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Radio schedule Saturday 20th June 2020

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Rent. Copyright: BBC

Rent

Series 1, Episode 3

Paul and Ruby's scheme to cash in on some attic treasure causes a panic.

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

A Look Back At The Nineties

Episode 2 - 1996

Episode 2: Brian Perkins, Kate Robbins and Chris Barrie "look back" at the decade that was yet to happen.

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

Hair In The Gate

Episode 3: Camilla revamps the TV arts show to keep her cutting edge lover.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10am (repeat)
The Now Show. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt. Copyright: BBC

The Now Show

Episode 3.4: Punt and Dennis poke fun at events of 1999 via sketches, songs and stand-up.

Radio 4 10:30am
30 min
James Veitch's Contractual Obligation. James Veitch. Copyright: BBC

James Veitch's Contractual Obligation

Series 3, Episode 3 - Animal Crossing

The comedian explores the appeal of computer game Animal Crossing, which has been the breakout hit of lockdown.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30am (repeat)
Goodness Gracious Me

Goodness Gracious Me

Series 3, Episode 6

The Guru is showing decidedly literary inclinations. The Minx Twins tackle the thornier aspects of feminism and a new smash-hit, I'm a Punjabi Girl.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11am (repeat)
On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen. Copyright: BBC

On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen

Episode 4 - Gunpowder, Treason and Plot

It's Bonfire Night in Spent, as well as the night of Mike's stag party. Geoff is going to make it night no-one will ever forget.

BBC Radio Scotland 11:30am (repeat)
Mark Nelson

The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected

Series 5, Episode 6

Stephen Buchanan shares his holiday misadventures in Italy before lockdown, whilst fellow stand-up Jessica Fostekew falls in love in a different way in her mid thirties. Presenter and journalist Billy Sloan completes the line-up and recalls what should have been his biggest, happiest gig in-front of 10,000 music fans in Glasgow.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30am (repeat)
On The Hour. Image shows from L to R: Chris Morris, David Schneider, Patrick Marber, Rebecca Front, Doon Mackichan, Steve Coogan. Copyright: BBC

On The Hour

Series 2, Episode 5

The date of the next General Election has been announced, Alan Partridge reports live from the Olympic Games, and Nebraska bans women.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Robert Lindsay. Copyright: BBC

Albert And Me

Series 2, Episode 1 - A Moving Story

Single dad Bryan tries to get a loan to move house, but it's not simple.

Radio 4 12:30pm (repeat)
Dead Ringers. Image shows from L to R: Lewis Macleod, Debra Stephenson, Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey. Copyright: BBC

Dead Ringers

Series 20, Episode 2

Social bubbles, social distancing, Covid-19, R numbers, it's all a lot to comprehend, but the big questions for the team is how Michael Portillo will cope with wearing a mask on Great British Railway Journeys? There's a special guest appearance alongside Bad Boris: Bad Winston Churchill, and Priti Patel introduces her new head of Track And Trace.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 6, Episode 29 - The Pevensey Bay Disaster

To foil a dastardly plot by Grytpype-Thynne and Moriarty, Neddie Seagoon must plough his way to the Sussex coast pronto.

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

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

The Quandary Phase, Episode 3 - Fit The Twenty-First

In which Arthur Dent and Fenchurch go flying together, Ford Prefect meets a weird creature in the East River, and Arthur learns what happened to all the dolphins.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

A Look Back At The Nineties

Episode 2 - 1996

Episode 2: Brian Perkins, Kate Robbins and Chris Barrie "look back" at the decade that was yet to happen.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Rebecca Front

Hair In The Gate

Episode 3: Camilla revamps the TV arts show to keep her cutting edge lover.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8pm (repeat)
The Now Show. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt. Copyright: BBC

The Now Show

Episode 3.4: Punt and Dennis poke fun at events of 1999 via sketches, songs and stand-up.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30pm (repeat)
Goodness Gracious Me

Goodness Gracious Me

Series 3, Episode 6

The Guru is showing decidedly literary inclinations. The Minx Twins tackle the thornier aspects of feminism and a new smash-hit, I'm a Punjabi Girl.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9pm (repeat)
On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen. Copyright: BBC

On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen

Episode 4 - Gunpowder, Treason and Plot

It's Bonfire Night in Spent, as well as the night of Mike's stag party. Geoff is going to make it night no-one will ever forget.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30pm (repeat)
On The Hour. Image shows from L to R: Chris Morris, David Schneider, Patrick Marber, Rebecca Front, Doon Mackichan, Steve Coogan. Copyright: BBC

On The Hour

Series 2, Episode 5

The date of the next General Election has been announced, Alan Partridge reports live from the Olympic Games, and Nebraska bans women.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Mark Watson

Mark Watson's Live Address To The Nation

Episode 1 - Strength

Mark Watson continues his quest to improve the world, nimbly assisted by Tim Key and Tom Basden. Broadcast live from the BBC Radio Theatre. Mark asks if having strength can sometimes make us weak.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Chain Reaction. Image shows from L to R: Sara Pascoe, Katherine Ryan. Copyright: BBC

Chain Reaction

Series 12, Episode 3 - Katherine Ryan interviews Sara Pascoe

Katherine Ryan turns interviewer and invites her chosen guest Sara Pascoe into the hot seat. In this programme Katherine and Sara, who both started stand-up in 2007, discuss insects, yoga, hip hop and everything in between.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Henry Normal's Encyclopaedia Poetica

Episode 3: Henry opens volume three, with poems about drinking and British Rail.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Ectoplasm

Ectoplasm

Episode 1, The Curse of Tutancommon: The swashbuckling exploits of the Edwardian adventurer Lord Zimbabwe.

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

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

The Quandary Phase, Episode 3 - Fit The Twenty-First

In which Arthur Dent and Fenchurch go flying together, Ford Prefect meets a weird creature in the East River, and Arthur learns what happened to all the dolphins.

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