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Radio schedule Tuesday 19th September 2017

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Double Science. Image shows left to right: Colin Jackson (Ben Willbond), Kenneth Farley-Pitman (Justin Edwards). Credit: BBC

Double Science

Episode 4 - Field Trip

Forresters College are going on a trip to look at some wind farms. Colin is very excited at the prospect of impressing Alison, while Kenneth is looking forward to drinking the full selection of real ales at a local pub. Unfortunately, things don't turn out quite as planned.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
The Tim Vine Chat Show. Tim Vine. Copyright: BBC

The Tim Vine Chat Show

Series 2, Episode 1

Tim's in London where he finds himself confronted by a man with an interesting technique for warding off foxes and an office worker who was inadvertently responsible for half of Welwyn Garden City being closed to the public. There's also a song about allergies.

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

Listen To Les

Les Dawson's tales of 1920s gangsters, dole office romantics and tinkling the ivories.

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

The Men From The Ministry

The Foolproof Fool: Lamb finds his true vocation, then blows his big opportunity.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am
45 min version
(repeat)
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 94, Episode 2

Andy Hamilton, Desiree Burch, Hugo Rifkind and Kerry Godliman join host Miles Jupp to hash out the week's news which includes a double defeat for Theresa May, Hilary Clinton's new book and a drunk Welshman on a stag do setting a world record.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:45am (repeat)
Armstrong and Miller

Armstrong And Miller

Episode 2: Battles recreated, and National Trousers Day.

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

Listen To Les

Les Dawson's tales of 1920s gangsters, dole office romantics and tinkling the ivories.

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

The Men From The Ministry

The Foolproof Fool: Lamb finds his true vocation, then blows his big opportunity.

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

Our Man At Wembley

Episode 2: As the FA Cup final looms, will budding commentator Eric Halliday get inside the stadium?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Double Science. Image shows left to right: Colin Jackson (Ben Willbond), Kenneth Farley-Pitman (Justin Edwards). Credit: BBC

Double Science

Episode 4 - Field Trip

Forresters College are going on a trip to look at some wind farms. Colin is very excited at the prospect of impressing Alison, while Kenneth is looking forward to drinking the full selection of real ales at a local pub. Unfortunately, things don't turn out quite as planned.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
The Tim Vine Chat Show. Tim Vine. Copyright: BBC

The Tim Vine Chat Show

Series 2, Episode 1

Tim's in London where he finds himself confronted by a man with an interesting technique for warding off foxes and an office worker who was inadvertently responsible for half of Welwyn Garden City being closed to the public. There's also a song about allergies.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
Terry Pratchett's Guards! Guards!. Copyright: BBC

Terry Pratchett's Guards! Guards!

Episode 2

Is it possible that a long-extinct beast could be behind recent crimes? Captain Vimes investigates.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The Tim Vine Chat Show. Tim Vine. Copyright: BBC

The Tim Vine Chat Show

Series 2, Episode 2

Tim Vine has been travelling the length and breadth of this fair land to not only uncover the best stories of the Great British public but also to take every possible opportunity to tell a ridiculous joke and sing a preposterous song along the way.

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

That Reminds Me

Series 2, Episode 2 - Maureen Lipman

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's tales of 1920s gangsters, dole office romantics and tinkling the ivories.

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

The Men From The Ministry

The Foolproof Fool: Lamb finds his true vocation, then blows his big opportunity.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
The Tim Vine Chat Show. Tim Vine. Copyright: BBC

The Tim Vine Chat Show

Series 2, Episode 1

Tim's in London where he finds himself confronted by a man with an interesting technique for warding off foxes and an office worker who was inadvertently responsible for half of Welwyn Garden City being closed to the public. There's also a song about allergies.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler. Tim Fitzhigham. Copyright: BBC

Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler

Series 2, Episode 1

Adventurer and comedian Tim FitzHigham recreates another 18th century bet: can he walk blindfolded from London's Royal Academy to the Royal Exchange building in under an hour?

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Spotlight Tonight With Nish Kumar. Nish Kumar. Copyright: BBC

Spotlight Tonight With Nish Kumar

Series 2, Episode 1

In a second series of this late-night topical comedy, Nish Kumar is here to cast his spotlight on the week's most talked about news items, taking an in-depth look at the biggest stories from the past seven days as well as scrutinising the bigger issues of the moment.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Alun Cochrane's Fun House. Alun Cochrane. Copyright: BBC

Alun Cochrane's Fun House

Episode 1 - The Kitchen

Comedian Alun Cochrane has a 25-year mortgage, which he can only pay off by being funny. In this series, he takes us on a stand-up tour of his house, starting in the The Kitchen.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
The Shuttleworths. John Shuttleworth (Graham Fellows). Copyright: BBC

The Shuttleworths

Series 1, Episode 3 - How...

Practical hints on how to cope with divorce, bereavement and the washing up.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:45pm (repeat)
Hamish And Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea. Image shows from L to R: Dougal (Graeme Garden), Hamish (Barry Cryer). Copyright: BBC

Hamish And Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea

Series 3, Episode 3 - The Subsidence Adventure

Hamish and Dougal advertise their services as 'builders to the gentry'.

BBC Radio 4 Extra Midnight (repeat)
Terry Pratchett's Guards! Guards!. Copyright: BBC

Terry Pratchett's Guards! Guards!

Episode 2

Is it possible that a long-extinct beast could be behind recent crimes? Captain Vimes investigates.

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

That Reminds Me

Series 2, Episode 2 - Maureen Lipman

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

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

Our Man At Wembley

Episode 2: As the FA Cup final looms, will budding commentator Eric Halliday get inside the stadium?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Double Science. Image shows left to right: Colin Jackson (Ben Willbond), Kenneth Farley-Pitman (Justin Edwards). Credit: BBC

Double Science

Episode 4 - Field Trip

Forresters College are going on a trip to look at some wind farms. Colin is very excited at the prospect of impressing Alison, while Kenneth is looking forward to drinking the full selection of real ales at a local pub. Unfortunately, things don't turn out quite as planned.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
The Tim Vine Chat Show. Tim Vine. Copyright: BBC

The Tim Vine Chat Show

Series 2, Episode 1

Tim's in London where he finds himself confronted by a man with an interesting technique for warding off foxes and an office worker who was inadvertently responsible for half of Welwyn Garden City being closed to the public. There's also a song about allergies.

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