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Radio schedule Thursday 7th July 2022

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Lucy Beaumont

Lucy Beaumont: To Hull And Back

Stand-up comedy episode from BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2012 winner, Lucy Beaumont.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Ashley Blaker. Copyright: BBC

Ashley Blaker's Goyish Guide To Judaism

Episode 1 - 2019 Episode

Britain's only ultra-Orthodox stand-up comedian brings back his insider's view of his religion. After the success of his first guide, this is another a whistle-stop tour of Jewish life and, in particular, a very rare glimpse into the normally inaccessible world of strict Orthodox Judaism.

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

Frankie Howerd

Series 2, Episode 5

Frankie Howerd recounts his (fictional) memoirs.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 20, Episode 2

Richard Osman, Elis James, Sindhu Vee and Alan Davies are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as Google, rugby, bananas and crabs.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Sleeping

Dry Slopes

Series 1, Episode 2 - Families And How To Conceive Them

Comedy about the unemployed son of a high-flying mother.

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

Frankie Howerd

Series 2, Episode 5

Frankie Howerd recounts his (fictional) memoirs.

Radio 4 4pm (repeat)
The Infinite Monkey Cage. Image shows from L to R: Brian Cox, Robin Ince. Copyright: BBC

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 24, Episode 2 - Exploring the Deep

Prof. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Tim Minchin, and deep sea explorers Diva Amon and Jon Copley to discover how much we really know about the mysterious depths of our oceans.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4pm (repeat)
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 20, Episode 2

Richard Osman, Elis James, Sindhu Vee and Alan Davies are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as Google, rugby, bananas and crabs.

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

Dry Slopes

Series 1, Episode 2 - Families And How To Conceive Them

Comedy about the unemployed son of a high-flying mother.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Lucy Beaumont

Lucy Beaumont: To Hull And Back

Stand-up comedy episode from BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2012 winner, Lucy Beaumont.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Ashley Blaker. Copyright: BBC

Ashley Blaker's Goyish Guide To Judaism

Episode 1 - 2019 Episode

Britain's only ultra-Orthodox stand-up comedian brings back his insider's view of his religion. After the success of his first guide, this is another a whistle-stop tour of Jewish life and, in particular, a very rare glimpse into the normally inaccessible world of strict Orthodox Judaism.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Henry Normal. Copyright: BBC

Henry Normal

Episode 1 - A Normal Community

The ninth instalment in this acclaimed, occasional series in which acclaimed, occasional writer Henry Normal uses poetry, stories and comedy to tackle those subjects so big only radio can possibly contain them. In this new episode, recorded in front of a live audience in his home town of Nottingham, he will be talking about 'Community'.

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

Frankie Howerd

Series 2, Episode 5

Frankie Howerd recounts his (fictional) memoirs.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Ashley Blaker. Copyright: BBC

Ashley Blaker's Goyish Guide To Judaism

Episode 1 - 2019 Episode

Britain's only ultra-Orthodox stand-up comedian brings back his insider's view of his religion. After the success of his first guide, this is another a whistle-stop tour of Jewish life and, in particular, a very rare glimpse into the normally inaccessible world of strict Orthodox Judaism.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Listen Against. Image shows from L to R: Alice Arnold, Jon Holmes. Copyright: BBC

Listen Against

Series 4, Episode 2

Jon Holmes visits a nature park of cloned BBC Presenters; and Alice Arnold introduces the BBC's new Automatic Apology App.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Best Medicine. Image shows left to right: Darren Harriott, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Eleanor Stride, Lindsey Fitzharris, Mark Wilson

Best Medicine

Episode 1 - Bubbles, Dancing, Masks, GoodSAM

Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined by Darren Harriott to talk cancer-curing microbubbles, life-enhancing dancing, the birth of plastic surgery in WWI and the life saving app, GoodSAM.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Maltby Collection. Copyright: BBC

The Maltby Collection

Series 3, Episode 2

Walter Brindle has staff to cull and a broken heart to overcome, but worst of all his wife has come back to him and seems intent on pandering to his every whim.

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

The Secret World

Series 4, Episode 1

William Hague finds he has nothing to do but look at the terrible things that are happening in the world and 'tut'.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 20, Episode 2

Richard Osman, Elis James, Sindhu Vee and Alan Davies are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as Google, rugby, bananas and crabs.

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

Dry Slopes

Series 1, Episode 2 - Families And How To Conceive Them

Comedy about the unemployed son of a high-flying mother.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Lucy Beaumont

Lucy Beaumont: To Hull And Back

Stand-up comedy episode from BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2012 winner, Lucy Beaumont.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Ashley Blaker. Copyright: BBC

Ashley Blaker's Goyish Guide To Judaism

Episode 1 - 2019 Episode

Britain's only ultra-Orthodox stand-up comedian brings back his insider's view of his religion. After the success of his first guide, this is another a whistle-stop tour of Jewish life and, in particular, a very rare glimpse into the normally inaccessible world of strict Orthodox Judaism.

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