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Radio schedule Thursday 29th October 2020

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

North By Northamptonshire

Series 3, Episode 6

A funeral focuses everyone's mind.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme. Image shows from L to R: Carrie Quinlan, Simon Kane, John Finnemore, Lawry Lewin, Margaret Cabourn-Smith. Copyright: BBC

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme

Series 5, Episode 6

John apologises for a delay and wonders what his hobbies are, and there is a tale of national mourning and robots.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Beyond Our Ken. Image shows left to right: Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne. Credit: BBC

Beyond Our Ken

Series 4, Episode 9

Long-running, hugely popular sketch show starring Kenneth Horne.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Yes Minister. Image shows from L to R: Bernard Woolley (Derek Fowlds), James Hacker (Paul Eddington), Sir Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne). Copyright: BBC

Yes Minister

Series 2, Episode 8 - The Moral Dimension

The DAA visit the Islamic nation of Qumran, where during a secretly drunken gathering Bernard learns that an oil contract was won by bribery. When he tells Hacker, the minister plans to expose the deal, but Sir Humphrey has other ideas.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Genius. Dave Gorman. Copyright: BBC

Genius

Series 1, Episode 5 - Stewart Lee

With Stewart Lee. Ideas include the CD playing microwave oven, guns that fire puppies, and synchronised car indicators.

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

Millport

Series 3, Episode 6 - The End Of The Beginning

The island make-over has turned horribly sour and with Irene gone, the only person to save the island from being bulldozed is Bunty Pierce. But with her ailing health and hermit ways, will she leave her vegetables to rescue the island's integrity? And will Irene change her mind about mainland life and return to the island for good?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Beyond Our Ken. Image shows left to right: Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne. Credit: BBC

Beyond Our Ken

Series 4, Episode 9

Long-running, hugely popular sketch show starring Kenneth Horne.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Yes Minister. Image shows from L to R: Bernard Woolley (Derek Fowlds), James Hacker (Paul Eddington), Sir Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne). Copyright: BBC

Yes Minister

Series 2, Episode 8 - The Moral Dimension

The DAA visit the Islamic nation of Qumran, where during a secretly drunken gathering Bernard learns that an oil contract was won by bribery. When he tells Hacker, the minister plans to expose the deal, but Sir Humphrey has other ideas.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
Genius. Dave Gorman. Copyright: BBC

Genius

Series 1, Episode 5 - Stewart Lee

With Stewart Lee. Ideas include the CD playing microwave oven, guns that fire puppies, and synchronised car indicators.

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

Millport

Series 3, Episode 6 - The End Of The Beginning

The island make-over has turned horribly sour and with Irene gone, the only person to save the island from being bulldozed is Bunty Pierce. But with her ailing health and hermit ways, will she leave her vegetables to rescue the island's integrity? And will Irene change her mind about mainland life and return to the island for good?

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

North By Northamptonshire

Series 3, Episode 6

A funeral focuses everyone's mind.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme. Image shows from L to R: Carrie Quinlan, Simon Kane, John Finnemore, Lawry Lewin, Margaret Cabourn-Smith. Copyright: BBC

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme

Series 5, Episode 6

John apologises for a delay and wonders what his hobbies are, and there is a tale of national mourning and robots.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Rich Hall's (US) Breakdown. Rich Hall. Copyright: BBC

Rich Hall's (US) Breakdown

Episode 1

Multi award-winning comedian and US Citizen Rich Hall follows the closing stages of the US Presidential race, offering an acerbic look at the electoral system and the two candidates vying for the most important job in the world.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Beyond Our Ken. Image shows left to right: Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne. Credit: BBC

Beyond Our Ken

Series 4, Episode 9

Long-running, hugely popular sketch show starring Kenneth Horne.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Yes Minister. Image shows from L to R: Bernard Woolley (Derek Fowlds), James Hacker (Paul Eddington), Sir Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne). Copyright: BBC

Yes Minister

Series 2, Episode 8 - The Moral Dimension

The DAA visit the Islamic nation of Qumran, where during a secretly drunken gathering Bernard learns that an oil contract was won by bribery. When he tells Hacker, the minister plans to expose the deal, but Sir Humphrey has other ideas.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme. Image shows from L to R: Carrie Quinlan, Simon Kane, John Finnemore, Lawry Lewin, Margaret Cabourn-Smith. Copyright: BBC

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme

Series 5, Episode 6

John apologises for a delay and wonders what his hobbies are, and there is a tale of national mourning and robots.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm
30 min
Newsjack. Copyright: BBC

Newsjack

Series 23, Episode 6

Kiri Pritchard-McLean hosts another episode, with guests Letitia Hector, Aurie Styla and Kiell Smith-Bynoe as coronavirus continues to disrupt life in the UK. This week, a man goes on a dog walking court trial, NHS hotdesking, and a look at an online Christmas.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
The Likely Dads. Tim Vincent. Copyright: Made In Manchester Productions

The Likely Dads

Series 1, Episode 1 - Expectations

Tim Vincent presents light-hearted conversation about what it is like to be a father in modern Britain. In the first show, he and regular panellists Russell Kane and Mick Ferry reflect on their expectations of fatherhood, from pregnancy through to their kids' teenage years and adulthood. They are also joined by actor Chris Bisson and comedian Che Burnley.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Penny Dreadfuls Present.... Image shows from L to R: Humphrey Ker, Thom Tuck, David Reed

The Penny Dreadfuls Present...

The Brothers Faversham, Episode 4 - Augustus

The Penny Dreadfuls present the story of Augustus, the greatest illusionist in the history of Victorian Britain and the fourth born of the Faversham Brothers.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Robert Webb

Concrete Cow

Series 2, Episode 4 - Spies

This week an evil genius and superspy turn out to have a shared interest in John Candy films.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
Genius. Dave Gorman. Copyright: BBC

Genius

Series 1, Episode 5 - Stewart Lee

With Stewart Lee. Ideas include the CD playing microwave oven, guns that fire puppies, and synchronised car indicators.

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

Millport

Series 3, Episode 6 - The End Of The Beginning

The island make-over has turned horribly sour and with Irene gone, the only person to save the island from being bulldozed is Bunty Pierce. But with her ailing health and hermit ways, will she leave her vegetables to rescue the island's integrity? And will Irene change her mind about mainland life and return to the island for good?

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

North By Northamptonshire

Series 3, Episode 6

A funeral focuses everyone's mind.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme. Image shows from L to R: Carrie Quinlan, Simon Kane, John Finnemore, Lawry Lewin, Margaret Cabourn-Smith. Copyright: BBC

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme

Series 5, Episode 6

John apologises for a delay and wonders what his hobbies are, and there is a tale of national mourning and robots.

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