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Radio schedule Sunday 23rd April 2023

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:50am (repeat)
The Country Girls

The Country Girls

Series 1, Parts 1-5/10: Kate's father is off on a drinking binge, so the farm has to cope without him.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Things Could Be Worse. Harry (Harry Worth). Copyright: BBC

Things Could Be Worse

Episode 7 - And So To Bed

Harry has got back problems, but will a reputation for being a hypochondriac work against him?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
The Navy Lark. Copyright: BBC

The Navy Lark

Series 9, Episode 1 - Back From The Antartic

Classic radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate.

Radio 4 12pm (repeat)
Just A Minute. Sue Perkins. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute

Series 91, Episode 3 - King Kong, Harry Houdini And Snake Charming

Sue Perkins challenges Paul Merton, Jennifer Saunders, Julian Clary and Lucy Porter to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:50pm (repeat)
The Country Girls

The Country Girls

Series 1, Parts 1-5/10: Kate's father is off on a drinking binge, so the farm has to cope without him.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
Things Could Be Worse. Harry (Harry Worth). Copyright: BBC

Things Could Be Worse

Episode 7 - And So To Bed

Harry has got back problems, but will a reputation for being a hypochondriac work against him?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
The Navy Lark. Copyright: BBC

The Navy Lark

Series 9, Episode 1 - Back From The Antartic

Classic radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate.

Radio 4 3pm
60 min
William Shakespeare

Twelfth Night

Episode 2

The conluding part of this 400th anniversary production of Shakespeare's comedy of mistaken identities and unrequited love.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6:50pm (repeat)
The Country Girls

The Country Girls

Series 1, Parts 1-5/10: Kate's father is off on a drinking binge, so the farm has to cope without him.

Radio 4 7:15pm (repeat)
Angela Barnes: You Can't Take It With You. Angela Barnes

Angela Barnes: You Can't Take It With You

Series 2, Episode 4 - Morals

In part a tribute to Angela's beloved late father - a larger-than-life, gregarious character he was a sex shop manager, naturist, and a big fan of caravans and pranks - Angela celebrates his carpe diem approach to life, and his motto: You Can't Take It With You.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8pm (repeat)
Things Could Be Worse. Harry (Harry Worth). Copyright: BBC

Things Could Be Worse

Episode 7 - And So To Bed

Harry has got back problems, but will a reputation for being a hypochondriac work against him?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30pm (repeat)
The Navy Lark. Copyright: BBC

The Navy Lark

Series 9, Episode 1 - Back From The Antartic

Classic radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Start/Stop. Barney (Jack Docherty). Copyright: BBC

Start/Stop

Series 1, Episode 2

The promise of a weekend away tests everyone's patience.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Chain Reaction. Copyright: BBC

Chain Reaction

Series 7, Episode 3 - Peter Hook interviews John Cooper Clarke

Peter Hook, who was interviewed by Simon Day last time, talks to punk performance poet John Cooper Clarke.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Safety Catch. Simon McGrath (Darren Boyd). Copyright: BBC

Safety Catch

Series 2, Episode 3 - If A Job's Not Worth Doing

Simon suffers from the awful realisation that he loves his job and also finds himself proposing to Anna. There is only one thing he can do: he has to learn to hate again.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Lemn Sissay

Lemn Sissay's Origin Stories

Episode 4 - The Dark Side

Poet Lemn Sissay examines where he let himself do the wrong thing, and how he'd attempted to make amends.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1:50am (repeat)
The Country Girls

The Country Girls

Series 1, Parts 1-5/10: Kate's father is off on a drinking binge, so the farm has to cope without him.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3am (repeat)
Things Could Be Worse. Harry (Harry Worth). Copyright: BBC

Things Could Be Worse

Episode 7 - And So To Bed

Harry has got back problems, but will a reputation for being a hypochondriac work against him?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:30am (repeat)
The Navy Lark. Copyright: BBC

The Navy Lark

Series 9, Episode 1 - Back From The Antartic

Classic radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate.

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