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Radio schedule Wednesday 27th December 2023

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Bob Servant Says Cheerio. Bob Servant (Brian Cox). Credit: Oliver Bowring

Bob Servant Says Cheerio

Episode 1 - What A Life!

Bob reflects on his childhood and his status as a largely respected writer of romantic fiction. We'll hear extracts from his finest works - Lord Dundee's Lover and Fifty Shades of Broughty Ferry. With the help of his lifelong pal Frank; Bob also recounts the momentous occasion when he first encountered Lulu.

Radio 4 2:15pm
45 min
Siw Hughes

Good Morning, Yvette's Nan

A granny becomes a pirate radio DJ in Neil Williams's comedy drama, set in a retirement home in South Wales.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen?. Image shows from L to R: Florence Ransom (Dawn French), Selina Mountjoy (Jennifer Saunders). Copyright: CPL Productions

Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen?

Series 2, Episode 3 - Lucy Lassoes The Moon

To Florence's horror, someone has reprinted her first novel. Selina's in EastEnders, as the new landlady of the Vic. And still nobody's interested in Lucy's Moon shot.

Resonance FM 8pm
30 min
Aufbau

Aufbau

Series 2, Episode 2

A grandfather enjoys a barbeque and someone plays the lottery.

Radio 2 logo 9pm
60 min
Radio 2 Remembers Paul O'Grady. Paul O'Grady. Credit: BBC

Radio 2 Remembers Paul O'Grady

Radio 2 remembers and celebrates Paul O'Grady through his own words from the BBC Archive, looking back on his life and career.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
We Forced A Bot To Write This Show. Credit: BBC

We Forced A Bot To Write This Show

Episode 2 - Pizza, Power Ballad, And Panto.

We forced AI to digest massive amounts of media and then write its own versions. We pushed the scripts into the mouths of actors, and the result is, absurdly, joyously hilarious.

Radio 4 11:15pm
15 min
Nora Meadows' Week Of Wellness. Nora Meadows (Katy Wix). Credit: BBC, Hat Trick Productions

Nora Meadows' Week Of Wellness

Episode 4 - The VIP Gold Clean

As well as helping her clients with her patented (patent pending) therapy techniques, Nora also visits a hypnotist to help conquer a fear of her own.

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