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Radio schedule Thursday 31st August 2023

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Fags, Mags And Bags. Image shows from L to R: Sanjay (Omar Raza), Ramesh (Sanjeev Kohli), Dave (Donald Mcleary), Alok (Susheel Kumar). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Fags, Mags And Bags

Series 9, Episode 3 - The Mike Leigh Theory

Dave introduces his new girlfriend, Margot. Love is in the air, but not everyone is convinced by her motives after it's revealed they met on a Moving Alan fan website.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Dad's Army. Copyright: BBC

Dad's Army

Series 1, Episode 13 - The Showing Up Of Corporal Jones

A Major from HQ believes that Jones is too old to serve in the Home Guard. He is willing to let him stay, provided he can get around the local assault course in 15 minutes.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Second Thoughts. Copyright: BBC

Second Thoughts

Series 1, Episode 8 - Marriage of Inconvenience

Bill and Faith are about to get wed when the groom receives a shock.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Peter Jones. Copyright: BBC

Funny You Should Ask

Series 6, Episode 9

Ray Cooney, Leslie Phillips and Ben Travers provide the answers.

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

The Adventures Of John And Tony

Episode 2 - The Quest for the Holy Spectacles

John discovers that Jesus wore glasses, but what happened to them?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Fags, Mags And Bags. Image shows from L to R: Sanjay (Omar Raza), Ramesh (Sanjeev Kohli), Dave (Donald Mcleary), Alok (Susheel Kumar). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Fags, Mags And Bags

Series 9, Episode 3 - The Mike Leigh Theory

Dave introduces his new girlfriend, Margot. Love is in the air, but not everyone is convinced by her motives after it's revealed they met on a Moving Alan fan website.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1pm (repeat)
Dad's Army. Copyright: BBC

Dad's Army

Series 1, Episode 13 - The Showing Up Of Corporal Jones

A Major from HQ believes that Jones is too old to serve in the Home Guard. He is willing to let him stay, provided he can get around the local assault course in 15 minutes.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1:30pm (repeat)
Second Thoughts. Copyright: BBC

Second Thoughts

Series 1, Episode 8 - Marriage of Inconvenience

Bill and Faith are about to get wed when the groom receives a shock.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
Peter Jones. Copyright: BBC

Funny You Should Ask

Series 6, Episode 9

Ray Cooney, Leslie Phillips and Ben Travers provide the answers.

Radio 4 2:15pm (repeat)
Freddie Fox

Mr Waring Of The BBC

Real-life comedy drama about a man seeking fame with a new line in comedy.

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

The Adventures Of John And Tony

Episode 2 - The Quest for the Holy Spectacles

John discovers that Jesus wore glasses, but what happened to them?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Fags, Mags And Bags. Image shows from L to R: Sanjay (Omar Raza), Ramesh (Sanjeev Kohli), Dave (Donald Mcleary), Alok (Susheel Kumar). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Fags, Mags And Bags

Series 9, Episode 3 - The Mike Leigh Theory

Dave introduces his new girlfriend, Margot. Love is in the air, but not everyone is convinced by her motives after it's revealed they met on a Moving Alan fan website.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
Dad's Army. Copyright: BBC

Dad's Army

Series 1, Episode 13 - The Showing Up Of Corporal Jones

A Major from HQ believes that Jones is too old to serve in the Home Guard. He is willing to let him stay, provided he can get around the local assault course in 15 minutes.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 6:30pm (repeat)
Beena And Amrit. Image shows from L to R: Amrit (Shobna Gulati), Beena (Priya Hall)

Beena And Amrit

Series 1, Episode 4 - The Party

Beena tries to reconnect with her dad at his birthday party, but Amrit throws things in to disarray when she befriends his new girlfriend, Janine.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
My Teenage Diary. Rufus Hound

My Teenage Diary

Series 11, Episode 1 - Ivo Graham

The new series of My Teenage Diary opens with Ivo Graham's diary of his last year at uni. He's not your average student - he reads Amis, he eats bruschetta and he smokes a pipe.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6:30pm (repeat)
Second Thoughts. Copyright: BBC

Second Thoughts

Series 1, Episode 8 - Marriage of Inconvenience

Bill and Faith are about to get wed when the groom receives a shock.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Peter Jones. Copyright: BBC

Funny You Should Ask

Series 6, Episode 9

Ray Cooney, Leslie Phillips and Ben Travers provide the answers.

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

The Adventures Of John And Tony

Episode 2 - The Quest for the Holy Spectacles

John discovers that Jesus wore glasses, but what happened to them?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9pm (repeat)
The Undiscovered Kenneth Williams. Kenneth Williams. Copyright: Getty Images

Great Lives - Kenneth Williams

Tom Allen champions the life of Kenneth Williams on BBC Radio 4's biography show.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
BBC at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Copyright: BBC

Fresh From The Fringe

2023, Episode 1

Radio 4 brings you a live showcase spotlighting some of the best comedy acts at the Edinburgh Fringe this August. Hosted by David O'Doherty with performances from Dan Rath, Kuan-wen Huang, Micky Overman, Pierre Novellie, Lou Wall and Adam Rowe.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Colin Hoult

Colin Hoult's Carnival Of Monsters

Series 2, Episode 3

Enter the Carnival of Monsters, a bizarre world of sketches, stories and characters, presented by the sinister Ringmaster.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Mina Murray's Journal. Mina Murray (Rosie Holt)

Amber Jolt: Truth Hunter

Nearly award-winning investigator Amber Jolt's latest investigative investigation spills the beans - and then looks through the beans - of the world's biggest online retailer.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Hearing With Hegley. John Hegley

Hearing With Hegley

Series 1, Episode 5

The poet laureate of alternative comedy, John Hegley, entertains an audience with his book of verse.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:15pm (repeat)
The In Crowd

The In Crowd

Episode 2.3: Sketch show from Manchester's Comedy Store with Robin Ince, Helen Moon, Smug Roberts and Kate Ward.

Radio 4 11:30pm (repeat)
Mark Watson

Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life

Series 3, Episode 4 - Winter

In this final programme in the series, Mark and his guests look at the pros and cons of winter. Pros - Christmas. Cons - the end of the year reminds us that all things must die.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
BBC at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Copyright: BBC

Fresh From The Fringe

2023, Episode 2

Radio 4 brings you a live showcase spotlighting some of the best comedy acts at the Edinburgh Fringe this August. Hosted by Kiri Pritchard-McLean with performances from Christopher Macarthur-Boyd, Lindsey Santoro, Tadiwa Mahlunge, Lorna Rose Treen and Dan Tiernan.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
Fags, Mags And Bags. Image shows from L to R: Sanjay (Omar Raza), Ramesh (Sanjeev Kohli), Dave (Donald Mcleary), Alok (Susheel Kumar). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Fags, Mags And Bags

Series 9, Episode 3 - The Mike Leigh Theory

Dave introduces his new girlfriend, Margot. Love is in the air, but not everyone is convinced by her motives after it's revealed they met on a Moving Alan fan website.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3am (repeat)
Dad's Army. Copyright: BBC

Dad's Army

Series 1, Episode 13 - The Showing Up Of Corporal Jones

A Major from HQ believes that Jones is too old to serve in the Home Guard. He is willing to let him stay, provided he can get around the local assault course in 15 minutes.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:30am (repeat)
Second Thoughts. Copyright: BBC

Second Thoughts

Series 1, Episode 8 - Marriage of Inconvenience

Bill and Faith are about to get wed when the groom receives a shock.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
Peter Jones. Copyright: BBC

Funny You Should Ask

Series 6, Episode 9

Ray Cooney, Leslie Phillips and Ben Travers provide the answers.

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

The Adventures Of John And Tony

Episode 2 - The Quest for the Holy Spectacles

John discovers that Jesus wore glasses, but what happened to them?

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