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Radio schedule Tuesday 18th September 2018

Radio 4 2:15pm
45 min
Radio 4

Auntie Jee

Sham enjoys a bit of matchmaking but it gets complicated when her best mate asks for help to find someone.

Radio 4 4:30pm
Don't Panic! It's The Douglas Adams Papers. Douglas Adams. Copyright: BBC

Great Lives

Mark Carwardine on Douglas Adams. Douglas Noel Adams wasn't even fifty when he died in 2001, but his imagination had already roamed far. He created The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Meaning of Liff and several episodes of Doctor Who, plus the Dirk Gently character and Last Chance to See.

Radio 4 4:30pm
30 min
Douglas Adams

Great Lives - Douglas Adams

Zoologist Mark Carwardine chooses his friend and travelling companion, author Douglas Adams.

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
Start/Stop. Barney (Jack Docherty). Copyright: BBC

Start/Stop

Series 3, Episode 4 - Cathy's Dad

Cathy's father is in a nursing home, but Cathy wants him to come and live with them. Barney is not keen but then realises he can use looking after Cathy's dad to make him seem more caring.

Radio 4 11pm (repeat)
The Asian Network Big Comedy Night. Aditi Mittal. Copyright: BBC

A Beginner's Guide To India

Episode 1

Aditi looks at the options open to women in modern India. From sports stars to Bollywood actresses, from business leaders to politics, Aditi explores the gap between how India talks about and treats its women. The programme will look at an undoubtedly significant and increasingly important country from a point of view that is rarely heard.

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