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Radio schedule Thursday 20th October 2022

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Turf Wars. Copyright: BBC

Turf Wars

Episode 2 - An Incident At The Border

Two lovers find their romance shattered when they find themselves on the opposite sides of a new border between two countries. Starring Nigel Planer, Joseph Kloska and Leah Brotherhead.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out. Gemma Arrowsmith

Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out

Episode 4

Gemma is determined she will get a shot at hosting. But the powers-that-be have brought in an experimental AI to host the show...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
The Burkiss Way. Copyright: BBC

The Burkiss Way

Series 2, Episode 4 - Govern Britain The Burkiss Way

The comedy team sweep to a political landslide.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Girlies

Episode 2.1: Vinny arrives home with a bundle of joy whilst Samina accuses Saleem embark on the process.

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

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 21, Episode 6

David Mitchell is joined by Henning Wehn, Lou Sanders, Zoe Lyons and Lloyd Langford as they lie on the subjects of the Houses of Parliament, wolves, trains and punishments.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Coming Alive

Coming Alive

Episode 3.2, A Many Splendoured Thing: Comedy by Jim Eldridge, with Karl Howman and Phyllis Logan.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Hancock's Half Hour. Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock)

The Norwegian Hancock

Fleksnes Fataliteter is Norway's most beloved TV comedy, but unbeknown to Scandinavian audiences, it's a re-imagining of Hancock's Half Hour. Paul Merton investigates.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Max Bygraves Entertains

Episode 6

Max is joined by special guest Joe Brown.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
The Burkiss Way. Copyright: BBC

The Burkiss Way

Series 2, Episode 4 - Govern Britain The Burkiss Way

The comedy team sweep to a political landslide.

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

Girlies

Episode 2.1: Vinny arrives home with a bundle of joy whilst Samina accuses Saleem embark on the process.

Radio 4 2:15pm
45 min
Susan Jameson

Talking To Chickens

Darkly comic drama about an eccentric octogenarian and a menopausal doctor.

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

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 21, Episode 6

David Mitchell is joined by Henning Wehn, Lou Sanders, Zoe Lyons and Lloyd Langford as they lie on the subjects of the Houses of Parliament, wolves, trains and punishments.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
Coming Alive

Coming Alive

Episode 3.2, A Many Splendoured Thing: Comedy by Jim Eldridge, with Karl Howman and Phyllis Logan.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Turf Wars. Copyright: BBC

Turf Wars

Episode 2 - An Incident At The Border

Two lovers find their romance shattered when they find themselves on the opposite sides of a new border between two countries. Starring Nigel Planer, Joseph Kloska and Leah Brotherhead.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out. Gemma Arrowsmith

Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out

Episode 4

Gemma is determined she will get a shot at hosting. But the powers-that-be have brought in an experimental AI to host the show...

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar. Alexei Sayle. Copyright: BBC

Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar

Series 4, Episode 1 - A Monopoly Of Violence

Alexei considers the role of the police force, discusses his own involvement in the 'spy cops' scandal, draws comparisons between President Assad and a beloved British comedian and details his seven stages of grief post the 2019 general election.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
The Burkiss Way. Copyright: BBC

The Burkiss Way

Series 2, Episode 4 - Govern Britain The Burkiss Way

The comedy team sweep to a political landslide.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Girlies

Episode 2.1: Vinny arrives home with a bundle of joy whilst Samina accuses Saleem embark on the process.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Max Bygraves Entertains

Episode 6

Max is joined by special guest Joe Brown.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out. Gemma Arrowsmith

Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out

Episode 4

Gemma is determined she will get a shot at hosting. But the powers-that-be have brought in an experimental AI to host the show...

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Desiree Burch & Joz Norris recording The Dream Factory.. Image shows left to right: Desiree Burch, Joz Norris. Credit: Giddy Goat Productions

The Dream Factory

Episode 2 - They Mostly Come Out At Night... Mostly

A thoughtless remark from Joz drives a wedge between him and Anna just as she is prepping for a big career opportunity. His increasingly fraught attempts to compensate for his mistake ultimately lead to him breaking into his best friend's head to retrieve a dream that shouldn't be there.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Woof - Chris Neill. Chris Neill. Copyright: Giddy Goat Productions

Woof - Chris Neill

Woof - Honest Mistakes From Home And Abroad, Episode 3 - Habits of a Social Animal

Getting out and meeting people is not something Chris (and many other people) find easy - he examines parties and the swings and roundabouts of social intercourse. And a glass bowl gets broken.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:15pm (repeat)
Lazy Susan: East Coast Listening Post. Image shows from L to R: Jenna (Freya Parker), Eric (David Elms), Dana (Celeste Dring). Copyright: BBC

Lazy Susan: East Coast Listening Post

Series 1, Episode 1 - Old Money

Jenna and Dana get a glimpse of the dying embers of the old British aristocracy. They go and stay with two elderly sisters, Gilly and Sally, whose neighbours are up in arms over the behaviour of the elder sibling, who is refusing to grow old gracefully. Will the old aristocrats win round their neighbours by throwing a party in their honour? We'll find out.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
The Party Party

The Party Party

Episode 2

Surreal political sitcom starring Hugh Laurie.

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

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 21, Episode 6

David Mitchell is joined by Henning Wehn, Lou Sanders, Zoe Lyons and Lloyd Langford as they lie on the subjects of the Houses of Parliament, wolves, trains and punishments.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
Coming Alive

Coming Alive

Episode 3.2, A Many Splendoured Thing: Comedy by Jim Eldridge, with Karl Howman and Phyllis Logan.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Turf Wars. Copyright: BBC

Turf Wars

Episode 2 - An Incident At The Border

Two lovers find their romance shattered when they find themselves on the opposite sides of a new border between two countries. Starring Nigel Planer, Joseph Kloska and Leah Brotherhead.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out. Gemma Arrowsmith

Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out

Episode 4

Gemma is determined she will get a shot at hosting. But the powers-that-be have brought in an experimental AI to host the show...

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