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Radio schedule Tuesday 9th August 2016

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

Spangles 'n' Tights

Episode 5, The Movie: A US film company needs old uniforms from Dublin's theatrical costumiers.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
The Missing Hancocks. Tony Hancock (Kevin McNally)

The Missing Hancocks

Series 1, Episode 4 - The Breakfast Cereal

Another newly recorded, long-lost Hancock drama, written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson and starring Kevin McNally.

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

The Diploma: Harold quits for a new career as a TV repair man.

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

The Men From The Ministry

All Change: Struggling with the new metric system, will the dopey duo measure up in fancy new jobs?

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

The Museum Of Curiosity

Gallery 9, Episode 2 - Meeting Fifty-One

Joining John Lloyd and Noel Fielding this week are comedian Janey Godley, microbiologist Prof. Milton Wainwright and Slipknot singer Corey Taylor.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Chambers. Image shows from L to R: Hilary Tripping (James Fleet), John Fuller-Carp (John Bird), Ruth Quirke (Sarah Lancashire). Copyright: BBC

Chambers

Series 1, Episode 1 - QC at Any Cost

Hellbent on becoming QC at any cost, John Fuller-Carp employs anyone who can help him.

Radio 4 10:45am
15 min
Monsignor Quixote. Quixote (Bernard Cribbins)

Monsignor Quixote

Episode 2

Father Quixote receives some unwelcome - and very surprising - news from his bishop.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:15am (repeat)
A Second Life. Copyright: BBC

A Second Life

Comic drama by Adam Beeson, adapted from a short story by the 19th-century Brazilian writer Machado de Assis.

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

The Diploma: Harold quits for a new career as a TV repair man.

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

The Men From The Ministry

All Change: Struggling with the new metric system, will the dopey duo measure up in fancy new jobs?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
Chambers. Image shows from L to R: Hilary Tripping (James Fleet), John Fuller-Carp (John Bird), Ruth Quirke (Sarah Lancashire). Copyright: BBC

Chambers

Series 1, Episode 1 - QC at Any Cost

Hellbent on becoming QC at any cost, John Fuller-Carp employs anyone who can help him.

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

Spangles 'n' Tights

Episode 5, The Movie: A US film company needs old uniforms from Dublin's theatrical costumiers.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
The Missing Hancocks. Tony Hancock (Kevin McNally)

The Missing Hancocks

Series 1, Episode 4 - The Breakfast Cereal

Another newly recorded, long-lost Hancock drama, written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson and starring Kevin McNally.

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
The Missing Hancocks. Tony Hancock (Kevin McNally)

The Missing Hancocks

Series 1, Episode 5 - The New Neighbour

Tony has a new neighbour, whose night-time routine is very, very suspicious.

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

The Diploma: Harold quits for a new career as a TV repair man.

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

The Men From The Ministry

All Change: Struggling with the new metric system, will the dopey duo measure up in fancy new jobs?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:15pm (repeat)
A Second Life. Copyright: BBC

A Second Life

Comic drama by Adam Beeson, adapted from a short story by the 19th-century Brazilian writer Machado de Assis.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
The Missing Hancocks. Tony Hancock (Kevin McNally)

The Missing Hancocks

Series 1, Episode 4 - The Breakfast Cereal

Another newly recorded, long-lost Hancock drama, written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson and starring Kevin McNally.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
The Maltby Collection. Copyright: BBC

The Maltby Collection

Series 1, Episode 4

The collection is saved, leaving the staff with the time and energy to pursue romance.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Mark Watson

Mark Watson's Live Address To The Nation

Episode 6 - Goodwill

Mark Watson continues his quest to improve the world, nimbly assisted by Tim Key and Tom Basden. Broadcast live from the BBC Radio Theatre.

Radio 4 11:30pm (repeat)
Natalie Haynes

Natalie Haynes Stands Up For The Classics

Series 2, Episode 1 - Aristophanes

Tonight Natalie stands up in the name of Greek playwright and inventor of 'old comedy', Aristophanes.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Delve Special. David Lander (Stephen Fry). Copyright: BBC

Delve Special

Series 1, Episode 3 - The Shifton Scandal, Part 3

In his town demolition expose, David Lander examines the link to a government sex scandal.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
Chambers. Image shows from L to R: Hilary Tripping (James Fleet), John Fuller-Carp (John Bird), Ruth Quirke (Sarah Lancashire). Copyright: BBC

Chambers

Series 1, Episode 1 - QC at Any Cost

Hellbent on becoming QC at any cost, John Fuller-Carp employs anyone who can help him.

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

Spangles 'n' Tights

Episode 5, The Movie: A US film company needs old uniforms from Dublin's theatrical costumiers.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
The Missing Hancocks. Tony Hancock (Kevin McNally)

The Missing Hancocks

Series 1, Episode 4 - The Breakfast Cereal

Another newly recorded, long-lost Hancock drama, written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson and starring Kevin McNally.

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