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Radio schedule Wednesday 7th December 2016

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
The Attractive Young Rabbi

The Attractive Young Rabbi

Episode 2.6, Babies: The rabbis are submerged in baby talk, while Melvin struggles with his conscience.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Women Talking About Cars. Victoria Coren Mitchell. Copyright: BBC

Women Talking About Cars

Series 1, Episode 1 - Dawn French

Dawn French joins host Victoria Coren Mitchell. The Vicar Of Dibley star comments: "It will be great to get together with Victoria for a good old girly natter about the torque stats on the BMW Luxus 850." Hear what Dawn wrote on the back of her first car, find out which comedian totalled her beloved Cortina and discover the advantages of the refrigerated glove compartment.

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 4, Episode 1 - Back From Holiday

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)
How to Be Bohemian. Victoria Coren Mitchell. Copyright: BBC

Heresy

Series 7, Episode 2

The panellists are Marcus Brigstocke, Natalie Haynes and Rev Richard Coles.

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

Rent

Series 3, Episode 4

Maria turns agony aunt, but is Paul finally turning all grown-up and responsible?

Radio 4 10:45am
15 min
Rebecca Humphries

Forty Weeks

Episode 3 - Melon

With 20 weeks until the baby is due, Sam has moved in with Bayley. But he cannot stop thinking about Rose.

Radio 4 11:30am (repeat)
Gloomsbury. Image shows from L to R: Henry Mickleton (Jonathan Coy), Vera Sackcloth-Vest (Miriam Margolyes), DH Lollipop (John Sessions), Lionel Fox (Nigel Planer), Venus Traduces (Morwenna Banks), Ginny Fox (Alison Steadman). Copyright: Little Brother Productions

Gloomsbury

Series 3, Episode 6 - One Day My Prince Will Come

The visit of the Prince of Wales to Sizzlinghurst to admire Vera's garden has ardent Monarchist, Mrs Gosling, in a tizzy. It also leaves Henry on edge. and suspecting everyone of trying to assassinate the Prince.

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 4, Episode 1 - Back From Holiday

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)
How to Be Bohemian. Victoria Coren Mitchell. Copyright: BBC

Heresy

Series 7, Episode 2

The panellists are Marcus Brigstocke, Natalie Haynes and Rev Richard Coles.

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

Rent

Series 3, Episode 4

Maria turns agony aunt, but is Paul finally turning all grown-up and responsible?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
The Attractive Young Rabbi

The Attractive Young Rabbi

Episode 2.6, Babies: The rabbis are submerged in baby talk, while Melvin struggles with his conscience.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Women Talking About Cars. Victoria Coren Mitchell. Copyright: BBC

Women Talking About Cars

Series 1, Episode 1 - Dawn French

Dawn French joins host Victoria Coren Mitchell. The Vicar Of Dibley star comments: "It will be great to get together with Victoria for a good old girly natter about the torque stats on the BMW Luxus 850." Hear what Dawn wrote on the back of her first car, find out which comedian totalled her beloved Cortina and discover the advantages of the refrigerated glove compartment.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Women Talking About Cars. Victoria Coren Mitchell. Copyright: BBC

Women Talking About Cars

Series 1, Episode 2 - Olivia Colman

Olivia Colman reveals the nickname of her beloved Morris Minor, and answers that crucial question for any award-winning actress: "What are you driving these days?"

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 4, Episode 1 - Back From Holiday

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.

Radio 4 7:45pm (repeat)
Rebecca Humphries

Forty Weeks

Episode 3 - Melon

With 20 weeks until the baby is due, Sam has moved in with Bayley. But he cannot stop thinking about Rose.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Women Talking About Cars. Victoria Coren Mitchell. Copyright: BBC

Women Talking About Cars

Series 1, Episode 1 - Dawn French

Dawn French joins host Victoria Coren Mitchell. The Vicar Of Dibley star comments: "It will be great to get together with Victoria for a good old girly natter about the torque stats on the BMW Luxus 850." Hear what Dawn wrote on the back of her first car, find out which comedian totalled her beloved Cortina and discover the advantages of the refrigerated glove compartment.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Mark Thomas Presents

Episode 2, Mort Sahl Live: Mark Thomas hosts the third of four shows featuring iconic American comedians. In an exclusive appearance for Radio 4, pioneering political comic Mort Sahl proves that his grip on events is as sharp and biting as ever.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Terry Alderton

Terry Alderton: Crazy Now

Terry Alderton: More Crazy Now, Episode 2 - Giant Hornet

Characters, songs, sketches and stand-up from comedian and actor Terry Alderton.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

We Know Everything

Episode 4: When Parmesan goes rotten, what does it smell of?

Radio 4 11:15pm (repeat)
Roger McGough's Other Half. Roger McGough

Roger McGough's Other Half

Episode 1

Quirky sketches and poems with merriment and melancholy in equal measures.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:15pm (repeat)
Sir Ralph Stanza's Letter From Salford

Sir Ralph Stanza's Letter From Salford

Episode 2.4, A View From the Stanza: Ralphie advises his student Bob that comedy is the 'foot and mouth' of poetry.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Hut 33. Image shows from L to R: Charles (Robert Bathurst), Joshua Fanshawe-Marshall (Alex Macqueen), Archie (Tom Goodman-Hill). Copyright: BBC

Hut 33

Series 2, Episode 2 - Pigs n Spivs

Rations are running dangerously low at Bletchley Park. However the starving codebreakers soon meet a spiv who sells them a job-lot of bacon. The only problem is that that the bacon is in the form of a live pig.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
How to Be Bohemian. Victoria Coren Mitchell. Copyright: BBC

Heresy

Series 7, Episode 2

The panellists are Marcus Brigstocke, Natalie Haynes and Rev Richard Coles.

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

Rent

Series 3, Episode 4

Maria turns agony aunt, but is Paul finally turning all grown-up and responsible?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
The Attractive Young Rabbi

The Attractive Young Rabbi

Episode 2.6, Babies: The rabbis are submerged in baby talk, while Melvin struggles with his conscience.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Women Talking About Cars. Victoria Coren Mitchell. Copyright: BBC

Women Talking About Cars

Series 1, Episode 1 - Dawn French

Dawn French joins host Victoria Coren Mitchell. The Vicar Of Dibley star comments: "It will be great to get together with Victoria for a good old girly natter about the torque stats on the BMW Luxus 850." Hear what Dawn wrote on the back of her first car, find out which comedian totalled her beloved Cortina and discover the advantages of the refrigerated glove compartment.

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