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Radio schedule Tuesday 17th September 2019

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Prunella Scales

Smelling Of Roses

Series 4, Episode 3 - Sustainable Development

An environmental conference sounds just the sort of job for Rosie Burns, but are her own company's green credentials good enough?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Paul Sinha

Paul Sinha's General Knowledge

Series 1, Episode 3

In this week's episode, Paul explains the illustrious company he's joined since the previous recording of this series - in a showbiz-themed episode that ranges over the great American songbook, the biggest-selling single to have never been a hit in America, and a Nobel Literature Laureate's contribution to action movies.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead

A rival to the Bard of Avon - and buying a teaspoon.

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 3, Episode 6

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

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am
45 min version
(repeat)
Patrick Kielty

The News Quiz

Series 100, Episode 3

Patrick Kielty chairs a satirical review of the week's news, featuring cryptic questions, acerbic satire and humorous newspaper cuttings sent in by listeners. He is joined by Francis Wheen, Susan Calman, Felicity Ward and Glenn Moore.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:45am (repeat)
Life On Egg. Image shows from L to R: Ann (Karen Bartke), Harry (Harry Hill), Peter (Marek Larwood). Copyright: BBC

Life On Egg

Series 2, Episode 1 - Mistress of Disguise

A new prisoner is brought to The Egg but quickly escapes. Harry and the team must find her before it is too late. Problem is, no-one quite knows what she looks like.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead

A rival to the Bard of Avon - and buying a teaspoon.

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 3, Episode 6

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

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4pm (repeat)
Act Your Age. Simon Mayo. Copyright: BBC

Act Your Age

Series 2, Episode 5

Team captains Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter and Roy Walker are joined by Tom Wrigglesworth, John Bishop and Tom O'Connor.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
The Patrick And Maureen Maybe Music Experience

The Patrick And Maureen Maybe Music Experience

Episode 2

Unhappily married Patrick and Maureen should have split long ago, but snipe at each other during their classical music show instead. Special guest star Juliet Stevenson is not impressed.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Prunella Scales

Smelling Of Roses

Series 4, Episode 3 - Sustainable Development

An environmental conference sounds just the sort of job for Rosie Burns, but are her own company's green credentials good enough?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Paul Sinha

Paul Sinha's General Knowledge

Series 1, Episode 3

In this week's episode, Paul explains the illustrious company he's joined since the previous recording of this series - in a showbiz-themed episode that ranges over the great American songbook, the biggest-selling single to have never been a hit in America, and a Nobel Literature Laureate's contribution to action movies.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Paul Sinha

Paul Sinha's General Knowledge

Series 1, Episode 4

In this final episode of the series, Paul reveals a dazzling list of facts, each one connected to a different year between 1970 and 1995. From the fictional character who got a Times obituary to the woman who ruined her TV career by being too mean, this is the closest a comedy show about facts can get to being a Billy Joel song.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead

A rival to the Bard of Avon - and buying a teaspoon.

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 3, Episode 6

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

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30pm
30 min
How To Burn A Million Quid. Copyright: Holy Mountain

How To Burn A Million Quid

Episode 1 - Rule 1

Outrageous comedy drama telling the true story of the chart-topping pop duo known as KLF who, in 1994, burned £1 million in cash on a remote Scottish Island, with only one journalist and their roadie-come-fixer, Gimpo, in attendance. Why? Why would they do that?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Paul Sinha

Paul Sinha's General Knowledge

Series 1, Episode 3

In this week's episode, Paul explains the illustrious company he's joined since the previous recording of this series - in a showbiz-themed episode that ranges over the great American songbook, the biggest-selling single to have never been a hit in America, and a Nobel Literature Laureate's contribution to action movies.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang Ups. Tom (Tom Wrigglesworth). Copyright: BBC

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang Ups

Series 2, Episode 6 - The Well Of Loneliness

When Tom's father uncovers some potentially life-changing news through his research into the family tree, Tom is pressganged into helping him find a church which could be devastating for the Wrigglesworth name. Meanwhile, Tom's mum and gran enter the cut-throat world of competitive well-dressing.

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 20, Episode 1 - Dinosaurs

Physicist Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince return with the show taking an irreverent look at the world according to science. In the first edition they are joined by comedian Rufus Hound and palaeontologists Susannah Maidment and Steve Brusatte to discuss the latest research into dinosaurs.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Vent. Ben (Neil Pearson). Copyright: BBC

Vent

Series 2, Episode 6 - Arrival

Everyone is faced with decisions. Should the doctors try a last-ditch treatment to bring Ben round? And is he ready to leave the safety of his unconscious fantasy with Blitz and face up to the grim reality of pain and disability?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Think The Unthinkable. Image shows from L to R: Owen (David Mitchell), Daisy de Vere (Catherine Shepherd), Ryan Packer (Marcus Brigstocke), Sophie Stott (Emma Kennedy). Copyright: BBC

Think The Unthinkable

Series 1, Episode 1 - Longleys Bank

Longleys Bank ask for a new image.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
Act Your Age. Simon Mayo. Copyright: BBC

Act Your Age

Series 2, Episode 5

Team captains Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter and Roy Walker are joined by Tom Wrigglesworth, John Bishop and Tom O'Connor.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
The Patrick And Maureen Maybe Music Experience

The Patrick And Maureen Maybe Music Experience

Episode 2

Unhappily married Patrick and Maureen should have split long ago, but snipe at each other during their classical music show instead. Special guest star Juliet Stevenson is not impressed.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Prunella Scales

Smelling Of Roses

Series 4, Episode 3 - Sustainable Development

An environmental conference sounds just the sort of job for Rosie Burns, but are her own company's green credentials good enough?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Paul Sinha

Paul Sinha's General Knowledge

Series 1, Episode 3

In this week's episode, Paul explains the illustrious company he's joined since the previous recording of this series - in a showbiz-themed episode that ranges over the great American songbook, the biggest-selling single to have never been a hit in America, and a Nobel Literature Laureate's contribution to action movies.

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