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Radio schedule Tuesday 17th October 2023

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 6

The team creates one final witty musical on the spot. The songs, plot and characters are based entirely on suggestions from the live studio 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 15 - The Tay Bridge

On Scotland's crab-ridden shores, Neddie Seagoon is bridging a gap.

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

Growing Pains

Episode 4, Trial and Error: By Steve Wetton. Sudden news from the fostering agency sends Pat into a spin along with the smooth running of the household. Tom's pub quiz and Mark's romantic hopes are also up in the air.

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

The Motion Show

Series 4, Episode 6

Graeme Garden chairs the quirky battle of words and wit, with guests Steve Punt, Gyles Brandreth, Marcus Brigstocke and Andy Parsons.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
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 6

The team creates one final witty musical on the spot. The songs, plot and characters are based entirely on suggestions from the live studio 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 15 - The Tay Bridge

On Scotland's crab-ridden shores, Neddie Seagoon is bridging a gap.

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

Growing Pains

Episode 4, Trial and Error: By Steve Wetton. Sudden news from the fostering agency sends Pat into a spin along with the smooth running of the household. Tom's pub quiz and Mark's romantic hopes are also up in the air.

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

The Motion Show

Series 4, Episode 6

Graeme Garden chairs the quirky battle of words and wit, with guests Steve Punt, Gyles Brandreth, Marcus Brigstocke and Andy Parsons.

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

Trust

Series 4, Episode 2 - Situation Scarlet

On the surface everything seems fine at East Salford Academy. Billy is coping with his treatment, the new computer system is in place and they have a student on the brink of getting into Oxford. So why does Yvette feel anxious all the time?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
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 6

The team creates one final witty musical on the spot. The songs, plot and characters are based entirely on suggestions from the live studio 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 15 - The Tay Bridge

On Scotland's crab-ridden shores, Neddie Seagoon is bridging a gap.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Best Medicine. Image shows left to right: Jack Hartnell, Tolullah Oni, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Rebecca Fitzgerald, Thanyia Moore

Best Medicine

Episode 2 - Cytosponge, Fresh Air, Showmanship, Alkaline Breathing

Kiri Pritchard-McLean witnesses a demonstration of a revolutionary pill on a string that detects throat cancer. She also examines fresh air, and showmanship in medieval surgery.

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

Growing Pains

Episode 4, Trial and Error: By Steve Wetton. Sudden news from the fostering agency sends Pat into a spin along with the smooth running of the household. Tom's pub quiz and Mark's romantic hopes are also up in the air.

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

The Motion Show

Series 4, Episode 6

Graeme Garden chairs the quirky battle of words and wit, with guests Steve Punt, Gyles Brandreth, Marcus Brigstocke and Andy Parsons.

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 6

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 9 - NHS

It's Pie's Birthday and he's really rather depressed about it. Until that is Roger shows up with egg on his face. Literally. The shows topic is the state of the NHS but Pie seems obsessed with old age and death. When Pie is forced to reflect on his experiences of Lockdown we discover that he had a more miserable time than most. Later he finally gets the chance to interview a junior health minister. Can he step up?

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

The Pin

Series 3, Episode 2 - Party

Having been spurned from the BBC's official office party, Alex and Ben are out to prove they can throw a party too.

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 4 - The Underworld

Their search for the Sword of Asnagar leads the Questers to the Underworld and the opportunity to bring Penthiselea's mother back from the dead. But it's not as easy as it sounds.

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 6

The team creates one final witty musical on the spot. The songs, plot and characters are based entirely on suggestions from the live studio 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 15 - The Tay Bridge

On Scotland's crab-ridden shores, Neddie Seagoon is bridging a gap.

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

Growing Pains

Episode 4, Trial and Error: By Steve Wetton. Sudden news from the fostering agency sends Pat into a spin along with the smooth running of the household. Tom's pub quiz and Mark's romantic hopes are also up in the air.

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

The Motion Show

Series 4, Episode 6

Graeme Garden chairs the quirky battle of words and wit, with guests Steve Punt, Gyles Brandreth, Marcus Brigstocke and Andy Parsons.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)

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