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Radio schedule Monday 23rd August 2021

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler. Tim Fitzhigham. Copyright: BBC

Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler

Series 2, Episode 4

Tim FitzHigham and his old nemesis Alex Horne recreate a 19th century bet - can Tim ride a horse from London to Dover and back before Alex makes 1 million dots on a piece of paper?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 26, Episode 4

David Mitchell is joined by Holly Walsh, Henning Wehn, Zoe Lyons and Richard Osman as they lie on the subjects of insects, words, parties, and supermarkets.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Steptoe And Son. Image shows from L to R: Harold (Harry H. Corbett), Albert (Wilfrid Brambell). Copyright: BBC

Steptoe And Son

Series 6, Episode 1 - Loathe Story

Sleepwalking Harold gives dad Albert a fright.

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

The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

Episode 2.3, 26th September 1799: De Quinine causes chaos when he descends on the Wordsmiths' Lakeland home and Sir Walter Spott pops over the border for a visit.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
It's Your Round. Angus Deayton. Copyright: BBC

It's Your Round

Series 1, Episode 1

Angus Deayton hosts the panel show in which the panellists devise the rounds. Rufus Hound, Miles Jupp, Sara Pascoe and Adam Hills battle it out to see who can beat each other at their own games.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Lip Service

Lip Service

Episode 1

Cough-a-long-a-Bronte, great knitting patterns of the French Revolution, and a rat in the studio.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Steptoe And Son. Image shows from L to R: Harold (Harry H. Corbett), Albert (Wilfrid Brambell). Copyright: BBC

Steptoe And Son

Series 6, Episode 1 - Loathe Story

Sleepwalking Harold gives dad Albert a fright.

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

The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

Episode 2.3, 26th September 1799: De Quinine causes chaos when he descends on the Wordsmiths' Lakeland home and Sir Walter Spott pops over the border for a visit.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4pm (repeat)
It's Your Round. Angus Deayton. Copyright: BBC

It's Your Round

Series 1, Episode 1

Angus Deayton hosts the panel show in which the panellists devise the rounds. Rufus Hound, Miles Jupp, Sara Pascoe and Adam Hills battle it out to see who can beat each other at their own games.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
Lip Service

Lip Service

Episode 1

Cough-a-long-a-Bronte, great knitting patterns of the French Revolution, and a rat in the studio.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler. Tim Fitzhigham. Copyright: BBC

Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler

Series 2, Episode 4

Tim FitzHigham and his old nemesis Alex Horne recreate a 19th century bet - can Tim ride a horse from London to Dover and back before Alex makes 1 million dots on a piece of paper?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 26, Episode 4

David Mitchell is joined by Holly Walsh, Henning Wehn, Zoe Lyons and Richard Osman as they lie on the subjects of insects, words, parties, and supermarkets.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 6:30pm
30 min
The Learners. Copyright: Giddy Goat Productions

The Learners

Series 1, Episode 4

Jonesy puts his students learning under the spotlight when they take part in a talent competition. Is Abbas too young for a 'gottle o'geer'?

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 26, Episode 5

David Mitchell is joined by Rufus Hound, Fern Brady, Ria Lina, and Tony Hawks as they lie on the subjects of mushrooms, milk, monkeys, and children.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Steptoe And Son. Image shows from L to R: Harold (Harry H. Corbett), Albert (Wilfrid Brambell). Copyright: BBC

Steptoe And Son

Series 6, Episode 1 - Loathe Story

Sleepwalking Harold gives dad Albert a fright.

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

The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

Episode 2.3, 26th September 1799: De Quinine causes chaos when he descends on the Wordsmiths' Lakeland home and Sir Walter Spott pops over the border for a visit.

Radio 4 9pm (repeat)
Jon Long. Copyright: Mark Dawson

Extinction Compendium

Enviro-comedy. The topic... Plastic. Scourge of the planet, or synthetic scapegoat?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 26, Episode 4

David Mitchell is joined by Holly Walsh, Henning Wehn, Zoe Lyons and Richard Osman as they lie on the subjects of insects, words, parties, and supermarkets.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Will Smith's Mid-life Crisis Management. Will (Will Smith). Copyright: BBC

Will Smith's Mid-life Crisis Management

Episode 2

Peter invites Fashion presenter Kathy to help Will dress better.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Party's Over. Image shows from L to R: Drew (Kiell Smith-Bynoe), Christine Tobin (Ingrid Oliver), Jones (Justin Edwards), Henry Tobin (Miles Jupp), Natalie (Emma Sidi). Copyright: BBC

Party's Over

Series 1, Episode 4 - The Great Outdoors

Henry is taken to the wood for an ill-advised survival weekend.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Recorded For Training Purposes. Copyright: BBC

Recorded For Training Purposes

Series 3, Episode 5

Sketches this week include an incredibly hard quiz; some politically correct villains; a refund from the government; a very personal security question; and a tabloid journalist helping out the local school with their newsletter.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
It's Your Round. Angus Deayton. Copyright: BBC

It's Your Round

Series 1, Episode 1

Angus Deayton hosts the panel show in which the panellists devise the rounds. Rufus Hound, Miles Jupp, Sara Pascoe and Adam Hills battle it out to see who can beat each other at their own games.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
Lip Service

Lip Service

Episode 1

Cough-a-long-a-Bronte, great knitting patterns of the French Revolution, and a rat in the studio.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler. Tim Fitzhigham. Copyright: BBC

Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler

Series 2, Episode 4

Tim FitzHigham and his old nemesis Alex Horne recreate a 19th century bet - can Tim ride a horse from London to Dover and back before Alex makes 1 million dots on a piece of paper?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 26, Episode 4

David Mitchell is joined by Holly Walsh, Henning Wehn, Zoe Lyons and Richard Osman as they lie on the subjects of insects, words, parties, and supermarkets.

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