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Radio schedule Tuesday 27th September 2016

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Food

Bangers And Mash

Comedy series by Katie Hims, in which former nun Martina takes a job with a chaotic catering company.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Mark Watson

Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life

Series 2, Episode 5 - Legacy

This weeks topic is legacy. How will the world see us after we've gone, and is it really important? The trio consider their reputations, prepare their wills, and look the end in the face in this penultimate episode of the series.

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

Radio adaptation of Galton & Simpson's hit TV sitcom about a father and son rag-and-bone man team.

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

The Men From The Ministry

Satrical sitcom about the bungling civil servants at the General Assistance Department.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am
45 min version
(repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:45am (repeat)
Foley And McColl: The Interview

Foley And McColl: The Interview

A repeat of this 2003 radio.

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

Radio adaptation of Galton & Simpson's hit TV sitcom about a father and son rag-and-bone man team.

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

The Men From The Ministry

Satrical sitcom about the bungling civil servants at the General Assistance Department.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
Safety Catch. Simon McGrath (Darren Boyd). Copyright: BBC

Safety Catch

Series 3, Episode 3 - Uncomfortably Numb

When told by his boss to stop empathising, Simon tries to give himself compassion fatigue to stop caring. He also has to cope with a visit from Anna's parents.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Food

Bangers And Mash

Comedy series by Katie Hims, in which former nun Martina takes a job with a chaotic catering company.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Mark Watson

Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life

Series 2, Episode 5 - Legacy

This weeks topic is legacy. How will the world see us after we've gone, and is it really important? The trio consider their reputations, prepare their wills, and look the end in the face in this penultimate episode of the series.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Mark Watson

Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life

Series 2, Episode 6 - Scandinavia

This week, in the final episode of the series, Watson allows Simmons to choose a topic which demonstrates the epitome of Good Living. They've tackled most of human life, but now the trio turn their attention to the biggest of them all - Scandinavia. Is it a northern utopia? Does it even exist?

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

Radio adaptation of Galton & Simpson's hit TV sitcom about a father and son rag-and-bone man team.

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

The Men From The Ministry

Satrical sitcom about the bungling civil servants at the General Assistance Department.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Mark Watson

Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life

Series 2, Episode 5 - Legacy

This weeks topic is legacy. How will the world see us after we've gone, and is it really important? The trio consider their reputations, prepare their wills, and look the end in the face in this penultimate episode of the series.

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

The Maltby Collection

Series 2, Episode 1

The museum is still stuck in the past. Rod decides to take modernising action.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Neil Pearson

Brian Gulliver's Travels

Series 1, Episode 1 - Gelbetia

Brian Gulliver, a seasoned presenter of travel documentaries, finds himself in a hospital's secure unit after claiming to have experienced a succession of bizarre adventures. This week Brian recounts his travels around the medocracy of Gelbetia, a country run by doctors.

Radio 4 11:30pm (repeat)
Life: An Idiot's Guide. Stephen K Amos. Copyright: BBC

Life: An Idiot's Guide

Series 3, Episode 2 - Breaking Up

Stephen K Amos is joined by comedians Susan Murray, Tom Craine and Josie Long to present a guide to breaking up.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
The Penny Dreadfuls Present.... Image shows from L to R: Humphrey Ker, Thom Tuck, David Reed

The Penny Dreadfuls Present...

The Brothers Faversham, Episode 2 - Theseus

The Penny Dreadfuls present the story of Theseus, a detective respected even more than Sherlock Holmes and second born of the Faversham brothers.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
Safety Catch. Simon McGrath (Darren Boyd). Copyright: BBC

Safety Catch

Series 3, Episode 3 - Uncomfortably Numb

When told by his boss to stop empathising, Simon tries to give himself compassion fatigue to stop caring. He also has to cope with a visit from Anna's parents.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Food

Bangers And Mash

Comedy series by Katie Hims, in which former nun Martina takes a job with a chaotic catering company.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Mark Watson

Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life

Series 2, Episode 5 - Legacy

This weeks topic is legacy. How will the world see us after we've gone, and is it really important? The trio consider their reputations, prepare their wills, and look the end in the face in this penultimate episode of the series.

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