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Radio schedule Saturday 28th October 2017

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

An Hour With Hinge And Bracket

Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket's 21st anniversary concert at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in London.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am
Diane Morgan

Diane Morgan Believes In Ghosts

This Halloween weekend, Diane Morgan, famed for her investigative powers as Philomena Cunk, trawls the BBC archive for the best real-life tales of ghost hunting, hauntings, and unexplained phenomena, which takes us across England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales - as well as on a tour around BBC Broadcasting House. Diane will also be joined by some special guests who have all had paranormal experiences, including Yvette Fielding, Glen Hunt, Toyah Willcox, Bethany Black, Steve Punt, and Maxine Peake, and they will share their stories.

BBC Radio 5 Live 11am
60 min
Rick Edwards. Credit: BBC

Fighting Talk

Series 15, Episode 10

Former British cricketer and BBC TMS commentator Ebony Rainford-Brent, journalist and sports broadcaster Steve Bunce and comedians Eddie Kadi and Ivo Graham join Colin Murray for more sporting punditry.

BBC Radio Scotland 11:30am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
The Sit Crom. Copyright: BBC

The Sit Crom

Episode 1 - The Secret Knocke

Mercy's disguise is revealed, Father Francis is perplexed in his hole, Tobias denigrates the vegetables, Arise Higgs and his platoon are billeted on Firebasket Hall and Gazebo has lethal orders.

Radio 4 12:30pm (repeat)
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 94, Episode 8

Miles Jupp is joined by Simon Evans, Angela Barnes, Hugo Rifkind and Zoe Lyons for a satirical review of the week's news.

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

Not In Front Of The Children

Episode 1, House in a Tree: Jennifer nags stubborn Henry, who is due in court over a treehouse.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 1pm
30 min
Be Lucky. Image shows from L to R: Dylan (Elis James), Gabriel (Milton Jones), Ruth (Jo Joyner). Copyright: The Rubber Chicken

Be Lucky

Series 2, Episode 2

When Dylan and Ruth compare bucket lists, he wonders if he's been wasting his life - especially after Ruth declares that her ambition is to end global hunger and see the world from space.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1pm (repeat)
How To Survive The Roman Empire, By Pliny And Me. Copyright: BBC

How To Survive The Roman Empire, By Pliny And Me

A repeat-run of the second series of the comedy drama.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

An Hour With Hinge And Bracket

Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket's 21st anniversary concert at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in London.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
The Mark Steel Lecture. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

The Mark Steel Lecture

Series 2, Episode 5 - Billie Holliday

Mark presents the life of Billie Holliday, the jazz musician and singer who shocked and outraged, but whose songs had a deep and complex side to them.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Andrew Maxwell's Public Enemies. Andrew Maxwell. Copyright: BBC

Andrew Maxwell's Public Enemies

Episode 3 - Drugs Trade

The drugs trade is one of our few booming industries. In this third episode, Andrew looks at the facts behind both the illegal and legal drugs. What are the risks? What are the problems? And what can we do about either?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Goodness Gracious Me

Goodness Gracious Me

Episode 3.2: The embarrassing auntie gets hip, and curious memories of the British Raj.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Chris Addison's Civilization

Chris Addison's Civilization

Episode 2 - Cities And Laws

What are the flaws in the urban democratic system? Continuing his journey through the vast and rich subject of civilisation, Chris Addison explains exactly what we need to create a new one.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1am (repeat)
How To Survive The Roman Empire, By Pliny And Me. Copyright: BBC

How To Survive The Roman Empire, By Pliny And Me

A repeat-run of the second series of the comedy drama.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

An Hour With Hinge And Bracket

Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket's 21st anniversary concert at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in London.

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