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Radio schedule Friday 6th January 2023

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Ellie Taylor's Safe Space. Ellie Taylor

Ellie Taylor's Safe Space

Series 2, Episode 1 - Parties

Ellie Taylor thinks parties are awful and should be banned. Joining in are regular sidekick Robin Morgan and guest Ella Al-Shamahi, author of The Handshake: A Gripping History.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Parsley Sidings

Parsley Sidings

Series 1, Episode 6 - The Excursion

Horace Hepplewhite continues to try and prevent his beloved railway station from being closed down.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Bristow. Copyright: BBC

Bristow

Series 3, Episode 2 - The Good, the Bad and the Temporary

There's a new girl in town, and Bristow knows his office isn't big enough for the two of them.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Act Your Age. Simon Mayo. Copyright: BBC

Act Your Age

Series 1, Episode 6

With Stephen Hall in the Up-And-Comers, Rhod Gilbert in the Current Crop and Stan Boardman in the Old Guard.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Millport. Copyright: BBC

Millport

Series 3, Episode 2 - Restitution

The reopening of the Cumbrae Club goes horribly wrong when Irene notices a fatal flaw in the plan. Meanwhile, Alberto is paranoid that a new money-making scheme could bring the island some unwanted attention.

Radio 4 11:30am (repeat)
Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!. Milton (Milton Jones). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!

Series 3, Episode 1 - The University Of Milton

Milton and his trusty assistant Anton set out to help people and find themselves embroiled in new adventures. Milton gets to the bottom of things by founding a seat of learning.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Ellie Taylor's Safe Space. Ellie Taylor

Ellie Taylor's Safe Space

Series 2, Episode 1 - Parties

Ellie Taylor thinks parties are awful and should be banned. Joining in are regular sidekick Robin Morgan and guest Ella Al-Shamahi, author of The Handshake: A Gripping History.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1pm (repeat)
Parsley Sidings

Parsley Sidings

Series 1, Episode 6 - The Excursion

Horace Hepplewhite continues to try and prevent his beloved railway station from being closed down.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
Mark Nelson

The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected

Series 13, Episode 1

This week Mark Nelson has a sparkling line up of guests with plenty of name dropping along the way. Gyles Brandreth joins Mark with stories of superstars, Prime Ministers and his favourite jumpers, and Kirsty Wark plays bad samaritan and stays on the right side of the law. Edinburgh comedian Connor Burns completes the line up with his embarrassing story about being on stage with a music legend, and ending a night out in a terrible way.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1:30pm (repeat)
Bristow. Copyright: BBC

Bristow

Series 3, Episode 2 - The Good, the Bad and the Temporary

There's a new girl in town, and Bristow knows his office isn't big enough for the two of them.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
Act Your Age. Simon Mayo. Copyright: BBC

Act Your Age

Series 1, Episode 6

With Stephen Hall in the Up-And-Comers, Rhod Gilbert in the Current Crop and Stan Boardman in the Old Guard.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
Millport. Copyright: BBC

Millport

Series 3, Episode 2 - Restitution

The reopening of the Cumbrae Club goes horribly wrong when Irene notices a fatal flaw in the plan. Meanwhile, Alberto is paranoid that a new money-making scheme could bring the island some unwanted attention.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Ellie Taylor's Safe Space. Ellie Taylor

Ellie Taylor's Safe Space

Series 2, Episode 1 - Parties

Ellie Taylor thinks parties are awful and should be banned. Joining in are regular sidekick Robin Morgan and guest Ella Al-Shamahi, author of The Handshake: A Gripping History.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
Parsley Sidings

Parsley Sidings

Series 1, Episode 6 - The Excursion

Horace Hepplewhite continues to try and prevent his beloved railway station from being closed down.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 110, Episode 1

Joining Andy Zaltzman for this new series are Lucy Porter, Chris McCausland, Samira Ahmed and Scott Bennett. They discuss Rishi Sunak's newly released 'five-point plan', Keir Starmer's pledge not to open the 'big government chequebook' and the surprise appearance of a walrus in Scarborough.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6:30pm (repeat)
Bristow. Copyright: BBC

Bristow

Series 3, Episode 2 - The Good, the Bad and the Temporary

There's a new girl in town, and Bristow knows his office isn't big enough for the two of them.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Stephen Mangan

The Confessional

Series 3, Episode 4 - Maisie Adam

The award-winning comedian, Maisie Adam worries about her relationship with the truth, as she tries to tell it to Stephen Mangan. She worries about psychopathic tendencies too.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Beauty Of Britain. Beauty Olonga (Jocelyn Jee Esien). Copyright: BBC

Beauty Of Britain

Series 1, Episode 2 - The Lord Lieutenant's Lady

Beauty is caught between a warring couple, which is a good distraction from her disastrous crush on worship leader Wayne.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Lewis Macleod Is Not Himself. Lewis Macleod. Copyright: BBC

Lewis Macleod Is Not Himself

Episode 1

Impression-based sketch show that looks behind the scenes at the life and work of star impressionist Lewis Macleod.

Radio 4 11:30pm (repeat)
Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme. Key (Tim Key). Copyright: BBC

Tim Key's Poetry Programme

Series 4, Episode 4 - Cars

Tim is driving his friend and musician Tom Basden to meet his wife for a romantic getaway. But when they pick up a hitchhiker their plans begin to unravel.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:30am (repeat)
Ellie Taylor's Safe Space. Ellie Taylor

Ellie Taylor's Safe Space

Series 2, Episode 1 - Parties

Ellie Taylor thinks parties are awful and should be banned. Joining in are regular sidekick Robin Morgan and guest Ella Al-Shamahi, author of The Handshake: A Gripping History.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
Parsley Sidings

Parsley Sidings

Series 1, Episode 6 - The Excursion

Horace Hepplewhite continues to try and prevent his beloved railway station from being closed down.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
Bristow. Copyright: BBC

Bristow

Series 3, Episode 2 - The Good, the Bad and the Temporary

There's a new girl in town, and Bristow knows his office isn't big enough for the two of them.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Act Your Age. Simon Mayo. Copyright: BBC

Act Your Age

Series 1, Episode 6

With Stephen Hall in the Up-And-Comers, Rhod Gilbert in the Current Crop and Stan Boardman in the Old Guard.

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

Millport

Series 3, Episode 2 - Restitution

The reopening of the Cumbrae Club goes horribly wrong when Irene notices a fatal flaw in the plan. Meanwhile, Alberto is paranoid that a new money-making scheme could bring the island some unwanted attention.

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