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Radio schedule Wednesday 17th January 2018

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Ring Around The Bath

Ring Around The Bath

Episode 1, Return of the Kidi: Middle-aged Stella battles to get her grown-up children to leave home.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Angstrom. Knut Ångström (Matthew Holness). Copyright: BBC

Angstrom

Episode 1 - The Man Who Wasn't Dead

A body goes missing from a crime scene. But was it ever even there in the first place?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
The Navy Lark. Copyright: BBC

The Navy Lark

Classic radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Round The Horne. Image shows left to right: Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne, June Ellis. Credit: BBC

Round The Horne

Series 1, Episode 3

Kenneth Horne meets BBC Sound Effects men - and a pantomime horse in The Clissold Saga.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Train Tracks

Change At Oglethorpe

Episode 2, The Thin Controller: Trouble for the rural railway station's new manager when he sacks a member of staff.

Radio 4 10:41am
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 3

Pliny has a new job as chief overseer of the sewage works of Rome, but it is someone else who has to do the real dirty work.

Radio 4 11:30am (repeat)
Chain Reaction. Copyright: BBC

Chain Reaction

Series 11, Episode 3 - Ian Hislop interviews Victoria Coren-Mitchell

Ian Hislop talks to writer and presenter Victoria Coren-Mitchell. Ian talks to Victoria about her wide and varied career in writing, quizzing and cards.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
The Navy Lark. Copyright: BBC

The Navy Lark

Classic radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Round The Horne. Image shows left to right: Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne, June Ellis. Credit: BBC

Round The Horne

Series 1, Episode 3

Kenneth Horne meets BBC Sound Effects men - and a pantomime horse in The Clissold Saga.

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

Change At Oglethorpe

Episode 2, The Thin Controller: Trouble for the rural railway station's new manager when he sacks a member of staff.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Ring Around The Bath

Ring Around The Bath

Episode 1, Return of the Kidi: Middle-aged Stella battles to get her grown-up children to leave home.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Angstrom. Knut Ångström (Matthew Holness). Copyright: BBC

Angstrom

Episode 1 - The Man Who Wasn't Dead

A body goes missing from a crime scene. But was it ever even there in the first place?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
London

Undone

Series 2, Episode 3 - Unrelated

Edna and Ida team up to stop the Undone threat of public information porn films while Tankerton is more concerned with the backyard panto scene. A meeting with the Prince, however, gives Edna more to think about.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Angstrom. Knut Ångström (Matthew Holness). Copyright: BBC

Angstrom

Episode 2 - The Two Faces Of Benny From Abba

Angstrom and Mina try to find out who tried to frame him for the death of Councillor Birgid Lundstrom, a trail which leads them straight to the door of Benny from ABBA. But when that door opens, why is Benny from ABBA now Mexican?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
The Navy Lark. Copyright: BBC

The Navy Lark

Classic radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Round The Horne. Image shows left to right: Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne, June Ellis. Credit: BBC

Round The Horne

Series 1, Episode 3

Kenneth Horne meets BBC Sound Effects men - and a pantomime horse in The Clissold Saga.

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 3

Pliny has a new job as chief overseer of the sewage works of Rome, but it is someone else who has to do the real dirty work.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Angstrom. Knut Ångström (Matthew Holness). Copyright: BBC

Angstrom

Episode 1 - The Man Who Wasn't Dead

A body goes missing from a crime scene. But was it ever even there in the first place?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
The Secret World. Copyright: BBC

The Secret World

Series 2, Episode 4

Ringo Starr wants to get back with his old band: The Shadows. David Beckham wants to buy a real T Rex from Steven Spielberg. Al Pacino is still stalking John Humphrys. Abu Hamza and Boy George continue their unspoken romance. Alan Titchmarsh reveals his darker side again.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Life On Egg. Image shows from L to R: Ann (Karen Bartke), Harry (Harry Hill), Peter (Marek Larwood). Copyright: BBC

Life On Egg

Series 2, Episode 4 - Whale

It is all hands to the pump as Harry races to save the prison from a pair of mating whales who are attacking The Egg, his efforts not helped by the arrival of a conservationist.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Will Smith

Mr And Mrs Smith

Episode 4 - The Bathroom

Annabelle is annoyed because Will couldn't stand up to their over-enthusiastic builder. Will is furious at Annabelle for hiring the builder. Guy mediates, but this week the counsellor has his own problems.

Radio 4 11:15pm
15 min
Rhys James

Rhys James Is...

Series 1, Episode 1 - Privileged

Rhys James explores different aspects of himself through live stand-up, spoken word poetry and interview clips.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Children's Hour... With Armstrong And Miller. Image shows from L to R: Martin Bain-Jones (Alexander Armstrong), Craig Children (Ben Miller). Copyright: BBC

Children's Hour... With Armstrong And Miller

Episode 3

In an optimistic attempt at cultural review, Craig Children and Martin Bain-Jones throw a Come As You Aren't party.

BBC Radio 4 Extra Midnight (repeat)
London

Undone

Series 2, Episode 3 - Unrelated

Edna and Ida team up to stop the Undone threat of public information porn films while Tankerton is more concerned with the backyard panto scene. A meeting with the Prince, however, gives Edna more to think about.

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

Change At Oglethorpe

Episode 2, The Thin Controller: Trouble for the rural railway station's new manager when he sacks a member of staff.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Ring Around The Bath

Ring Around The Bath

Episode 1, Return of the Kidi: Middle-aged Stella battles to get her grown-up children to leave home.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Angstrom. Knut Ångström (Matthew Holness). Copyright: BBC

Angstrom

Episode 1 - The Man Who Wasn't Dead

A body goes missing from a crime scene. But was it ever even there in the first place?

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