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Radio schedule Sunday 4th September 2022

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Dame Hilda Bracket and Dr Evadne Hinge. Image shows from L to R: Patrick Fyffe, George Logan. Copyright: BBC

The Enchanting World Of Hinge And Bracket

Series 1, Episode 2

Dame Hilda's beloved budgie, Milton, manages to escape his cage and discover the freedom of the trees. When a kindly odd-job man manages to catch him, his presence in the house interferes with the recording of a radio programme.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
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Take It From Here

"We present Desert Island Risks" - songs and send-ups with Jimmy Edwards. From Portsmouth Naval Barracks.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Trevor's World Of Sport. Image shows from L to R: Trevor Heslop (Neil Pearson), Sammy (Paul Reynolds). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Trevor's World Of Sport

Series 1, Episode 2 - Ethics

Trevor has to turn his advisory talents towards his teenage son who has become friends with a 'bad lad'.

Radio 4 12pm (repeat)
Mark Steel's In Town. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

Mark Steel's In Town

Series 12, Episode 2 - Tring

Mark travels to Tring in Hertfordshire, home of the Natural History Museum, former private museum of Walter Rothschild, where he goes to see the exhibit of fleas dressed as Mexicans.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!. Milton (Milton Jones). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!

Series 4, Episode 4 - Eco Worrier

Milton goes under the sea to save the Earth and stumbles across a mysterious great aunt at the same time. Meanwhile, Anton gets his fingers burnt by an old flame.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1pm (repeat)
Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years. Image shows from L to R: Harry McEntire, Sue Townsend. Copyright: Pier Productions

Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years

A selection of episodes from the fourth novel in the series.

Radio 4 4:30pm
30 min
Natalie Haynes

Natalie Haynes Stands Up For The Classics

Series 8, Episode 4 - Homer: The Odyssey

Natalie tells Homer's epic story of Odysseus's journey home from the Trojan War, stopping off for adventures and infidelity on the way.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!. Milton (Milton Jones). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!

Series 4, Episode 4 - Eco Worrier

Milton goes under the sea to save the Earth and stumbles across a mysterious great aunt at the same time. Meanwhile, Anton gets his fingers burnt by an old flame.

Radio 4 7:15pm (repeat)
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 12, Episode 3 - The Legacy

Ed may be in line for an inheritance, as long as he can prove who he is.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!. Milton (Milton Jones). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!

Series 4, Episode 4 - Eco Worrier

Milton goes under the sea to save the Earth and stumbles across a mysterious great aunt at the same time. Meanwhile, Anton gets his fingers burnt by an old flame.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing. Nathan Caton. Copyright: BBC

Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing

Series 1, Episode 5 - About Proud Mums

Nathan appears on TV. Finally, his family are proud of him - so proud, in fact, they create an egomaniac.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:45pm (repeat)
Mastering The Universe. Image shows from L to R: Sally Grace, Dan Tetsell, Professor Joy Klamp (Dawn French), Lucy Montgomery, Christopher Douglas. Copyright: BBC

Mastering The Universe

Series 1, Episode 5 - Food And Drink

For the dedicated passive-aggressive wanting to create tension, induce guilt and exercise control, there's nowhere quite like the dinner table.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Masterson Inheritance. Image shows from L to R: Phelim McDermott, Josie Lawrence, Jim Sweeney, Caroline Quentin, Lee Simpson, Paul Merton. Copyright: BBC

The Masterson Inheritance

Series 3, Episode 2 - The Mastersons Magical Marquee, Part 2

The concluding part of the improvised historical family saga's two-part tale about a Victorian travelling circus.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
At Home With The Snails. George (Geoffrey Palmer)

At Home With The Snails

Series 1, Episode 1

Alex's parents are worried that he is gay and his father wants him to move out. His growing obsession with snails gives his father an idea for a new book.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1am (repeat)
Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years. Image shows from L to R: Harry McEntire, Sue Townsend. Copyright: Pier Productions

Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years

A selection of episodes from the fourth novel in the series.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!. Milton (Milton Jones). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!

Series 4, Episode 4 - Eco Worrier

Milton goes under the sea to save the Earth and stumbles across a mysterious great aunt at the same time. Meanwhile, Anton gets his fingers burnt by an old flame.

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