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Radio schedule Wednesday 19th October 2022

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Lobby Land. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Lobby Land

Series 1, Episode 4 - Summer in the City

Having drawn the short straw at work, young political editor Sam Peakes is being tailed around by Lawrence, the office intern, and she needs a story - fast.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Miles Jupp

'Whatever Next?' With Miles Jupp

Episode 3

Miles has a session with a professional life coach, looks back at the working-class career of working-class theatre writer, the working-class woman Brenda Munby and helps Seann Walsh launch his new podcast What's Your Favourite Roast Dinner?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
The Missing Hancocks. Tony Hancock (Kevin McNally)

The Missing Hancocks

Series 2, Episode 3 - The Marriage Bureau

Tony needs a job, but cannot get one as an unmarried man. Luckily, Sidney James has a proposal.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Flying The Flag

Flying The Flag

Series 2, Episode 8 - Submarine Diplomacy

The Embassy faces tough questions back home, with the spirit of the Armada bubbling up.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
The Attractive Young Rabbi

The Attractive Young Rabbi

Series 3, Episode 2 - A Woman's Work

Culture-clash comedy set between a traditional and a new, more modern Jewish synagogue.

Radio 4 11:30am (repeat)
Meet David Sedaris. David Sedaris

Meet David Sedaris

Series 8, Episode 4 - Instalment 4

The American humorist who has written seven autobiographical short story collections reads from some of his comedy essays, including previously unpublished material. This week, Hurricane Season.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
The Missing Hancocks. Tony Hancock (Kevin McNally)

The Missing Hancocks

Series 2, Episode 3 - The Marriage Bureau

Tony needs a job, but cannot get one as an unmarried man. Luckily, Sidney James has a proposal.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Flying The Flag

Flying The Flag

Series 2, Episode 8 - Submarine Diplomacy

The Embassy faces tough questions back home, with the spirit of the Armada bubbling up.

Radio 4 2:15pm
45 min
Faebian Averies

Susan And Sam

Susan's felt the absence of her dead dad all her life. But then she meets an elderly man called Sam, who seems to think that Susan is his daughter.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
The Attractive Young Rabbi

The Attractive Young Rabbi

Series 3, Episode 2 - A Woman's Work

Culture-clash comedy set between a traditional and a new, more modern Jewish synagogue.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Lobby Land. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Lobby Land

Series 1, Episode 4 - Summer in the City

Having drawn the short straw at work, young political editor Sam Peakes is being tailed around by Lawrence, the office intern, and she needs a story - fast.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Miles Jupp

'Whatever Next?' With Miles Jupp

Episode 3

Miles has a session with a professional life coach, looks back at the working-class career of working-class theatre writer, the working-class woman Brenda Munby and helps Seann Walsh launch his new podcast What's Your Favourite Roast Dinner?

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Miles Jupp

'Whatever Next?' With Miles Jupp

Episode 4

Miles discovers a dark secret at the heart of the BBC Radio family, helps Seann Walsh launch his new podcast Are We Still Alive? and finally gets a guest spot on GB News.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
The Missing Hancocks. Tony Hancock (Kevin McNally)

The Missing Hancocks

Series 2, Episode 3 - The Marriage Bureau

Tony needs a job, but cannot get one as an unmarried man. Luckily, Sidney James has a proposal.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Flying The Flag

Flying The Flag

Series 2, Episode 8 - Submarine Diplomacy

The Embassy faces tough questions back home, with the spirit of the Armada bubbling up.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Miles Jupp

'Whatever Next?' With Miles Jupp

Episode 3

Miles has a session with a professional life coach, looks back at the working-class career of working-class theatre writer, the working-class woman Brenda Munby and helps Seann Walsh launch his new podcast What's Your Favourite Roast Dinner?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Goodness Gracious Me

Goodness Gracious Me

Series 3, Episode 6

The Guru is showing decidedly literary inclinations. The Minx Twins tackle the thornier aspects of feminism and a new smash-hit, I'm a Punjabi Girl.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Tom Neenan. Copyright: Idil Sukan

The Hauntening

Series 4, Episode 3 - WordHell

Travel through the bad gateway in this modern ghost story as Tom Neenan discovers what horrors lurk in our apps and gadgets. In this episode a simple wordgame turns N*STY...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Million Pound Radio Show. Copyright: BBC

The Million Pound Radio Show

Series 4, Episode 6

The legendary career of BBC Director General, Ronald Ambrose and the Queen Mother takes a special interest in the players at Wembley.

Radio 4 11:15pm
15 min
The Skewer. Credit: Unusual Productions

The Skewer

Series 7, Episode 6

This week - Kwarsimodo, Jeremy Swearword, and Liz Truss: A Knives Out Mystery.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Hearing With Hegley. John Hegley

Hearing With Hegley

Series 3, Episode 2

The poet laureate of alternative comedy, John Hegley, entertains an audience with his book of verse.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:45pm (repeat)
Late. Copyright: BBC

Late

Episode 2 - From Grieving To Cross-Dressing

An unwitting son takes his grieving mother to see Mamma Mia, a provincial theatre director talks about his latest play and a businesswoman stumbles on her husband indulging a secret obsession.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
The Attractive Young Rabbi

The Attractive Young Rabbi

Series 3, Episode 2 - A Woman's Work

Culture-clash comedy set between a traditional and a new, more modern Jewish synagogue.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Lobby Land. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Lobby Land

Series 1, Episode 4 - Summer in the City

Having drawn the short straw at work, young political editor Sam Peakes is being tailed around by Lawrence, the office intern, and she needs a story - fast.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Miles Jupp

'Whatever Next?' With Miles Jupp

Episode 3

Miles has a session with a professional life coach, looks back at the working-class career of working-class theatre writer, the working-class woman Brenda Munby and helps Seann Walsh launch his new podcast What's Your Favourite Roast Dinner?

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