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Radio schedule Wednesday 12th September 2018

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Sleeping

Dry Slopes

Episode 2.1, Emma: Can jobless and loveless Angus rekindle a relationship, despite the barriers of technology?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Sarah Kendall: Australian Trilogy. Sarah Kendall. Copyright: BBC

Sarah Kendall: Australian Trilogy

Volume 2, Episode 3 - Seventy-Five Years

Sarah tells of her grandparents' lives, past and present - stabbings, alien abductions and dementia wards.

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

The Navy Lark

Series 6, Episode 2 - On The Carpet

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

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Beyond Our Ken. Image shows left to right: Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne. Credit: BBC

Beyond Our Ken

Series 1, Episode 8

Long-running, hugely popular sketch show starring Kenneth Horne.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 13, Episode 1

David Mitchell is joined by Alex Horne, Lucy Beaumont, John Finnemore and Jack Dee as they lie on subjects as varied as birds, witches, pubs and shoes.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
The Secret Life Of Rosewood Avenue

The Secret Life Of Rosewood Avenue

Episode 2, Entertaining Edwin: An old school chum visits hapless vicar Timothy Carswell, while two teenage tearaways terrorise residents.

Radio 4 10:45am
15 min
Subterranean Homesick Blues. Image shows from L to R: John (Bill Nighy), Maggie (Anna Calder-Marshall)

Subterranean Homesick Blues

Series 3, Episode 3

When John fears imminent death Maggie diagnoses corns but their trip to buy new shoes leaves Maggie staring at the abyss.

Radio 4 11:30am (repeat)
Michael Fabbri's Dyslexicon. Michael Fabbri

Michael Fabbri's Dyslexicon

Episode 1

A frank account of Michael Fabbri's schools days coping with dyslexia. This account details the mental scarring of being forced to play Romeo and being confronted with surprise bible readings.

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

The Navy Lark

Series 6, Episode 2 - On The Carpet

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

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Beyond Our Ken. Image shows left to right: Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne. Credit: BBC

Beyond Our Ken

Series 1, Episode 8

Long-running, hugely popular sketch show starring Kenneth Horne.

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

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 13, Episode 1

David Mitchell is joined by Alex Horne, Lucy Beaumont, John Finnemore and Jack Dee as they lie on subjects as varied as birds, witches, pubs and shoes.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
The Secret Life Of Rosewood Avenue

The Secret Life Of Rosewood Avenue

Episode 2, Entertaining Edwin: An old school chum visits hapless vicar Timothy Carswell, while two teenage tearaways terrorise residents.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Sleeping

Dry Slopes

Episode 2.1, Emma: Can jobless and loveless Angus rekindle a relationship, despite the barriers of technology?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Sarah Kendall: Australian Trilogy. Sarah Kendall. Copyright: BBC

Sarah Kendall: Australian Trilogy

Volume 2, Episode 3 - Seventy-Five Years

Sarah tells of her grandparents' lives, past and present - stabbings, alien abductions and dementia wards.

Radio 4 6:30pm
Rob Newman's Total Eclipse Of Descartes. Rob Newman

Rob Newman's Total Eclipse Of Descartes

Episode 1 - The Inheritance

In a world gone crazy, can philosophy help? One of Britain's finest comedians pieces together a unique approach for our times by unpicking 3,000 years of thought.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6:30pm (repeat)
How Tickled Am I?. Mark Radcliffe. Copyright: BBC

How Tickled Am I?

Series 1, Episode 3 - Les Dawson

Mark Radcliffe looks at Les Dawson, the Mancunian wordsmith who began his career by playing piano in a Paris brothel.

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

The Navy Lark

Series 6, Episode 2 - On The Carpet

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

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Beyond Our Ken. Image shows left to right: Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne. Credit: BBC

Beyond Our Ken

Series 1, Episode 8

Long-running, hugely popular sketch show starring Kenneth Horne.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Sarah Kendall: Australian Trilogy. Sarah Kendall. Copyright: BBC

Sarah Kendall: Australian Trilogy

Volume 2, Episode 3 - Seventy-Five Years

Sarah tells of her grandparents' lives, past and present - stabbings, alien abductions and dementia wards.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Sarah Millican

Sarah Millican's Support Group

Series 1, Episode 3

Sarah tackles the problems, 'I'm a clown with a secret' and 'Do age-gap relationships work: is 65 in slippers the new 30 in a suit?'

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Woof - Chris Neill. Chris Neill. Copyright: Giddy Goat Productions

Woof - Chris Neill

Woof - True Tales Of Romance And Failure, Episode 2 - It's All In A Name

Is kitchen matchmaking on the cards?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Masterson Inheritance. Image shows from L to R: Phelim McDermott, Josie Lawrence, Jim Sweeney, Caroline Quentin, Lee Simpson, Paul Merton. Copyright: BBC

The Masterson Inheritance

Series 3, Episode 4 - The Masterson Bunch

Suffragettes split the family, sparking drama at the races.

Radio 4 11:15pm (repeat)
Domestic Science. Image shows from L to R: Steve Mould, Matt Parker, Helen Arney

Domestic Science

Series 1, Episode 3

The surprising musicality of Hot Chocolate is demonstrated, we find out when stats are funny and provide a lullaby to time travel to.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Absolute Power. Image shows from L to R: Charles Prentiss (Stephen Fry), Martin McCabe (John Bird). Copyright: BBC

Absolute Power

Series 3, Episode 5 - Relaunching Men

Prentiss McCabe face one of their biggest challenges to date - a commission to boost public opinion of men.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30am (repeat)
How Tickled Am I?. Mark Radcliffe. Copyright: BBC

How Tickled Am I?

Series 1, Episode 3 - Les Dawson

Mark Radcliffe looks at Les Dawson, the Mancunian wordsmith who began his career by playing piano in a Paris brothel.

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

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 13, Episode 1

David Mitchell is joined by Alex Horne, Lucy Beaumont, John Finnemore and Jack Dee as they lie on subjects as varied as birds, witches, pubs and shoes.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
The Secret Life Of Rosewood Avenue

The Secret Life Of Rosewood Avenue

Episode 2, Entertaining Edwin: An old school chum visits hapless vicar Timothy Carswell, while two teenage tearaways terrorise residents.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Sleeping

Dry Slopes

Episode 2.1, Emma: Can jobless and loveless Angus rekindle a relationship, despite the barriers of technology?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Sarah Kendall: Australian Trilogy. Sarah Kendall. Copyright: BBC

Sarah Kendall: Australian Trilogy

Volume 2, Episode 3 - Seventy-Five Years

Sarah tells of her grandparents' lives, past and present - stabbings, alien abductions and dementia wards.

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