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Radio schedule Saturday 4th June 2022

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
1834. Copyright: BBC

1834

Episode 6 - Victorian Principles

The young Queen Victoria is coming to Woolsley House for a visit. When Jason invents the electric guitar, he unwittingly changes the course of history.

BBC Radio Scotland 11:30am (repeat)
Mark Nelson

The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected

Series 7, Episode 6

Master impressionist and comedian Rory Bremner shares outrageous stories about changing the course of history, and comicbook and Marvel writing superstar Mark Millar amazes the panel with his behind the scenes chat. Shereen Cutkelvin from BBC Introducing, X Factor and so much more completes the line-up and tells her stories of megastar parties and gigging in Glasgow.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Whose Line Is It Anyway?. Clive Anderson. Copyright: BBC

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Episode 1

Guest starring Dawn French and Lenny Henry.

Radio 4 12:30pm (repeat)
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 108, Episode 7

In the week of the Queen's platinum jubilee, Andy Zaltzman is joined this week by Athena Kugblenu, Anand Menon, Simon Evans and Lucy Porter.

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

Frankie Howerd

Series 2, Episode 1

Frankie Howerd recounts his (fictional) memoirs.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
I've Never Seen Star Wars. Marcus Brigstocke. Copyright: BBC

I've Never Seen Star Wars

Series 3, Episode 1 - Sanjeev Baskar

Marcus Brigstocke invites Sanjeev Baskar to read PG Wodehouse and play Subbuteo for the first time.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
Andrew Maxwell's Public Enemies. Andrew Maxwell. Copyright: BBC

Andrew Maxwell's Public Enemies

Episode 1 - The Food Industry

In this first episode, Andrew looks at the food industry. From horseburgers right up to snail ice-cream, it seems like there's something wrong with every rung of the food ladder. But given that food is essential to survival, shouldn't we be clearer about what it is we want from the industry that provides it?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3pm (repeat)
Robert Webb

Concrete Cow

Series 2, Episode 1 - Ancient and Modern

Highlights include ancient Egyptian IT support, Sanskritti spaghetti, tax avoidance schemes for pirates, and Feudal Mishap Direct.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:30pm (repeat)
The Secret World. Copyright: BBC

The Secret World

Series 3, Episode 4

Comedy series that offers an insight into the private lives of the famous, from Michael Caine to Mark Zuckerberg.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
28 Acts In 28 Minutes

28 Acts In 28 Minutes

Series 2, Episode 1

In each episode, John Humphrys gives 28 performers 60 seconds each to entertain.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Thom Tuck

Thom Tuck Goes Straight To DVD

Episode 4 - Bollywood

Thom is enthralled by the melodramatic extravaganza of straight-to-DVD Bollywood films.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Foley And McColl: The Interview

Foley And McColl: The Interview

Episode 3, Cool As You Like: Ten years after a rift caused Sean to make a drastic move, Hamish travels to the Antarctic in search of his former working partner.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:15pm (repeat)
Jigsaw. Image shows from L to R: Tom Craine, Nat Luurtsema, Dan Antopolski. Copyright: Avalon Television

Jigsaw

Series 1, Episode 3

Stand-up comedians Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema combine their talents to piece together a rapid-fire and surreal sketch show.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Hut 33. Image shows from L to R: Charles (Robert Bathurst), Joshua Fanshawe-Marshall (Alex Macqueen), Archie (Tom Goodman-Hill). Copyright: BBC

Hut 33

Series 3, Episode 1 - Know Thyne Enemy

It's 1942, the war is not going well, and the codebreakers of Bletchley Park are under even more pressure than before.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
I've Never Seen Star Wars. Marcus Brigstocke. Copyright: BBC

I've Never Seen Star Wars

Series 3, Episode 1 - Sanjeev Baskar

Marcus Brigstocke invites Sanjeev Baskar to read PG Wodehouse and play Subbuteo for the first time.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
Andrew Maxwell's Public Enemies. Andrew Maxwell. Copyright: BBC

Andrew Maxwell's Public Enemies

Episode 1 - The Food Industry

In this first episode, Andrew looks at the food industry. From horseburgers right up to snail ice-cream, it seems like there's something wrong with every rung of the food ladder. But given that food is essential to survival, shouldn't we be clearer about what it is we want from the industry that provides it?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3am (repeat)
Robert Webb

Concrete Cow

Series 2, Episode 1 - Ancient and Modern

Highlights include ancient Egyptian IT support, Sanskritti spaghetti, tax avoidance schemes for pirates, and Feudal Mishap Direct.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:30am (repeat)
The Secret World. Copyright: BBC

The Secret World

Series 3, Episode 4

Comedy series that offers an insight into the private lives of the famous, from Michael Caine to Mark Zuckerberg.

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