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Radio schedule Wednesday 9th February 2022

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar. Alexei Sayle. Copyright: BBC

Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar

Series 2, Episode 4 - La Vie Moral

Alexei considers how one might live an ethical life and recounts the difficulties he faced when tracking down his lost cat.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Conversations From A Long Marriage. Image shows from L to R: Wife (Joanna Lumley), Husband (Roger Allam). Copyright: BBC

Conversations From A Long Marriage

Series 1, Episode 1 - Why Didn't You Ask Me To Dance?

Roger and Joanna are invited to a party with old friends but return home with a burning question: why didn't you ask me to dance?

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 20 - The Last Of The McHancocks

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)
The Michael Bentine Show

The Best Of Bentine

Episode 2: The former Goon Show star presents his one-man show, in which he plays everything from Dame Nellie Drongo to a prehistoric caveman.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
All The Young Dudes. Patrick (Jim Sweeney)

All The Young Dudes

Series 2, Episode 1 - Still Crazy

The gang start to wonder when they became old!

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11am (repeat)
The Real Comedy Controllers. Image shows from L to R: Paul Jackson, Jimmy Mulville, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd. Copyright: BBC

The Real Comedy Controllers

Episode 1 - Origins

The Real Comedy Controllers take us back to the stars of Variety and the entertainers of World War II, the men and women (though largely men) who entertained us through the dark days of conflict and the drab times of austerity and rationing.

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 20 - The Last Of The McHancocks

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)
The Michael Bentine Show

The Best Of Bentine

Episode 2: The former Goon Show star presents his one-man show, in which he plays everything from Dame Nellie Drongo to a prehistoric caveman.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
Eddie Izzard

Believe Me

Episode 3

Eddie always knew something wasn't quite right with his reading and writing, but diagnosis of dyslexia came late. He was also a late starter with relationships.

Radio 4 2:45pm (repeat)
Little Lifetimes By Jenny Eclair. Jenny Eclair. Copyright: BBC

Little Lifetimes By Jenny Eclair

Series 5, Episode 3 - The Book Club

Belle's monthly book club is a time not only to discuss literature but to offload about life and Belle has plenty to let rip about since her son's girlfriend moved in. Read by Lucy Robinson.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
All The Young Dudes. Patrick (Jim Sweeney)

All The Young Dudes

Series 2, Episode 1 - Still Crazy

The gang start to wonder when they became old!

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar. Alexei Sayle. Copyright: BBC

Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar

Series 2, Episode 4 - La Vie Moral

Alexei considers how one might live an ethical life and recounts the difficulties he faced when tracking down his lost cat.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Conversations From A Long Marriage. Image shows from L to R: Wife (Joanna Lumley), Husband (Roger Allam). Copyright: BBC

Conversations From A Long Marriage

Series 1, Episode 1 - Why Didn't You Ask Me To Dance?

Roger and Joanna are invited to a party with old friends but return home with a burning question: why didn't you ask me to dance?

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
Conversations From A Long Marriage. Image shows from L to R: Wife (Joanna Lumley), Husband (Roger Allam). Copyright: BBC

Conversations From A Long Marriage

Series 1, Episode 2 - Sally's Your Friend

The couples time together is severely hampered by their broken-hearted house guest and her dog.

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 20 - The Last Of The McHancocks

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)
The Michael Bentine Show

The Best Of Bentine

Episode 2: The former Goon Show star presents his one-man show, in which he plays everything from Dame Nellie Drongo to a prehistoric caveman.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9pm (repeat)
The Real Comedy Controllers. Image shows from L to R: Paul Jackson, Jimmy Mulville, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd. Copyright: BBC

The Real Comedy Controllers

Episode 1 - Origins

The Real Comedy Controllers take us back to the stars of Variety and the entertainers of World War II, the men and women (though largely men) who entertained us through the dark days of conflict and the drab times of austerity and rationing.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Conversations From A Long Marriage. Image shows from L to R: Wife (Joanna Lumley), Husband (Roger Allam). Copyright: BBC

Conversations From A Long Marriage

Series 1, Episode 1 - Why Didn't You Ask Me To Dance?

Roger and Joanna are invited to a party with old friends but return home with a burning question: why didn't you ask me to dance?

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

And Now, In Colour

Series 2, Episode 5 - Eurospecial

Tim Firth, Tim De Jongh, Michael Rutger and William Vandyck head over the channel.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Bunk Bed

Bunk Bed

Series 8, Episode 5

If human beings were allowed a strictly limited number of orgasms, and why not having a tail is perhaps humanity's greatest loss.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Bleak Expectations. Image shows from L to R: Hardthrasher (Geoffrey Whitehead), Aunt Lily (Celia Imrie), Young Pip (Tom Allen), Mr Gently Benevolent (Anthony Head), Sir Philip Bin (Richard Johnson), Harry Biscuit (James Bachman). Copyright: BBC

Bleak Expectations

Series 5, Episode 4 - A Writerly Life Made Dreadfully Different

Pip and Charles Dickens engage in a novel-writing showdown to find out who is the greatest writer in Britain.

Radio 4 11:15pm
15 min
The John Moloney Show. John Moloney. Copyright: Dabster Productions

The John Moloney Show

Series 5, Episode 3 - Speaking In Public

Public speaking is one of the most stressful things a person can do, and he's clearly mastered the art of appearing cool, calm and collected in front of comedy audiences. It's the politicians that you have to worry about though, as according to John, there's nothing more dangerous than a good public speaker with political ambition.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Simon Evans Goes To Market. Simon Evans. Copyright: BBC

Simon Evans Goes To Market

Series 2, Episode 4 - Sugar

Some people say sugar could be the new tobacco - exposed as a health risk that's been knowingly concealed for decades.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
Eddie Izzard

Believe Me

Episode 3

Eddie always knew something wasn't quite right with his reading and writing, but diagnosis of dyslexia came late. He was also a late starter with relationships.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
All The Young Dudes. Patrick (Jim Sweeney)

All The Young Dudes

Series 2, Episode 1 - Still Crazy

The gang start to wonder when they became old!

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar. Alexei Sayle. Copyright: BBC

Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar

Series 2, Episode 4 - La Vie Moral

Alexei considers how one might live an ethical life and recounts the difficulties he faced when tracking down his lost cat.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Conversations From A Long Marriage. Image shows from L to R: Wife (Joanna Lumley), Husband (Roger Allam). Copyright: BBC

Conversations From A Long Marriage

Series 1, Episode 1 - Why Didn't You Ask Me To Dance?

Roger and Joanna are invited to a party with old friends but return home with a burning question: why didn't you ask me to dance?

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