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Radio schedule Wednesday 18th September 2019

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Meera Syal

The World As We Know It

Episode 6, Donna's Leaving Do: The housemates might finally discover what caused the end of the world.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Quanderhorn. Image shows from L to R: Andrew Marshall, Rob Grant. Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

Quanderhorn

The Quanderhorn Xperimentations, Episode 1 - It's Eating My Face

Brian Nylon awakes with no memory to find time behaving very oddly. Is the mysterious genius Professor Quanderhorn behind it? And what is that Martian doing?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 1, Episode 10 - Cinderella Hancock

It's the night of the National Film Ball, where all of the silver screen's finest will be in attendance. Tony's desperate to go but Bill relegates him to housework. Then comes a knock at the door. Can he make it there and back again before midnight?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Listen To Les

Listen To Les

Les Dawson presents 'Love in the Dole Queue", Cosmo Smallpiece and a piano sing-along.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
The Rest Is History. Copyright: Avalon Television

The Rest Is History

Series 1, Episode 5

With David Mitchell, Steve Hall and historian-in-residence Dr Kate Williams.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
An Actor's Life For Me. Robert Wilson (John Gordon Sinclair). Copyright: BBC

An Actor's Life For Me

Series 1, Episode 1 - A Stiff Audition

Young actor Robert Wilson is desperately seeking work. At last an audition comes up ... he doesn't have to stick rigidly to the script - just be rigid.

Radio 4 11am (repeat)
Simon Evans

Simon Evans Is Right

Simon Evans investigates if being labelled a "right-wing stand-up" is accurate.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes. Image shows from L to R: Marian Keyes, Tara Flynn. Copyright: Giddy Goat Productions

Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes

Series 1, Episode 2 - The Family

This week's theme is the family. Alongside the craic, Marian reads Rapunzel, Rapunzel Throw Down Your Hairdryer from her collection Under The Duvet, and Big Night Out from Further Under The Duvet.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 1, Episode 10 - Cinderella Hancock

It's the night of the National Film Ball, where all of the silver screen's finest will be in attendance. Tony's desperate to go but Bill relegates him to housework. Then comes a knock at the door. Can he make it there and back again before midnight?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Listen To Les

Listen To Les

Les Dawson presents 'Love in the Dole Queue", Cosmo Smallpiece and a piano sing-along.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4pm (repeat)
The Rest Is History. Copyright: Avalon Television

The Rest Is History

Series 1, Episode 5

With David Mitchell, Steve Hall and historian-in-residence Dr Kate Williams.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
An Actor's Life For Me. Robert Wilson (John Gordon Sinclair). Copyright: BBC

An Actor's Life For Me

Series 1, Episode 1 - A Stiff Audition

Young actor Robert Wilson is desperately seeking work. At last an audition comes up ... he doesn't have to stick rigidly to the script - just be rigid.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Meera Syal

The World As We Know It

Episode 6, Donna's Leaving Do: The housemates might finally discover what caused the end of the world.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Quanderhorn. Image shows from L to R: Andrew Marshall, Rob Grant. Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

Quanderhorn

The Quanderhorn Xperimentations, Episode 1 - It's Eating My Face

Brian Nylon awakes with no memory to find time behaving very oddly. Is the mysterious genius Professor Quanderhorn behind it? And what is that Martian doing?

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
Quanderhorn. Image shows from L to R: Andrew Marshall, Rob Grant. Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

Quanderhorn

The Quanderhorn Xperimentations, Episode 2 - Mummy! My Donkey's Head Is Exploding

Martian hostage Guuuurk risks his very sanity by mind-leaping into Troy, a half-insectoid, touted as 'a major breakthrough in Artificial Stupidity'.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6:30pm (repeat)
Radio

That Reminds Me

Series 4, Episode 6 - John Mortimer

Factually comedic series in which celebrities - mostly comics - share tales and reminisce.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 1, Episode 10 - Cinderella Hancock

It's the night of the National Film Ball, where all of the silver screen's finest will be in attendance. Tony's desperate to go but Bill relegates him to housework. Then comes a knock at the door. Can he make it there and back again before midnight?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Listen To Les

Listen To Les

Les Dawson presents 'Love in the Dole Queue", Cosmo Smallpiece and a piano sing-along.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Quanderhorn. Image shows from L to R: Andrew Marshall, Rob Grant. Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

Quanderhorn

The Quanderhorn Xperimentations, Episode 1 - It's Eating My Face

Brian Nylon awakes with no memory to find time behaving very oddly. Is the mysterious genius Professor Quanderhorn behind it? And what is that Martian doing?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
The Problem With Adam Bloom. Adam Bloom. Copyright: BBC

The Problem With Adam Bloom

Series 2, Episode 4 - Comedy

Want to write comedy? Adam Bloom unveils the six steps to success. With Alistair McGowan.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:45pm (repeat)
Roger McGough

Sounding Off With McGough

Episode 4

Roger McGough's poetic reflections on relatives and retsina.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Monty Python's Flying Circus. Image shows from L to R: Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam. Copyright: BBC

Monty Python At 50: The Self-Abasement Tapes

Episode 3

In this episode, Eric and Graham negotiate a voiceover fee for Life Of Brian, John Cleese press-gangs his mother into doing a free radio advert and we meet the infamous freedom fighter Otto from the controversial film.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Jason Byrne Show. Jason Byrne. Copyright: BBC

The Jason Byrne Show

Series 3, Episode 2 - Grooming

Jason probes the minefield of hair removal; why women buy clothes that they don't fit into yet; and the differing pressures on men and women to diet and work out.

Radio 4 11:15pm (repeat)
TEZ Talks. Tez Ilyas. Copyright: BBC

TEZ Talks

Series 3, Episode 7 - Mischief

Tez talks about schemes and pranks.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
I Think I've Got A Problem. Image shows from L to R: Dr Boone (Bob Monkhouse), Tom Caine (Graham McPherson). Copyright: BBC

I Think I've Got A Problem

Series 2, Episode 1

In an attempt to rid him of the band that lives in his head, Tom's been sent to a special centre for the entertainingly afflicted. The treatment's going well - until the band can't take any more and make Tom burst into song.

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

That Reminds Me

Series 4, Episode 6 - John Mortimer

Factually comedic series in which celebrities - mostly comics - share tales and reminisce.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
The Rest Is History. Copyright: Avalon Television

The Rest Is History

Series 1, Episode 5

With David Mitchell, Steve Hall and historian-in-residence Dr Kate Williams.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
An Actor's Life For Me. Robert Wilson (John Gordon Sinclair). Copyright: BBC

An Actor's Life For Me

Series 1, Episode 1 - A Stiff Audition

Young actor Robert Wilson is desperately seeking work. At last an audition comes up ... he doesn't have to stick rigidly to the script - just be rigid.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Meera Syal

The World As We Know It

Episode 6, Donna's Leaving Do: The housemates might finally discover what caused the end of the world.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Quanderhorn. Image shows from L to R: Andrew Marshall, Rob Grant. Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

Quanderhorn

The Quanderhorn Xperimentations, Episode 1 - It's Eating My Face

Brian Nylon awakes with no memory to find time behaving very oddly. Is the mysterious genius Professor Quanderhorn behind it? And what is that Martian doing?

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