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Radio schedule Friday 26th May 2023

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Phil Hammond

Dr Phil's Bedside Manner

Episode 1

Dr Phil Hammond visits and performs for the staff and patients at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Steptoe And Son. Image shows from L to R: Harold (Harry H. Corbett), Albert (Wilfrid Brambell). Copyright: BBC

Steptoe And Son

Series 1, Episode 10 - The Bath

Harold's plan for a bathroom upset Albert.

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

Flying The Flag

Series 4, Episode 6 - No Special Treatment

After the Health Care service is privatised, the embassy staff spot some advantages.

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

Act Your Age

Series 3, Episode 2

Jon Richardson is joined by Andi Osho, Rufus Hound teams up with Andrew Maxwell and Ted Robbins is paired with both Roger De Courcey and Nookie Bear.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Bleak Expectations. Image shows from L to R: Hardthrasher (Geoffrey Whitehead), Aunt Lily (Celia Imrie), Young Pip (Tom Allen), Mr Gently Benevolent (Anthony Head), Sir Philip Bin (Richard Johnson), Harry Biscuit (James Bachman). Copyright: BBC

Bleak Expectations

Series 4, Episode 4 - A Painful Life Further Re-Miserabled

Pip and Harry put to sea with Captain Beehab until they are shipwrecked. What secrets does the mysterious volcanic island hold?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Shy Baby

Comedy drama about a stand-up comedian with anxiety.

Radio 4 11:30am (repeat)
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 14, Episode 5 - Elgar's Nose

Whilst Ed is enjoying the lifestyle afforded to him by his pension Elgar, his trusty feline companion, develops a nasty sneeze.

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

Dr Phil's Bedside Manner

Episode 1

Dr Phil Hammond visits and performs for the staff and patients at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1pm (repeat)
Steptoe And Son. Image shows from L to R: Harold (Harry H. Corbett), Albert (Wilfrid Brambell). Copyright: BBC

Steptoe And Son

Series 1, Episode 10 - The Bath

Harold's plan for a bathroom upset Albert.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
Mark Nelson

The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected

Series 14, Episode 5

This week Scottish international rockstar Fish shares some of his favourite stories of Marillion's heydays, as well as some very exciting news that's about to happen in his home life. Stand-up comedian Jo Caulfield spices up her own home life and manages a great, unexpected night out in Edinburgh with her gal pals. Completing this week's panel is comedian Eshaan Akbar, fresh from playing the O2 Arena in-front of a very confused crowd of 20,000 people, at a gig he'll never forget.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1:30pm (repeat)
Flying The Flag

Flying The Flag

Series 4, Episode 6 - No Special Treatment

After the Health Care service is privatised, the embassy staff spot some advantages.

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

Act Your Age

Series 3, Episode 2

Jon Richardson is joined by Andi Osho, Rufus Hound teams up with Andrew Maxwell and Ted Robbins is paired with both Roger De Courcey and Nookie Bear.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
Bleak Expectations. Image shows from L to R: Hardthrasher (Geoffrey Whitehead), Aunt Lily (Celia Imrie), Young Pip (Tom Allen), Mr Gently Benevolent (Anthony Head), Sir Philip Bin (Richard Johnson), Harry Biscuit (James Bachman). Copyright: BBC

Bleak Expectations

Series 4, Episode 4 - A Painful Life Further Re-Miserabled

Pip and Harry put to sea with Captain Beehab until they are shipwrecked. What secrets does the mysterious volcanic island hold?

Radio 4 2:45pm
15 min
Jayde Adams in Welcome To The Neighbourhood. Jayde Adams. Credit: BBC, Unusual Productions

Welcome To The Neighbourhood

Series 2, Episode 1 - Nick Grimshaw

Jayde Adams and her guest, DJ Nick Grimshaw, dive into the world of community apps and messageboards. This week - a found treasure of the Templar is not all it's cracked up to be.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Shy Baby

Comedy drama about a stand-up comedian with anxiety.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Phil Hammond

Dr Phil's Bedside Manner

Episode 1

Dr Phil Hammond visits and performs for the staff and patients at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
Steptoe And Son. Image shows from L to R: Harold (Harry H. Corbett), Albert (Wilfrid Brambell). Copyright: BBC

Steptoe And Son

Series 1, Episode 10 - The Bath

Harold's plan for a bathroom upset Albert.

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

The News Quiz

Series 111, Episode 5

Andy Zaltzman takes on the week's news with help from Lucy Porter, Simon Evans, Kate Andrews, and Robin Morgan in an episode recorded at the Hay Festival.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6:30pm (repeat)
Flying The Flag

Flying The Flag

Series 4, Episode 6 - No Special Treatment

After the Health Care service is privatised, the embassy staff spot some advantages.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Act Your Age. Simon Mayo. Copyright: BBC

Act Your Age

Series 3, Episode 2

Jon Richardson is joined by Andi Osho, Rufus Hound teams up with Andrew Maxwell and Ted Robbins is paired with both Roger De Courcey and Nookie Bear.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Bleak Expectations. Image shows from L to R: Hardthrasher (Geoffrey Whitehead), Aunt Lily (Celia Imrie), Young Pip (Tom Allen), Mr Gently Benevolent (Anthony Head), Sir Philip Bin (Richard Johnson), Harry Biscuit (James Bachman). Copyright: BBC

Bleak Expectations

Series 4, Episode 4 - A Painful Life Further Re-Miserabled

Pip and Harry put to sea with Captain Beehab until they are shipwrecked. What secrets does the mysterious volcanic island hold?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Mark Steel's In Town. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

Mark Steel's In Town

Series 9, Episode 5 - The Forest of Dean

In this episode Mark visits the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire... and he manages to get out alive.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm
30 min
DMs Are Open

DMs Are Open

Series 2, Episode 2 - Love

This week Ali Official and Athena Kugblenu present sketches about love. Expect a pixie dream girl who's done being romanticised, a new take on Paul's Letter To The Corinthians, and an excitable Oedipus on Mother's Day.

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

Tim Key's Poetry Programme

Series 3, Episode 3 - Cookery

Tim attempts to cook up a storm as he tackles the ancient art of cookery. With culinary support from Tom Basden.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:15pm (repeat)
Clipboard

Knocker

Episode 3 - Obselejectivitysence

Ian tries to test out a new electronic system for entering his data on a street where all of the houses are being demolished.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Les Kelly's Britain. Les Kelly (Kevin Bishop). Copyright: BBC

Les Kelly's Britain

Episode 3

Les Kelly, host of a magazine show from hell, is a sound bite in human form. His desire to see Britain full of normal decent people, is matched by his ignorance.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Shy Baby

Comedy drama about a stand-up comedian with anxiety.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:30am (repeat)
Phil Hammond

Dr Phil's Bedside Manner

Episode 1

Dr Phil Hammond visits and performs for the staff and patients at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
Steptoe And Son. Image shows from L to R: Harold (Harry H. Corbett), Albert (Wilfrid Brambell). Copyright: BBC

Steptoe And Son

Series 1, Episode 10 - The Bath

Harold's plan for a bathroom upset Albert.

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

Flying The Flag

Series 4, Episode 6 - No Special Treatment

After the Health Care service is privatised, the embassy staff spot some advantages.

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

Act Your Age

Series 3, Episode 2

Jon Richardson is joined by Andi Osho, Rufus Hound teams up with Andrew Maxwell and Ted Robbins is paired with both Roger De Courcey and Nookie Bear.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Bleak Expectations. Image shows from L to R: Hardthrasher (Geoffrey Whitehead), Aunt Lily (Celia Imrie), Young Pip (Tom Allen), Mr Gently Benevolent (Anthony Head), Sir Philip Bin (Richard Johnson), Harry Biscuit (James Bachman). Copyright: BBC

Bleak Expectations

Series 4, Episode 4 - A Painful Life Further Re-Miserabled

Pip and Harry put to sea with Captain Beehab until they are shipwrecked. What secrets does the mysterious volcanic island hold?

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