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Radio schedule Tuesday 26th December 2017

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Image shows from L to R: Tim McInnerny, Haydn Gwynne

Guests Are Like Fish

Episode 2

Joan and Colin arrive to visit Jim and Anna at impossibly short notice.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Mark Steel's In Town. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

Mark Steel's In Town

Series 8, Episode 3 - Inverness

Mark visits Inverness in the Highlands and performs for the locals.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
The Ken Dodd Show. Ken Dodd. Credit: BBC

The Ken Dodd Show

Series 2, Episode 8

Comedy series with sketches, music and stand-up from comedy master Ken Dodd and special guests.

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

The Men From The Ministry

A Private Affair: The civil servants cause chaos as London's new airport opens in Scotland.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Dead Ringers. Image shows from L to R: Lewis Macleod, Debra Stephenson, Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey. Copyright: BBC

Dead Ringers

2017 Christmas Specials, Episode 1 - The Christmas Special

A special topical Christmas edition from the satirists, featuring HM The Queen, Dame Joan Bakewell, Donald Trump and The Brexit Bulldog David Davis.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Son Of Santa

Son Of Santa

Freshly qualified as a management consultant, Santa's son has big plans for the North Pole.

Radio 4 10:45am
15 min
Rebecca Front

Incredible Women

Series 6, Episode 2

John Wilson praises Dame Cicely's Hitchcock years.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
The Ken Dodd Show. Ken Dodd. Credit: BBC

The Ken Dodd Show

Series 2, Episode 8

Comedy series with sketches, music and stand-up from comedy master Ken Dodd and special guests.

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

The Men From The Ministry

A Private Affair: The civil servants cause chaos as London's new airport opens in Scotland.

BFBS 3:30pm (repeat)
Damn The Torpedoes. Copyright: Kirrin Productions

Damn The Torpedoes!

Christmas Special - Christmas Special 2017

The UK military mistakenly install a Donald Trump IT system, Andy Murray discovers true happiness doing submarine chores and David Attenborough narrates a wildlife documentary about the biggest beast in British waters - HMS Queen Elizabeth. Special guest, Barry from Watford, also manages to singlehandedly destroy a UN humanitarian mission.

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

Semi Circles

Series 2, Episode 4 - The Liberated Generation

Ben and Helen's marriage is at a standstill. Will Dick and Marian get it moving?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Image shows from L to R: Tim McInnerny, Haydn Gwynne

Guests Are Like Fish

Episode 2

Joan and Colin arrive to visit Jim and Anna at impossibly short notice.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Mark Steel's In Town. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

Mark Steel's In Town

Series 8, Episode 3 - Inverness

Mark visits Inverness in the Highlands and performs for the locals.

BBC Local Radio 6pm (repeat)
Worzel Gummidge. Image shows from L to R: Worzel Gummidge (Jon Pertwee), Aunt Sally (Una Stubbs). Copyright: Southern Television

Worzel Gummidge: The Story Behind The Scarecrow

Richard Latto hears how Jon Pertwee brought life to legendary scarecrow Worzel Gummidge, for the series filmed in the Hampshire countryside.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
Good Omens. Image shows from L to R: Crowley (Peter Serafinowicz), Aziraphale (Mark Heap). Copyright: BBC

Good Omens

Episode 2

Realising they have been protecting and corrupting the wrong child, Aziraphale and Crowley set out to discover what happened to the real son of Satan.

Radio 4 6:15pm
15 min
15 Minute Musical. Copyright: BBC

15 Minute Musical

2017 Specials, Episode 2 - Dud Brothers

Jeremy Corbyn and Jacob Rees-Mogg discover that despite being brought up with opposite political ideologies, they actually have one very significant thing in common.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Mark Steel's In Town. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

Mark Steel's In Town

Series 8, Episode 4 - Portishead

This time Mark Steel is in Portishead in Somerset.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6:30pm (repeat)
Dad Made Me Laugh. Copyright: BBC

Dad Made Me Laugh

Max Hudd: Roy Hudd's son chats to Sally Magnusson about life with the News Huddlines and Coronation Street star.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
The Ken Dodd Show. Ken Dodd. Credit: BBC

The Ken Dodd Show

Series 2, Episode 8

Comedy series with sketches, music and stand-up from comedy master Ken Dodd and special guests.

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

The Men From The Ministry

A Private Affair: The civil servants cause chaos as London's new airport opens in Scotland.

Radio 4 7:45pm (repeat)
Rebecca Front

Incredible Women

Series 6, Episode 2

John Wilson praises Dame Cicely's Hitchcock years.

BBC Asian Network 9pm
60 min
Asian Network Comedy. Tez Ilyas. Copyright: BBC

Asian Network Comedy

Series 2, Episode 1 - Watford

Asian Network Comedy from Watford Palace Theatre featuring Tez Ilyas, Amir Koshsokhan, Nabil Abdul Rashid, Sukh Ojla and Aatif Nawaz.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Mark Steel's In Town. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

Mark Steel's In Town

Series 8, Episode 3 - Inverness

Mark visits Inverness in the Highlands and performs for the locals.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Richard Herring's Objective. Richard Herring. Copyright: BBC

Richard Herring's Objective

Series 2, Episode 4 - The Old School Tie

Richard asks if it is acceptable to be prejudiced against the posh. With Emma Kennedy and special guest Alexei Sayle.

Radio 4 11pm (repeat)
The Missing Hancocks. Tony Hancock (Kevin McNally)

The Missing Hancocks

Series 2, Episode 5 - The Trial Of Father Christmas

The Anthony Hancock Strolling Players present a cautionary tale of Christmas as it might be.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
ElvenQuest. Image shows from L to R: Penthiselea (Ingrid Oliver), Sam (Stephen Mangan), Lord Darkness (Alistair McGowan). Copyright: BBC

ElvenQuest

Series 1, Episode 4

The heroes answer a distress call from some sirens and Lord Darkness's pursuit of all things evil is put to one side as he considers getting himself an heir.

Radio 4 11:30pm
30 min
Anansi Boys. Image shows from L to R: Charlie (Jacob Anderson), Mr Nancy (Lenny Henry), Spider (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett). Copyright: BBC

Anansi Boys

Episode 2

Fat Charlie finds his life thrown into chaos by the arrival of his long-lost brother Spider, who plans to mourn their father's passing with wine, women and song.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack. Lucy Montgomery. Copyright: BBC

Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack

Series 1, Episode 4

Sketch show packed with characters from a non-stop chattering public school girl to an 80-year-old diva.

BBC Radio 4 Extra Midnight (repeat)
Good Omens. Image shows from L to R: Crowley (Peter Serafinowicz), Aziraphale (Mark Heap). Copyright: BBC

Good Omens

Episode 2

Realising they have been protecting and corrupting the wrong child, Aziraphale and Crowley set out to discover what happened to the real son of Satan.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30am (repeat)
Dad Made Me Laugh. Copyright: BBC

Dad Made Me Laugh

Max Hudd: Roy Hudd's son chats to Sally Magnusson about life with the News Huddlines and Coronation Street star.

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

Semi Circles

Series 2, Episode 4 - The Liberated Generation

Ben and Helen's marriage is at a standstill. Will Dick and Marian get it moving?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Image shows from L to R: Tim McInnerny, Haydn Gwynne

Guests Are Like Fish

Episode 2

Joan and Colin arrive to visit Jim and Anna at impossibly short notice.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Mark Steel's In Town. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

Mark Steel's In Town

Series 8, Episode 3 - Inverness

Mark visits Inverness in the Highlands and performs for the locals.

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