British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

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Radio schedule Wednesday 31st August 2016

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

A Whole 'Nother Story

Comedy about a friendship between a man and a woman, starring Dave Lamb and Debra Stephenson.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
To Hull And Back. Image shows from L to R: Sheila (Maureen Lipman), Sophie (Lucy Beaumont)

To Hull And Back

Series 2, Episode 3 - Is That You Mr Brown?

An elderly Mrs Chiltern comes to stay after her cat goes missing. Sophie tries to get some bits and pieces together to sell, to pay for a car, her mother buys an antique crystal ball and attempts to tell the fortune of a neighbour with piles.

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

The Navy Lark

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 2, Episode 5 - The Holiday Camp

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
The 99p Challenge. Image shows from L to R: Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Sue Perkins, Jack Docherty, Peter Baynham. Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

The 99p Challenge

Spoof panel game hosted by Sue Perkins.

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

Rent

Series 2, Episode 2

Richard finds himself propelled into the limelight as a superstar DJ.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Josh Howie's Losing It. Josh (Josh Howie). Copyright: Black Hat Productions

Josh Howie's Losing It

Series 1, Episode 2 - The Letter

Josh and his wife Monique go to the hospital to attend their twenty week scan. Unfortunately Monique has forgotten the appointment letter, which is the only thing Josh can now think about.

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

The Navy Lark

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 2, Episode 5 - The Holiday Camp

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4pm (repeat)
The 99p Challenge. Image shows from L to R: Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Sue Perkins, Jack Docherty, Peter Baynham. Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

The 99p Challenge

Spoof panel game hosted by Sue Perkins.

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

Rent

Series 2, Episode 2

Richard finds himself propelled into the limelight as a superstar DJ.

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

A Whole 'Nother Story

Comedy about a friendship between a man and a woman, starring Dave Lamb and Debra Stephenson.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
To Hull And Back. Image shows from L to R: Sheila (Maureen Lipman), Sophie (Lucy Beaumont)

To Hull And Back

Series 2, Episode 3 - Is That You Mr Brown?

An elderly Mrs Chiltern comes to stay after her cat goes missing. Sophie tries to get some bits and pieces together to sell, to pay for a car, her mother buys an antique crystal ball and attempts to tell the fortune of a neighbour with piles.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
To Hull And Back. Image shows from L to R: Sheila (Maureen Lipman), Sophie (Lucy Beaumont)

To Hull And Back

Series 2, Episode 4 - Where Do You Think You're Going?

In the last episode of this series, Sophie thinks that she'll finally get to meet her Auntie Pamela and her mother gets a job at Humber Helpline, to prove to Sophie that she's the kind one of the two sisters.

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

The Navy Lark

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 2, Episode 5 - The Holiday Camp

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
To Hull And Back. Image shows from L to R: Sheila (Maureen Lipman), Sophie (Lucy Beaumont)

To Hull And Back

Series 2, Episode 3 - Is That You Mr Brown?

An elderly Mrs Chiltern comes to stay after her cat goes missing. Sophie tries to get some bits and pieces together to sell, to pay for a car, her mother buys an antique crystal ball and attempts to tell the fortune of a neighbour with piles.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Listen Against. Image shows from L to R: Alice Arnold, Jon Holmes. Copyright: BBC

Listen Against

Series 4, Episode 1

Jon Holmes chases Melvyn Bragg in a time machine; a report on school children getting addicted to Farming Today; and more.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Angela Barnes: You Can't Take It With You. Angela Barnes

Angela Barnes: You Can't Take It With You

Series 1, Episode 4

Super-sharp everywoman Angela Barnes, remembering her larger-than-life father, tackles life and love and, with the help of the audience, packs herself a fantasy coffin.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Plus One. Rob Black (Daniel Mays). Copyright: Kudos Productions

Living With Mother

Series 2, Episode 2 - Told You I Was Ill

Lisa (Linda Robson) is a hypochondriac and worries about everything. She can't accept the fact that her son Luke (Daniel Mays) has grown up and isn't a baby anymore.

Radio 4 11:15pm
15 min
TEZ Talks. Tez Ilyas. Copyright: BBC

TEZ Talks

Series 1, Episode 3 - Values

Tez looks at 'British Values'. Recent legislation means we're all obliged to know about British Values to avoid the path to extremism... but what are British Values? Who decides them? And does Benidorm hold the answer? Tez explains all...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:15pm (repeat)
Mission Improbable. Image shows from L to R: Lucy (Lizzie Bates), Jane (Catriona Knox), Amelia (Anna Emerson). Copyright: Top Dog Productions

Mission Improbable

Series 1, Episode 2 - Splash!

A fast-paced tale of rowing, wooing and dolphin-watching with the binoculars round the wrong way.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
At Home With The Snails. George (Geoffrey Palmer)

At Home With The Snails

Series 1, Episode 3

George has removed Alex's favourite snail in order to study the effects on his son. Meanwhile Beverley believes she may be pregnant, which brings her and Alex closer together.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
The 99p Challenge. Image shows from L to R: Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Sue Perkins, Jack Docherty, Peter Baynham. Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

The 99p Challenge

Spoof panel game hosted by Sue Perkins.

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

Rent

Series 2, Episode 2

Richard finds himself propelled into the limelight as a superstar DJ.

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

A Whole 'Nother Story

Comedy about a friendship between a man and a woman, starring Dave Lamb and Debra Stephenson.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
To Hull And Back. Image shows from L to R: Sheila (Maureen Lipman), Sophie (Lucy Beaumont)

To Hull And Back

Series 2, Episode 3 - Is That You Mr Brown?

An elderly Mrs Chiltern comes to stay after her cat goes missing. Sophie tries to get some bits and pieces together to sell, to pay for a car, her mother buys an antique crystal ball and attempts to tell the fortune of a neighbour with piles.

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