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Radio schedule Wednesday 6th October 2021

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Rob Newman

Rob Newman's Neuropolis

Episode 3 - Robot New Man (or Attack of the Killer Sci-Fi)

Mixing stand-up and sketches, comedian Rob Newman tackles the mysteries of the brain.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
The Cold Swedish Winter. Image shows from L to R: Linda (Sissela Benn), Geoff (Adam Riches). Copyright: Unique Productions

The Cold Swedish Winter

Series 3, Episode 1 - Spring: Wedding Venues

Geoff and Linda start to plan their wedding, and the Andersson family take Geoff on a road trip to Stockholm.

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

The Blood Donor: Pye's Re-recording: The Lad sparks hospital havoc. The classic TV episode recreated with an audience in 1961.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Give Or Take

Episode 5

Sam Baker has won a fortune on the football pools, and his family think he's burned the cheque to avoid sharing it with them.

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

The Motion Show

Series 5, Episode 3

Graeme Garden hosts the comedy debating show, with guests Sir Bernard Ingham, Hugh Dennis, Victoria Coren and Arthur Smith.

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

Smelling Of Roses

Series 3, Episode 1 - Private Views

Events organiser Rosie plans a private view for an odious art dealer.

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

What's Funny About...

Series 2, Episode 3 - Smack The Pony

A look back at the sketch show Smack The Pony with Sally Phillips and Victoria Pile, who variously created, starred in and wrote the show, which arrive on Channel 4 in 1999. They remember the challenges Smack The Pony faced on its journey from a small idea to its Bafta and Emmy success, and talk through some of their favourite sketches and characters.

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

The Blood Donor: Pye's Re-recording: The Lad sparks hospital havoc. The classic TV episode recreated with an audience in 1961.

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

Give Or Take

Episode 5

Sam Baker has won a fortune on the football pools, and his family think he's burned the cheque to avoid sharing it with them.

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

The Motion Show

Series 5, Episode 3

Graeme Garden hosts the comedy debating show, with guests Sir Bernard Ingham, Hugh Dennis, Victoria Coren and Arthur Smith.

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

Smelling Of Roses

Series 3, Episode 1 - Private Views

Events organiser Rosie plans a private view for an odious art dealer.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Rob Newman

Rob Newman's Neuropolis

Episode 3 - Robot New Man (or Attack of the Killer Sci-Fi)

Mixing stand-up and sketches, comedian Rob Newman tackles the mysteries of the brain.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
The Cold Swedish Winter. Image shows from L to R: Linda (Sissela Benn), Geoff (Adam Riches). Copyright: Unique Productions

The Cold Swedish Winter

Series 3, Episode 1 - Spring: Wedding Venues

Geoff and Linda start to plan their wedding, and the Andersson family take Geoff on a road trip to Stockholm.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
The Spaceship. Captain Gordon Taylor (James Fleet). Copyright: BBC

The Spaceship

Series 2, Episode 3 - Rude

The crew have some space tourists on board, but it turns into a holiday from hell.

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
The Cold Swedish Winter. Image shows from L to R: Linda (Sissela Benn), Geoff (Adam Riches). Copyright: Unique Productions

The Cold Swedish Winter

Series 3, Episode 2 - Summer: New Swedes

Geoff's father-in-law Sten sponsors Ashkan, a young refugee from Afghanistan, who has applied for asylum.

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

The Blood Donor: Pye's Re-recording: The Lad sparks hospital havoc. The classic TV episode recreated with an audience in 1961.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Give Or Take

Episode 5

Sam Baker has won a fortune on the football pools, and his family think he's burned the cheque to avoid sharing it with them.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
The Cold Swedish Winter. Image shows from L to R: Linda (Sissela Benn), Geoff (Adam Riches). Copyright: Unique Productions

The Cold Swedish Winter

Series 3, Episode 1 - Spring: Wedding Venues

Geoff and Linda start to plan their wedding, and the Andersson family take Geoff on a road trip to Stockholm.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Sam Simmons

Sam Simmons Is Not A People Person

Episode 4 - Glenn

This week finds Sam trudging through the desert in search of the Steppe Eagle.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:45pm (repeat)
Mae Martin. Copyright: Sun Lee

Mae Martin's Guide To 21st Century Sexuality

Episode 4 - Are We Asking The Right Questions?

Mae considers how vigilant we still need to be as a society when it comes to tackling intolerance. And also talks about Pompeii, because guys, seriously, what a disaster that was.

Absolute Radio 11pm
5 min
Shaun Keaveny

Rockanory

Episode 19 - Trying To Get Blood Out Of A Stone, Part 3

Did Keith Richards have all of his blood replaced in a secret clinic high in the Swiss mountains? Sounds plausible, right?

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Njambi McGrath

Njambi McGrath: Becoming Njambi

Episode 3 - Confrontation

Njambi revisits the confrontations that changed her and her families lives forever, before moving to Britain and engaging in an all too familiar culture.

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 5, Episode 6 - Wey Hey, It's Saturday

A train gets named, while Aaron the Aardvark grudgingly joins a Saturday kids show.

Radio 4 11:15pm
15 min
Tarot

Tarot: Soundbleed

Episode 1

We hear an unrelaxing meditation session, a disaster at a joust and, worst of all, someone gets a guitar out at a party.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
And Now, In Colour

And Now, In Colour

Series 1, Episode 4 - Fairground

Comedy series starring Tim Firth, Tim de Jongh, Michael Marshall Smith and William Vandyck.

BBC Radio 4 Extra Midnight (repeat)
The Spaceship. Captain Gordon Taylor (James Fleet). Copyright: BBC

The Spaceship

Series 2, Episode 3 - Rude

The crew have some space tourists on board, but it turns into a holiday from hell.

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

The Motion Show

Series 5, Episode 3

Graeme Garden hosts the comedy debating show, with guests Sir Bernard Ingham, Hugh Dennis, Victoria Coren and Arthur Smith.

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

Smelling Of Roses

Series 3, Episode 1 - Private Views

Events organiser Rosie plans a private view for an odious art dealer.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Rob Newman

Rob Newman's Neuropolis

Episode 3 - Robot New Man (or Attack of the Killer Sci-Fi)

Mixing stand-up and sketches, comedian Rob Newman tackles the mysteries of the brain.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
The Cold Swedish Winter. Image shows from L to R: Linda (Sissela Benn), Geoff (Adam Riches). Copyright: Unique Productions

The Cold Swedish Winter

Series 3, Episode 1 - Spring: Wedding Venues

Geoff and Linda start to plan their wedding, and the Andersson family take Geoff on a road trip to Stockholm.

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