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Radio schedule Tuesday 18th October 2022

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Ayres On The Air. Pam Ayres. Copyright: BBC

Ayres On The Air

Series 5, Episode 1 - Home

Pam talks about her first home, the impact of her grown-up sons leaving home and the unwelcome prospect of downsizing.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Geoff Norcott

Geoff Norcott: Geofferendum

Geoff Norcott returns to Radio 4 with his latest musings on politics in Britain.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 5, Episode 3 - The Dreaded Batter-Pudding Hurler (of Bexhill-on-Sea)

Neddie attempts to track down who is throwing batter-puddings at Minnie.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Galton & Simpson

Little Blighty On The Down

Series 3, Episode 2

A repeat of this 1988 radio.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 109, Episode 5

Joining Andy Zaltzman on the panel are Simon Evans, Lucy Porter, Anand Menon and Jessica Fostekew. This week they discuss the mood at the SNP conference, the continuing economic unrest and why a brain in a petri dish is playing video games.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 5, Episode 3 - The Dreaded Batter-Pudding Hurler (of Bexhill-on-Sea)

Neddie attempts to track down who is throwing batter-puddings at Minnie.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Galton & Simpson

Little Blighty On The Down

Series 3, Episode 2

A repeat of this 1988 radio.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4pm (repeat)
Genius. Dave Gorman. Copyright: BBC

Genius

Series 2, Episode 2 - Carol Vorderman

With Carol Vorderman. Ideas include fizzy Bovril, flexible retirement schemes, and parking meters that are also gambling machines.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Ayres On The Air. Pam Ayres. Copyright: BBC

Ayres On The Air

Series 5, Episode 1 - Home

Pam talks about her first home, the impact of her grown-up sons leaving home and the unwelcome prospect of downsizing.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Geoff Norcott

Geoff Norcott: Geofferendum

Geoff Norcott returns to Radio 4 with his latest musings on politics in Britain.

Radio 4 6:30pm (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 1, Episode 15 - The Marriage Bureau

The time has come - the Lad Himself must get a job. But he needs to find a wife first...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 5, Episode 3 - The Dreaded Batter-Pudding Hurler (of Bexhill-on-Sea)

Neddie attempts to track down who is throwing batter-puddings at Minnie.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Galton & Simpson

Little Blighty On The Down

Series 3, Episode 2

A repeat of this 1988 radio.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Geoff Norcott

Geoff Norcott: Geofferendum

Geoff Norcott returns to Radio 4 with his latest musings on politics in Britain.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Cabin Pressure. Image shows from L to R: Arthur (John Finnemore), Douglas (Roger Allam), Carolyn (Stephanie Cole), Martin (Benedict Cumberbatch). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Cabin Pressure

Series 1, Episode 2 - Boston

One passenger's insistence on smoking during a flight to Boston kicks off a chain of events that culminates in the plane being turned round in mid-air four times, and one of the crew getting arrested.

Radio 4 11pm (repeat)
Now You're Asking With Marian Keyes And Tara Flynn. Image shows from L to R: Tara Flynn, Marian Keyes

Now You're Asking With Marian Keyes And Tara Flynn

Series 2, Episode 3 - The Pockets Problem

When your neighbour takes your pizza, you've accidentally ended up paying for a friend's childcare for too long or your coat doesn't have pockets, Marian and Tara have views.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Shuttleworths. John Shuttleworth (Graham Fellows). Copyright: BBC

The Shuttleworths

John Shuttleworth's Open Mind, Episode 3 - Vampires

John goes in search of the blood-suckers of Whitby, with Fame Academy's Alistair Griffin.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Two Thousand Years Of Radio. Marcus Brigstocke

Two Thousand Years Of Radio

Series 2, Episode 5 - Sherwood FM

It is the year 1206, and DJ Suzanne Canker has fallen for new hero on the block Robin the Hood.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:45pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Paperback Hell

Episode 2.5, How Not to Live: Extracts from spoof TV tie-in book How Not to Live are read by celebrity lifestyle gurus Gilly Haberdasher and Dr Graham Golden.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
Genius. Dave Gorman. Copyright: BBC

Genius

Series 2, Episode 2 - Carol Vorderman

With Carol Vorderman. Ideas include fizzy Bovril, flexible retirement schemes, and parking meters that are also gambling machines.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Ayres On The Air. Pam Ayres. Copyright: BBC

Ayres On The Air

Series 5, Episode 1 - Home

Pam talks about her first home, the impact of her grown-up sons leaving home and the unwelcome prospect of downsizing.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Geoff Norcott

Geoff Norcott: Geofferendum

Geoff Norcott returns to Radio 4 with his latest musings on politics in Britain.

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