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Radio schedule Thursday 19th August 2021

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Rum Bunch. Image shows from L to R: Mel Giedroyc, Justin Edwards. Copyright: Top Dog Productions

Rum Bunch

Episode 1 - World's End on Sea

Justin Edwards, Mel Giedroyc and Dave Mounfield, along with special guest Rebecca Front, are at the seaside with songs, sketches and some high wire drama.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Imran Yusuf

Imran Yusuf: Relabelled

Imran Yusuf explores what it is like to be a man.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
The Navy Lark. Copyright: BBC

The Navy Lark

Series 13, Episode 13 - The New NAAFI

Classic radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
King Street Junior. Copyright: BBC

King Street Junior

King Street Junior Revisited 4, Episode 6 - Centenary

King Street Junior School celebrates 100 years since it first opened, with staff from the old days coming back for the celebrations.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Clive Anderson

We've Been Here Before

Episode 1: Comedy panel game chaired by Clive Anderson, with guests Gyles Brandreth, Jimmy Carr, John O'Farrell and David Quantick.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Double Income, No Kids Yet. Image shows from L to R: Lucy (Elizabeth Carling), Daniel (David Tennant). Copyright: BBC

Double Income, No Kids Yet

Series 3, Episode 3

Change is in the air when Amanda and Richard get happily engaged. But when Lucy and Daniel opt to change their lives, Lucy resolves not to tell anyone. What Daniel hasn't told Lucy is that he can't keep a secret...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
The Navy Lark. Copyright: BBC

The Navy Lark

Series 13, Episode 13 - The New NAAFI

Classic radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
King Street Junior. Copyright: BBC

King Street Junior

King Street Junior Revisited 4, Episode 6 - Centenary

King Street Junior School celebrates 100 years since it first opened, with staff from the old days coming back for the celebrations.

Radio 4 2:15pm
30 min
Cyril Nri

Angst!

Episode 4 - Poster Girl

A third-generation Londoner of Caribbean heritage is forced to take part in a virtual reality game in order to win the ultimate prize - British citizenship. Victory lies within her grasp - all she has to do is complete the levels. Simple, right? Unless there's more to the game than meets the eye.

Radio 4 2:45pm (repeat)
Woof - Chris Neill. Chris Neill. Copyright: Giddy Goat Productions

Woof - Chris Neill

Woof - Honest Mistakes From Home And Abroad, Episode 4 - Parakeet Frenzy

Chris has an unexpected encounter with a wild bird which puts his friend 's woeful love life into perspective. If you love something - give it a banana?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4pm (repeat)
Clive Anderson

We've Been Here Before

Episode 1: Comedy panel game chaired by Clive Anderson, with guests Gyles Brandreth, Jimmy Carr, John O'Farrell and David Quantick.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
Double Income, No Kids Yet. Image shows from L to R: Lucy (Elizabeth Carling), Daniel (David Tennant). Copyright: BBC

Double Income, No Kids Yet

Series 3, Episode 3

Change is in the air when Amanda and Richard get happily engaged. But when Lucy and Daniel opt to change their lives, Lucy resolves not to tell anyone. What Daniel hasn't told Lucy is that he can't keep a secret...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Rum Bunch. Image shows from L to R: Mel Giedroyc, Justin Edwards. Copyright: Top Dog Productions

Rum Bunch

Episode 1 - World's End on Sea

Justin Edwards, Mel Giedroyc and Dave Mounfield, along with special guest Rebecca Front, are at the seaside with songs, sketches and some high wire drama.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Imran Yusuf

Imran Yusuf: Relabelled

Imran Yusuf explores what it is like to be a man.

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
Elvis McGonagall

Elvis McGonagall - Full Tartan Jacket

Stand-up and poet Elvis McGonagall picks apart the year 2020.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
The Navy Lark. Copyright: BBC

The Navy Lark

Series 13, Episode 13 - The New NAAFI

Classic radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
King Street Junior. Copyright: BBC

King Street Junior

King Street Junior Revisited 4, Episode 6 - Centenary

King Street Junior School celebrates 100 years since it first opened, with staff from the old days coming back for the celebrations.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Imran Yusuf

Imran Yusuf: Relabelled

Imran Yusuf explores what it is like to be a man.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Political Animals. Copyright: BBC

Political Animals

Series 2, Episode 2 - Barney

Barney reveals how his owner, George W. Bush, broke his heart by being unfaithful with a man called Tony Blair.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:45pm (repeat)
Poets' Tree

Poets' Tree

Episode 2

Islington poet Paul Hamilton meets a fruit linguist, and visits a young offenders institute to demonstrate the rehabilitative powers of poetry.

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

What's Funny About...

Series 1, Episode 2 - The Thick Of It

Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman talk to Armando Iannucci and Rebecca Front about the satirical sitcom. Was Nicola Murray just a nice (if hapless) person, thrust into a nest of political vipers, or was she just as bad as the rest of them? Who came up with the line "about as much use as a marzipan dildo"? And who was Malcolm Tucker really based on (it's probably not who you think).

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Museum Of Everything. Image shows from L to R: Dan Tetsell, Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins

The Museum Of Everything

Episode 3, School Parties Welcome: Schoolchildren learn about the origin of scampi from a marine adventure display.

Radio 4 11:30pm (repeat)
Daliso Chaponda: Citizen Of Nowhere. Daliso Chaponda

Daliso Chaponda: Citizen Of Nowhere

Series 1, Episode 4 - Border Patrol

Daliso talks about the process of immigration.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Absolute Power. Image shows from L to R: Charles Prentiss (Stephen Fry), Martin McCabe (John Bird). Copyright: BBC

Absolute Power

Series 4, Episode 2 - The Notion Of Nation

When Martin becomes a best-selling author with his scathing attack of Britain under New Labour, The Notion Of Nation, Charles finds himself commissioned by the Government to bring his friend down a peg or two - a commission he's keen to accept.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
Clive Anderson

We've Been Here Before

Episode 1: Comedy panel game chaired by Clive Anderson, with guests Gyles Brandreth, Jimmy Carr, John O'Farrell and David Quantick.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
Double Income, No Kids Yet. Image shows from L to R: Lucy (Elizabeth Carling), Daniel (David Tennant). Copyright: BBC

Double Income, No Kids Yet

Series 3, Episode 3

Change is in the air when Amanda and Richard get happily engaged. But when Lucy and Daniel opt to change their lives, Lucy resolves not to tell anyone. What Daniel hasn't told Lucy is that he can't keep a secret...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Rum Bunch. Image shows from L to R: Mel Giedroyc, Justin Edwards. Copyright: Top Dog Productions

Rum Bunch

Episode 1 - World's End on Sea

Justin Edwards, Mel Giedroyc and Dave Mounfield, along with special guest Rebecca Front, are at the seaside with songs, sketches and some high wire drama.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Imran Yusuf

Imran Yusuf: Relabelled

Imran Yusuf explores what it is like to be a man.

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