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Radio schedule Sunday 30th August 2020

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Ray's A Laugh

Ray's A Laugh

Ted and Kitty quarrel over her frock and reporter George gets festive.

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

Not In Front Of The Children

Series 1, Episode 10 - Echo Of The Past

Jennifer sees Henry in animated conversation with a strange but very attractive woman...

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

Rent

Series 2, Episode 3

Maria is in the grip of a writer's block. Will her housemates help?

Radio 4 12pm (repeat)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. Image shows from L to R: Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer. Copyright: BBC

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue

Series 56, Episode 4

A return to the Sage Theatre in Gateshead for regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden, with Marcus Brigstocke on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
All Those Women. Image shows from L to R: Emily (Lucy Hutchinson), Jen (Sinead Matthews), Maggie (Lesley Manville), Hetty (Sheila Hancock). Copyright: BBC

All Those Women

Series 3, Episode 2

Maggie's in a flap after her free-spirited cousin Max arrives for a visit, and Jen turns out to be an unexpected source of parenting wisdom for Layla.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1pm (repeat)
Bleak Expectations. Image shows from L to R: Hardthrasher (Geoffrey Whitehead), Aunt Lily (Celia Imrie), Young Pip (Tom Allen), Mr Gently Benevolent (Anthony Head), Sir Philip Bin (Richard Johnson), Harry Biscuit (James Bachman). Copyright: BBC

Bleak Expectations

Series 1, Episode 1 - A Childhood Cruelly Kippered

The idyllic life of young Pip Bin is ruined by the scheming of his exceedingly evil guardian, Mr Gently Benevolent, and his incarceration in Britain's most violent school, St Bastards.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1:30pm (repeat)
The Jason Byrne Show. Jason Byrne. Copyright: BBC

The Jason Byrne Show

Series 1, Episode 1 - Education

Jason Byrne stars in a new series that explores a different theme each week - relationships, education, law, medicine, religion and sport. The show features stand-up, sketches and special guest Ivan Brackenbury. This week's theme is education.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
The Burkiss Way. Copyright: BBC

The Burkiss Way

Series 2, Episode 9 - Skive From School The Burkiss Way

Can Moses Minor lead the boys of Greyfriars away from the clutches of their oppressors?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
Clare In The Community. Copyright: BBC

Clare In The Community

Series 1, Episode 6 - Stage Fright

Brian writes a play, for his A level pupils, which is a barely disguised portrayal of his own personal life.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3pm (repeat)
King Street Junior. Copyright: BBC

King Street Junior

Series 2, Episode 9 - Sports Day

As both pupils and staff get in training, headmaster Mr. Beeston gets a cryptic note.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:30pm (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 15 - The Old School Reunion

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 5:30pm (repeat)
All Those Women. Image shows from L to R: Emily (Lucy Hutchinson), Jen (Sinead Matthews), Maggie (Lesley Manville), Hetty (Sheila Hancock). Copyright: BBC

All Those Women

Series 3, Episode 2

Maggie's in a flap after her free-spirited cousin Max arrives for a visit, and Jen turns out to be an unexpected source of parenting wisdom for Layla.

Radio 4 7:15pm (repeat)
Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang Ups. Tom (Tom Wrigglesworth). Copyright: BBC

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang Ups

Series 4, Episode 3 - Construction Time Again

Tom's Dad offers some unwanted assistance in constructing a unit.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
All Those Women. Image shows from L to R: Emily (Lucy Hutchinson), Jen (Sinead Matthews), Maggie (Lesley Manville), Hetty (Sheila Hancock). Copyright: BBC

All Those Women

Series 3, Episode 2

Maggie's in a flap after her free-spirited cousin Max arrives for a visit, and Jen turns out to be an unexpected source of parenting wisdom for Layla.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Laura Solon

Laura Solon: Talking And Not Talking

Series 2, Episode 5

This week, Carole's written a book; a plan to send mobile phone salesman to warzones in order to confuse the enemy into submission is mooted; and a son talks of childhood holidays in Weston-super-Mare with his geologist father.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Liam Williams - Ladhood

Liam Williams - Ladhood

Series 1, Episode 1 - The Fight

Misanthropic comedian Liam Williams tells of his teenage misadventures in the Yorkshire suburbs through evocative monologues and flashback scenes.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
What To Do If You're Not Like Everybody Else. Andrew Lawrence. Copyright: BBC

What To Do If You're Not Like Everybody Else

Series 2, Episode 3 - Home Making

Andrew Lawrence explores the perils and frustrations of decorating and furnishing our homes and then inviting people round.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:45pm (repeat)
My Booze Hell, By Little Johnny Cartilage

My Booze Hell, By Little Johnny Cartilage

Episode 3, And Cue Supersonic: The washed-up TV star finds himself In the Psychiatrist's Chair with Dr Anthony Clare.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1am (repeat)
Bleak Expectations. Image shows from L to R: Hardthrasher (Geoffrey Whitehead), Aunt Lily (Celia Imrie), Young Pip (Tom Allen), Mr Gently Benevolent (Anthony Head), Sir Philip Bin (Richard Johnson), Harry Biscuit (James Bachman). Copyright: BBC

Bleak Expectations

Series 1, Episode 1 - A Childhood Cruelly Kippered

The idyllic life of young Pip Bin is ruined by the scheming of his exceedingly evil guardian, Mr Gently Benevolent, and his incarceration in Britain's most violent school, St Bastards.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1:30am (repeat)
The Jason Byrne Show. Jason Byrne. Copyright: BBC

The Jason Byrne Show

Series 1, Episode 1 - Education

Jason Byrne stars in a new series that explores a different theme each week - relationships, education, law, medicine, religion and sport. The show features stand-up, sketches and special guest Ivan Brackenbury. This week's theme is education.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
The Burkiss Way. Copyright: BBC

The Burkiss Way

Series 2, Episode 9 - Skive From School The Burkiss Way

Can Moses Minor lead the boys of Greyfriars away from the clutches of their oppressors?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
Clare In The Community. Copyright: BBC

Clare In The Community

Series 1, Episode 6 - Stage Fright

Brian writes a play, for his A level pupils, which is a barely disguised portrayal of his own personal life.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3am (repeat)
King Street Junior. Copyright: BBC

King Street Junior

Series 2, Episode 9 - Sports Day

As both pupils and staff get in training, headmaster Mr. Beeston gets a cryptic note.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:30am (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 15 - The Old School Reunion

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 5:30am (repeat)
All Those Women. Image shows from L to R: Emily (Lucy Hutchinson), Jen (Sinead Matthews), Maggie (Lesley Manville), Hetty (Sheila Hancock). Copyright: BBC

All Those Women

Series 3, Episode 2

Maggie's in a flap after her free-spirited cousin Max arrives for a visit, and Jen turns out to be an unexpected source of parenting wisdom for Layla.

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