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Radio schedule Wednesday 18th January 2017

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
An Actor's Life For Me. Robert Wilson (John Gordon Sinclair). Copyright: BBC

An Actor's Life For Me

Series 1, Episode 2 - I Can Do That

Robert gets a role as a chauffeur, except he can't drive.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Elis James. Copyright: Idil Sukan

State Of The Nations

Episode 3 - Northern Ireland

Elis James visits the Empire in Belfast, where he is joined by Micky Bartlett, Shane Todd, Ursula Burns and Andrew Maxwell.

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 8 - Cyrano De Hancock

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 Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 9, Episode 2

David Mitchell presents another edition of the panel game built on truth and lies. The guests, John Finnemore, Henning Wehn, Danielle Ward and Tom Wrigglesworth, talk on the subjects of pandas, football, China and smoking.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
The Newly Discovered Case Book Of Sherlock Holmes

The Newly Discovered Case Book Of Sherlock Holmes

Episode 3, The Case of the Deranged Botanist: The spoof sleuth probes a monstrous tale of cross-bred plants and humans.

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 8 - Cyrano De Hancock

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 Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 9, Episode 2

David Mitchell presents another edition of the panel game built on truth and lies. The guests, John Finnemore, Henning Wehn, Danielle Ward and Tom Wrigglesworth, talk on the subjects of pandas, football, China and smoking.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
The Newly Discovered Case Book Of Sherlock Holmes

The Newly Discovered Case Book Of Sherlock Holmes

Episode 3, The Case of the Deranged Botanist: The spoof sleuth probes a monstrous tale of cross-bred plants and humans.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
An Actor's Life For Me. Robert Wilson (John Gordon Sinclair). Copyright: BBC

An Actor's Life For Me

Series 1, Episode 2 - I Can Do That

Robert gets a role as a chauffeur, except he can't drive.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Elis James. Copyright: Idil Sukan

State Of The Nations

Episode 3 - Northern Ireland

Elis James visits the Empire in Belfast, where he is joined by Micky Bartlett, Shane Todd, Ursula Burns and Andrew Maxwell.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Elis James. Copyright: Idil Sukan

State Of The Nations

Episode 4 - Scotland

Elis James is at The Stand Comedy Club in Glasgow, where he is joined by Jim Smith, Fern Brady and Scott Gibson.

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 8 - Cyrano De Hancock

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)
Elis James. Copyright: Idil Sukan

State Of The Nations

Episode 3 - Northern Ireland

Elis James visits the Empire in Belfast, where he is joined by Micky Bartlett, Shane Todd, Ursula Burns and Andrew Maxwell.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Meet David Sedaris. David Sedaris

Meet David Sedaris

Series 3, Episode 5 - Easy Tiger And Possession

This week, the perils of learning a foreign language by audio tape in "Easy Tiger" and crossing the line in property desire in "Possession".

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Sam Simmons

Sam Simmons Is Not A People Person

Episode 4 - Glenn

This week finds Sam trudging through the desert in search of the Steppe Eagle.

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

Life: An Idiot's Guide

Series 3, Episode 4 - Coming Of Age

Stephen K Amos is joined by comedians Mae Martin, Travis Jay and Dan Antopolski to present a guide to coming of age.

Radio 4 11:15pm (repeat)
James Acaster's Findings. James Acaster. Copyright: BBC

James Acaster's Findings

Episode 1 - Wood

James goes to a lumberjack optician to find out if they can see the wood for the trees, experiments with toothpicks and termites, and investigates the difference between the xylophone and the glockenspiel - all while wearing his patented Clegg Clogs.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Dan And Nick: The Wildebeest Years

Dan And Nick: The Wildebeest Years

Episode 2, It's Pundemonium!: Former Loose Ends alumni Dan Freedman and Nick Romero's very own comedy extravaganza.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 9, Episode 2

David Mitchell presents another edition of the panel game built on truth and lies. The guests, John Finnemore, Henning Wehn, Danielle Ward and Tom Wrigglesworth, talk on the subjects of pandas, football, China and smoking.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
The Newly Discovered Case Book Of Sherlock Holmes

The Newly Discovered Case Book Of Sherlock Holmes

Episode 3, The Case of the Deranged Botanist: The spoof sleuth probes a monstrous tale of cross-bred plants and humans.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
An Actor's Life For Me. Robert Wilson (John Gordon Sinclair). Copyright: BBC

An Actor's Life For Me

Series 1, Episode 2 - I Can Do That

Robert gets a role as a chauffeur, except he can't drive.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Elis James. Copyright: Idil Sukan

State Of The Nations

Episode 3 - Northern Ireland

Elis James visits the Empire in Belfast, where he is joined by Micky Bartlett, Shane Todd, Ursula Burns and Andrew Maxwell.

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