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Radio schedule Tuesday 10th October 2023

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6:30am (repeat)
High Table, Lower Orders. Image shows from L to R: Dean (Michael Maloney), Patricia (Rebecca Front), Simon Harrison (Samuel West), Zoe Templeton (Sharon Small), Gilbert (Geoffrey Palmer), Bernard (Jonathan Coy). Copyright: BBC

High Table, Lower Orders

Series 2, Episode 3

One of the students has been found hanged, in what appears to be a suicide. But Simon is not convinced, and feels that the college may once more have a murder on its hands.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:15am (repeat)
Ground Control. Image shows from L to R: Tess (Tamsin Greig), Scott (Adam James). Copyright: BBC

Ground Control

Episode 2

Neurosurgeon Tess Carter is tired of just being known as the wife of astronaut, Scott Carter. So she turns her attention instead to solving the mystery of an unidentified patient in a coma and her investigation turns up fresh evidence.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical. Image shows from L to R: Lucy Trodd, Pippa Evans. Copyright: BBC

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Episode 5

Another musical is created on the spot, based on the suggestions of the audience.

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 14 - The Scarlet Capsule

Professor Ned Quatermass unravels a mystery around some enigmatic blue serge suits.

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

Growing Pains

Episode 3, Secrets: Pat and Tom are at the final interview stage for fostering, but are haunted by secrets.

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

The Motion Show

Series 4, Episode 5

Debates galore from the state of politics to the existence of supernatural forces. Graeme Garden chairs the quirky battle of words and wit, with guests Gyles Brandreth, Scott Capurro, Arthur Smith and Paul Daniels.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30am (repeat)
High Table, Lower Orders. Image shows from L to R: Dean (Michael Maloney), Patricia (Rebecca Front), Simon Harrison (Samuel West), Zoe Templeton (Sharon Small), Gilbert (Geoffrey Palmer), Bernard (Jonathan Coy). Copyright: BBC

High Table, Lower Orders

Series 2, Episode 3

One of the students has been found hanged, in what appears to be a suicide. But Simon is not convinced, and feels that the college may once more have a murder on its hands.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:15pm (repeat)
Ground Control. Image shows from L to R: Tess (Tamsin Greig), Scott (Adam James). Copyright: BBC

Ground Control

Episode 2

Neurosurgeon Tess Carter is tired of just being known as the wife of astronaut, Scott Carter. So she turns her attention instead to solving the mystery of an unidentified patient in a coma and her investigation turns up fresh evidence.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical. Image shows from L to R: Lucy Trodd, Pippa Evans. Copyright: BBC

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Episode 5

Another musical is created on the spot, based on the suggestions of the audience.

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 14 - The Scarlet Capsule

Professor Ned Quatermass unravels a mystery around some enigmatic blue serge suits.

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

Growing Pains

Episode 3, Secrets: Pat and Tom are at the final interview stage for fostering, but are haunted by secrets.

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

The Motion Show

Series 4, Episode 5

Debates galore from the state of politics to the existence of supernatural forces. Graeme Garden chairs the quirky battle of words and wit, with guests Gyles Brandreth, Scott Capurro, Arthur Smith and Paul Daniels.

Radio 4 2:15pm
45 min
Trust. Copyright: BBC

Trust

Series 4, Episode 1 - Only Fit for Elmfield Street

There's a new build being finished at East Salford Academy, but the campus is still a building site. And on top of that there is a new system of teaching being introduced that uses the latest technology. Some teachers are coping better than others.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
High Table, Lower Orders. Image shows from L to R: Dean (Michael Maloney), Patricia (Rebecca Front), Simon Harrison (Samuel West), Zoe Templeton (Sharon Small), Gilbert (Geoffrey Palmer), Bernard (Jonathan Coy). Copyright: BBC

High Table, Lower Orders

Series 2, Episode 3

One of the students has been found hanged, in what appears to be a suicide. But Simon is not convinced, and feels that the college may once more have a murder on its hands.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:15pm (repeat)
Ground Control. Image shows from L to R: Tess (Tamsin Greig), Scott (Adam James). Copyright: BBC

Ground Control

Episode 2

Neurosurgeon Tess Carter is tired of just being known as the wife of astronaut, Scott Carter. So she turns her attention instead to solving the mystery of an unidentified patient in a coma and her investigation turns up fresh evidence.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical. Image shows from L to R: Lucy Trodd, Pippa Evans. Copyright: BBC

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Episode 5

Another musical is created on the spot, based on the suggestions of the audience.

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 14 - The Scarlet Capsule

Professor Ned Quatermass unravels a mystery around some enigmatic blue serge suits.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Best Medicine. Image shows left to right: Ed Freshwater, Felicity Ward, Ally Barrow, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Seyi Rhodes

Best Medicine

Episode 1 - Sobriety, Touch, Camellia Sinensis, Trust

Joining Kiri this week are haptic technology specialist Dr Ally Barrow with the power of touch and a demonstration of virtual reality injections, mental health nurse Ed Freshwater speaks about a powerful treatment for mental illness, journalist and broadcaster Seyi Rhodes explores what happens when trust is lost in medicine, and comedian Felicity Ward offers sobriety as her best medicine.

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

Growing Pains

Episode 3, Secrets: Pat and Tom are at the final interview stage for fostering, but are haunted by secrets.

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

The Motion Show

Series 4, Episode 5

Debates galore from the state of politics to the existence of supernatural forces. Graeme Garden chairs the quirky battle of words and wit, with guests Gyles Brandreth, Scott Capurro, Arthur Smith and Paul Daniels.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Best Medicine. Image shows left to right: Ed Freshwater, Felicity Ward, Ally Barrow, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Seyi Rhodes

Best Medicine

Episode 1 - Sobriety, Touch, Camellia Sinensis, Trust

Joining Kiri this week are haptic technology specialist Dr Ally Barrow with the power of touch and a demonstration of virtual reality injections, mental health nurse Ed Freshwater speaks about a powerful treatment for mental illness, journalist and broadcaster Seyi Rhodes explores what happens when trust is lost in medicine, and comedian Felicity Ward offers sobriety as her best medicine.

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

Cliché

Episode 4

Sketch show starring Carole Hayman, Nick Maloney, Simon Molloy and Brian Southwood, written by Red Dwarf writers Rob Grant and Doug Naylor.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Call Jonathan Pie. Image shows left to right: Roger (Nick Revell), Jonathan Pie (Tom Walker), Jules (Lucy Pearman), Sam (Aqib Khan)

Call Jonathan Pie

Episode 8 - Drugs

Pie is doing a phone-in show about drugs policy in the UK, a subject he knows absolutely nothing about. He enlists the help of Sam to guide him through the country's drug culture. When Pie's narcissistic coke-fuelled agent pops in, things take a turn for the bizarre and he ends the evening knowing a lot more about drugs than he did at the start.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Pin. Image shows from L to R: Alexander Owen, Ben Ashenden

The Pin

Series 3, Episode 1 - Education

In this episode, in a desperate bid not to be cut, Alex and Ben are determined to prove they can be educational...

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 4, Episode 3 - The Fat Hog

Cold and weary, the Questers are delighted to discover the Fat Hog, an inn famous for its delicious cuisine. But as is ever the case, all may not be quite as it seems.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1:30am (repeat)
High Table, Lower Orders. Image shows from L to R: Dean (Michael Maloney), Patricia (Rebecca Front), Simon Harrison (Samuel West), Zoe Templeton (Sharon Small), Gilbert (Geoffrey Palmer), Bernard (Jonathan Coy). Copyright: BBC

High Table, Lower Orders

Series 2, Episode 3

One of the students has been found hanged, in what appears to be a suicide. But Simon is not convinced, and feels that the college may once more have a murder on its hands.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:15am (repeat)
Ground Control. Image shows from L to R: Tess (Tamsin Greig), Scott (Adam James). Copyright: BBC

Ground Control

Episode 2

Neurosurgeon Tess Carter is tired of just being known as the wife of astronaut, Scott Carter. So she turns her attention instead to solving the mystery of an unidentified patient in a coma and her investigation turns up fresh evidence.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical. Image shows from L to R: Lucy Trodd, Pippa Evans. Copyright: BBC

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Episode 5

Another musical is created on the spot, based on the suggestions of the audience.

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 14 - The Scarlet Capsule

Professor Ned Quatermass unravels a mystery around some enigmatic blue serge suits.

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

Growing Pains

Episode 3, Secrets: Pat and Tom are at the final interview stage for fostering, but are haunted by secrets.

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

The Motion Show

Series 4, Episode 5

Debates galore from the state of politics to the existence of supernatural forces. Graeme Garden chairs the quirky battle of words and wit, with guests Gyles Brandreth, Scott Capurro, Arthur Smith and Paul Daniels.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)

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