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Radio schedule Wednesday 19th May 2021

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
A Trespasser's Guide To The Classics. Copyright: BBC

A Trespasser's Guide To The Classics

Series 2, Episode 1 - The Neck

In Whitby, a magician notices strange bite marks on the neck of a woman he has just met.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Alone. Image shows from L to R: Morris (Bennett Arron), Louisa (Kate Isitt), Mitch (Angus Deayton), Ellie (Abigail Cruttenden), Will (Pearce Quigley). Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

Alone

Series 3, Episode 6 - Best Man Wins

Mitch turns down Ellie's request to accompany her to a wedding but soon regrets his decision when Will offers to go with her instead, especially as the pair seem to really hit it off.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (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 1, Episode 11 - A Trip To France

After playing sailor in the bath Tony decides to purchase a boat, so Bill leads him down to Sid's. As ever, Sid has ulterior motives in mind when he sells Tony a boat: brandy smuggling.

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

No Commitments

Episode 2.3, The Big Break: Charlotte is keen to show off her new TV director boyfriend Dan, who has got her a job.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Whispers

Whispers

Series 1, Episode 1

Gyles Brandreth chairs the quiz show celebrating gossip, scandal and controversy. Team captains Anthony Holden and Stella Duffy are joined by Rosie Millard and Jenny Colgan.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Prunella Scales

Smelling Of Roses

Series 1, Episode 5 - Survival Of The Fittest

Rosie's company hosts a management team building course. It all goes well until the murder mystery dinner, but it isn't Rosie who makes a killing.

Radio 4 11:30am (repeat)
Mark Steel's In Town. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

Mark Steel's In Town

Series 7, Episode 6 - Gibraltar

Mark performs in St Michael's Cave in the Rock of Gibraltar. He explores Gibraltar's relationship with Spain, visits a British phone box, has some British fish and chips and encounters some not so British monkeys.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (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 1, Episode 11 - A Trip To France

After playing sailor in the bath Tony decides to purchase a boat, so Bill leads him down to Sid's. As ever, Sid has ulterior motives in mind when he sells Tony a boat: brandy smuggling.

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

No Commitments

Episode 2.3, The Big Break: Charlotte is keen to show off her new TV director boyfriend Dan, who has got her a job.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4pm (repeat)
Whispers

Whispers

Series 1, Episode 1

Gyles Brandreth chairs the quiz show celebrating gossip, scandal and controversy. Team captains Anthony Holden and Stella Duffy are joined by Rosie Millard and Jenny Colgan.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
Prunella Scales

Smelling Of Roses

Series 1, Episode 5 - Survival Of The Fittest

Rosie's company hosts a management team building course. It all goes well until the murder mystery dinner, but it isn't Rosie who makes a killing.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
A Trespasser's Guide To The Classics. Copyright: BBC

A Trespasser's Guide To The Classics

Series 2, Episode 1 - The Neck

In Whitby, a magician notices strange bite marks on the neck of a woman he has just met.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Alone. Image shows from L to R: Morris (Bennett Arron), Louisa (Kate Isitt), Mitch (Angus Deayton), Ellie (Abigail Cruttenden), Will (Pearce Quigley). Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

Alone

Series 3, Episode 6 - Best Man Wins

Mitch turns down Ellie's request to accompany her to a wedding but soon regrets his decision when Will offers to go with her instead, especially as the pair seem to really hit it off.

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
Shush!. Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Shush!

Series 2, Episode 1 - Dewey Decimal

When an International Librarians' Conference looms, Alice and Snoo have to resort to some rather unconventional methods to get hold of a passport - methods that include a thousand hummingbirds, some over-tight jeans and a hilarious anagram.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (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 1, Episode 11 - A Trip To France

After playing sailor in the bath Tony decides to purchase a boat, so Bill leads him down to Sid's. As ever, Sid has ulterior motives in mind when he sells Tony a boat: brandy smuggling.

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

No Commitments

Episode 2.3, The Big Break: Charlotte is keen to show off her new TV director boyfriend Dan, who has got her a job.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Alone. Image shows from L to R: Morris (Bennett Arron), Louisa (Kate Isitt), Mitch (Angus Deayton), Ellie (Abigail Cruttenden), Will (Pearce Quigley). Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

Alone

Series 3, Episode 6 - Best Man Wins

Mitch turns down Ellie's request to accompany her to a wedding but soon regrets his decision when Will offers to go with her instead, especially as the pair seem to really hit it off.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (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 3, Episode 4 - A Horrible Life Un-Ruined And Then Re-Ruined A Lot

Pip, Harry, Pippa and Ripely are reduced to abject poverty on the banks of the Thames. Will Pip and Harry be able to find work, or will they have to end their days eating mud and listening to the gloating of Mr Benevolent?

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Jamie MacDonald

Jamie MacDonald: Life On The Blink

Series 1, Episode 3 - To The Stage

Jamie MacDonald shares the story about his first few attempts at stand up comedy.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Problem With Adam Bloom. Adam Bloom. Copyright: BBC

The Problem With Adam Bloom

Series 1, Episode 4 - Mobiles

You can answer a mobile phone anywhere, including a cinema. Should you say anything if somebody does? Adam Bloom deals with this tricky situation with the help of Rob Rouse, Stefano Paolini and Sarah Kennedy.

Radio 4 11:15pm (repeat)
Domestic Science. Image shows from L to R: Steve Mould, Matt Parker, Helen Arney

Domestic Science

Series 2, Episode 3

Maths, science and comedy with Festival of the Spoken Nerd trio mathematician Matt Parker, physicist Steve Mould and physicist-musician Helen Arney, who look at domestic phenomena that people relate to on a day-to-day basis.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:15pm (repeat)
Tina C: Herstory. Tina C (Christopher Green). Copyright: BBC

Tina C's Global Depression Tour

Episode 4 - Europe

Tina visits Europe and talks to Paul Mason.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Bunk Bed

Bunk Bed

Series 3, Episode 6

Peter Curran and Patrick Marber discuss badges and lingerie.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:45pm (repeat)
Fabulous. Faye Walters (Daisy Haggard). Copyright: BBC

Fabulous

Series 1, Episode 6

Faye attends Edith's wedding and gets very drunk. She does however come to realise that perhaps Edith isn't such an evil woman after all.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
Whispers

Whispers

Series 1, Episode 1

Gyles Brandreth chairs the quiz show celebrating gossip, scandal and controversy. Team captains Anthony Holden and Stella Duffy are joined by Rosie Millard and Jenny Colgan.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
Prunella Scales

Smelling Of Roses

Series 1, Episode 5 - Survival Of The Fittest

Rosie's company hosts a management team building course. It all goes well until the murder mystery dinner, but it isn't Rosie who makes a killing.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
A Trespasser's Guide To The Classics. Copyright: BBC

A Trespasser's Guide To The Classics

Series 2, Episode 1 - The Neck

In Whitby, a magician notices strange bite marks on the neck of a woman he has just met.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Alone. Image shows from L to R: Morris (Bennett Arron), Louisa (Kate Isitt), Mitch (Angus Deayton), Ellie (Abigail Cruttenden), Will (Pearce Quigley). Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

Alone

Series 3, Episode 6 - Best Man Wins

Mitch turns down Ellie's request to accompany her to a wedding but soon regrets his decision when Will offers to go with her instead, especially as the pair seem to really hit it off.

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