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Radio schedule Saturday 18th July 2020

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Dilemma. Sue Perkins. Copyright: BBC

Dilemma

Series 1, Episode 3

Shappi Khorsandi, Simon Munnery, broadcaster Fi Glover, and journalist Hugo Rifkind attempt to justify the murder of a pet and the theft of a girlfriend.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
An Actor's Life For Me. Robert Wilson (John Gordon Sinclair). Copyright: BBC

An Actor's Life For Me

Series 3, Episode 1 - Here's Looking At You, Kid

Robert Wilson discovers acting isn't everything it appears to be.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
The Clitheroe Kid. Jimmy (Jimmy Clitheroe). Copyright: BBC

The Clitheroe Kid

Another Mother for Ossie. From November 1965.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
The Navy Lark. Copyright: BBC

The Navy Lark

Series 2, Episode 5 - Going Dutch

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

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10am (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

Birds of a Feather. Re-recording from 1980.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30am (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 4, Episode 5 - The New Secretary

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11am (repeat)
Round The Horne. Image shows left to right: Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne, June Ellis. Credit: BBC

Round The Horne

Hugely popular sketch show starring Kenneth Horne and co, created by Barry Took and Marty Feldman.

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

Breaking The News

Series 16, Episode 4

Des Clarke takes a satirical sledgehammer to the week's headlines with guests Darren Harriott, Jo Caulfield, Bruce Devlin and Karen Bartke.

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

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

Series 3, Episode 10

Delving into the dark side to explore the unexplainable.

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 6

If you've ever wondered what Michael Gove's real job was, this episode reveals all. Plus the government's Covid rules are clarified at last, and Laura Kuenssberg and the BBC's North America correspondent battle it out to establish who in the world has said the stupidest thing.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Mum's On The Run. Jen (Ronni Ancona). Copyright: BBC

Mum's On The Run

Episode 1

Jen drops the kids off at school at the begining of the day but ends up collecting them from a nightclub at the end of it.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 1:30pm
30 min
The Leak. Tom Price

The Leak

Series 11, Episode 2

Tom Price and guests with a comic take on the week's news. This week Josie Long, Darren Harriott and Huge Davies join Tom to see if they can shed some light on the events of the last seven days. The answer is - almost certainly - that they can't.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. Image shows from L to R: Ford Prefect (Geoffrey McGivern), Zarniwoop (Jonathan Pryce), Eddie (Roger Gregg). Copyright: BBC / Above The Title Productions

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

The Quintessential Phase, Episode 3 - Fit The Twenty-Fifth

In which Trillian tells Arthur Dent he is a father, Ford Prefect sends Arthur a parcel, and Arthur's new daughter Random flies to Earth.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
The Clitheroe Kid. Jimmy (Jimmy Clitheroe). Copyright: BBC

The Clitheroe Kid

Another Mother for Ossie. From November 1965.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
The Navy Lark. Copyright: BBC

The Navy Lark

Series 2, Episode 5 - Going Dutch

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

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8pm (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

Birds of a Feather. Re-recording from 1980.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30pm (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 4, Episode 5 - The New Secretary

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9pm (repeat)
Round The Horne. Image shows left to right: Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne, June Ellis. Credit: BBC

Round The Horne

Hugely popular sketch show starring Kenneth Horne and co, created by Barry Took and Marty Feldman.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30pm (repeat)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

Series 3, Episode 10

Delving into the dark side to explore the unexplainable.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Mark Watson

Mark Watson's Live Address To The Nation

Episode 5 - Tolerance

Mark Watson continues his quest to improve the world, nimbly assisted by Tim Key and Tom Basden. Broadcast live from the BBC Radio Theatre. Can tolerance turn people into doormats?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Jackie Hamilton

Standing Up For Liverpool

Les Dennis explores the life and career of much-loved comedian Jackie Hamilton, whose observational comedy provided a social commentary on Merseyside for 40 years.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters. Tom Wrigglesworth. Copyright: BBC

Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters

Series 2, Episode 3 - Compensation Culture

Tom Wrigglesworth delivers an open letter to Ken Clarke MP and asks if compensation culture is actually directly opposed to the theory of evolution.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Sarah Millican

Sarah Millican's Support Group

Series 2, Episode 1

This week the team tackle two problems: 'My partner is too controlling - a fight for the television remote' and 'I'm a non-drinker with no friends - should I just buy a cat?'

BBC Radio 4 Extra Midnight (repeat)
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. Image shows from L to R: Ford Prefect (Geoffrey McGivern), Zarniwoop (Jonathan Pryce), Eddie (Roger Gregg). Copyright: BBC / Above The Title Productions

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

The Quintessential Phase, Episode 3 - Fit The Twenty-Fifth

In which Trillian tells Arthur Dent he is a father, Ford Prefect sends Arthur a parcel, and Arthur's new daughter Random flies to Earth.

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