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Radio schedule Saturday 3rd July 2021

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Motion Show

Series 4, Episode 1

Graeme Garden chairs the quirky battle of words and wit, with guests Hugh Dennis, Arthur Smith, Gyles Brandreth and Henry Naylor.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Snap. Copyright: BBC

Snap

Series 2, Episode 5

Doug makes progress dating his daughter's PE teacher - so why isn't he over the moon?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11am (repeat)
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Radio sitcom following curmudgeonly 50-something writer Ed Reardon, and his flawed attempts to escape poverty via literary success.

BBC Radio Scotland 11:30am (repeat)
Breaking The News. Des Clarke. Copyright: BBC Studios

Breaking The News

Series 19, Episode 3

Des Clarke breaks down the news with Lucy Porter, Scott Agnew, Marjolein Robertson and Liam Withnail.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Philip Jackson

55 And Over

Episode 1

Ray and Jane's marriage is rocked by some very bad singing and late-life crisis's take hold.

Radio 4 12:30pm (repeat)
Dead Ringers. Image shows from L to R: Lewis Macleod, Debra Stephenson, Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey. Copyright: BBC

Dead Ringers

Series 21, Episode 4

Sajid Javid makes his first appearance as Health Minister, Liz Truss has a message for Harry Kane and the real secret of Andy Murray's success is revealed.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Big Ben

England, Their England

Episode 1

Injured in the Great War, Donald Cameron writes a book on the curious habits of the English.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
Hal Cruttenden

Hal

Series 2, Episode 1 - Teenagers

Eldest daughter Lily is about to introduce the family to her new hip boyfriend, Bazman, and Hal's need to re-kindle his own romantic past leads to unforeseen challenges. Hal's sister Pippa has also come to stay unexpectedly after her husband decided to experiment with his sexuality.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
Masala FM

Masala FM

Episode 1: The London Asian radio station toughens up its act.

Radio 4 3pm
60 min
Computer Game controller

Ready Player Marx

Nell Barlow and Hollie Edwin star in a satirical drama based on real events about a dirty war faced by video game workers trying to unionise.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3pm (repeat)
Start/Stop. Barney (Jack Docherty). Copyright: BBC

Start/Stop

Series 3, Episode 1 - The Third Way

Fiona road-tests Barney's theory about how to put the spark back in your marriage, much to Barney's annoyance. Meanwhile, Evan is housebound, sitting in a rubber ring after breaking his coccyx, and David is worried his memory is failing, and he's trying everything under the sun to improve it.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:30pm (repeat)
The Mark Steel Lecture. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

The Mark Steel Lecture

Series 2, Episode 1 - Lord Byron

Mark presents the life of Lord Byron, and how these days the modern teenager would never embrace someone who was artistic.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
The Two Sisters. Image shows from L to R: Abigail (Joan Sims), Henrietta (Barbara Jefford). Copyright: BBC

The Two Sisters

Comedy horror about a salesman meeting a pair of sisters with a grim past.

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

Ed Reardon's Week

Radio sitcom following curmudgeonly 50-something writer Ed Reardon, and his flawed attempts to escape poverty via literary success.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Rigor Mortis

Rigor Mortis

Series 2, Episode 1

Radio sitcom in whic Peter Davison stars as a pathologist.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
ElvenQuest. Image shows from L to R: Penthiselea (Ingrid Oliver), Sam (Stephen Mangan), Lord Darkness (Alistair McGowan). Copyright: BBC

ElvenQuest

Series 3, Episode 5

The Questers are welcomed to the palace of the White Wizard, the nicest man in the whole of Lower Earth. There is such a thing as being 'too nice' though...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Skivers

The Skivers

Series 1, Episode 3

More comedy from Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh, with Peter Bradshaw and Melanie Giedroyc and guest Lewis Collins.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
The Mark Steel Lecture. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

The Mark Steel Lecture

Series 2, Episode 2 - Aristotle

Mark presents the life of Aristotle, and tries to prove his importance in the history of the world. He was apparently more than "a bugger for the bottle".

BBC Radio 4 Extra Midnight (repeat)
The Two Sisters. Image shows from L to R: Abigail (Joan Sims), Henrietta (Barbara Jefford). Copyright: BBC

The Two Sisters

Comedy horror about a salesman meeting a pair of sisters with a grim past.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
Hal Cruttenden

Hal

Series 2, Episode 1 - Teenagers

Eldest daughter Lily is about to introduce the family to her new hip boyfriend, Bazman, and Hal's need to re-kindle his own romantic past leads to unforeseen challenges. Hal's sister Pippa has also come to stay unexpectedly after her husband decided to experiment with his sexuality.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
Masala FM

Masala FM

Episode 1: The London Asian radio station toughens up its act.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3am (repeat)
Start/Stop. Barney (Jack Docherty). Copyright: BBC

Start/Stop

Series 3, Episode 1 - The Third Way

Fiona road-tests Barney's theory about how to put the spark back in your marriage, much to Barney's annoyance. Meanwhile, Evan is housebound, sitting in a rubber ring after breaking his coccyx, and David is worried his memory is failing, and he's trying everything under the sun to improve it.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:30am (repeat)
The Mark Steel Lecture. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

The Mark Steel Lecture

Series 2, Episode 1 - Lord Byron

Mark presents the life of Lord Byron, and how these days the modern teenager would never embrace someone who was artistic.

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