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Radio schedule Tuesday 8th August 2017

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Meet David Sedaris. David Sedaris

Meet David Sedaris

Series 6, Episode 5

David presents his essay A Number of Reasons I've Been Depressed, Lately and reads some recent diary extracts.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Listen To Les

Listen To Les

Les Dawson presents the debut of comic discovery Justin Jest and a wonky piano sing-along.

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

The Men From The Ministry

Bringing the House Down: A new office block is on the agenda. But it is all a bit too close to home for Mildred.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
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 9:30am (repeat)
Life, Death And Sex With Mike And Sue. Copyright: BBC

Life, Death And Sex With Mike And Sue

Series 1, Episode 4 - Cults

Mike highlights the plight of the homeless - to raise money for a new squash court.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Listen To Les

Listen To Les

Les Dawson presents the debut of comic discovery Justin Jest and a wonky piano sing-along.

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

The Men From The Ministry

Bringing the House Down: A new office block is on the agenda. But it is all a bit too close to home for Mildred.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4pm (repeat)
Whispers

Whispers

Series 1, Episode 5

Writer Lynne Truss and journalist Rowan Pelling discuss the abdication crisis. Hosted by the least discreet man in Britain, Gyles Brandreth they and team captains, Anthony Holden and Stella Duffy, attempt to avoid litigation in the pursuit of truth in all its guises.

Radio 4 4:30pm
30 min
PG Wodehouse

Great Lives - PG Wodehouse

Actor and writer Stephen Fry chooses the creator of Jeeves and Wooster, PG Wodehouse.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
Life, Death And Sex With Mike And Sue. Copyright: BBC

Life, Death And Sex With Mike And Sue

Series 1, Episode 4 - Cults

Mike highlights the plight of the homeless - to raise money for a new squash court.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Meet David Sedaris. David Sedaris

Meet David Sedaris

Series 6, Episode 5

David presents his essay A Number of Reasons I've Been Depressed, Lately and reads some recent diary extracts.

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

Meet David Sedaris

Series 6, Episode 6

The series ends with an essay about the wilder end of his fashion sense, The Perfect Fit, and a lively audience question and answer session.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6:30pm (repeat)
Radio

That Reminds Me

Series 1, Episode 2 - Barry Took

Factually comedic series in which celebrities - mostly comics - share tales and reminisce.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Listen To Les

Listen To Les

Les Dawson presents the debut of comic discovery Justin Jest and a wonky piano sing-along.

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

The Men From The Ministry

Bringing the House Down: A new office block is on the agenda. But it is all a bit too close to home for Mildred.

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

Meet David Sedaris

Series 6, Episode 5

David presents his essay A Number of Reasons I've Been Depressed, Lately and reads some recent diary extracts.

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

BBC New Comedy Award

2017, Episode 7 - Semi Final 1

Competitors in this first semi final of 2017 are Andy Field, Huge Davies, Ophelie Hocquard, Jacob Hawley, Jamie MacDonald and Yumna Mohamed.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Britain Versus The World. Image shows from L to R: Hal Cruttenden, Ed Byrne, Henning Wehn. Copyright: John Stanley Productions

Britain Versus The World

Episode 3

Hal Cruttenden is joined by Holly Walsh while Henning Wehn is teamed with Swedish stand-up Fredrik Andersson.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30am (repeat)
Radio

That Reminds Me

Series 1, Episode 2 - Barry Took

Factually comedic series in which celebrities - mostly comics - share tales and reminisce.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
Whispers

Whispers

Series 1, Episode 6

Swearing, cocaine, wine-throwing and flagellation are just some of the items on the agenda this week. With Gyles Brandreth, team captains Anthony Holden and Stella Duffy, and their special guests this week Jennie Bond and Geoffrey Durham.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
Life, Death And Sex With Mike And Sue. Copyright: BBC

Life, Death And Sex With Mike And Sue

Series 1, Episode 4 - Cults

Mike highlights the plight of the homeless - to raise money for a new squash court.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Meet David Sedaris. David Sedaris

Meet David Sedaris

Series 6, Episode 5

David presents his essay A Number of Reasons I've Been Depressed, Lately and reads some recent diary extracts.

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