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Radio schedule Friday 27th December 2019

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
1834. Copyright: BBC

1834

Episode 4 - Dentists And Lovers

Ned needs root canal work, but 21st century Jason needs lessons in 19th century courting.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
The Shuttleworths. John Shuttleworth (Graham Fellows). Copyright: BBC

The Shuttleworths

2019 Christmas Special - Your Very Good Elf

John Shuttleworth's wife, Mary, has cancelled Christmas because their children, Karen and Darren, have decided to spend Christmas Day elsewhere, so instead of preparing for the big day John finds himself taking down the Christmas tree and putting away the chocolate brazils.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
The Burkiss Way. Copyright: BBC

The Burkiss Way

Series 5, Episode 2 - Rise From The Grave The Burkiss Way

Dracula and Oedipus Rex get a good going over.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Something To Shout About. Copyright: BBC

Something To Shout About

Episode 3.6: Will advertising boss Michael remember his secretary's birthday after all her hints?

Radio 4 9am (repeat)
Stephen Merchant. Copyright: RDF Television

Desert Island Discs

Writer, comedian and actor Stephen Merchant shares the eight tracks, book and luxury he would want to take if cast away to a desert island.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Roy Kinnear

The Phenomenon Squad

Episode 4

Brabazon's cops prepare to greet an alien craft due to land on Salisbury Plain.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Maureen & Friends. Maureen Lipman. Copyright: BBC

Maureen & Friends

Series 1, Episode 1

From pesky rodents to Jane Austen. The irrepressible Maureen Lipman performs her comic monologues in the BBC Radio Theatre.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
The Burkiss Way. Copyright: BBC

The Burkiss Way

Series 5, Episode 2 - Rise From The Grave The Burkiss Way

Dracula and Oedipus Rex get a good going over.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Something To Shout About. Copyright: BBC

Something To Shout About

Episode 3.6: Will advertising boss Michael remember his secretary's birthday after all her hints?

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
Breaking The News. Des Clarke. Copyright: BBC Studios

Breaking The News

Series 14, Highlights Special

A look back at the year.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
Roy Kinnear

The Phenomenon Squad

Episode 4

Brabazon's cops prepare to greet an alien craft due to land on Salisbury Plain.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
1834. Copyright: BBC

1834

Episode 4 - Dentists And Lovers

Ned needs root canal work, but 21st century Jason needs lessons in 19th century courting.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
The Shuttleworths. John Shuttleworth (Graham Fellows). Copyright: BBC

The Shuttleworths

2019 Christmas Special - Your Very Good Elf

John Shuttleworth's wife, Mary, has cancelled Christmas because their children, Karen and Darren, have decided to spend Christmas Day elsewhere, so instead of preparing for the big day John finds himself taking down the Christmas tree and putting away the chocolate brazils.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Dead Ringers. Image shows from L to R: Lewis Macleod, Debra Stephenson, Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey. Copyright: BBC

Dead Ringers

2019 Specials, Episode 3

A look back at all the achievements of Boris Johnson, which the team somehow manages to drag out for 11 minutes. The rest of the show consists of soothing music.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
The Burkiss Way. Copyright: BBC

The Burkiss Way

Series 5, Episode 2 - Rise From The Grave The Burkiss Way

Dracula and Oedipus Rex get a good going over.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Something To Shout About. Copyright: BBC

Something To Shout About

Episode 3.6: Will advertising boss Michael remember his secretary's birthday after all her hints?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
The Shuttleworths. John Shuttleworth (Graham Fellows). Copyright: BBC

The Shuttleworths

2019 Christmas Special - Your Very Good Elf

John Shuttleworth's wife, Mary, has cancelled Christmas because their children, Karen and Darren, have decided to spend Christmas Day elsewhere, so instead of preparing for the big day John finds himself taking down the Christmas tree and putting away the chocolate brazils.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
In And Out Of The Kitchen. Damien Trench (Miles Jupp). Copyright: BBC

In And Out Of The Kitchen

Series 3, Episode 2 - The Funeral

When Anthony's maiden aunt dies, Damien is asked to do the food for the funeral and finds he must also contend with the increasingly erratic behaviour of his literary agent.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Party. Image shows from L to R: Simon (Tom Basden), Phoebe (Katy Wix), Mel (Anna Crilly), Duncan (Tim Key), Jared (Jonny Sweet). Copyright: BBC

Party

Series 3, Episode 1 - The Curry

The group reconvene after their summer break and the ambition steps up a gear.

Radio 4 11:25pm (repeat)
James Veitch's Contractual Obligation. James Veitch. Copyright: BBC

James Veitch's Contractual Obligation

Series 1, Episode 1 - A Dark Web

James is tasked with examining the Dark Web but soon clashes with his producer. In James' mind the BBC's rules are made to be broken. The BBC takes a very different view.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
The Mel And Sue Thing

The Mel And Sue Thing

Episode 4

This week Mel and Sue take on the film world. There's a clip from a new British blockbuster, an epic song from a musical, as well as a special guest appearance by Simon Groom, plugging his new picture Action Slacks 5. Plus another murder on Leather Island, and the tragic death of a loved one in the continuing saga of Jane Austen's seminal work Sweet Fanny Adams - its authenticity still cruelly unrecognised by the literary world.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
Roy Kinnear

The Phenomenon Squad

Episode 4

Brabazon's cops prepare to greet an alien craft due to land on Salisbury Plain.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
1834. Copyright: BBC

1834

Episode 4 - Dentists And Lovers

Ned needs root canal work, but 21st century Jason needs lessons in 19th century courting.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
The Shuttleworths. John Shuttleworth (Graham Fellows). Copyright: BBC

The Shuttleworths

2019 Christmas Special - Your Very Good Elf

John Shuttleworth's wife, Mary, has cancelled Christmas because their children, Karen and Darren, have decided to spend Christmas Day elsewhere, so instead of preparing for the big day John finds himself taking down the Christmas tree and putting away the chocolate brazils.

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