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Radio schedule Saturday 8th July 2023

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years. Image shows from L to R: Harry McEntire, Sue Townsend. Copyright: Pier Productions

Adrian Mole And The Weapons Of Mass Destruction

A se;ection of episodes from the first series.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:45am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Fosdyke Saga

Episode 9, Roger the Commando: Fully recovered and cleared of being the Salford Strangler, Albert heads back to the Front.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Not In Front Of The Children

Series 1, Episode 4 - Religious Revival

The arrival of a new vicar spurs Jennifer into a fit of religious zeal - to the dismay of her family and the confusion of all concerned.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Meet The Huggetts. Copyright: BBC

Meet The Huggetts

Loser Pays: Joe and Fred's attempt to teach their wives a lesson backfires.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
The Arthur Haynes Show. Copyright: BBC

The Arthur Haynes Show

From, being honest, neighbourly sharing and a visit to court.

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

The Navy Lark

Series 9, Episode 12 - CECIL The Navigation Computer

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

Radio 4 10am
30 min
You're Dead To Me

You're Dead To Me

Series 7, Episode 3 - Agatha Christie

Sue Perkins and Dr Lucy Worsley join Greg Jenner to discuss the life of world-famous novelist, Agatha Christie.

BBC Radio Scotland 11:30am (repeat)
Breaking The News. Des Clarke. Copyright: BBC Studios

Breaking The News

Series 25, Episode 3

Des Clarke returns for more topical comedy, with guests Tiff Stevenson, Raymond Mearns, Marjolein Robertson and Chris Thorburn.

Radio 4 12:30pm (repeat)
Dead Ringers. Image shows from L to R: Lewis Macleod, Debra Stephenson, Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey. Copyright: BBC

Dead Ringers

Series 23, Episode 4

What did Humza Yousaf and King Charles really say to each other when they Met in Edinburgh? What is Sir Kier Starmer's secret plan for after the election, and who first coined the word Aardvark? Answers to these questions and so much more.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years. Image shows from L to R: Harry McEntire, Sue Townsend. Copyright: Pier Productions

Adrian Mole And The Weapons Of Mass Destruction

A se;ection of episodes from the first series.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1:45pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Fosdyke Saga

Episode 9, Roger the Commando: Fully recovered and cleared of being the Salford Strangler, Albert heads back to the Front.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Not In Front Of The Children

Series 1, Episode 4 - Religious Revival

The arrival of a new vicar spurs Jennifer into a fit of religious zeal - to the dismay of her family and the confusion of all concerned.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
Meet The Huggetts. Copyright: BBC

Meet The Huggetts

Loser Pays: Joe and Fred's attempt to teach their wives a lesson backfires.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
The Arthur Haynes Show. Copyright: BBC

The Arthur Haynes Show

From, being honest, neighbourly sharing and a visit to court.

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

The Navy Lark

Series 9, Episode 12 - CECIL The Navigation Computer

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

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6:30pm (repeat)
Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years. Image shows from L to R: Harry McEntire, Sue Townsend. Copyright: Pier Productions

Adrian Mole And The Weapons Of Mass Destruction

A se;ection of episodes from the first series.

Radio 4 7:15pm
45 min
The Infinite Monkey Cage. Image shows from L to R: Brian Cox, Robin Ince. Copyright: BBC

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 27, Episode 3 - Bees v Wasps

Prof. Brian Cox and Robin Ince examine which is better: bees or wasps. To defend bees, ecologist Dave Goulson joins the panel, while entomologist Seirian Sumner comes to the defence of wasps. Catherine Bohart takes on the role of judge.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:45pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Fosdyke Saga

Episode 9, Roger the Commando: Fully recovered and cleared of being the Salford Strangler, Albert heads back to the Front.

Radio 4 8pm
60 min
Phil Hammond

How I Ruined Medicine

For 37 years Dr Phil Hammond worked in the NHS and exposed its darkest secrets, through Private Eye, on stage and on screen. But now he's having a crisis. What damage did he do?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Not In Front Of The Children

Series 1, Episode 4 - Religious Revival

The arrival of a new vicar spurs Jennifer into a fit of religious zeal - to the dismay of her family and the confusion of all concerned.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8pm (repeat)
Meet The Huggetts. Copyright: BBC

Meet The Huggetts

Loser Pays: Joe and Fred's attempt to teach their wives a lesson backfires.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30pm (repeat)
The Arthur Haynes Show. Copyright: BBC

The Arthur Haynes Show

From, being honest, neighbourly sharing and a visit to court.

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

The Navy Lark

Series 9, Episode 12 - CECIL The Navigation Computer

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

Radio 4 9:45pm (repeat)
The Skewer. Credit: BBC, Unusual Productions

The Skewer

Series 9, Episode 3

This week - Jacob Rees Mogwai, My Sweet KGB Lord, and It's A Wonderful Nige.

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

The Jail Diaries Of Sir Ralph Stanza

Episode 6 - Final Stretch

Sir Ralph's stint as prison poet-in-residence reaches its climax with an Eminem-style "battle on the mics" between him and prisoner Jermaine.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:15pm (repeat)
The Shuttleworths. John Shuttleworth (Graham Fellows). Copyright: BBC

The Shuttleworths

Early Specials, Episode 4 - John Goes To London

John's efforts to find Big City fame don't go to plan. He heads for the big smoke and a recording contract, or does he? Ken has other ideas.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Talking To Strangers. Image shows from L to R: Sally Phillips, Lily Bevan. Copyright: BBC

Talking To Strangers

Episode 2

Sketches include a woman who has been around lions all her life, and an allotment that has been fertilised in the wrong way.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Ross Noble Goes Global. Ross Noble. Copyright: BBC

Ross Noble Goes Global

Series 1, Episode 3 - South Africa

The comic visits South Africa, where he meets the Whale Cryer of Hermanus, seeks out penguins on a jet ski and discovers that the monkeys in Cape Town have a taste for lobster. He also has comes up with a new concept - jazz whale-crying.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Old Harry's Game. Image shows from L to R: Satan (Andy Hamilton), Gary (Steven O'Donnell). Copyright: BBC

Old Harry's Game

Series 6, Episode 3 - Murderers

Edith asks Satan to find out who murdered her, so he interviews the greatest murderers in Hell to help with his investigation. Scumspawn has problems due to the fires of Hell going out.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years. Image shows from L to R: Harry McEntire, Sue Townsend. Copyright: Pier Productions

Adrian Mole And The Weapons Of Mass Destruction

A se;ection of episodes from the first series.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3am (repeat)
Meet The Huggetts. Copyright: BBC

Meet The Huggetts

Loser Pays: Joe and Fred's attempt to teach their wives a lesson backfires.

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

The Navy Lark

Series 9, Episode 12 - CECIL The Navigation Computer

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

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:45am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Fosdyke Saga

Episode 9, Roger the Commando: Fully recovered and cleared of being the Salford Strangler, Albert heads back to the Front.

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

Not In Front Of The Children

Series 1, Episode 4 - Religious Revival

The arrival of a new vicar spurs Jennifer into a fit of religious zeal - to the dismay of her family and the confusion of all concerned.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
The Arthur Haynes Show. Copyright: BBC

The Arthur Haynes Show

From, being honest, neighbourly sharing and a visit to court.

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