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Radio schedule Sunday 13th August 2017

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Susan Calman Is Convicted. Susan Calman. Copyright: BBC

Susan Calman Is Convicted

Series 1, Episode 2 - The Death Penalty

Susan Calman describes how working on Death Row convinced her that she was absolutely against the death penalty.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Life With The Lyons. Image shows from L to R: Richard (Richard Lyon), Barbara (Barbara Lyon), Ben (Ben Lyon). Copyright: BBC

Life With The Lyons

Lovely to Look At: Ben's pal Tex arrives for the Queen's Coronation. Will he succumb to Olde England's charms?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Whack-O!. Professor Edwards (Jimmy Edwards). Copyright: BBC

Whack-O!

Cricket ashes of a different kind when the new school pavilion burns down.

Radio 4 12pm (repeat)
Just A Minute. Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute

Series 79, Episode 1

Nicholas Parsons kicks off the first episode of the new series with a cracking line-up: Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Andy Hamilton and Sue Perkins.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Life With The Lyons. Image shows from L to R: Richard (Richard Lyon), Barbara (Barbara Lyon), Ben (Ben Lyon). Copyright: BBC

Life With The Lyons

Lovely to Look At: Ben's pal Tex arrives for the Queen's Coronation. Will he succumb to Olde England's charms?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Whack-O!. Professor Edwards (Jimmy Edwards). Copyright: BBC

Whack-O!

Cricket ashes of a different kind when the new school pavilion burns down.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Susan Calman Is Convicted. Susan Calman. Copyright: BBC

Susan Calman Is Convicted

Series 1, Episode 2 - The Death Penalty

Susan Calman describes how working on Death Row convinced her that she was absolutely against the death penalty.

Radio 4 6:15pm
90 min
Heidi Regan. Copyright: BBC

BBC New Comedy Award

2017, Episode 9 - Grand Final

The successful comedians from the semi-finals in Edinburgh go through to the final, broadcast live from the BBC tent at George Heriot's school. Mark Watson hosts the evening as the six finalists compete to be crowned the winner of the BBC New Comedy Award 2017.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Susan Calman Is Convicted. Susan Calman. Copyright: BBC

Susan Calman Is Convicted

Series 1, Episode 2 - The Death Penalty

Susan Calman describes how working on Death Row convinced her that she was absolutely against the death penalty.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (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 2, Episode 4 - Ever Decreasing Literary Circles

Flushed with success, Ginny holds a literary salon at Vera's castle. Disappointingly the glitterati stay away. Only Venus turns up and she has never read a book in her life.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Clare In The Community. Copyright: BBC

Clare In The Community

Series 1, Episode 4 - Last Words

One of Clare's clients has died and Clare is delighted with an afternoon off.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Beauty Of Britain. Beauty Olonga (Jocelyn Jee Esien). Copyright: BBC

Beauty Of Britain

Series 2, Episode 2 - Laurelmead

'A British care home is basically a big house named after a tree,' observes Beauty, as she decides to work at Laurelmead. A change from her usual live-in work, but working for the care home brings its own difficulties. Meanwhile there is some good news - her church choir is through to the regional finals of 'Go for Gospel'.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Susan Calman Is Convicted. Susan Calman. Copyright: BBC

Susan Calman Is Convicted

Series 1, Episode 2 - The Death Penalty

Susan Calman describes how working on Death Row convinced her that she was absolutely against the death penalty.

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