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Radio schedule Thursday 20th January 2022

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Ankle Tag. Image shows from L to R: Bob (Steve Speirs), Alice (Katy Wix), Gruff (Elis James). Copyright: BBC

Ankle Tag

Series 2, Episode 2 - The Nappy Advert

The family are trying to earn more money, so Big Bob gets a job.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Fags, Mags And Bags. Image shows from L to R: Sanjay (Omar Raza), Ramesh (Sanjeev Kohli), Dave (Donald Mcleary), Alok (Susheel Kumar). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Fags, Mags And Bags

Series 9, Episode 3 - The Mike Leigh Theory

Dave introduces his new girlfriend, Margot. Love is in the air, but not everyone is convinced by her motives after it's revealed they met on a Moving Alan fan website.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

Transatlantic Trouble: The bumbling duo welcome an American niece and face up to a new Under-Secretary.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
After Henry. Image shows from L to R: Sarah France (Prunella Scales), Clare (Geraldine Cowper), Eleanor (Joan Sanderson). Copyright: BBC

After Henry

Series 4, Episode 5 - Little Women

Sarah has a bit of trouble putting up some shelves, but she gets the last laugh.

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

Many A Slip

Roy Plomley challenges Eleanor Summerfield, Gillian Reynolds, David Nixon and Tim Rice to spot the mistakes.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
An Actor's Life For Me. Robert Wilson (John Gordon Sinclair). Copyright: BBC

An Actor's Life For Me

Series 3, Episode 1 - Here's Looking At You, Kid

Robert Wilson discovers acting isn't everything it appears to be.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

Transatlantic Trouble: The bumbling duo welcome an American niece and face up to a new Under-Secretary.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
After Henry. Image shows from L to R: Sarah France (Prunella Scales), Clare (Geraldine Cowper), Eleanor (Joan Sanderson). Copyright: BBC

After Henry

Series 4, Episode 5 - Little Women

Sarah has a bit of trouble putting up some shelves, but she gets the last laugh.

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

Many A Slip

Roy Plomley challenges Eleanor Summerfield, Gillian Reynolds, David Nixon and Tim Rice to spot the mistakes.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
An Actor's Life For Me. Robert Wilson (John Gordon Sinclair). Copyright: BBC

An Actor's Life For Me

Series 3, Episode 1 - Here's Looking At You, Kid

Robert Wilson discovers acting isn't everything it appears to be.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Ankle Tag. Image shows from L to R: Bob (Steve Speirs), Alice (Katy Wix), Gruff (Elis James). Copyright: BBC

Ankle Tag

Series 2, Episode 2 - The Nappy Advert

The family are trying to earn more money, so Big Bob gets a job.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Fags, Mags And Bags. Image shows from L to R: Sanjay (Omar Raza), Ramesh (Sanjeev Kohli), Dave (Donald Mcleary), Alok (Susheel Kumar). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Fags, Mags And Bags

Series 9, Episode 3 - The Mike Leigh Theory

Dave introduces his new girlfriend, Margot. Love is in the air, but not everyone is convinced by her motives after it's revealed they met on a Moving Alan fan website.

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
Fags, Mags And Bags. Image shows from L to R: Sanjay (Omar Raza), Ramesh (Sanjeev Kohli), Dave (Donald Mcleary), Alok (Susheel Kumar). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Fags, Mags And Bags

Series 9, Episode 4

Ramesh and Malcolm's wedding day plans upset a few people, including Sanjay who wants to perform at the reception with his new "horrible" band.

Union Jack 7pm
60 min
Dead British

Dead British

Episode 3 - Elizabeth I

They were British, they were dead, but using a donkey's foot, Dead British brings back to life... Queen Elizabeth I! It's the completely unpredictable improv history show where anything could happen.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

Transatlantic Trouble: The bumbling duo welcome an American niece and face up to a new Under-Secretary.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
After Henry. Image shows from L to R: Sarah France (Prunella Scales), Clare (Geraldine Cowper), Eleanor (Joan Sanderson). Copyright: BBC

After Henry

Series 4, Episode 5 - Little Women

Sarah has a bit of trouble putting up some shelves, but she gets the last laugh.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Fags, Mags And Bags. Image shows from L to R: Sanjay (Omar Raza), Ramesh (Sanjeev Kohli), Dave (Donald Mcleary), Alok (Susheel Kumar). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Fags, Mags And Bags

Series 9, Episode 3 - The Mike Leigh Theory

Dave introduces his new girlfriend, Margot. Love is in the air, but not everyone is convinced by her motives after it's revealed they met on a Moving Alan fan website.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Neil Pearson

Brian Gulliver's Travels

Series 1, Episode 2 - Juradia

This week Brian talks about his adventures in Juradia, a country where every other person is a lawyer and has more than 16,000,000 laws, and seemingly utopian Incartia, where there is just one law consisting of two words.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
The Nether Regions. Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

The Nether Regions

Episode 3

Scream in terror again as you witness depressing Scandinavian game show Nordic Celebrity Damaged Detective Mystery Squares; previously unheard auditions that didn't make it to the movie, including Alan Bennett's Hannibal Lecter and Sir John Gielgud trying out for Taxi Driver; the perils of adopting a rescue boyfriend; and a valuable boiled sweet.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Listen Against. Image shows from L to R: Alice Arnold, Jon Holmes. Copyright: BBC

Listen Against

Series 2, Episode 2

Jon Holmes reports from six miles under broadcasting house as Radio 4 prepares to turn on its own version of the Hadron Collider. Meanwhile Alice Arnold reports on the strange goings on in radio land.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
The Secret World. Copyright: BBC

The Secret World

Series 2, Episode 6

More stories from the private lives of public people as Daniel Craig tries to get car insurance.

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

Many A Slip

Roy Plomley challenges Eleanor Summerfield, Gillian Reynolds, David Nixon and Tim Rice to spot the mistakes.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
An Actor's Life For Me. Robert Wilson (John Gordon Sinclair). Copyright: BBC

An Actor's Life For Me

Series 3, Episode 1 - Here's Looking At You, Kid

Robert Wilson discovers acting isn't everything it appears to be.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Ankle Tag. Image shows from L to R: Bob (Steve Speirs), Alice (Katy Wix), Gruff (Elis James). Copyright: BBC

Ankle Tag

Series 2, Episode 2 - The Nappy Advert

The family are trying to earn more money, so Big Bob gets a job.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Fags, Mags And Bags. Image shows from L to R: Sanjay (Omar Raza), Ramesh (Sanjeev Kohli), Dave (Donald Mcleary), Alok (Susheel Kumar). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Fags, Mags And Bags

Series 9, Episode 3 - The Mike Leigh Theory

Dave introduces his new girlfriend, Margot. Love is in the air, but not everyone is convinced by her motives after it's revealed they met on a Moving Alan fan website.

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