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Radio schedule Wednesday 25th September 2019

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Potting On. Pam Grant (Pam Ayres)

Potting On

Episode 1 - Stones

Gordon wants to join the bowls club while Pam wants to go to a rock concert.

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 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 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 11 - A Trip To France

After playing sailor in the bath Tony decides to purchase a boat, so Bill leads him down to Sid's. As ever, Sid has ulterior motives in mind when he sells Tony a boat: brandy smuggling.

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

Listen To Les

Les Dawson presents Dallas UK, culture with 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 6

With Josh Widdicombe, Roisin Conaty 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 2 - I Can Do That

Robert gets a role as a chauffeur, except he can't drive.

Radio 4 9:45am
15 min
Lenny Henry

Who Am I, Again?

Episode 3

Today, a fateful audition in Birmingham.

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 3 - Travel

This week's theme is travel. Alongside the craic, Marian reads Shite For Goms from her collection Making It Up As I Go Along, and Sent To Siberia 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 11 - A Trip To France

After playing sailor in the bath Tony decides to purchase a boat, so Bill leads him down to Sid's. As ever, Sid has ulterior motives in mind when he sells Tony a boat: brandy smuggling.

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

Listen To Les

Les Dawson presents Dallas UK, culture with 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 6

With Josh Widdicombe, Roisin Conaty 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 2 - I Can Do That

Robert gets a role as a chauffeur, except he can't drive.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Potting On. Pam Grant (Pam Ayres)

Potting On

Episode 1 - Stones

Gordon wants to join the bowls club while Pam wants to go to a rock concert.

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 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'.

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

Quanderhorn

The Quanderhorn Xperimentations, Episode 3 - A Little Thing Like Chocolate Gates Can't Stop Us

Dr Janussen discovers the terrible secret that turned Virginia into a giant broccoli monster, as Brian braves the nightmarish cellar.

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

That Reminds Me

Series 5, Episode 2 - Nerys Hughes

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 11 - A Trip To France

After playing sailor in the bath Tony decides to purchase a boat, so Bill leads him down to Sid's. As ever, Sid has ulterior motives in mind when he sells Tony a boat: brandy smuggling.

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

Listen To Les

Les Dawson presents Dallas UK, culture with 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 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 10:30pm (repeat)
The Problem With Adam Bloom. Adam Bloom. Copyright: BBC

The Problem With Adam Bloom

Series 2, Episode 5 - Friendship

Earlier this year, Adam told three of his closest friends what he most disliked about them. This is how they reacted. With Brendon Burns.

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

Sounding Off With McGough

Episode 5

Roger McGough's poetic reflections on the perennially fruitful topic of love.

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 4

In this episode, Michael reveals a song for Mr Creosote that was left out of The Meaning of Life, and a quiz from the Big Red Book which will test your knowledge of goats.

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

The Jason Byrne Show

Series 3, Episode 3 - Fear & Phobias

Jason Byrne looks at the subject of fears and phobias in the third episode of his themed audience comedy show, with high-energy stand-up and sketches.

Radio 4 11:15pm (repeat)
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 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 2

Tom tried to get into his mother's good books by helping out at her folk club, but soon finds himself in the doghouse when the band inside his head launch into a jazz number in the middle of her song.

Radio 4 12:30am (repeat)
Lenny Henry

Who Am I, Again?

Episode 3

Today, a fateful audition in Birmingham.

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

That Reminds Me

Series 5, Episode 2 - Nerys Hughes

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 6

With Josh Widdicombe, Roisin Conaty 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 2 - I Can Do That

Robert gets a role as a chauffeur, except he can't drive.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Potting On. Pam Grant (Pam Ayres)

Potting On

Episode 1 - Stones

Gordon wants to join the bowls club while Pam wants to go to a rock concert.

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 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'.

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