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Radio schedule Thursday 30th July 2020

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
North By Northamptonshire. Copyright: BBC

North By Northamptonshire

Series 2, Episode 3

A visiting choir sets hearts aflutter amongst the ladies of Wadenbrook, while Mary's dad Norman has an adventure of his own.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Our Friend Victoria. Daniel Rigby. Copyright: Phil McIntyre Entertainment

ReincarNathan

Series 2, Episode 3 - Beaver

Nathan is brought back to life as a beaver in Sweden. He meets fellow rodent Elsa and together they try to build an ambitious lodge to shelter the community over winter. Unfortunately, Nathan is useless at DIY and ends up cutting corners. Sally Phillips guest stars.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Round The Horne. Image shows left to right: Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne, June Ellis. Credit: BBC

Round The Horne

Series 4, Episode 12

Kenneth Horne makes Fleet Street headlines, and visits the Bona Private Detective Agency.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Life, Death And Sex With Mike And Sue. Copyright: BBC

Life, Death And Sex With Mike And Sue

Series 1, Episode 1 - Familes And Relationships

Mike and Sue introduce the show which answers your questions about families and relationships. Mike has to reveal his embarrasing surname in this first episode.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Bristow. Copyright: BBC

Bristow

Series 1, Episode 5 - Stranger on a Train

The buying clerk helps his colleague Jones to plan an escape from Chester-Perry.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Round The Horne. Image shows left to right: Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne, June Ellis. Credit: BBC

Round The Horne

Series 4, Episode 12

Kenneth Horne makes Fleet Street headlines, and visits the Bona Private Detective Agency.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Life, Death And Sex With Mike And Sue. Copyright: BBC

Life, Death And Sex With Mike And Sue

Series 1, Episode 1 - Familes And Relationships

Mike and Sue introduce the show which answers your questions about families and relationships. Mike has to reveal his embarrasing surname in this first episode.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
Bristow. Copyright: BBC

Bristow

Series 1, Episode 5 - Stranger on a Train

The buying clerk helps his colleague Jones to plan an escape from Chester-Perry.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
North By Northamptonshire. Copyright: BBC

North By Northamptonshire

Series 2, Episode 3

A visiting choir sets hearts aflutter amongst the ladies of Wadenbrook, while Mary's dad Norman has an adventure of his own.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Our Friend Victoria. Daniel Rigby. Copyright: Phil McIntyre Entertainment

ReincarNathan

Series 2, Episode 3 - Beaver

Nathan is brought back to life as a beaver in Sweden. He meets fellow rodent Elsa and together they try to build an ambitious lodge to shelter the community over winter. Unfortunately, Nathan is useless at DIY and ends up cutting corners. Sally Phillips guest stars.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
Mort

Terry Pratchett's Mort

Episode 4

Death has disappeared leaving his apprentice Mort, his daughter Ysabell and Albert the cook to carry on the life-collecting operation.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Our Friend Victoria. Daniel Rigby. Copyright: Phil McIntyre Entertainment

ReincarNathan

Series 2, Episode 4 - Space Hamster

Nathan is brought back to life as a hamster in a petshop in California. But not just any old hamster - Nathan the hamster is selected by NASA to enter the space-race. Perhaps seeing the earth from space will give Nathan a radical new sense of perspective. Or maybe it will just confirm his rampant egomania. Will Nathan ever learn to do the right thing and make it back to human again? Guest starring Phil Wang as Xavier, the Space Hedgehog.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Round The Horne. Image shows left to right: Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne, June Ellis. Credit: BBC

Round The Horne

Series 4, Episode 12

Kenneth Horne makes Fleet Street headlines, and visits the Bona Private Detective Agency.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Life, Death And Sex With Mike And Sue. Copyright: BBC

Life, Death And Sex With Mike And Sue

Series 1, Episode 1 - Familes And Relationships

Mike and Sue introduce the show which answers your questions about families and relationships. Mike has to reveal his embarrasing surname in this first episode.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Our Friend Victoria. Daniel Rigby. Copyright: Phil McIntyre Entertainment

ReincarNathan

Series 2, Episode 3 - Beaver

Nathan is brought back to life as a beaver in Sweden. He meets fellow rodent Elsa and together they try to build an ambitious lodge to shelter the community over winter. Unfortunately, Nathan is useless at DIY and ends up cutting corners. Sally Phillips guest stars.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Tina C's State Of The Union Tour. Tina C (Christopher Green)

Tina C's State Of The Union Tour

Episode 1, Stockholm: Comedy following the country music singer as she embarks upon a tour of Europe. Tina thinks of herself as an ambassador for the American way of life and gets a little confused when she stumbles across the Eurovision Song Contest, assuming this is a voting system for the European Parliament.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:45pm (repeat)
Mission Improbable. Image shows from L to R: Lucy (Lizzie Bates), Jane (Catriona Knox), Amelia (Anna Emerson). Copyright: Top Dog Productions

Mission Improbable

Series 1, Episode 1 - Jungle!

A white-knuckle adventure takes reporter Jane and her friends to the Guatemalan jungle.

Radio 4 11pm (repeat)
Dave Podmore. Dave 'Pod' Podmore (Christopher Douglas)

Dave Podmore

Episode 1 - Dave Podmore's Positive Test

The year's dearth of sport seems set to offer a unique opportunity for cricket's anti-hero. "Pod" is in negotiations with the Tokyo Olympics and, after all the efforts to take drugs out of sport, finally there's a chance to take the sport out of drugs. At the same time, can he save the precious jobs of the acting community or, within the "new normal", are their valuable jobs as giant sporting mascots gone for ever?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Sir Ralph Stanza's Letter From Salford

Sir Ralph Stanza's Letter From Salford

Episode 2.3, Security Bard: The Salford wordsmith helps a security guard win his true love.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:15pm (repeat)
Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing. Nathan Caton. Copyright: BBC

Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing

Series 1, Episode 3 - About Work

Nathan's family know that he is committed to a career in comedy, but it doesn't stop them persuading him to take a job at his dad's office.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Listen Against. Image shows from L to R: Alice Arnold, Jon Holmes. Copyright: BBC

Listen Against

Series 3, Episode 3

Alice Arnold and Jon Holmes take a satirical look back over the past week of radio. Michael Burke becomes trapped in the Moral Maze, and Any Answers gets a game show makeover.

BBC Radio 4 Extra Midnight (repeat)
Mort

Terry Pratchett's Mort

Episode 4

Death has disappeared leaving his apprentice Mort, his daughter Ysabell and Albert the cook to carry on the life-collecting operation.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
Bristow. Copyright: BBC

Bristow

Series 1, Episode 5 - Stranger on a Train

The buying clerk helps his colleague Jones to plan an escape from Chester-Perry.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
North By Northamptonshire. Copyright: BBC

North By Northamptonshire

Series 2, Episode 3

A visiting choir sets hearts aflutter amongst the ladies of Wadenbrook, while Mary's dad Norman has an adventure of his own.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Our Friend Victoria. Daniel Rigby. Copyright: Phil McIntyre Entertainment

ReincarNathan

Series 2, Episode 3 - Beaver

Nathan is brought back to life as a beaver in Sweden. He meets fellow rodent Elsa and together they try to build an ambitious lodge to shelter the community over winter. Unfortunately, Nathan is useless at DIY and ends up cutting corners. Sally Phillips guest stars.

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