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Radio schedule Friday 4th August 2017

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Safety Catch. Simon McGrath (Darren Boyd). Copyright: BBC

Safety Catch

Series 1, Episode 2 - A Wanting Man

While being interviewed by a friend of his sister, Simon gets the distinct impression that she might be attracted to him, despite being introduced as a morally contemptible worm. Should he put his theory to the test?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Julia Sutherland

It's Funny And It's True

Episode 2

Julia Sutherland hosts a stand-up show in which comedians joke about taboo subjects. Julia meets Felicity Ward and Fern Brady, who share their deeply personal stories.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

Series 4, Episode 1

The explosive Flying Wombat and insulted Italians.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Doctor At Large

Doctor At Large

Episode 13, Marriage and Surgery: Simon Sparrow must sit his surgeon's exam and get wed to Wendy all in one morning.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Who Goes There

Episode 5.4: Martin Young's famous people quiz.

Radio 4 11:30am (repeat)
To Hull And Back. Image shows from L to R: Sheila (Maureen Lipman), Sophie (Lucy Beaumont)

To Hull And Back

Series 1, Episode 3 - My Casa Is Your Casa

A call from Auntie Pamela, who lives abroad, gets Sophie fired up about the life she could be living, a life of hot tubs and wood-fired lobster.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

Series 4, Episode 1

The explosive Flying Wombat and insulted Italians.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Doctor At Large

Doctor At Large

Episode 13, Marriage and Surgery: Simon Sparrow must sit his surgeon's exam and get wed to Wendy all in one morning.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
Breaking The News. Des Clarke. Copyright: BBC Studios

Breaking The News

Series 7, Episode 7

This week Des is joined by Dominic Holland, Louise Welsh, Susie McCabe and Rahul Kholi.

Radio 4 2:45pm (repeat)
Holding Back The Tide. John Hector (Ronald Pickup). Copyright: BBC

Holding Back The Tide

Episode 1 - The Vauxgarth Pig

When Richard and Clare inherit a house in Yorkshire they find themselves drawn into an unlikely group attempting to defend their town against the worst ills of modernity and it seems the Breck Howe Preservation Society will stop at nothing.

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

Who Goes There

Episode 5.4: Martin Young's famous people quiz.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Safety Catch. Simon McGrath (Darren Boyd). Copyright: BBC

Safety Catch

Series 1, Episode 2 - A Wanting Man

While being interviewed by a friend of his sister, Simon gets the distinct impression that she might be attracted to him, despite being introduced as a morally contemptible worm. Should he put his theory to the test?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Julia Sutherland

It's Funny And It's True

Episode 2

Julia Sutherland hosts a stand-up show in which comedians joke about taboo subjects. Julia meets Felicity Ward and Fern Brady, who share their deeply personal stories.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 6:30pm
30 min
The Accidental AM. Copyright: BBC

The Accidental AM

Episode 2 - Wind Farm

Hayley reassures rival protesters at a local wind farm.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The Museum Of Curiosity. Image shows from L to R: Phill Jupitus, Roger Graef, John Lloyd, Prue Leith, Romesh Ranganathan. Copyright: BBC

The Museum Of Curiosity

Gallery 11, Episode 2 - Meeting Sixty-Three

John Lloyd and Romesh Ranganathan this week are joined by criminologist and documentary maker Roger Graef, Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith, and former curator of The Museum of Curiosity Phill Jupitus.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

Series 4, Episode 1

The explosive Flying Wombat and insulted Italians.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Doctor At Large

Doctor At Large

Episode 13, Marriage and Surgery: Simon Sparrow must sit his surgeon's exam and get wed to Wendy all in one morning.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Julia Sutherland

It's Funny And It's True

Episode 2

Julia Sutherland hosts a stand-up show in which comedians joke about taboo subjects. Julia meets Felicity Ward and Fern Brady, who share their deeply personal stories.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm
60 min
Heidi Regan. Copyright: BBC

BBC New Comedy Award

2017, Episode 6 - Heat 6 - Cardiff

Lloyd Langford presents 10 new comedians in the final heat of the BBC New Comedy Award 2017, in the Glee Club, Cardiff. The judges are Tiff Stevenson, BBC Radio Comedy Editor Simon Nicholls, and Steve Bennett from Chortle.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Revolting People. Copyright: BBC

Revolting People

Series 3, Episode 1 - Young Love

Love is in the air, but for how long? Marriages of convenience and financial incentives conspire to wreck romance's chances.

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

Who Goes There

Episode 5.4: Martin Young's famous people quiz.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Safety Catch. Simon McGrath (Darren Boyd). Copyright: BBC

Safety Catch

Series 1, Episode 2 - A Wanting Man

While being interviewed by a friend of his sister, Simon gets the distinct impression that she might be attracted to him, despite being introduced as a morally contemptible worm. Should he put his theory to the test?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Julia Sutherland

It's Funny And It's True

Episode 2

Julia Sutherland hosts a stand-up show in which comedians joke about taboo subjects. Julia meets Felicity Ward and Fern Brady, who share their deeply personal stories.

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