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Radio schedule Thursday 3rd January 2019

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Pub

Old Dog And The Partridge

Episode 4: Jack is in for a birthday surprise, while a ladykiller woos barmaid Mrs Drummond.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme. Image shows from L to R: Lawry Lewin, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, John Finnemore, Carrie Quinlan, Simon Kane. Copyright: BBC

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme

Series 6, Episode 3

Featuring bad coppers, a frustrated one-hit wonder, and the return of Patsy Straightwoman in an exciting new format.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Something To Shout About. Copyright: BBC

Something To Shout About

Episode 7: Mavis's colleagues perform an 'Eliza Doolittle' on her in preparation for a better job.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 8, Episode 10 - King Solomon's Mines

Neddie Seagoon loses at roulette, so heads off in search of legendary African riches.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Rent. Copyright: BBC

Rent

Series 2, Episode 6

Paul and Ruby are thinking of moving out, and Maria needs more space.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Something To Shout About. Copyright: BBC

Something To Shout About

Episode 7: Mavis's colleagues perform an 'Eliza Doolittle' on her in preparation for a better job.

Radio 4 12:04pm
14 min
Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years. Image shows from L to R: Harry McEntire, Sue Townsend. Copyright: Pier Productions

Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years

Episode 4

Adrian's restaurant, Savages, is closed down by the health inspectors and filming for his new cookery programme, Offally Good!, begins.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 8, Episode 10 - King Solomon's Mines

Neddie Seagoon loses at roulette, so heads off in search of legendary African riches.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
Rent. Copyright: BBC

Rent

Series 2, Episode 6

Paul and Ruby are thinking of moving out, and Maria needs more space.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Pub

Old Dog And The Partridge

Episode 4: Jack is in for a birthday surprise, while a ladykiller woos barmaid Mrs Drummond.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme. Image shows from L to R: Lawry Lewin, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, John Finnemore, Carrie Quinlan, Simon Kane. Copyright: BBC

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme

Series 6, Episode 3

Featuring bad coppers, a frustrated one-hit wonder, and the return of Patsy Straightwoman in an exciting new format.

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme. Image shows from L to R: Lawry Lewin, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, John Finnemore, Carrie Quinlan, Simon Kane. Copyright: BBC

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme

Series 6, Episode 4

Featuring a man on the way to St Ives, a president given two speeches and a couple who get on like a house on fire.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Something To Shout About. Copyright: BBC

Something To Shout About

Episode 7: Mavis's colleagues perform an 'Eliza Doolittle' on her in preparation for a better job.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 8, Episode 10 - King Solomon's Mines

Neddie Seagoon loses at roulette, so heads off in search of legendary African riches.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme. Image shows from L to R: Lawry Lewin, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, John Finnemore, Carrie Quinlan, Simon Kane. Copyright: BBC

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme

Series 6, Episode 3

Featuring bad coppers, a frustrated one-hit wonder, and the return of Patsy Straightwoman in an exciting new format.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
David Soul

iGod

Episode 1 - Food

Ian goes to jail for manslaughter after cooking some lamb shanks. In jail he tries to redeem himself by making the world's greatest tomato soup with a certain special ingredient.

Radio 4 10:45pm (repeat)
Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years. Image shows from L to R: Harry McEntire, Sue Townsend. Copyright: Pier Productions

Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years

Episode 4

Adrian's restaurant, Savages, is closed down by the health inspectors and filming for his new cookery programme, Offally Good!, begins.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:45pm (repeat)
The News At Bedtime. Image shows from L to R: Jim Tweedledee (Peter Capaldi), John Tweedledum (Jack Dee). Copyright: BBC

The News At Bedtime

Episode 1

John Tweedledum and Jim Tweedledee report on the scandal of Jack and his genetically-modified beanstalk.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
TEZ Talks. Tez Ilyas. Copyright: BBC

TEZ Talks

Series 3, Episode 8 - Teztopia

In this final episode in the series, Tez realises that he has been so successful that he's changed the world for the better, therefore he has nothing left to say.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
What The Future?. Kirsty Wark. Copyright: BBC

What The Future?

Episode 1 - Bees

All the bees are dead. And we love it! Britons revel in sting-less, insect-free summers. But soon all the honey vanishes and instantly becomes the must-have accoutrement for rappers and grime artists. With no pollination, all fruits and vegetables vanish and a panicked government tries to find bees in North Korea and, confusingly, space. Can Brian Cox and Brian May, the country's leading science people, find a solution? Probably not.

Radio 4 11:15pm (repeat)
The Pin. Image shows from L to R: Alexander Owen, Ben Ashenden

The Pin

Series 2, Episode 4 - Evolution

The Pin are out to evolve - which means new features (and new total misunderstandings about how existence works).

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Party. Image shows from L to R: Simon (Tom Basden), Phoebe (Katy Wix), Mel (Anna Crilly), Duncan (Tim Key), Jared (Jonny Sweet). Copyright: BBC

Party

Series 1, Episode 2

The friends wrangle over their new party's foreign policy. Or at least they would if they had a pen. The arrival of Phoebe's politically astute older boyfriend threatens the party's future, as Jared's insecurities come bubbling to the surface.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
Rent. Copyright: BBC

Rent

Series 2, Episode 6

Paul and Ruby are thinking of moving out, and Maria needs more space.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Pub

Old Dog And The Partridge

Episode 4: Jack is in for a birthday surprise, while a ladykiller woos barmaid Mrs Drummond.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme. Image shows from L to R: Lawry Lewin, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, John Finnemore, Carrie Quinlan, Simon Kane. Copyright: BBC

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme

Series 6, Episode 3

Featuring bad coppers, a frustrated one-hit wonder, and the return of Patsy Straightwoman in an exciting new format.

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