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Radio schedule Wednesday 14th July 2021

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
The Fair Intellectual Club. Image shows from L to R: Alison (Jessica Hardwick), Marjory (Samara Maclaren), Ishbel (Caroline Deyga). Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

The Fair Intellectual Club

Episode 1 - An Encounter with Mr Newton

The young ladies of a secret Edinburgh scholarly society encounter Isaac Newton. He is struggling with a new theory. Thanks to mathematical genius Alison, the penny finally drops.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Unite. Image shows from L to R: Gideon (Ivo Graham), Tony (Mark Steel), Imogen (Claire Skinner), Ashley (Elliot Steel)

Unite

Series 1, Episode 3 - Chicken Man

Ashley starts a new job promoting a local fried chicken restaurant, and after inadvertently stopping a jewellery heist, he becomes a national hero. Meanwhile, Gideon and Rebecca open up a vegan pop up cafe, Imogen holds a Jiu Jitsu class and Tony catches up with one of his old comrades from The Revolutionary Party for Working Workers (Marxist-Leninist).

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 2, Episode 9 - The Television Set

Tony decides he's fooled the neighbours for long enough: it's time to buy a television set for real. Unfortunately, he's not appreciated the cost. Cue, Sidney James...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Big Jim And The Figaro Club. Big Jim (Norman Rossington). Copyright: BBC

Big Jim And The Figaro Club

Episode 5 - Boning Up On History

Perkins wants to dig for post war Britain, but he is soon up to his neck in trouble as Jim and the gang soil his plans.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Motion Show

Series 4, Episode 3

Graeme Garden chairs the quirky battle of words and wit, with guests Marcus Brigstocke, Steve Punt, Stuart Maconie and Jenny Eclair.

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

Smelling Of Roses

Series 2, Episode 1 - Romance Is Dead

Rosie and the team have to organise the Brighton end of the Hearts of England Romance Tour. All the participants are wealthy Americans in their twilight years, so Kate seizes the opportunity to earn a quick buck!

Radio 4 11:30am (repeat)
What's Funny About.... Image shows from L to R: Jon Plowman, Peter Fincham

What's Funny About...

Series 1, Episode 1 - The Vicar Of Dibley

Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman talk to Dawn French and Richard Curtis about their much-loved sitcom The Vicar Of Dibley. They discuss how to make a fundamentally nice character funny, Richard's curious appetite for writing quite so many weddings, and Dawn's strangest ever Vicar Of Dibley gig.

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 2, Episode 9 - The Television Set

Tony decides he's fooled the neighbours for long enough: it's time to buy a television set for real. Unfortunately, he's not appreciated the cost. Cue, Sidney James...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Big Jim And The Figaro Club. Big Jim (Norman Rossington). Copyright: BBC

Big Jim And The Figaro Club

Episode 5 - Boning Up On History

Perkins wants to dig for post war Britain, but he is soon up to his neck in trouble as Jim and the gang soil his plans.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Motion Show

Series 4, Episode 3

Graeme Garden chairs the quirky battle of words and wit, with guests Marcus Brigstocke, Steve Punt, Stuart Maconie and Jenny Eclair.

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

Smelling Of Roses

Series 2, Episode 1 - Romance Is Dead

Rosie and the team have to organise the Brighton end of the Hearts of England Romance Tour. All the participants are wealthy Americans in their twilight years, so Kate seizes the opportunity to earn a quick buck!

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
The Fair Intellectual Club. Image shows from L to R: Alison (Jessica Hardwick), Marjory (Samara Maclaren), Ishbel (Caroline Deyga). Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

The Fair Intellectual Club

Episode 1 - An Encounter with Mr Newton

The young ladies of a secret Edinburgh scholarly society encounter Isaac Newton. He is struggling with a new theory. Thanks to mathematical genius Alison, the penny finally drops.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Unite. Image shows from L to R: Gideon (Ivo Graham), Tony (Mark Steel), Imogen (Claire Skinner), Ashley (Elliot Steel)

Unite

Series 1, Episode 3 - Chicken Man

Ashley starts a new job promoting a local fried chicken restaurant, and after inadvertently stopping a jewellery heist, he becomes a national hero. Meanwhile, Gideon and Rebecca open up a vegan pop up cafe, Imogen holds a Jiu Jitsu class and Tony catches up with one of his old comrades from The Revolutionary Party for Working Workers (Marxist-Leninist).

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Unite. Image shows from L to R: Gideon (Ivo Graham), Tony (Mark Steel), Imogen (Claire Skinner), Ashley (Elliot Steel)

Unite

Series 1, Episode 4 - The Wedding

On the day before Tony and Imogen's wedding, Gideon is adding the finishing touches to his "masterpiece" of a speech (four months in the making), Ashley needs to try and complete his driving test before the ceremony, Tony is struggling to pay an overdue car fine and Imogen's mum takes her to a spa hotel to relax, but instead tries to convince her she's marrying the wrong man.

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 2, Episode 9 - The Television Set

Tony decides he's fooled the neighbours for long enough: it's time to buy a television set for real. Unfortunately, he's not appreciated the cost. Cue, Sidney James...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Big Jim And The Figaro Club. Big Jim (Norman Rossington). Copyright: BBC

Big Jim And The Figaro Club

Episode 5 - Boning Up On History

Perkins wants to dig for post war Britain, but he is soon up to his neck in trouble as Jim and the gang soil his plans.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Unite. Image shows from L to R: Gideon (Ivo Graham), Tony (Mark Steel), Imogen (Claire Skinner), Ashley (Elliot Steel)

Unite

Series 1, Episode 3 - Chicken Man

Ashley starts a new job promoting a local fried chicken restaurant, and after inadvertently stopping a jewellery heist, he becomes a national hero. Meanwhile, Gideon and Rebecca open up a vegan pop up cafe, Imogen holds a Jiu Jitsu class and Tony catches up with one of his old comrades from The Revolutionary Party for Working Workers (Marxist-Leninist).

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Life On Egg. Image shows from L to R: Ann (Karen Bartke), Harry (Harry Hill), Peter (Marek Larwood). Copyright: BBC

Life On Egg

Series 1, Episode 2 - CCTV

Resources are limited at The Egg. When there is an incident within the prison, Harry is forced to record it in watercolours. That's why he is delighted when he receives a brand new CCTV system to monitor goings-on within The Egg. But the system soon malfunctions... and Harry has to think quickly to save the sanity of his team.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:45pm (repeat)
Woof - Chris Neill. Chris Neill. Copyright: Giddy Goat Productions

Woof - Chris Neill

Woof - True Tales Of Romance And Failure, Episode 2 - It's All In A Name

Is kitchen matchmaking on the cards?

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Heidi Regan

Heidi Regan: No Worries

Episode 3

Heidi is keen to put her worries into perspective.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Radio Active. Image shows left to right: Angus Deayton, Philip Pope, Helen Atkinson-Wood, Michael Fenton Stevens

Radio Active

Series 4, Episode 6 - The BioShow

The station pays tribute to the sensational life of celebrated actor Sir John Lesley.

Radio 4 11:15pm
15 min
The Skewer

The Skewer

Series 4, Episode 7

The week - Boris The Gambler, and England's footballers meet Thanos.

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

Bunk Bed

Series 4, Episode 2

Patrick Marber and Peter Curran's critically acclaimed talk through the darkness returns.

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

The Motion Show

Series 4, Episode 3

Graeme Garden chairs the quirky battle of words and wit, with guests Marcus Brigstocke, Steve Punt, Stuart Maconie and Jenny Eclair.

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

Smelling Of Roses

Series 2, Episode 1 - Romance Is Dead

Rosie and the team have to organise the Brighton end of the Hearts of England Romance Tour. All the participants are wealthy Americans in their twilight years, so Kate seizes the opportunity to earn a quick buck!

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
The Fair Intellectual Club. Image shows from L to R: Alison (Jessica Hardwick), Marjory (Samara Maclaren), Ishbel (Caroline Deyga). Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

The Fair Intellectual Club

Episode 1 - An Encounter with Mr Newton

The young ladies of a secret Edinburgh scholarly society encounter Isaac Newton. He is struggling with a new theory. Thanks to mathematical genius Alison, the penny finally drops.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Unite. Image shows from L to R: Gideon (Ivo Graham), Tony (Mark Steel), Imogen (Claire Skinner), Ashley (Elliot Steel)

Unite

Series 1, Episode 3 - Chicken Man

Ashley starts a new job promoting a local fried chicken restaurant, and after inadvertently stopping a jewellery heist, he becomes a national hero. Meanwhile, Gideon and Rebecca open up a vegan pop up cafe, Imogen holds a Jiu Jitsu class and Tony catches up with one of his old comrades from The Revolutionary Party for Working Workers (Marxist-Leninist).

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