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Radio schedule Tuesday 4th July 2017

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar. Alexei Sayle. Copyright: BBC

Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar

Series 1, Episode 4 - History And The Role Of The Entertainer

Alexei explores the role of the entertainer. Along the way he explains why he will never go on Strictly Come Dancing, the reason Newsnight needs to be 11 hours long and questions why TV comedy panel shows help rehabilitate the careers of 'war criminals'.

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

Episode 8.5, Upstairs, Downstairs, Upstairs, Downstairs: Albert is laid up in bed, and Harold fears spending the rest of his life looking after him.

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

The Men From The Ministry

Storm in a Tea Urn: Trouble starts brewing when Sir Gregory bans the duo from making tea.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Dead Ringers. Image shows from L to R: Lewis Macleod, Debra Stephenson, Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey. Copyright: BBC

Dead Ringers

Series 17, Episode 3

Topical comedy with Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Lewis MacLeod, Deborah Stephenson and Duncan Wisbey.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Getting Nowhere Fast

Getting Nowhere Fast

Episode 2.3: Competitive capitalism engulfs the CyberPass Bistro as Merv creates an internal market.

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

Episode 8.5, Upstairs, Downstairs, Upstairs, Downstairs: Albert is laid up in bed, and Harold fears spending the rest of his life looking after him.

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

The Men From The Ministry

Storm in a Tea Urn: Trouble starts brewing when Sir Gregory bans the duo from making tea.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4pm (repeat)
The Museum Of Curiosity. Image shows from L to R: John Lloyd, Sean Lock. Copyright: BBC

The Museum Of Curiosity

Gallery 2, Episode 6 - Meeting Twelve

With writer and critic Clive James, fantasy author Philip Pullman and musical comedian Tim Minchin.

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

The Six Mothers-In-Law Of Henry VIII

Episode 5

Catherine Howard was an ambitious girl - one with a reputation and a Duchess as her adviser.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar. Alexei Sayle. Copyright: BBC

Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar

Series 1, Episode 4 - History And The Role Of The Entertainer

Alexei explores the role of the entertainer. Along the way he explains why he will never go on Strictly Come Dancing, the reason Newsnight needs to be 11 hours long and questions why TV comedy panel shows help rehabilitate the careers of 'war criminals'.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
Bus

Routemasters

Episode 1 - Taking The Michelangelo

When Bernie catches the wrong bus, he's transported back to 16th century Rome.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Meet David Sedaris. David Sedaris

Meet David Sedaris

Series 6, Episode 1

The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller is back with more words of wit and wisdom. He opens this series with a new story fresh from the pages of The New Yorker, Untamed, and extracts from his book Theft By Finding, a compilation of diary entries from 1977-2002.

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

Episode 8.5, Upstairs, Downstairs, Upstairs, Downstairs: Albert is laid up in bed, and Harold fears spending the rest of his life looking after him.

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

The Men From The Ministry

Storm in a Tea Urn: Trouble starts brewing when Sir Gregory bans the duo from making tea.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar. Alexei Sayle. Copyright: BBC

Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar

Series 1, Episode 4 - History And The Role Of The Entertainer

Alexei explores the role of the entertainer. Along the way he explains why he will never go on Strictly Come Dancing, the reason Newsnight needs to be 11 hours long and questions why TV comedy panel shows help rehabilitate the careers of 'war criminals'.

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

The Maltby Collection

Series 3, Episode 1

The credit crunch is hitting the museum and Walter announces that there is likely to be redundancies.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Craig Brown's Lost Diaries. Craig Brown. Copyright: BBC

Craig Brown's Lost Diaries

Episode 3 - May & June

As the summer heats up, passions rise for Barbara Cartland and Edwina Currie.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Bird Island. Image shows from L to R: Jane (Katy Wix), Ben (Reece Shearsmith), Graham (Julian Rhind-Tutt), Mother (Alison Steadman). Copyright: BBC

Bird Island

Series 1, Episode 2

Ben and Graham are short on food supplies and can't radio main base. Tensions rise as they are forced to survive on porridge.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:45pm (repeat)
Tina C's Tiny Island Tour. Tina C (Christopher Green)

Tina C's Tiny Island Tour

Episode 2, Scotland: The country singer and global activist promotes her new album in Glasgow and traces her tartan in Edinburgh.

BBC Radio 4 Extra Midnight (repeat)
Bus

Routemasters

Episode 1 - Taking The Michelangelo

When Bernie catches the wrong bus, he's transported back to 16th century Rome.

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

The Museum Of Curiosity

Gallery 2, Episode 6 - Meeting Twelve

With writer and critic Clive James, fantasy author Philip Pullman and musical comedian Tim Minchin.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Six Mothers-In-Law Of Henry VIII

Episode 5

Catherine Howard was an ambitious girl - one with a reputation and a Duchess as her adviser.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar. Alexei Sayle. Copyright: BBC

Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar

Series 1, Episode 4 - History And The Role Of The Entertainer

Alexei explores the role of the entertainer. Along the way he explains why he will never go on Strictly Come Dancing, the reason Newsnight needs to be 11 hours long and questions why TV comedy panel shows help rehabilitate the careers of 'war criminals'.

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