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Radio schedule Wednesday 11th 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 4

One of the students has confessed to murder, but Simon is not convinced he's guilty. However, his investigation is put on hold when he finds himself debating against a government minister about modernisation.

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 3

Astronaut Scott Carter is about to take his first space walk but his wife's mind is not on that; Tess, a neurosurgeon, is more interested in solving the mystery of an unidentified patient in a coma. But is he the innocent victim she assumes?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Relativity. Ian (Richard Herring)

Relativity

Series 3, Episode 4

A tale of two hotels. Ian and Chloe's relaxing weekend proves to be anything but, with Chloe taking Don home alone. Meanwhile, Jane treats Ken and Margaret to a slap up cream tea with a little too much prosecco.

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 5, Episode 6 - The Unexploded Bomb

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)
King Of Bath. Richard 'Beau' Nash (David Bamber). Copyright: BBC

King Of Bath

Episode 4 - Suffer Little Children

Sitcom starring David Bamber as 18th Century dandy, Richard 'Beau' Nash.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Joe Lycett

It's Not What You Know

Series 4, Episode 4

Joe Lycett is joined by Andy Parsons, Vanessa Feltz and Tom Parry.

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

The Right Time

Series 3, Episode 1

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

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 4

One of the students has confessed to murder, but Simon is not convinced he's guilty. However, his investigation is put on hold when he finds himself debating against a government minister about modernisation.

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 3

Astronaut Scott Carter is about to take his first space walk but his wife's mind is not on that; Tess, a neurosurgeon, is more interested in solving the mystery of an unidentified patient in a coma. But is he the innocent victim she assumes?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Relativity. Ian (Richard Herring)

Relativity

Series 3, Episode 4

A tale of two hotels. Ian and Chloe's relaxing weekend proves to be anything but, with Chloe taking Don home alone. Meanwhile, Jane treats Ken and Margaret to a slap up cream tea with a little too much prosecco.

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 5, Episode 6 - The Unexploded Bomb

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)
King Of Bath. Richard 'Beau' Nash (David Bamber). Copyright: BBC

King Of Bath

Episode 4 - Suffer Little Children

Sitcom starring David Bamber as 18th Century dandy, Richard 'Beau' Nash.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
Joe Lycett

It's Not What You Know

Series 4, Episode 4

Joe Lycett is joined by Andy Parsons, Vanessa Feltz and Tom Parry.

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

The Right Time

Series 3, Episode 1

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

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 4

One of the students has confessed to murder, but Simon is not convinced he's guilty. However, his investigation is put on hold when he finds himself debating against a government minister about modernisation.

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 3

Astronaut Scott Carter is about to take his first space walk but his wife's mind is not on that; Tess, a neurosurgeon, is more interested in solving the mystery of an unidentified patient in a coma. But is he the innocent victim she assumes?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Relativity. Ian (Richard Herring)

Relativity

Series 3, Episode 4

A tale of two hotels. Ian and Chloe's relaxing weekend proves to be anything but, with Chloe taking Don home alone. Meanwhile, Jane treats Ken and Margaret to a slap up cream tea with a little too much prosecco.

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 5, Episode 6 - The Unexploded Bomb

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
Daliso Chaponda: Citizen Of Nowhere. Daliso Chaponda

Daliso Chaponda: Citizen Of Nowhere

Series 4, Episode 1 - '...monsters under the bed...'

In this new series, Daliso is in a more philosophical mood. We find him working through his thoughts, feelings, and opinions by sharing his stories with a live audience in his hometown of Manchester.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6:30pm (repeat)
King Of Bath. Richard 'Beau' Nash (David Bamber). Copyright: BBC

King Of Bath

Episode 4 - Suffer Little Children

Sitcom starring David Bamber as 18th Century dandy, Richard 'Beau' Nash.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Joe Lycett

It's Not What You Know

Series 4, Episode 4

Joe Lycett is joined by Andy Parsons, Vanessa Feltz and Tom Parry.

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

The Right Time

Series 3, Episode 1

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

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Please Use Other Door

Please Use Other Door

Series 2, Episode 4

How would middle class liberals plan a jewellery heist? What are the categories for the new Modern Man Awards? Why are people in care homes forced into group singing?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Agendum. Alexandra Palisades (Carrie Quinlan). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Agendum

Series 2, Episode 1 - Stalemate

A current affairs parody and stupidly feasible visit to the 24-hour Hall Of Opinion Mirrors. Because there are two stories to every story. Hosted and anchored by Alexandra Palisades (Carrie Quinlan) and created by Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris. This week there is report on the delay to putting Britain on wheels; renaming east, south and west; and the new kids party craze: the biƱata.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Njambi McGrath. Credit: Steve Ullathorne

Njambi McGrath - Black Black

Episode 1 - First World Problems

Njambi details the arrival of the British colonisers and the immediate impact it had on her grandmother's generation. With some dark humour, she tells stories of the introduction of concentration camps and forced labour and compares them to the cruelty she faced herself as a child in boarding school, and the legacy of racism which has affected her closest relationships to this day.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Kevin Eldon Will See You Now. Kevin Eldon

Kevin Eldon Will See You Now

Series 3, Episode 2 - Some Owls Were Harmed During The Making Of This Programme

Featuring a love song, a dead scarecrow, a Jiffy bag and Kylie Minogue.

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

The Skewer

Series 10, Episode 1

This week - Labour Possessed, Oh Mr Sunak, and The Lorax fails to save a tree.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Joseph Morpurgo

Joseph Morpurgo's Walking Tour

Episode 4 - Dante's House

An 'educational' audio adventure in Florence, exploring the childhood home of Dante.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:45pm (repeat)
BBC Audio Drama Awards 2015. Lenny Henry. Copyright: BBC

Lenny Henry: Rogue's Gallery

Series 1, Episode 4 - Moone Sisters

Set in World War II, Lenny plays an American GI in Cornwall whose relationship with a local woman will change his life forever.

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 4

One of the students has confessed to murder, but Simon is not convinced he's guilty. However, his investigation is put on hold when he finds himself debating against a government minister about modernisation.

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 3

Astronaut Scott Carter is about to take his first space walk but his wife's mind is not on that; Tess, a neurosurgeon, is more interested in solving the mystery of an unidentified patient in a coma. But is he the innocent victim she assumes?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
Relativity. Ian (Richard Herring)

Relativity

Series 3, Episode 4

A tale of two hotels. Ian and Chloe's relaxing weekend proves to be anything but, with Chloe taking Don home alone. Meanwhile, Jane treats Ken and Margaret to a slap up cream tea with a little too much prosecco.

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 5, Episode 6 - The Unexploded Bomb

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)
King Of Bath. Richard 'Beau' Nash (David Bamber). Copyright: BBC

King Of Bath

Episode 4 - Suffer Little Children

Sitcom starring David Bamber as 18th Century dandy, Richard 'Beau' Nash.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
Joe Lycett

It's Not What You Know

Series 4, Episode 4

Joe Lycett is joined by Andy Parsons, Vanessa Feltz and Tom Parry.

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

The Right Time

Series 3, Episode 1

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

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