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Radio schedule Tuesday 31st May 2016

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Linda Smith's A Brief History Of Timewasting. Linda (Linda Smith). Copyright: BBC

Linda Smith's A Brief History Of Timewasting

Series 2, Episode 5

Linda's tortoise, Sir Cliff, has been sprung from his high security facility. Can the Neighbourhood Watch group find the culprit?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Isy Suttie

Isy Suttie's Love Letters

Series 2, Episode 4 - George And Louise

The tale of George and Louise, set against the backdrop of the Matlock Ceilidh over Christmas and New Year 2014.

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 4.16: Listeners have their say, plus a bona surprise for Julian and Sandy. Kenneth Horne hosts the last ever show.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

Sky High: Construction chaos abounds for the bumbling civil servants over a new office block.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am
45 min version
(repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:45am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Singular Women

Episode 3, Stella: Miriam Margolyes plays a proud manageress of an unchanging chocolate shop in a changing world.

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 4.16: Listeners have their say, plus a bona surprise for Julian and Sandy. Kenneth Horne hosts the last ever show.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

Sky High: Construction chaos abounds for the bumbling civil servants over a new office block.

Radio 4 4:30pm
Joseph Grimaldi

Great Lives: Joseph Grimaldi

Frank Turner chooses Joseph Grimaldi, the first celebrity of pantomime, who changed the face of clowning forever. Mattie Faint is the expert.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
Ayres On The Air. Pam Ayres. Copyright: BBC

Ayres On The Air

Series 4, Episode 1 - Spring

Pam Ayres presents a poetry and sketch series about the seasons. This week: Spring.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Linda Smith's A Brief History Of Timewasting. Linda (Linda Smith). Copyright: BBC

Linda Smith's A Brief History Of Timewasting

Series 2, Episode 5

Linda's tortoise, Sir Cliff, has been sprung from his high security facility. Can the Neighbourhood Watch group find the culprit?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Isy Suttie

Isy Suttie's Love Letters

Series 2, Episode 4 - George And Louise

The tale of George and Louise, set against the backdrop of the Matlock Ceilidh over Christmas and New Year 2014.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
My Teenage Diary. Rufus Hound

My Teenage Diary

Series 7, Episode 1 - Robert Peston

Journalist and broadcaster Robert Peston reads from his 1974 diaries, and is interviewed by Rufus Hound about his formative years. We find out about his childhood in bohemian North London, his love for prog rock and loon pants, and the reason for the way he speaks.

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 4.16: Listeners have their say, plus a bona surprise for Julian and Sandy. Kenneth Horne hosts the last ever show.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

Sky High: Construction chaos abounds for the bumbling civil servants over a new office block.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Isy Suttie

Isy Suttie's Love Letters

Series 2, Episode 4 - George And Louise

The tale of George and Louise, set against the backdrop of the Matlock Ceilidh over Christmas and New Year 2014.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
The Guns Of Adam Riches. Image shows from L to R: Cariad Lloyd, Adam Riches, Katharine Bennett-Fox, Jim Johnson. Copyright: BBC

The Guns Of Adam Riches

Series 1, Episode 4 - The Third Pole

Martin started out as a software developer, but ended up as a legendary explorer.

Radio 4 11pm (repeat)
What Does The K Stand For?. Stephen K Amos. Copyright: BBC

What Does The K Stand For?

Series 2, Episode 4 - The BFF

Sitcom about comedian Stephen K Amos's teenage years in 1980s South London.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Vent. Ben (Neil Pearson). Copyright: BBC

Vent

Series 1, Episode 6 - Switching Off

As he lies unconscious in Intensive Care, Ben's mind takes him on his most difficult journey yet, through the landscape of his own chaotic brain, which looks suspiciously like Mordor.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
The Remains Of Foley And McColl. Copyright: BBC

The Remains Of Foley And McColl

Episode 1 - The Real You

The producer forces Sean and Hamish to get proper jobs.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
Ayres On The Air. Pam Ayres. Copyright: BBC

Ayres On The Air

Series 4, Episode 1 - Spring

Pam Ayres presents a poetry and sketch series about the seasons. This week: Spring.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Linda Smith's A Brief History Of Timewasting. Linda (Linda Smith). Copyright: BBC

Linda Smith's A Brief History Of Timewasting

Series 2, Episode 5

Linda's tortoise, Sir Cliff, has been sprung from his high security facility. Can the Neighbourhood Watch group find the culprit?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Isy Suttie

Isy Suttie's Love Letters

Series 2, Episode 4 - George And Louise

The tale of George and Louise, set against the backdrop of the Matlock Ceilidh over Christmas and New Year 2014.

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