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Radio schedule Wednesday 12th July 2023

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Conversations From A Long Marriage. Image shows from L to R: Wife (Joanna Lumley), Husband (Roger Allam). Copyright: BBC

Conversations From A Long Marriage

Series 1, Episode 3 - Lean On Me

Joanna's nursing skills are found wanting after Roger's knee op.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 4, Episode 10 - The Expresso Bar

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
The Mausoleum Club. Copyright: BBC

The Mausoleum Club

The Fall Of The Mausoleum Club, Episode 3 - Trevor Island

An evil pirate chief is avoiding justice. The Stranger sends Mr. Zizz, the bad cartoonist, to kill him.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Joe Lycett

It's Not What You Know

Series 3, Episode 3

Miles Jupp discovers how well a panel of celebrity guests know their nearest and dearest.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
The Right Time

The Right Time

Series 2, Episode 4

Sketch show about modern life "for people old enough to know better".

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Conversations From A Long Marriage. Image shows from L to R: Wife (Joanna Lumley), Husband (Roger Allam). Copyright: BBC

Conversations From A Long Marriage

Series 1, Episode 3 - Lean On Me

Joanna's nursing skills are found wanting after Roger's knee op.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1pm (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 4, Episode 10 - The Expresso Bar

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1:30pm (repeat)
The Mausoleum Club. Copyright: BBC

The Mausoleum Club

The Fall Of The Mausoleum Club, Episode 3 - Trevor Island

An evil pirate chief is avoiding justice. The Stranger sends Mr. Zizz, the bad cartoonist, to kill him.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
Joe Lycett

It's Not What You Know

Series 3, Episode 3

Miles Jupp discovers how well a panel of celebrity guests know their nearest and dearest.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
The Right Time

The Right Time

Series 2, Episode 4

Sketch show about modern life "for people old enough to know better".

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Conversations From A Long Marriage. Image shows from L to R: Wife (Joanna Lumley), Husband (Roger Allam). Copyright: BBC

Conversations From A Long Marriage

Series 1, Episode 3 - Lean On Me

Joanna's nursing skills are found wanting after Roger's knee op.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 4, Episode 10 - The Expresso Bar

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Robin Ince. Copyright: Steve Best, Cosmic Shambles Network

Robin Ince's Reality Tunnel

Series 2, Episode 2 - Gallery Of Empathy

Robin talks about appreciating art for how it makes us feel, he shares some stories about his favourite artists and celebrates the places that books and art can take us.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6:30pm (repeat)
The Mausoleum Club. Copyright: BBC

The Mausoleum Club

The Fall Of The Mausoleum Club, Episode 3 - Trevor Island

An evil pirate chief is avoiding justice. The Stranger sends Mr. Zizz, the bad cartoonist, to kill him.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Joe Lycett

It's Not What You Know

Series 3, Episode 3

Miles Jupp discovers how well a panel of celebrity guests know their nearest and dearest.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
The Right Time

The Right Time

Series 2, Episode 4

Sketch show about modern life "for people old enough to know better".

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Robin Ince. Copyright: Steve Best, Cosmic Shambles Network

Robin Ince's Reality Tunnel

Series 2, Episode 1 - Fossils Of The Mind

In the first of his two-part series Robin talks about love, books, and his love of books. He explores how we sometimes find it difficult to express our love and shares stories of the delight he's experienced on his travels. It is also a cautionary tale, warning of the dangers of not sharing praise and admiration before it's too late.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Pick Ups. Image shows from L to R: Dave (Phil Rowson), Lind (Sally Lindsay), Mike (John Thomson), Alan (Ash Tandon). Copyright: BBC

Pick Ups

Series 2, Episode 1 - Little Grey Cells

Dave's marriage proposal is temporarily postponed by an omelette.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Maisie Adam: The Beautiful Game. Maisie Adam

Maisie Adam: The Beautiful Game

Episode 4 - 'Let Girls Play'

In this final episode, Maisie looks to the future. What will the legacy be for the women's game after the Lionesses inspiring Euros victory? She's joined by special guest, England captain Millie Bright, to talk about her own football journey, her Euros victory memories and the upcoming Women's World Cup.

Radio 4 11:15pm
15 min
The Skewer. Credit: BBC, Unusual Productions

The Skewer

Series 9, Episode 4

This week - He Who Shall Not Be Named (at the time of writing), George Osbourne's Big Day, Do Ray Me Kier, and Taliban Barbie.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:15pm (repeat)
Roger McGough's Other Half. Roger McGough

Roger McGough's Other Half

Episode 3

Quirky sketches and poems with merriment and melancholy in equal measures.

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

The Young Postmen

Episode 3

A repeat of this 1992 radio.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
Conversations From A Long Marriage. Image shows from L to R: Wife (Joanna Lumley), Husband (Roger Allam). Copyright: BBC

Conversations From A Long Marriage

Series 1, Episode 3 - Lean On Me

Joanna's nursing skills are found wanting after Roger's knee op.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3am (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 4, Episode 10 - The Expresso Bar

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:30am (repeat)
The Mausoleum Club. Copyright: BBC

The Mausoleum Club

The Fall Of The Mausoleum Club, Episode 3 - Trevor Island

An evil pirate chief is avoiding justice. The Stranger sends Mr. Zizz, the bad cartoonist, to kill him.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
Joe Lycett

It's Not What You Know

Series 3, Episode 3

Miles Jupp discovers how well a panel of celebrity guests know their nearest and dearest.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
The Right Time

The Right Time

Series 2, Episode 4

Sketch show about modern life "for people old enough to know better".

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