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Radio schedule Saturday 25th April 2020

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
The Change. Image shows left to right: Carol (Lynda Bellingham), George (Christopher Ellison)

The Change

Series 3, Episode 2

Carol can't take it any more and gives George away to her best friend, Maureen. But does Maureen really want him?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Beyond Our Ken. Image shows left to right: Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne. Credit: BBC

Beyond Our Ken

Series 3, Episode 7

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

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

It's A Fair Cop

Episode 5

Rural police sitcom starring Eric Sykes, Hattie Jacques, Deryck Guyler and Dick Emery.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10am (repeat)
The Navy Lark. Copyright: BBC

The Navy Lark

Series 9, Episode 16 - Cuthbert Joins The Navy

Classic radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30am (repeat)
Benny Hill

Benny Hill Time

Series 1, Episode 6

Comedy series starring Benny Hill.

BBC Radio 5 Live 11am
60 min
Rick Edwards. Credit: BBC

Fighting Talk

Series 17, Special - Football Commentators Special

Football commentators John Murray, Alistair Bruce-Ball, Vicki Sparks and Ian Dennis join Colin Murray for a special show featuring an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment talking all things football.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11am (repeat)
The Clitheroe Kid. Jimmy (Jimmy Clitheroe). Copyright: BBC

The Clitheroe Kid

Episode 12.11, Stop the Wedding, I Want to Get Off: The cheeky youngster is due to be a page boy at his Auntie's wedding, but he's not too keen on his satin outfit - so soon sparks more mayhem.

BBC Radio Scotland 11:30am (repeat)
Breaking The News. Des Clarke. Copyright: BBC Studios

Breaking The News

Series 15, Episode 10

Host Des Clarke takes a satirical sledgehammer to the week's headlines - joined by partners in crime Neil Delamere, Ashley Storrie, Jojo Sutherland and Christopher Macarthur-Boyd.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30am (repeat)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

Series 6, Episode 4

Public versus state schools, Merseyside mariachi and trouble at t'mill - all in half an hour.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Tomorrow, Today!. Nigel Lavery (Peter Bowles). Copyright: BBC

Tomorrow, Today!

Series 2, Episode 1 - Dr Chaotica And The Rise Of The Atomic Man-Bees

Studio manager Colin Franks has sadly died and his 'suspicious' death provokes mixed reactions.

Radio 4 12:30pm (repeat)
The News Quiz. Angela Barnes

The News Quiz

Series 102, Episode 2

Angela Barnes is joined virtually by Hugo Rifkind, Tom Allen, Lucy Porter and Sophie Duker.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
After Henry. Image shows from L to R: Sarah France (Prunella Scales), Clare (Geraldine Cowper), Eleanor (Joan Sanderson). Copyright: BBC

After Henry

Series 2, Episode 1 - Memory Games

Daughter Clare's trivia quiz helps Sarah with all her memories of her late husband, Henry.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 1:30pm
30 min
Relocation. Image shows from L to R: John (Clint Edwards), Sarah (Helen Monks). Copyright: Zipline Creative

Relocation

Series 2, Episode 4

Things reach peak calamity in the world of witness protection.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. Image shows from L to R: Arthur Dent (Simon Jones), Ford Prefect (Geoffrey McGivern). Copyright: BBC / Above The Title Productions

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

The Tertiary Phase, Episode 1 - Fit The Thirteenth

In which Arthur Dent finds himself stuck on prehistoric Earth, Ford Prefect comes out of a state of madness and Trillian teleports herself out of Zaphod Beeblebrox's life.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
The Lee Mack Show. Lee Mack. Copyright: BBC

The Lee Mack Show

Series 1, Episode 5

The cocky northern scamp joins Tom Robinson for another half hour of quickfire buffoonery.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
And Now, In Colour

And Now, In Colour

Series 2, Episode 1 - Stately Home

The team take the audience on a posh day out.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
That Mitchell & Webb Sound. Image shows from L to R: Robert Webb, David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC

That Mitchell & Webb Sound

Series 4, Episode 1

Sketches include a very unusual interview about how to count whales, an adventurer who claims to have found a man raised by wasps, and The Old Ladies discuss whether a cosmetic surgeon is a proper job.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Earls Of The Court. Image shows from L to R: Lloydie (Stewart Wright), Johnno (Will Adamsdale)

Earls Of The Court

Episode 3 - Crisis Management

Lloydie and Johnno need money fast to pay the rent, but will the contents of Lloydie's trusty backpack be enough to save the day?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:45pm (repeat)
Foley And McColl: The Interview

Foley And McColl: The Interview

Episode 3, Cool As You Like: Ten years after a rift caused Sean to make a drastic move, Hamish travels to the Antarctic in search of his former working partner.

BBC Radio 4 Extra Midnight (repeat)
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. Image shows from L to R: Arthur Dent (Simon Jones), Ford Prefect (Geoffrey McGivern). Copyright: BBC / Above The Title Productions

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

The Tertiary Phase, Episode 1 - Fit The Thirteenth

In which Arthur Dent finds himself stuck on prehistoric Earth, Ford Prefect comes out of a state of madness and Trillian teleports herself out of Zaphod Beeblebrox's life.

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