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Radio schedule Monday 16th April 2018

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

Millport

Series 3, Episode 3 - Wild Rover

The Cumbrae Club is up and running and the islanders are already arguing over how it should be run. Meanwhile back at Bruce House,
Moira is in hysterics over her missing pet pooch. But will Irene risk missing the ferry and losing her job to help her unhappy sister?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 20, Episode 2

Richard Osman, Elis James, Sindhu Vee and Alan Davies are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as Google, rugby, bananas and crabs.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 2, Episode 11 - The Marrow Contest

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel. Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel (Michael Roberts). Copyright: BBC

Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel

Series 2, Episode 1 - Doctor Hackenbush

Shady lawyer, Waldorf T Flywheel needs patients - in his latest scam as a doctor.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Just A Minute. Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute

Series 58, Episode 2

Panel game with Nicholas Parsons, Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Kevin Eldon and Julian Clary.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
King Street Junior. Copyright: BBC

King Street Junior

Series 9, Episode 6 - Crossed Lines

An angry shopkeeper, a naughty boy and a girl with a 'problem' make for an uncomfortable day.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Spike Milligan: Inside Out. Spike Milligan. Copyright: BBC

Spike Milligan: Inside Out

Episode 1

Michael Palin and Jane Milligan reveal the first broadcast of archive material which uniquely captures Spike Milligan's perspective of his life and career.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 2, Episode 11 - The Marrow Contest

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel. Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel (Michael Roberts). Copyright: BBC

Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel

Series 2, Episode 1 - Doctor Hackenbush

Shady lawyer, Waldorf T Flywheel needs patients - in his latest scam as a doctor.

Radio 4 2:15pm
45 min
Spike Milligan

Spike And The Elfin Oak

Inspired by a true story: Spike Milligan tries to save an Elfin Oak in Kensington Gardens in the 1960s.

BBC Radio Scotland 3:30pm
15 min
Drivetime. Image shows from L to R: Maryam Hamidi, Danny (Robert Jack), Shazia (Nalini Chetty), Andrew (Gavin Mitchell), Michelle (Ashley Smith). Copyright: BBC

Drivetime

A lawyer has the journey to work from hell.

Radio 4 4pm (repeat)
Natalie Haynes

Natalie Haynes Stands Up For The Classics

Series 3, Episode 4 - Juvenal

Natalie Haynes stands up for Roman satirist Juvenal with the help of special guests Armando Iannucci and Llewelyn Morgan.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4pm (repeat)
Just A Minute. Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute

Series 58, Episode 2

Panel game with Nicholas Parsons, Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Kevin Eldon and Julian Clary.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
King Street Junior. Copyright: BBC

King Street Junior

Series 9, Episode 6 - Crossed Lines

An angry shopkeeper, a naughty boy and a girl with a 'problem' make for an uncomfortable day.

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

Millport

Series 3, Episode 3 - Wild Rover

The Cumbrae Club is up and running and the islanders are already arguing over how it should be run. Meanwhile back at Bruce House,
Moira is in hysterics over her missing pet pooch. But will Irene risk missing the ferry and losing her job to help her unhappy sister?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 20, Episode 2

Richard Osman, Elis James, Sindhu Vee and Alan Davies are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as Google, rugby, bananas and crabs.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 20, Episode 3

Arthur Smith, Jack Dee, Lucy Porter and Lloyd Langford are the panellists joining David Mitchell who are obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as rabbits, inventions, butterflies and drugs.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 2, Episode 11 - The Marrow Contest

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel. Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel (Michael Roberts). Copyright: BBC

Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel

Series 2, Episode 1 - Doctor Hackenbush

Shady lawyer, Waldorf T Flywheel needs patients - in his latest scam as a doctor.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 20, Episode 2

Richard Osman, Elis James, Sindhu Vee and Alan Davies are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as Google, rugby, bananas and crabs.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. Copyright: BBC / Above The Title Productions

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

The Primary Phase, Episode 1 - Fit The First

In which the Earth is unexpectedly destroyed and the great Hitch-Hike begins.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm
45 min version
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 96, Episode 1

Miles Jupp is joined by Angela Barnes, Andy Hamilton, Zoe Lyons and Hugo Rifkind for a satirical look at the week's news. This week the panel discuss Theresa May's response to the chemical attacks in Syria, Donald Trump's lawyer's uninvited guests and an overpriced bag of stones.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:45pm (repeat)
It Is Rocket Science!. Helen Keen. Copyright: BBC

It Is Rocket Science!

Series 3, Episode 1 - Life on Mars...

A look at how people might one day travel to Mars and beyond. Helen discusses the problems of long space voyages, with tips on a rather unsavoury way to stop cosmic rays and what to do if you feel like eating your crewmates.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
Just A Minute. Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute

Series 58, Episode 2

Panel game with Nicholas Parsons, Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Kevin Eldon and Julian Clary.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
King Street Junior. Copyright: BBC

King Street Junior

Series 9, Episode 6 - Crossed Lines

An angry shopkeeper, a naughty boy and a girl with a 'problem' make for an uncomfortable day.

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

Millport

Series 3, Episode 3 - Wild Rover

The Cumbrae Club is up and running and the islanders are already arguing over how it should be run. Meanwhile back at Bruce House,
Moira is in hysterics over her missing pet pooch. But will Irene risk missing the ferry and losing her job to help her unhappy sister?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 20, Episode 2

Richard Osman, Elis James, Sindhu Vee and Alan Davies are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as Google, rugby, bananas and crabs.

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