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Radio schedule Tuesday 6th October 2020

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Hazelbeach. Ronnie Hazelbeach (Jamie Foreman). Copyright: BBC

Hazelbeach

Series 2, Episode 1

Ronnie is still sharing his flat with his reluctant partner in crime, Nick, who is still in love with his ex-girlfriend Chloe, who is still unhappily married to the parsimonious and generally unpleasant James. But things are about to change... Ronnie and Nick's domestic harmony is disrupted by a very unwelcome guest.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
BBC Audio Drama Awards 2015. Lenny Henry. Copyright: BBC

The Lenny Henry Show

Episode 6

Tyrone is still in Space desperately trying not to get killed, Glenroy Livingstone has more outrageous antics from his Jamaican game show Box Mi Down, and we meet new character Nick, a bouncer who can't get used to letting anyone in. Also, Theophilus P Wildebeeste is back from retirement - but this time the P stands for "progressive".

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 7, Episode 5 - The Spectre Of Tintagel

Neddie reveals his Arthurian roots and goes in search of treasure in deepest Cornwall. Guest starring Valentine Dyall.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Any Other Business

Any Other Business

Episode 4

Episode 4: Chesbury FC is in dire straits, but Lady Mayoress Graham is determined to save the day.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 103, Episode 5

Andy Zaltzman hosts the satirical quiz in front of a virtual audience, with guests Zoe Lyons, Jena Friedman, Mark Nelson and Simon Evans.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 1, Episode 6 - King Of The Road

Ed's past is catching up with him, but it turns out to be an unexpected blessing. His career unexpectedly re-ignites after a faculty fracas with an old rival at a university.

Radio 4 11:30am (repeat)
Natalie Haynes

Natalie Haynes Stands Up For The Classics

Series 5, Episode 3 - Suetonius

Natalie is joined by Llewelyn Morgan and Anita Anand to create comedy routines about Roman historian Suetonius, biographer of the Caesars and friend of Pliny the Younger.

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

The Goon Show

Series 7, Episode 5 - The Spectre Of Tintagel

Neddie reveals his Arthurian roots and goes in search of treasure in deepest Cornwall. Guest starring Valentine Dyall.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Any Other Business

Any Other Business

Episode 4

Episode 4: Chesbury FC is in dire straits, but Lady Mayoress Graham is determined to save the day.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 1, Episode 6 - King Of The Road

Ed's past is catching up with him, but it turns out to be an unexpected blessing. His career unexpectedly re-ignites after a faculty fracas with an old rival at a university.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Hazelbeach. Ronnie Hazelbeach (Jamie Foreman). Copyright: BBC

Hazelbeach

Series 2, Episode 1

Ronnie is still sharing his flat with his reluctant partner in crime, Nick, who is still in love with his ex-girlfriend Chloe, who is still unhappily married to the parsimonious and generally unpleasant James. But things are about to change... Ronnie and Nick's domestic harmony is disrupted by a very unwelcome guest.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
BBC Audio Drama Awards 2015. Lenny Henry. Copyright: BBC

The Lenny Henry Show

Episode 6

Tyrone is still in Space desperately trying not to get killed, Glenroy Livingstone has more outrageous antics from his Jamaican game show Box Mi Down, and we meet new character Nick, a bouncer who can't get used to letting anyone in. Also, Theophilus P Wildebeeste is back from retirement - but this time the P stands for "progressive".

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Rob Newman's Half-Full Philosophy Hour. Rob Newman. Copyright: BBC

Rob Newman's Half-Full Philosophy Hour

Episode 1 - 3000 Years Of Bad Ideas

The comic traverses the weird world of philosophy to reveal how James Bond was inspired by Nietzsche, and why horny wood wasps might take issue with Einstein.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 7, Episode 5 - The Spectre Of Tintagel

Neddie reveals his Arthurian roots and goes in search of treasure in deepest Cornwall. Guest starring Valentine Dyall.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Any Other Business

Any Other Business

Episode 4

Episode 4: Chesbury FC is in dire straits, but Lady Mayoress Graham is determined to save the day.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
BBC Audio Drama Awards 2015. Lenny Henry. Copyright: BBC

The Lenny Henry Show

Episode 6

Tyrone is still in Space desperately trying not to get killed, Glenroy Livingstone has more outrageous antics from his Jamaican game show Box Mi Down, and we meet new character Nick, a bouncer who can't get used to letting anyone in. Also, Theophilus P Wildebeeste is back from retirement - but this time the P stands for "progressive".

Radio 4 11pm (repeat)
To Hull And Back. Image shows from L to R: Sheila (Maureen Lipman), Sophie (Lucy Beaumont)

To Hull And Back

Series 2, Episode 3 - Is That You Mr Brown?

An elderly Mrs Chiltern comes to stay after her cat goes missing. Sophie tries to get some bits and pieces together to sell, to pay for a car, her mother buys an antique crystal ball and attempts to tell the fortune of a neighbour with piles.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Consultants

The Consultants

Sketch show written by and starring Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards and James Rawlings.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Angela Barnes: You Can't Take It With You. Angela Barnes

Angela Barnes: You Can't Take It With You

Series 1, Episode 4

Super-sharp everywoman Angela Barnes, remembering her larger-than-life father, tackles life and love and, with the help of the audience, packs herself a fantasy coffin.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:45pm (repeat)
Hamish And Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea. Image shows from L to R: Dougal (Graeme Garden), Hamish (Barry Cryer). Copyright: BBC

Hamish And Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea

Series 1, Episode 4 - The Shooting Party

Hamish and Dougal assist the Laird in summoning up the heavy armaments for an afternoon's shooting on the moors.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 1, Episode 6 - King Of The Road

Ed's past is catching up with him, but it turns out to be an unexpected blessing. His career unexpectedly re-ignites after a faculty fracas with an old rival at a university.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Hazelbeach. Ronnie Hazelbeach (Jamie Foreman). Copyright: BBC

Hazelbeach

Series 2, Episode 1

Ronnie is still sharing his flat with his reluctant partner in crime, Nick, who is still in love with his ex-girlfriend Chloe, who is still unhappily married to the parsimonious and generally unpleasant James. But things are about to change... Ronnie and Nick's domestic harmony is disrupted by a very unwelcome guest.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
BBC Audio Drama Awards 2015. Lenny Henry. Copyright: BBC

The Lenny Henry Show

Episode 6

Tyrone is still in Space desperately trying not to get killed, Glenroy Livingstone has more outrageous antics from his Jamaican game show Box Mi Down, and we meet new character Nick, a bouncer who can't get used to letting anyone in. Also, Theophilus P Wildebeeste is back from retirement - but this time the P stands for "progressive".

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