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Radio schedule Friday 16th April 2021

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Clare In The Community. Copyright: BBC

Clare In The Community

Series 11, Episode 5 - Joan Alone

Joan's birthday party offers Clare a really clear example of why it is so important to be aware of loneliness and isolation in the community.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Mark Steel's In Town. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

Mark Steel's In Town

Series 7, Episode 3 - Hebden Bridge

Mark performs at the Trades Club in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, and investigates how the former mill town became the new age, multi-cafe, hippie-friendly, lesbian capital of Britain it is today.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Dad's Army. Copyright: BBC

Dad's Army

Series 1, Episode 6 - The Armoured Might Of Lance Corporal Jones

Walker suggests to Jones that he should give the platoon his butchers van so that he can get free petrol for it. The plan backfires however, when Mainwaring converts the van to run on gas.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

Episode 1: William and Dorothy settle in their sublime cottage.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Gareth Corke

Fat Chance

Episode 5 - Better Wed Than Dead

It's Kelly's wedding day and the rest of the slimming club rally round to give her a day she'll never forget - though she may want to...

Radio 4 11:30am (repeat)
Paul Sinha

Paul Sinha's General Knowledge

Series 1, Episode 3

In this week's episode, Paul explains the illustrious company he's joined since the previous recording of this series - in a showbiz-themed episode that ranges over the great American songbook, the biggest-selling single to have never been a hit in America, and a Nobel Literature Laureate's contribution to action movies.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Dad's Army. Copyright: BBC

Dad's Army

Series 1, Episode 6 - The Armoured Might Of Lance Corporal Jones

Walker suggests to Jones that he should give the platoon his butchers van so that he can get free petrol for it. The plan backfires however, when Mainwaring converts the van to run on gas.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

Episode 1: William and Dorothy settle in their sublime cottage.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
Radio 4 2:15pm
90 min
Radio 4

Genevieve

Two men behave badly with vintage cars. Adapted from the 1953 film.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
Gareth Corke

Fat Chance

Episode 5 - Better Wed Than Dead

It's Kelly's wedding day and the rest of the slimming club rally round to give her a day she'll never forget - though she may want to...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Clare In The Community. Copyright: BBC

Clare In The Community

Series 11, Episode 5 - Joan Alone

Joan's birthday party offers Clare a really clear example of why it is so important to be aware of loneliness and isolation in the community.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Mark Steel's In Town. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

Mark Steel's In Town

Series 7, Episode 3 - Hebden Bridge

Mark performs at the Trades Club in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, and investigates how the former mill town became the new age, multi-cafe, hippie-friendly, lesbian capital of Britain it is today.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 105, Episode 1

Andy Zaltzman and panellists square up to the week's headlines in the first of eight new episodes of the satirical news show. Joining him this time are Hugo Rifkind, Susie McCabe, Daliso Chaponda and Lucy Porter.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Dad's Army. Copyright: BBC

Dad's Army

Series 1, Episode 6 - The Armoured Might Of Lance Corporal Jones

Walker suggests to Jones that he should give the platoon his butchers van so that he can get free petrol for it. The plan backfires however, when Mainwaring converts the van to run on gas.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

Episode 1: William and Dorothy settle in their sublime cottage.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Mark Steel's In Town. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

Mark Steel's In Town

Series 7, Episode 3 - Hebden Bridge

Mark performs at the Trades Club in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, and investigates how the former mill town became the new age, multi-cafe, hippie-friendly, lesbian capital of Britain it is today.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Goodness Gracious Me

Goodness Gracious Me

Series 3, Episode 4

This week, Nehru and Jinnah: the Cambridge Years. And Smeeta Smitten faces a lonely retirement with a crumpled picture of Art Malik.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Old Harry's Game. Image shows from L to R: Satan (Andy Hamilton), Gary (Steven O'Donnell). Copyright: BBC

Old Harry's Game

Series 5, Episode 4 - I Blame The Media

Satan tries to take control of the media in a bid to improve mankind, while down in Hell, a rebellion is taking place.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
The In Crowd

The In Crowd

Episode 3.3: Sketch show from Manchester's Comedy Store with Robin Ince, Helen Moon, Smug Roberts and Kate Ward.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
Gareth Corke

Fat Chance

Episode 5 - Better Wed Than Dead

It's Kelly's wedding day and the rest of the slimming club rally round to give her a day she'll never forget - though she may want to...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Clare In The Community. Copyright: BBC

Clare In The Community

Series 11, Episode 5 - Joan Alone

Joan's birthday party offers Clare a really clear example of why it is so important to be aware of loneliness and isolation in the community.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Mark Steel's In Town. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

Mark Steel's In Town

Series 7, Episode 3 - Hebden Bridge

Mark performs at the Trades Club in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, and investigates how the former mill town became the new age, multi-cafe, hippie-friendly, lesbian capital of Britain it is today.

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