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Radio schedule Wednesday 20th July 2016

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Kay Stonham

Robin And Wendy's Wet Weekends

Series 1, Episode 2 - A Fete Worse Than Death

The duo's plan for a model village son et lumiere display goes awry.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
I've Never Seen Star Wars. Marcus Brigstocke. Copyright: BBC

I've Never Seen Star Wars

Series 6, Episode 3 - Rebecca Front

Rebecca Front, a self-confessed scaredy-cat, is persuaded to take her first ride on a motorbike and read her first science book. But how much of it did she understand?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
The Navy Lark. Copyright: BBC

The Navy Lark

Series 7, Episode 7 - Let Loose With A Chopper

Classic radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 1, Episode 10 - Cinderella Hancock

It's the night of the National Film Ball, where all of the silver screen's finest will be in attendance. Tony's desperate to go but Bill relegates him to housework. Then comes a knock at the door. Can he make it there and back again before midnight?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Dilemma. Sue Perkins. Copyright: BBC

Dilemma

Series 1, Episode 3

Shappi Khorsandi, Simon Munnery, broadcaster Fi Glover, and journalist Hugo Rifkind attempt to justify the murder of a pet and the theft of a girlfriend.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Rent. Copyright: BBC

Rent

Series 1, Episode 6

Richard and Paul are entering a half-marathon, but Maria and Ruby are off down the pub.

Radio 4 10:40am
15 min
Lunch. Image shows from L to R: Bill (Stephen Mangan), Bella (Claire Skinner). Copyright: BBC

Lunch

Series 4, Episode 3 - Lose the Scarf

Bill needs Bella's advice on a new wardrobe, but why does he want a new look?

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Simon Callow

Plum House

Series 1, Episode 6 - Lights, Camera, Pudding

The team at the museum are startled to hear that Peter has agreed to Plum House being used as a location in a period drama.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
The Navy Lark. Copyright: BBC

The Navy Lark

Series 7, Episode 7 - Let Loose With A Chopper

Classic radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 1, Episode 10 - Cinderella Hancock

It's the night of the National Film Ball, where all of the silver screen's finest will be in attendance. Tony's desperate to go but Bill relegates him to housework. Then comes a knock at the door. Can he make it there and back again before midnight?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4pm (repeat)
Dilemma. Sue Perkins. Copyright: BBC

Dilemma

Series 1, Episode 3

Shappi Khorsandi, Simon Munnery, broadcaster Fi Glover, and journalist Hugo Rifkind attempt to justify the murder of a pet and the theft of a girlfriend.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
Rent. Copyright: BBC

Rent

Series 1, Episode 6

Richard and Paul are entering a half-marathon, but Maria and Ruby are off down the pub.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Kay Stonham

Robin And Wendy's Wet Weekends

Series 1, Episode 2 - A Fete Worse Than Death

The duo's plan for a model village son et lumiere display goes awry.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
I've Never Seen Star Wars. Marcus Brigstocke. Copyright: BBC

I've Never Seen Star Wars

Series 6, Episode 3 - Rebecca Front

Rebecca Front, a self-confessed scaredy-cat, is persuaded to take her first ride on a motorbike and read her first science book. But how much of it did she understand?

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
I've Never Seen Star Wars. Marcus Brigstocke. Copyright: BBC

I've Never Seen Star Wars

Series 6, Episode 4 - Gyles Brandreth

Gyles Brandreth is persuaded to try four new experiences, including spending a day doing absolutely nothing and writing his first ever pop song.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
The Navy Lark. Copyright: BBC

The Navy Lark

Series 7, Episode 7 - Let Loose With A Chopper

Classic radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 1, Episode 10 - Cinderella Hancock

It's the night of the National Film Ball, where all of the silver screen's finest will be in attendance. Tony's desperate to go but Bill relegates him to housework. Then comes a knock at the door. Can he make it there and back again before midnight?

Radio 4 7:45pm (repeat)
Lunch. Image shows from L to R: Bill (Stephen Mangan), Bella (Claire Skinner). Copyright: BBC

Lunch

Series 4, Episode 3 - Lose the Scarf

Bill needs Bella's advice on a new wardrobe, but why does he want a new look?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
I've Never Seen Star Wars. Marcus Brigstocke. Copyright: BBC

I've Never Seen Star Wars

Series 6, Episode 3 - Rebecca Front

Rebecca Front, a self-confessed scaredy-cat, is persuaded to take her first ride on a motorbike and read her first science book. But how much of it did she understand?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
The Castle. Image shows from L to R: Sir William De Warenne (Neil Dudgeon), Lady Anne Woodstock (Martha Howe-Douglas), Lady Charlotte (Ingrid Oliver), Sir John Woodstock (James Fleet). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

The Castle

Series 4, Episode 1 - Tender Is The Knight

Sir John fills his castle with wounded soldiers and De Warenne fills his trousers with ice. Plus a new valet arrives hotfoot from somewhere called Downton Abbey.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Expenses Only

Expenses Only

Episode 2 - Graphics

Tim and Miranda face facetious directors, frustrating commutes and flirtatious trumpets as they begin the first week of their internship in London within the fickle world of Art.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Mel And Sue Thing

The Mel And Sue Thing

Episode 6

Jane Austen must be spinning in her grave at this week's show - the last in the current series. We finally learn the true meaning of Sweet Fanny Adams in the final instalment of the dramatisation of her last, lost, novella.

Radio 4 11:15pm
15 min
Domestic Science. Image shows from L to R: Steve Mould, Matt Parker, Helen Arney

Domestic Science

Series 1, Episode 1

The trio explore the Shepard tone, the radioactivity of bananas and the conductivity of bones.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
The Museum Of Everything. Image shows from L to R: Dan Tetsell, Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins

The Museum Of Everything

Episode 3.3, The Thing: Learn about medieval cooking, and view the most precious exhibit.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
Dilemma. Sue Perkins. Copyright: BBC

Dilemma

Series 1, Episode 3

Shappi Khorsandi, Simon Munnery, broadcaster Fi Glover, and journalist Hugo Rifkind attempt to justify the murder of a pet and the theft of a girlfriend.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
Rent. Copyright: BBC

Rent

Series 1, Episode 6

Richard and Paul are entering a half-marathon, but Maria and Ruby are off down the pub.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Kay Stonham

Robin And Wendy's Wet Weekends

Series 1, Episode 2 - A Fete Worse Than Death

The duo's plan for a model village son et lumiere display goes awry.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
I've Never Seen Star Wars. Marcus Brigstocke. Copyright: BBC

I've Never Seen Star Wars

Series 6, Episode 3 - Rebecca Front

Rebecca Front, a self-confessed scaredy-cat, is persuaded to take her first ride on a motorbike and read her first science book. But how much of it did she understand?

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