the match on TV.

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 7, Episode 11 - The Flea

Neddie Seagoon is Samuel Pepys and he's having trouble with a flea called Francoise.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:15pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Dogged Persistence

One-off comedy drama starring Joan Sims and Elizabeth Spriggs as Maureen and Veronica, two women brought together by a troublesome dog.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Meet David Sedaris. David Sedaris

Meet David Sedaris

Series 2, Episode 1 - The Incomplete Quad And The Squirrel & The Chipmunk

The American essayist brings his wit and charm to BBC Radio 4 Extra for a series of audience readings. This week: 'The Incomplete Quad' and 'The Squirrel and The Chipmunk'.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme. John Finnemore. Copyright: BBC

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme

Series 3, Episode 5

The truth behind some famous anecdotes and a curious tale of a hard-bitten dame.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Dave Podmore. Dave 'Pod' Podmore (Christopher Douglas)

Dave Podmore

Dave Podmore's World Of Cricket, Episode 4

Dave Podmore, Cricketing Legend and just Darned Nice Bloke, joins a host of Z-list celebrities to set out on a charity walk to help mauled dog Shep.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Ross Noble Goes Global. Ross Noble. Copyright: BBC

Ross Noble Goes Global

Series 1, Episode 5 - Singapore

In Singapore Ross discovers an amazing fact about the Japanese invasion of WW2, spots a monkey and realises that his hairstyle is not suited to high humidity.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
The Museum Of Curiosity. Image shows from L to R: John Lloyd, Jimmy Carr. Copyright: BBC

The Museum Of Curiosity

Gallery 5, Episode 6 - Meeting Thirty

John Lloyd and Jimmy Carr prepare for the final meeting of Gallery 5, with donations from inventor of the Ig Nobel Prize Marc Abrahams, comedian Sara Pascoe, and Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the Moon.

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

No Commitments

Episode 10.6, Coming Clean: The love lives of sisters Anna and Charlotte take some unexpected twists and turns.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Crowned Hudds

Crowned Hudds

Episode 1 - How Ye Quest Was Wonne

Poking fun at King Arthur, Roy Hudd takes a royal romp through history.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Meet David Sedaris. David Sedaris

Meet David Sedaris

Series 2, Episode 1 - The Incomplete Quad And The Squirrel & The Chipmunk

The American essayist brings his wit and charm to BBC Radio 4 Extra for a series of audience readings. This week: 'The Incomplete Quad' and 'The Squirrel and The Chipmunk'.

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