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Radio schedule Tuesday 16th January 2018

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
1835. Copyright: BBC

1835

Episode 1 - All At Sea

Aristocrat Belport and servant Ned are called up to serve on the unfortunate HMS Fortunate.

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

Mark Steel's In Town

Series 8, Episode 6 - Ventnor

Mark Steel heads to Ventnor on the Isle Of Wight.

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

The Ken Dodd Show

Series 3, Episode 2

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

The Export Caper: The bungling bureaucrats botch a trade agreement with the Italians.

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

The News Quiz

Series 95, Episode 2

Miles Jupp is joined by Angela Barnes, Lucy Porter, Lloyd Langford and political columnist for the Daily Mail, Peter Oborne. On the agenda this week, a cabinet reshuffle and a Coronation kerfuffle.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:45am (repeat)
Hearing With Hegley. John Hegley

Hearing With Hegley

Episode 2: The poet laureate of alternative comedy, John Hegley, entertains an audience with his book of verse.

Radio 4 10:45am
15 min
How To Survive The Roman Empire, By Pliny And Me. Copyright: BBC

How To Survive The Roman Empire, By Pliny And Me

Series 3, Episode 2

Despite not believing in such things, Pliny has fallen in love at first sight. Meanwhile, Doris makes a surprising confession.

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

The Ken Dodd Show

Series 3, Episode 2

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

The Export Caper: The bungling bureaucrats botch a trade agreement with the Italians.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
1835. Copyright: BBC

1835

Episode 1 - All At Sea

Aristocrat Belport and servant Ned are called up to serve on the unfortunate HMS Fortunate.

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

Mark Steel's In Town

Series 8, Episode 6 - Ventnor

Mark Steel heads to Ventnor on the Isle Of Wight.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
London

Undone

Series 2, Episode 2 - Unsurprised

Visiting the dull parallel city of Donlon, Edna encounters an old friend while for Tankerton love is the drug. Who is running the drugs and who is the Man Man?

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Simon Evans Goes To Market. Simon Evans. Copyright: BBC

Simon Evans Goes To Market

Series 4, Episode 1 - Social Media

Many of the social media technologies look benign and free - but who is getting rich from them? And how? And how are we 'paying' without realising?

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

The Ken Dodd Show

Series 3, Episode 2

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

The Export Caper: The bungling bureaucrats botch a trade agreement with the Italians.

Radio 4 7:45pm (repeat)
How To Survive The Roman Empire, By Pliny And Me. Copyright: BBC

How To Survive The Roman Empire, By Pliny And Me

Series 3, Episode 2

Despite not believing in such things, Pliny has fallen in love at first sight. Meanwhile, Doris makes a surprising confession.

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

Mark Steel's In Town

Series 8, Episode 6 - Ventnor

Mark Steel heads to Ventnor on the Isle Of Wight.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World. Image shows from L to R: Armando Iannucci, Stewart Lee, Richard Herring, Rebecca Front. Copyright: BBC

Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World

Series 2, Episode 3 - The Human Body

The sci-fi star probes cloning and what to do with our waste.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Seekers. Image shows from L to R: Terry (Tony Way), Joe (Daniel Mays), Stuart (Mathew Horne), Nicola (Zahra Ahmadi). Copyright: BBC

Seekers

Series 1, Episode 1 - The New Seeker

Job Centre employee Stuart is made redundant and faces the belittling scenario of returning to the place where he worked to find employment through people he's pretty sure he can do the job better than.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
The Consultants

The Consultants

Episode 3: The team tackle an unusual case of sexual harassment.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:45pm (repeat)
Where Did It All Go Wrong?

Where Did It All Go Wrong?

Episode 3, Heinrich Prikk's Considered Conclusions: The world's greatest philosopher conjures all sorts of conundrums and demolishes every philosophy known to man - including his own.

BBC Radio 4 Extra Midnight (repeat)
London

Undone

Series 2, Episode 2 - Unsurprised

Visiting the dull parallel city of Donlon, Edna encounters an old friend while for Tankerton love is the drug. Who is running the drugs and who is the Man Man?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
1835. Copyright: BBC

1835

Episode 1 - All At Sea

Aristocrat Belport and servant Ned are called up to serve on the unfortunate HMS Fortunate.

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

Mark Steel's In Town

Series 8, Episode 6 - Ventnor

Mark Steel heads to Ventnor on the Isle Of Wight.

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