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Radio schedule Saturday 27th June 2020

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6am (repeat)
Image shows from L to R: Peter Jones, Donald Hewlett, Charles Hawtrey. Copyright: BBC

Burglar's Bargains

An unusual gang of crooks plan a daring robbery at a posh London store.

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

Rent

Series 1, Episode 4

It is time to party for students Paul and Ruby, but grown-ups Maria and Richard hit a posh hotel.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
The Small World Of Dominic Holland

The Small World Of Dominic Holland

Episode 1: Dominic ponders the journey of life to adulthood.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
At Home With The Snails. George (Geoffrey Palmer)

At Home With The Snails

Series 1, Episode 1

Alex's parents are worried that he is gay and his father wants him to move out. His growing obsession with snails gives his father an idea for a new book.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10am (repeat)
Clare In The Community. Copyright: BBC

Clare In The Community

Series 1, Episode 4 - Last Words

One of Clare's clients has died and Clare is delighted with an afternoon off.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11am (repeat)
Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better. Image shows from L to R: Poet (Tim Key), Mark Watson. Copyright: BBC

Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better

Series 1, Episode 3 - Pride

Mark Watson sets out on his quest to free us from The Seven Deadly Sins with stand-up comedy. This week: Pride.

BBC Radio Scotland 11:30am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30am (repeat)
Little Britain. Image shows from L to R: David Walliams, Matt Lucas. Copyright: BBC

Little Britain

Series 2, Episode 3

Hypnotist Kenny Craig visits a car boot sale; St, John's Ambulance volunteer April May faces a tribunal; and ropey transvestite Emily Howard has a drink in his local.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
June Whitfield

Like They've Never Been Gone

Episode 1: Fresh fame beckons ex-Eurovision duo Sheila and Tommy, but there is a snag.

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 3

As lockdown eases the team look at important issues such as the possibility of a next wave, the test-and-trace system, and how one of the most famous scenes in comedy would work in a Covid-secure environment.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Hazelbeach. Ronnie Hazelbeach (Jamie Foreman). Copyright: BBC

Hazelbeach

Series 1, Episode 1

Nick's life takes an abrupt turn into surreal chaos when he returns to England to find the mysterious Ronnie Hazelbeach living in his late father's house.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 1:30pm (repeat)
Tourist Trap. Elaine (Sally Phillips). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Tourist Trap

A special radio episode of the Welsh Tourist Board sitcom, set during the Covid-19 lockdown.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4pm (repeat)
Image shows from L to R: Peter Jones, Donald Hewlett, Charles Hawtrey. Copyright: BBC

Burglar's Bargains

An unusual gang of crooks plan a daring robbery at a posh London store.

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 4 - Fit The Twenty-Second

In which a spaceship lands in Knightsbridge, Arthur Dent and Fenchurch discover God's Last Message to his Creation, and Marvin the Paranoid Android makes his farewell appearance.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
The Small World Of Dominic Holland

The Small World Of Dominic Holland

Episode 1: Dominic ponders the journey of life to adulthood.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
At Home With The Snails. George (Geoffrey Palmer)

At Home With The Snails

Series 1, Episode 1

Alex's parents are worried that he is gay and his father wants him to move out. His growing obsession with snails gives his father an idea for a new book.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8pm (repeat)
Clare In The Community. Copyright: BBC

Clare In The Community

Series 1, Episode 4 - Last Words

One of Clare's clients has died and Clare is delighted with an afternoon off.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9pm (repeat)
Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better. Image shows from L to R: Poet (Tim Key), Mark Watson. Copyright: BBC

Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better

Series 1, Episode 3 - Pride

Mark Watson sets out on his quest to free us from The Seven Deadly Sins with stand-up comedy. This week: Pride.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30pm (repeat)
Little Britain. Image shows from L to R: David Walliams, Matt Lucas. Copyright: BBC

Little Britain

Series 2, Episode 3

Hypnotist Kenny Craig visits a car boot sale; St, John's Ambulance volunteer April May faces a tribunal; and ropey transvestite Emily Howard has a drink in his local.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Mark Watson

Mark Watson's Live Address To The Nation

Episode 2 - Faith

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 whether we could all use with a little more faith.

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

Chain Reaction

Series 12, Episode 4 - Sara Pascoe interviews Harry Hill

Sara Pascoe talks to the very first comedian that she ever saw live - Harry Hill. Sara and Harry discuss Gogglebox, constructive criticism, remaking The Godfather and the merits of sharks.

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

Henry Normal's Encyclopaedia Poetica

Episode 4: Henry's concluding volume covers BCB Radio 4, sex and a mime burglary.

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

Ectoplasm

Episode 2, The Case of the Missing Lost Soul: A countess begs Lord Zimbabwe's help to skip eternity as a Barry Manilow fan.

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 4 - Fit The Twenty-Second

In which a spaceship lands in Knightsbridge, Arthur Dent and Fenchurch discover God's Last Message to his Creation, and Marvin the Paranoid Android makes his farewell appearance.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
Image shows from L to R: Peter Jones, Donald Hewlett, Charles Hawtrey. Copyright: BBC

Burglar's Bargains

An unusual gang of crooks plan a daring robbery at a posh London store.

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