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Radio schedule Thursday 17th October 2019

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Gareth Corke

Fat Chance

Episode 5 - Better Wed Than Dead

It's Kelly's wedding day and the rest of the slimming club rally round to give her a day she'll never forget - though she may want to...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Alone. Image shows from L to R: Morris (Bennett Arron), Louisa (Kate Isitt), Mitch (Angus Deayton), Ellie (Abigail Cruttenden), Will (Pearce Quigley). Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

Alone

Series 2, Episode 1 - A Cry For No Help

Mitch is desperate to have his wedding anniversary pass unnoticed to avoid any awkwardness in the house. Unfortunately, Will lets the anniversary cat out of the bag and Mitch, who is endeavouring to find someone to hold on to his spare keys, encounters very strange reactions to this seemingly simple request.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
The Ken Dodd Show. Ken Dodd. Credit: BBC

The Ken Dodd Show

Series 1, Episode 4

John Laurie is turned into a Beatle and Ken's musical guests are The Barry Sisters.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

Series 2, Episode 4

Rent-a-pet, and an invasion of Earth.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
For Better Or For Worse. Image shows from L to R: Bernard (Gorden Kaye), Iris (Su Pollard). Copyright: BBC

For Better Or For Worse

Series 1, Episode 3

Sweethearts Bernard and Iris scour the neighbourhood for his sulking dad.

Radio 4 10:45am
15 min
The Country Girls

The Country Girls

The Lonely Girl, Episode 4

Dada gets wind of Kate's affair with Eugene and takes drastic measures.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
The Ken Dodd Show. Ken Dodd. Credit: BBC

The Ken Dodd Show

Series 1, Episode 4

John Laurie is turned into a Beatle and Ken's musical guests are The Barry Sisters.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

Series 2, Episode 4

Rent-a-pet, and an invasion of Earth.

Radio 4 2:15pm
45 min
Bayeux Tapestry

Embroidering The Truth

Rapacious Bishop Odo (Charlie Anson) meets his match in the Anglo-Saxon former Queen, Edith (Katy Brand). He wants her wealth, she wants to survive. Armed only with a needle she leads a group of women in a bid to outwit their violent Norman oppressors. Her plan? To save her skin and, in the process, to create a masterpiece and a message that will last a thousand years. It is the Bayeux Tapestry.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
For Better Or For Worse. Image shows from L to R: Bernard (Gorden Kaye), Iris (Su Pollard). Copyright: BBC

For Better Or For Worse

Series 1, Episode 3

Sweethearts Bernard and Iris scour the neighbourhood for his sulking dad.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Gareth Corke

Fat Chance

Episode 5 - Better Wed Than Dead

It's Kelly's wedding day and the rest of the slimming club rally round to give her a day she'll never forget - though she may want to...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Alone. Image shows from L to R: Morris (Bennett Arron), Louisa (Kate Isitt), Mitch (Angus Deayton), Ellie (Abigail Cruttenden), Will (Pearce Quigley). Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

Alone

Series 2, Episode 1 - A Cry For No Help

Mitch is desperate to have his wedding anniversary pass unnoticed to avoid any awkwardness in the house. Unfortunately, Will lets the anniversary cat out of the bag and Mitch, who is endeavouring to find someone to hold on to his spare keys, encounters very strange reactions to this seemingly simple request.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Alone. Image shows from L to R: Morris (Bennett Arron), Louisa (Kate Isitt), Mitch (Angus Deayton), Ellie (Abigail Cruttenden), Will (Pearce Quigley). Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

Alone

Series 2, Episode 2 - Anti-Valentine's Day

As Valentine's Day approaches, the neighbours are all dreading that left-out feeling they always get on February 14th - so Will encourages them to go out and enjoy themselves anyway, booking a table for a singles-only meal.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
The Ken Dodd Show. Ken Dodd. Credit: BBC

The Ken Dodd Show

Series 1, Episode 4

John Laurie is turned into a Beatle and Ken's musical guests are The Barry Sisters.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

Series 2, Episode 4

Rent-a-pet, and an invasion of Earth.

Radio 4 7:45pm (repeat)
The Country Girls

The Country Girls

The Lonely Girl, Episode 4

Dada gets wind of Kate's affair with Eugene and takes drastic measures.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Alone. Image shows from L to R: Morris (Bennett Arron), Louisa (Kate Isitt), Mitch (Angus Deayton), Ellie (Abigail Cruttenden), Will (Pearce Quigley). Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

Alone

Series 2, Episode 1 - A Cry For No Help

Mitch is desperate to have his wedding anniversary pass unnoticed to avoid any awkwardness in the house. Unfortunately, Will lets the anniversary cat out of the bag and Mitch, who is endeavouring to find someone to hold on to his spare keys, encounters very strange reactions to this seemingly simple request.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm
30 min
Kiri Pritchard-McLean

Newsjack

Series 21, Episode 6

Newsjack returns to satirise another week's news and events. This week, a look at what would happen with Nobel Prize got extended to ordinary people, the church using social media, and how the government would use ID to check on voters.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Agendum. Alexandra Palisades (Carrie Quinlan). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Agendum

Series 2, Episode 4 - Good Luck Everybody

Alexandra Palisades (Carrie Quinlan) brings more topical stories under the spotlight. Or not. This time there is a look at how the housing crisis has got so bad that people are moving into burrows, the USA plans to put forward a law to make mass shootings legal, and the plan to launch a new financial crisis.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Little Lifetimes By Jenny Eclair. Jenny Eclair. Copyright: BBC

Little Lifetimes By Jenny Eclair

Series 4, Episode 4 - A Nice Time with All the Family

Julie fears her 60th birthday celebration is being hijacked by her family. Starring Beverley Callard.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Mark Watson

Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life

Series 2, Episode 2 - Possessions

We spend a lot of life accruing stuff. Does it really make us happy? Would we be better off throwing it all in the river? Is there a middle ground where we can throw most of it in the lake, but keep our car because it's useful?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
For Better Or For Worse. Image shows from L to R: Bernard (Gorden Kaye), Iris (Su Pollard). Copyright: BBC

For Better Or For Worse

Series 1, Episode 3

Sweethearts Bernard and Iris scour the neighbourhood for his sulking dad.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Alone. Image shows from L to R: Morris (Bennett Arron), Louisa (Kate Isitt), Mitch (Angus Deayton), Ellie (Abigail Cruttenden), Will (Pearce Quigley). Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

Alone

Series 2, Episode 1 - A Cry For No Help

Mitch is desperate to have his wedding anniversary pass unnoticed to avoid any awkwardness in the house. Unfortunately, Will lets the anniversary cat out of the bag and Mitch, who is endeavouring to find someone to hold on to his spare keys, encounters very strange reactions to this seemingly simple request.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Gareth Corke

Fat Chance

Episode 5 - Better Wed Than Dead

It's Kelly's wedding day and the rest of the slimming club rally round to give her a day she'll never forget - though she may want to...

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