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Radio schedule Monday 23rd April 2018

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

Millport

Series 3, Episode 4 - The Seige

Millport is under siege by the neighbouring islands, furious that this little insignificant town has its own independent public house. Amid the madness, Irene and Moira find romance where they least expect it and Alberto unveils an unusual secret defence system.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
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 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 3, Episode 1 - The Pet Dog

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 2 - Uncle Abner

Shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel turns farmer for a wealthy uncle.

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

Just A Minute

Series 58, Episode 3

Nicholas Parsons takes the grandaddy of all panel games to Salford, where the panellists are Paul Merton, Alun Cochrane, Kit Hesketh-Harvey and Tony Hawks.

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

King Street Junior

Series 9, Episode 7 - Financial Times

A boy at school runs a scam, selling items that never appear.

Radio 4 10:45am
15 min
Curious Under The Stars. Copyright: BBC

Curious Under The Stars

Series 4: The King Under The Hill, Episode 1 - Part 1

Glan Don receives a strange visitor.

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

Spike Milligan: Inside Out

Episode 2

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 3, Episode 1 - The Pet Dog

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 2 - Uncle Abner

Shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel turns farmer for a wealthy uncle.

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

Just A Minute

Series 58, Episode 3

Nicholas Parsons takes the grandaddy of all panel games to Salford, where the panellists are Paul Merton, Alun Cochrane, Kit Hesketh-Harvey and Tony Hawks.

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

King Street Junior

Series 9, Episode 7 - Financial Times

A boy at school runs a scam, selling items that never appear.

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

Millport

Series 3, Episode 4 - The Seige

Millport is under siege by the neighbouring islands, furious that this little insignificant town has its own independent public house. Amid the madness, Irene and Moira find romance where they least expect it and Alberto unveils an unusual secret defence system.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
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 Wales. Copyright: BBC 6:30pm (repeat)
The Leak. Tom Price

The Leak

Series 7, Episode 1

Tom Price is joined by guests Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Robin Morgan.

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

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 20, Episode 4

John Finnemore, Henning Wehn, Lou Sanders and Graeme Garden are the panellists joining David Mitchell who are obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as The Rolling Stones, vegetarianism, eggs and Harry Potter.

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 3, Episode 1 - The Pet Dog

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 2 - Uncle Abner

Shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel turns farmer for a wealthy uncle.

Radio 4 7:45pm (repeat)
Curious Under The Stars. Copyright: BBC

Curious Under The Stars

Series 4: The King Under The Hill, Episode 1 - Part 1

Glan Don receives a strange visitor.

Radio 2 logo 10pm
30 min
Shane Richie

The Taylors

Sitcom about fun-loving nouveau riche couple Gary and Melissa and their noisy family, who have relocated to a middle-class street in Slough.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Elis James. Copyright: Idil Sukan

State Of The Nations

Episode 2 - England

Elis James visits The Stand Comedy Club in Newcastle, where he is joined by Rahul Kohli, Suzi Ruffell and Tom Allen.

Radio 2 logo 10:30pm
30 min
Julian Clary

Censored

Julian Clary hosts the game that takes the sense out of censorship, bleeping everything from celebrity soundbites to TV clips and interviews with members of the public.

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 Secondary Phase, Episode 1 - Fit The Eighth

Zaphod Beeblebrox and his mysterious friend Roosta are being taken in a flying building to the evil Frogstar, whilst Ford Prefect and Arthur Dent are stranded on prehistoric Earth. Some of them are getting hungry.

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

The News Quiz

Series 96, Episode 2

Miles Jupp is joined by Michael Deacon, Kerry Godliman, Jeremy Hardy and Felicity Ward. The panel discuss the parliamentary debate over military action in Syria, the treatment of the Windrush Generation and the best way to get out of a binding gym contract in Belgium.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:45pm (repeat)
The Shuttleworths. John Shuttleworth (Graham Fellows). Copyright: BBC

The Shuttleworths

Early Specials, Episode 4 - John Goes To London

John's efforts to find Big City fame don't go to plan. He heads for the big smoke and a recording contract, or does he? Ken has other ideas.

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

Just A Minute

Series 58, Episode 3

Nicholas Parsons takes the grandaddy of all panel games to Salford, where the panellists are Paul Merton, Alun Cochrane, Kit Hesketh-Harvey and Tony Hawks.

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

King Street Junior

Series 9, Episode 7 - Financial Times

A boy at school runs a scam, selling items that never appear.

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

Millport

Series 3, Episode 4 - The Seige

Millport is under siege by the neighbouring islands, furious that this little insignificant town has its own independent public house. Amid the madness, Irene and Moira find romance where they least expect it and Alberto unveils an unusual secret defence system.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
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.

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