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Radio schedule Wednesday 10th March 2021

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Start/Stop. Barney (Jack Docherty). Copyright: BBC

Start/Stop

Series 2, Episode 6 - Date Night

The three couples end up on a 'date night' together, and Evan is a surprise convert to French cinema. Meanwhile Barney tries to get his smartphone to answer some of life's big questions.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Gossip And Goddesses With Granny Kumar. Image shows from L to R: Geeta Bhandari (Harvey Virdi), Granny Kumar (Meera Syal), Maya Kumar (Ambreen Razia)

Gossip And Goddesses With Granny Kumar

Series 1, Episode 4

Granny Kumar is joined by author and Any Answers presenter Anita Anand, and Grammy nominated sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Life With The Lyons. Image shows from L to R: Richard (Richard Lyon), Barbara (Barbara Lyon), Ben (Ben Lyon). Copyright: BBC

Life With The Lyons

Episode 2.5, Accidents Will Happen: After Bebe runs into famous boxer Freddie Mills' car - Ben decides to teach her a lesson.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
No Commitments

No Commitments

Episode 5, Old Embers: Comedy by Simon Brett, with Rosemary Leach, Nicola Pagett and Celia Imrie.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
How to Be Bohemian. Victoria Coren Mitchell. Copyright: BBC

Heresy

Series 10, Episode 2

Alex Horne, Jonny Woo and Richard Osman discuss money, dress codes and sexy TV dramas.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Beachcomber... By The Way

Beachcomber... By The Way

Series 1, Episode 5

Humourous tales based on J. B. Morton's popular and whimsical Daily Express column, By The Way.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Alexei Sayle's The Absence Of Normal. Alexei Sayle

Alexei Sayle's The Absence Of Normal

Series 2, Episode 1 - Clive Hole

Clive Hole has a top job in TV commissioning, a chauffeur and a secretary. There's only one problem. He is completely incapable of making a decision on what to commission and what to turn down.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Life With The Lyons. Image shows from L to R: Richard (Richard Lyon), Barbara (Barbara Lyon), Ben (Ben Lyon). Copyright: BBC

Life With The Lyons

Episode 2.5, Accidents Will Happen: After Bebe runs into famous boxer Freddie Mills' car - Ben decides to teach her a lesson.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
No Commitments

No Commitments

Episode 5, Old Embers: Comedy by Simon Brett, with Rosemary Leach, Nicola Pagett and Celia Imrie.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4pm (repeat)
How to Be Bohemian. Victoria Coren Mitchell. Copyright: BBC

Heresy

Series 10, Episode 2

Alex Horne, Jonny Woo and Richard Osman discuss money, dress codes and sexy TV dramas.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
Beachcomber... By The Way

Beachcomber... By The Way

Series 1, Episode 5

Humourous tales based on J. B. Morton's popular and whimsical Daily Express column, By The Way.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Start/Stop. Barney (Jack Docherty). Copyright: BBC

Start/Stop

Series 2, Episode 6 - Date Night

The three couples end up on a 'date night' together, and Evan is a surprise convert to French cinema. Meanwhile Barney tries to get his smartphone to answer some of life's big questions.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Gossip And Goddesses With Granny Kumar. Image shows from L to R: Geeta Bhandari (Harvey Virdi), Granny Kumar (Meera Syal), Maya Kumar (Ambreen Razia)

Gossip And Goddesses With Granny Kumar

Series 1, Episode 4

Granny Kumar is joined by author and Any Answers presenter Anita Anand, and Grammy nominated sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
The Laxian Key. Copyright: BBC

The Laxian Key

Episode 3

Guilt stricken Arnold's call home to apologise for melting Earth is traced. Our planetary decontaminationists are on the run.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Gossip And Goddesses With Granny Kumar. Image shows from L to R: Geeta Bhandari (Harvey Virdi), Granny Kumar (Meera Syal), Maya Kumar (Ambreen Razia)

Gossip And Goddesses With Granny Kumar

Series 1, Episode 5

Granny Kumar is joined by former Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq, and award winning chef and restaurateur Asma Khan.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Life With The Lyons. Image shows from L to R: Richard (Richard Lyon), Barbara (Barbara Lyon), Ben (Ben Lyon). Copyright: BBC

Life With The Lyons

Episode 2.5, Accidents Will Happen: After Bebe runs into famous boxer Freddie Mills' car - Ben decides to teach her a lesson.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
No Commitments

No Commitments

Episode 5, Old Embers: Comedy by Simon Brett, with Rosemary Leach, Nicola Pagett and Celia Imrie.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Gossip And Goddesses With Granny Kumar. Image shows from L to R: Geeta Bhandari (Harvey Virdi), Granny Kumar (Meera Syal), Maya Kumar (Ambreen Razia)

Gossip And Goddesses With Granny Kumar

Series 1, Episode 4

Granny Kumar is joined by author and Any Answers presenter Anita Anand, and Grammy nominated sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
On The Hour. Image shows from L to R: Chris Morris, David Schneider, Patrick Marber, Rebecca Front, Doon Mackichan, Steve Coogan. Copyright: BBC

On The Hour

Series 1, Episode 5

There is a report from the World Summit on the Future, a look at the state of British tennis and Wayne Carr reports on Satanic messages on pop records.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Tom Mayhew

Tom Mayhew Is Benefit Scum

Series 1, Episode 2 - Posh Radio

Tom looks at how our beliefs affect the way we see each other.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Laura Solon

Laura Solon: Talking And Not Talking

Series 3, Episode 5

Adrian is asked to become the new Robson and Jerome; Carole finally comes into some money; the Parisian radio station discusses Australian wine; and Olga goes in search of a job.

Radio 4 11:15pm
15 min
The Skewer

The Skewer

Series 3, Episode 9

This week, Oprah gets some surprising answers from Meghan, teachers going back to school post-Lockdown train for Call of Duty: Schoolzone, and Matt Hancock gets M*A*S*H-ed.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Vent. Ben (Neil Pearson). Copyright: BBC

Vent

Series 1, Episode 4 - Switching Off

Ben's doctors wonder if lying in a coma might be making him depressed, and they send in the hospital psychiatrist to see him. This has a surprising effect on Ben, Mary and Mum.

BBC Radio 4 Extra Midnight (repeat)
The Laxian Key. Copyright: BBC

The Laxian Key

Episode 3

Guilt stricken Arnold's call home to apologise for melting Earth is traced. Our planetary decontaminationists are on the run.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
How to Be Bohemian. Victoria Coren Mitchell. Copyright: BBC

Heresy

Series 10, Episode 2

Alex Horne, Jonny Woo and Richard Osman discuss money, dress codes and sexy TV dramas.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
Beachcomber... By The Way

Beachcomber... By The Way

Series 1, Episode 5

Humourous tales based on J. B. Morton's popular and whimsical Daily Express column, By The Way.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Start/Stop. Barney (Jack Docherty). Copyright: BBC

Start/Stop

Series 2, Episode 6 - Date Night

The three couples end up on a 'date night' together, and Evan is a surprise convert to French cinema. Meanwhile Barney tries to get his smartphone to answer some of life's big questions.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Gossip And Goddesses With Granny Kumar. Image shows from L to R: Geeta Bhandari (Harvey Virdi), Granny Kumar (Meera Syal), Maya Kumar (Ambreen Razia)

Gossip And Goddesses With Granny Kumar

Series 1, Episode 4

Granny Kumar is joined by author and Any Answers presenter Anita Anand, and Grammy nominated sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar.

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