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Radio schedule Friday 17th November 2023

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 10, Episode 6 - The New Thirty

Ed decides things are going rather well ahead of his 60th birthday, until a unusual encounter with Jeremy Paxman changes his mind.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Richard Beckinsale. Copyright: BBC

Albert And Me

Series 1, Episode 2 - Looking For A Job

Single dad Bryan needs a job, but can he find an employer who'll let him bring his young son Albert along?

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

Rent

Series 2, Episode 1

Paul's after Ruby, Ruby misses her pet, Marie's plotting and Richard's decluttering.

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

Plum House

Series 1, Episode 3 - Trust The Trust

A mysterious visitor arrives. When he shows genuine interest in how the place is run, the team immediately suspect he has been sent by the Trust to spy on them.

Radio 4 11:30am (repeat)
Mark Steel's In Town. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

Mark Steel's In Town

Series 10, Episode 2 - Stratford-upon-Avon

For the second outdoor show, Mark will perform from a tree stump in a field in Stratford-upon-Avon, on the banks of the River Avon next to Holy Trinity Church, where Shakespeare is buried.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 10, Episode 6 - The New Thirty

Ed decides things are going rather well ahead of his 60th birthday, until a unusual encounter with Jeremy Paxman changes his mind.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1pm (repeat)
Richard Beckinsale. Copyright: BBC

Albert And Me

Series 1, Episode 2 - Looking For A Job

Single dad Bryan needs a job, but can he find an employer who'll let him bring his young son Albert along?

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
BBC Radio 5 Live 1:30pm
30 min
My Mate's A Footballer. Image shows left to right: Patrick Bamford, Joe Wilkinson. Credit: BBC

My Mate's A Footballer

Series 1, Episode 1 - Can Joe Wilkinson Become Best Friends With Patrick Bamford?

Joe Wilkinson reveals his plan of how he will become best mates with a professional footballer. He and Patrick Bamford discuss the importance of friendship and Patrick reveals who the most popular man in football is and whether it's possible for Aaron Ramsdale to be friends with David Raya at Arsenal.

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

Rent

Series 2, Episode 1

Paul's after Ruby, Ruby misses her pet, Marie's plotting and Richard's decluttering.

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

Plum House

Series 1, Episode 3 - Trust The Trust

A mysterious visitor arrives. When he shows genuine interest in how the place is run, the team immediately suspect he has been sent by the Trust to spy on them.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 10, Episode 6 - The New Thirty

Ed decides things are going rather well ahead of his 60th birthday, until a unusual encounter with Jeremy Paxman changes his mind.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
Richard Beckinsale. Copyright: BBC

Albert And Me

Series 1, Episode 2 - Looking For A Job

Single dad Bryan needs a job, but can he find an employer who'll let him bring his young son Albert along?

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The Now Show. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt. Copyright: BBC

The Now Show

Series 63, Episode 3

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by Zoe Lyons, with some news of recent rare sightings, Pierre Novellie, exploring the latest in middle class crazes, and Jess Robinson, singing about the real stalwart of 10 Downing Street.

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

Rent

Series 2, Episode 1

Paul's after Ruby, Ruby misses her pet, Marie's plotting and Richard's decluttering.

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

Plum House

Series 1, Episode 3 - Trust The Trust

A mysterious visitor arrives. When he shows genuine interest in how the place is run, the team immediately suspect he has been sent by the Trust to spy on them.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Who Runs The World?. Catherine Bohart

Who Runs The World?

Episode 2 - Independent Women

Catherine Bohart does the maths on Westminster's pub-to-nursery ratio, before sitting down with Conservative Peer Baroness Warsi to discuss detoxifying the corridors of power.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
I Think I've Got A Problem. Image shows from L to R: Dr Boone (Bob Monkhouse), Tom Caine (Graham McPherson). Copyright: BBC

I Think I've Got A Problem

Series 1, Episode 3

Tom gets a job as an international courier and has to deliver a package to a contact in Spain. However, after his "imaginary" band spark mayhem on the plane, Tom and Sadie find themselves caught up in a world of death and deception.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
On The Hour. Image shows from L to R: Chris Morris, David Schneider, Patrick Marber, Rebecca Front, Doon Mackichan, Steve Coogan. Copyright: BBC

On The Hour

Series 2, Episode 2

Rosy May covers On the Hour's new environment segement "Know Your Globe", a statue of a saint in Birmingham has been vomiting real blood and the show broadcasts it's early episodes from 33 years ago.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
The Boosh. Image shows from L to R: Vince Noir (Noel Fielding), Howard Moon (Julian Barratt). Copyright: BBC

The Boosh

Episode 4 - Mutants

Bad-tempered Bob Fossil is creating new mutant animals to keep investors interested in his zoo. A whale the size of a peanut might sound like a good idea, but zookeeper Howard Moon's not happy with the way things are going.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:30am (repeat)
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 10, Episode 6 - The New Thirty

Ed decides things are going rather well ahead of his 60th birthday, until a unusual encounter with Jeremy Paxman changes his mind.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
Richard Beckinsale. Copyright: BBC

Albert And Me

Series 1, Episode 2 - Looking For A Job

Single dad Bryan needs a job, but can he find an employer who'll let him bring his young son Albert along?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
Rent. Copyright: BBC

Rent

Series 2, Episode 1

Paul's after Ruby, Ruby misses her pet, Marie's plotting and Richard's decluttering.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Simon Callow

Plum House

Series 1, Episode 3 - Trust The Trust

A mysterious visitor arrives. When he shows genuine interest in how the place is run, the team immediately suspect he has been sent by the Trust to spy on them.

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