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Radio schedule Wednesday 12th January 2022

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Richard Wilson

Believe It!

Series 3, Episode 3 - Legacy

After a recent brush with death, Richard considers the legacy he will leave behind.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Ellie Taylor's Safe Space. Ellie Taylor

Ellie Taylor's Safe Space

Series 2, Episode 1 - Parties

Ellie Taylor thinks parties are awful and should be banned. Joining in are regular sidekick Robin Morgan and guest Ella Al-Shamahi, author of The Handshake: A Gripping History.

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 4, Episode 16 - The Wild Man Of The Woods

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?

If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?

Episode 5, But Is It Art?: Comedy drama, with Richard E Grant, Amanda Root and Peter Capaldi.

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

Smelling Of Roses

Series 4, Episode 3 - Sustainable Development

An environmental conference sounds just the sort of job for Rosie Burns, but are her own company's green credentials good enough?

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 4, Episode 16 - The Wild Man Of The Woods

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?

If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?

Episode 5, But Is It Art?: Comedy drama, with Richard E Grant, Amanda Root and Peter Capaldi.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
Jo Brand

Jo Brand: Born Lippy

Episode 3 - Being Kind

Jo Brand turns advice giver in a typically irreverent guide to life.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
Old Boats

Elephants To Catch Eels

Series 1, Episode 2

Will Tamsyn be persuaded to appear on the expert panel at the convention for smuggling enthusiasts?

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

Smelling Of Roses

Series 4, Episode 3 - Sustainable Development

An environmental conference sounds just the sort of job for Rosie Burns, but are her own company's green credentials good enough?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Richard Wilson

Believe It!

Series 3, Episode 3 - Legacy

After a recent brush with death, Richard considers the legacy he will leave behind.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Ellie Taylor's Safe Space. Ellie Taylor

Ellie Taylor's Safe Space

Series 2, Episode 1 - Parties

Ellie Taylor thinks parties are awful and should be banned. Joining in are regular sidekick Robin Morgan and guest Ella Al-Shamahi, author of The Handshake: A Gripping History.

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
Ellie Taylor's Safe Space. Ellie Taylor

Ellie Taylor's Safe Space

Series 2, Episode 2 - Exercise

Ellie Taylor has never liked exercise and sets out to convince her studio audience they should avoid it too. Before you judge, hear her out! It's a safe space after all...

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 4, Episode 16 - The Wild Man Of The Woods

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?

If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?

Episode 5, But Is It Art?: Comedy drama, with Richard E Grant, Amanda Root and Peter Capaldi.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Ellie Taylor's Safe Space. Ellie Taylor

Ellie Taylor's Safe Space

Series 2, Episode 1 - Parties

Ellie Taylor thinks parties are awful and should be banned. Joining in are regular sidekick Robin Morgan and guest Ella Al-Shamahi, author of The Handshake: A Gripping History.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
And Now, In Colour

And Now, In Colour

Series 2, Episode 1 - Stately Home

The team take the audience on a posh day out.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Bunk Bed

Bunk Bed

Series 8, Episode 1

There is a comic pillow fight between Patrick Marber and Peter Curran, with a ghostly visitation from science fiction godfather HG Wells.

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 6, Episode 8 - Backchat

The station's most popular programme - the forum for listeners' complaints.

Radio 4 11:15pm (repeat)
Sophie Willan. Copyright: Steve Ullathorne

Sophie Willan's Guide To Normality

Episode 4 - Be Polite

Sophie Willan explores what it is to be polite in a middle class world.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Creme De La Crime. Copyright: BBC

Creme De La Crime

Series 1, Episode 4 - A Bowl Full of Serial Killers

Michael Feydeau and David Pershore's melange of multi-murderers.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:45pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Goldfish Bowl

Episode 8: Anton and Liam contemplate death.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
Jo Brand

Jo Brand: Born Lippy

Episode 3 - Being Kind

Jo Brand turns advice giver in a typically irreverent guide to life.

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

Smelling Of Roses

Series 4, Episode 3 - Sustainable Development

An environmental conference sounds just the sort of job for Rosie Burns, but are her own company's green credentials good enough?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Richard Wilson

Believe It!

Series 3, Episode 3 - Legacy

After a recent brush with death, Richard considers the legacy he will leave behind.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Ellie Taylor's Safe Space. Ellie Taylor

Ellie Taylor's Safe Space

Series 2, Episode 1 - Parties

Ellie Taylor thinks parties are awful and should be banned. Joining in are regular sidekick Robin Morgan and guest Ella Al-Shamahi, author of The Handshake: A Gripping History.

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