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Radio schedule Tuesday 8th January 2019

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

Second Thoughts

Episode 3, Foreign Exchange: With daughter Hannah at university, Faith's son Joe wants an Italian student to stay.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Love In Recovery. Image shows from L to R: Danno (Paul Kaye), Andy (Johnny Vegas), Julie (Sue Johnston), Simon (John Hannah), Fiona (Rebecca Front). Copyright: Lucky Giant

Love In Recovery

Series 3, Episode 1 - Les McKeown's Autograph

Fiona has been distant and her boyfriend Simon thinks he knows exactly what's on her mind. He decides to help her, and thinks the best way to start is by casually bringing this private issue up in the weekly meeting. What could possibly go wrong?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Typewriter

The Small, Intricate Life Of Gerald C. Potter

Episode 3.4, The Flat: Author Gerald and his wife Diana's holiday abroad is far from relaxing.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Know Your Place

Episode 1, Lift Off: Jobsworth caretaker Ramsay Potts' love of rules sparks catastrophe for an MP in a lift.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am
45 min version (repeat)
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 98, Highlights Special

In this special programme, Miles Jupp looks back at the best bits of News Quizzing from 2018. Featuring news stories big and small from international diplomatic wranglings to the pomp of a royal wedding via some less familiar "and finally" whimsy. Also features the pick of listener cuttings sent in across the year - well, the broadcastable ones at least.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:45am (repeat)
Elastic Planet. Oliver Postgate. Copyright: BBC

Elastic Planet

Episode 1 - The Babies

Two babies are born simultaneously in Northampton General Hospital on 8th July 1955 - Pamela Chetney a cheese sculptor and Genghis Trevelayan, a politician of Mongolian/Cornish descent.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Typewriter

The Small, Intricate Life Of Gerald C. Potter

Episode 3.4, The Flat: Author Gerald and his wife Diana's holiday abroad is far from relaxing.

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 7

Adrian struggles with his book and receives a troubling letter from an old flame. His two-year-old son William has a short spell in hospital.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Know Your Place

Episode 1, Lift Off: Jobsworth caretaker Ramsay Potts' love of rules sparks catastrophe for an MP in a lift.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4pm (repeat)
The Museum Of Curiosity. Image shows from L to R: John Lloyd, Jimmy Carr. Copyright: BBC

The Museum Of Curiosity

Gallery 5, Episode 1 - Meeting Twenty-Five

New curator Jimmy Carr joins John Lloyd (Professor of Ignorance at the University of Buckingham) as The Museum of Curiosity opens its fifth gallery. This week's donations come from dipteroligist (fly expert) Erica McAlister, rheumatologist Jan Bondeson and pub landlord Al Murray.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
Up The Garden Path

Up The Garden Path

Series 2, Episode 2 - Hot Water

With more love entanglements, Izzy is finding life back in England rather confusing.

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

Second Thoughts

Episode 3, Foreign Exchange: With daughter Hannah at university, Faith's son Joe wants an Italian student to stay.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Love In Recovery. Image shows from L to R: Danno (Paul Kaye), Andy (Johnny Vegas), Julie (Sue Johnston), Simon (John Hannah), Fiona (Rebecca Front). Copyright: Lucky Giant

Love In Recovery

Series 3, Episode 1 - Les McKeown's Autograph

Fiona has been distant and her boyfriend Simon thinks he knows exactly what's on her mind. He decides to help her, and thinks the best way to start is by casually bringing this private issue up in the weekly meeting. What could possibly go wrong?

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Love In Recovery. Image shows from L to R: Danno (Paul Kaye), Andy (Johnny Vegas), Julie (Sue Johnston), Simon (John Hannah), Fiona (Rebecca Front). Copyright: Lucky Giant

Love In Recovery

Series 3, Episode 2 - The Coat

Julie has a bone to pick with Danno and Andy has finally met a woman - but she's not all she seems...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Typewriter

The Small, Intricate Life Of Gerald C. Potter

Episode 3.4, The Flat: Author Gerald and his wife Diana's holiday abroad is far from relaxing.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Know Your Place

Episode 1, Lift Off: Jobsworth caretaker Ramsay Potts' love of rules sparks catastrophe for an MP in a lift.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Love In Recovery. Image shows from L to R: Danno (Paul Kaye), Andy (Johnny Vegas), Julie (Sue Johnston), Simon (John Hannah), Fiona (Rebecca Front). Copyright: Lucky Giant

Love In Recovery

Series 3, Episode 1 - Les McKeown's Autograph

Fiona has been distant and her boyfriend Simon thinks he knows exactly what's on her mind. He decides to help her, and thinks the best way to start is by casually bringing this private issue up in the weekly meeting. What could possibly go wrong?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
The Wilson Dixon Line. Jesse Griffin. Copyright: BBC

The Wilson Dixon Line

Episode 1 - Words Of Wisdom

Wilson talks about the world and shares his observations of society and the differences between the UK and Cripple Creek. He recounts some of his experiences from his travels, his interactions with people and places and offers his unique advice on how to live life.

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 7

Adrian struggles with his book and receives a troubling letter from an old flame. His two-year-old son William has a short spell in hospital.

Radio 4 11pm (repeat)
The Infinite Monkey Cage. Image shows from L to R: Brian Cox, Robin Ince. Copyright: BBC

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 19, Episode 1 - Microbes: Secret Rulers Of The World?

Brian and Robin are joined by comedian Ed Byrne, oceanographer Dr Jon Copley and planetary scientist Professor Monica Grady, to ask whether the real master-race on planet Earth are not humans but microbes. They'll be looking at how microbes are found in every extreme environment on the planet, how and when they first arrived on the Earth and why the hunt is on to find evidence of microbes in space.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Beautiful Dreamers

Beautiful Dreamers

Episode 6 - The Stardiver

Nat travels to Tuscany to meet the Uzbek dissident and billionaire Mikhail Azazev, as he prepares freefall from beyond the Karman Line - an altitude of over 100 kilometres.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
World Of Pub

World Of Pub

Episode 4: For the Queen's visit, Dodgy Phil books her beloved Chas and Dave. But can they make it?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:45pm (repeat)
Creme De La Crime. Copyright: BBC

Creme De La Crime

Series 1, Episode 6 - A Death on the Ocean Wave

Michael Feydeau and David Pershore exhume a murder case on a luxury liner.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
The Museum Of Curiosity. Image shows from L to R: John Lloyd, Jimmy Carr. Copyright: BBC

The Museum Of Curiosity

Gallery 5, Episode 1 - Meeting Twenty-Five

New curator Jimmy Carr joins John Lloyd (Professor of Ignorance at the University of Buckingham) as The Museum of Curiosity opens its fifth gallery. This week's donations come from dipteroligist (fly expert) Erica McAlister, rheumatologist Jan Bondeson and pub landlord Al Murray.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
Up The Garden Path

Up The Garden Path

Series 2, Episode 2 - Hot Water

With more love entanglements, Izzy is finding life back in England rather confusing.

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

Second Thoughts

Episode 3, Foreign Exchange: With daughter Hannah at university, Faith's son Joe wants an Italian student to stay.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Love In Recovery. Image shows from L to R: Danno (Paul Kaye), Andy (Johnny Vegas), Julie (Sue Johnston), Simon (John Hannah), Fiona (Rebecca Front). Copyright: Lucky Giant

Love In Recovery

Series 3, Episode 1 - Les McKeown's Autograph

Fiona has been distant and her boyfriend Simon thinks he knows exactly what's on her mind. He decides to help her, and thinks the best way to start is by casually bringing this private issue up in the weekly meeting. What could possibly go wrong?

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