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Radio schedule Tuesday 18th July 2023

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Gloomsbury. Image shows from L to R: Henry Mickleton (Jonathan Coy), Vera Sackcloth-Vest (Miriam Margolyes), DH Lollipop (John Sessions), Lionel Fox (Nigel Planer), Venus Traduces (Morwenna Banks), Ginny Fox (Alison Steadman). Copyright: Little Brother Productions

Gloomsbury

Series 5, Episode 3 - Nightmare Cottage

Vera is still very angry with Ginny and Lionel for creating havoc at Sizzlinghurst while she and Henry were in the USA.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 9, Episode 2 - I Was Monty's Treble

The British hatch a cunning plan to confuse the Germans. But who (or what) is Eccles?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

In The End

Episode 5

A fresh death and a singing Prime Minister make George Cragge ponder.

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

The Motion Show

Series 3, Episode 4

Graeme Garden chairs the quirky battle of words and wit, with guests Hugh Dennis, Gyles Brandreth, Arthur Smith and Antony Worrall Thompson.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Trapped

Episode 2.2, Hole Lot of Love: A woman stuck in a rut decides to get some excitement in her life with an activity weekend in the Lake District. She soon finds what she's looking for in an unexpected place - 160ft below ground.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Gloomsbury. Image shows from L to R: Henry Mickleton (Jonathan Coy), Vera Sackcloth-Vest (Miriam Margolyes), DH Lollipop (John Sessions), Lionel Fox (Nigel Planer), Venus Traduces (Morwenna Banks), Ginny Fox (Alison Steadman). Copyright: Little Brother Productions

Gloomsbury

Series 5, Episode 3 - Nightmare Cottage

Vera is still very angry with Ginny and Lionel for creating havoc at Sizzlinghurst while she and Henry were in the USA.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1pm (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 9, Episode 2 - I Was Monty's Treble

The British hatch a cunning plan to confuse the Germans. But who (or what) is Eccles?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1:30pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

In The End

Episode 5

A fresh death and a singing Prime Minister make George Cragge ponder.

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

The Motion Show

Series 3, Episode 4

Graeme Garden chairs the quirky battle of words and wit, with guests Hugh Dennis, Gyles Brandreth, Arthur Smith and Antony Worrall Thompson.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Trapped

Episode 2.2, Hole Lot of Love: A woman stuck in a rut decides to get some excitement in her life with an activity weekend in the Lake District. She soon finds what she's looking for in an unexpected place - 160ft below ground.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Gloomsbury. Image shows from L to R: Henry Mickleton (Jonathan Coy), Vera Sackcloth-Vest (Miriam Margolyes), DH Lollipop (John Sessions), Lionel Fox (Nigel Planer), Venus Traduces (Morwenna Banks), Ginny Fox (Alison Steadman). Copyright: Little Brother Productions

Gloomsbury

Series 5, Episode 3 - Nightmare Cottage

Vera is still very angry with Ginny and Lionel for creating havoc at Sizzlinghurst while she and Henry were in the USA.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 9, Episode 2 - I Was Monty's Treble

The British hatch a cunning plan to confuse the Germans. But who (or what) is Eccles?

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
The Ultimate Choice. Image shows left to right: Ria Lina, Steph McGovern, Russell Kane. Credit: BBC

The Ultimate Choice

Episode 1 - Pilot

Steph McGovern leads a pair of seriously funny minds through some devious Would You Rather dilemmas, to find definitive answers to the great questions of our age. Or not. In this pilot episode, comedians Russell Kane and Ria Lina step up to the plate, with their fates to be decided by the wise and all-powerful studio audience, who will make the ultimate choice.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6:30pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

In The End

Episode 5

A fresh death and a singing Prime Minister make George Cragge ponder.

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

The Motion Show

Series 3, Episode 4

Graeme Garden chairs the quirky battle of words and wit, with guests Hugh Dennis, Gyles Brandreth, Arthur Smith and Antony Worrall Thompson.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Trapped

Episode 2.2, Hole Lot of Love: A woman stuck in a rut decides to get some excitement in her life with an activity weekend in the Lake District. She soon finds what she's looking for in an unexpected place - 160ft below ground.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Janey Godley: The C Bomb. Janey Godley

Janey Godley: The C Bomb

Series 1, Episode 4 - I Don't Know How Long I've Got Left

In this last episode of the series, Janey confronts her terminal diagnosis of ovarian cancer, and jokes about how she copes, how the people around her cope, and what she thinks her legacy might be. She tells a fascinating story about her mother and friends around the kitchen table singing, and there's a bolt of comedy lightning that's very fitting.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
The Lee Mack Show. Lee Mack. Copyright: BBC

The Lee Mack Show

Series 1, Episode 4

Lee is joined by Sophie Ellis-Bextor and stand-up comedian Rhod Gilbert.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Father Figure. Image shows from L to R: Elaine Whyte (Lucy Montgomery), Tom Whyte (Jason Byrne), Dylan Whyte (Dominic Applewhite). Copyright: BBC

Father Figure

Episode 3 - The Wake

Much to Tom's squeamish alarm he is at his uncle's wake and expected to play a full part in proceedings. It doesn't look as though the priest or his family are going to be especially comforting either.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
ElvenQuest. Image shows from L to R: Penthiselea (Ingrid Oliver), Sam (Stephen Mangan), Lord Darkness (Alistair McGowan). Copyright: BBC

ElvenQuest

Series 3, Episode 3

The intrepid Questers continue their search for the sword. They find themselves trapped in a mine.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
Gloomsbury. Image shows from L to R: Henry Mickleton (Jonathan Coy), Vera Sackcloth-Vest (Miriam Margolyes), DH Lollipop (John Sessions), Lionel Fox (Nigel Planer), Venus Traduces (Morwenna Banks), Ginny Fox (Alison Steadman). Copyright: Little Brother Productions

Gloomsbury

Series 5, Episode 3 - Nightmare Cottage

Vera is still very angry with Ginny and Lionel for creating havoc at Sizzlinghurst while she and Henry were in the USA.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3am (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 9, Episode 2 - I Was Monty's Treble

The British hatch a cunning plan to confuse the Germans. But who (or what) is Eccles?

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

In The End

Episode 5

A fresh death and a singing Prime Minister make George Cragge ponder.

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

The Motion Show

Series 3, Episode 4

Graeme Garden chairs the quirky battle of words and wit, with guests Hugh Dennis, Gyles Brandreth, Arthur Smith and Antony Worrall Thompson.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Trapped

Episode 2.2, Hole Lot of Love: A woman stuck in a rut decides to get some excitement in her life with an activity weekend in the Lake District. She soon finds what she's looking for in an unexpected place - 160ft below ground.

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