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Radio schedule Wednesday 20th March 2024

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes. Image shows from L to R: Ernie Wise, Eric Morecambe. Copyright: ITV

Sunshine And Laughter

Episode 3

The duo go to New York to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, Eric has his first heart attack, and new writer Eddie Braben joins them for a new series for the BBC.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:15am (repeat)
Montserrat Lombard

Cry Babies

Series 1, Episode 3 - Chaos

Sally and Bea are best friends in their late 30s - which means it's crunch time. The decisions they make now will affect them forever.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Dot. Dot (Fenella Woolgar). Copyright: BBC

Dot

Series 2, Episode 1 - Teeth

The fellas are going gaga for Myrtle's new gnashers. As Hollywood beckons, how will Dot take the news she is no longer the star of her own show.

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 5, Episode 3 - The Dreaded Batter-Pudding Hurler (of Bexhill-on-Sea)

Neddie attempts to track down who is throwing batter-puddings at Minnie.

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 6, Episode 7 - Fred's Pie Stall

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)
The Michael Bentine Show

The Best Of Bentine

Series 1, Episode 4

From an old colonial to a herd of operatic cows - it can only be Michael Bentine.

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

Ballylenon

Series 3, Episode 1

It's time for the Tidy Village Competition, but the inevitable factions emerge. Events move on to Summer 1955.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
The Personality Test. Copyright: BBC

The Personality Test

Series 1, Episode 4 - Jennie Bond

Royal journalist and television presenter Jennie Bond hosts the final episode in the series. Sue Perkins, Robin Ince, Will Smith and Natalie Haynes try to guess what Jennie does and doesn't like.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Dilemma. Sue Perkins. Copyright: BBC

Dilemma

Series 1, Episode 4

With comedians Susan Calman, Greg Proops and Simon Evans, and the author and former lead singer of the band Sleeper, Louise Wener.

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

Artists

Series 1, Episode 6 - A Brush With Death

Gerard organises Tamsin's first solo exhibition, but she's got so much else to do.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
The Leopard In Autumn

The Leopard In Autumn

Series 1, Episode 4 - The Pride And The Peacemaker

Prince Ludovico buys a cannon and his wife Princess Plethora makes a journey to Rome.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes. Image shows from L to R: Ernie Wise, Eric Morecambe. Copyright: ITV

Sunshine And Laughter

Episode 3

The duo go to New York to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, Eric has his first heart attack, and new writer Eddie Braben joins them for a new series for the BBC.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:15pm (repeat)
Montserrat Lombard

Cry Babies

Series 1, Episode 3 - Chaos

Sally and Bea are best friends in their late 30s - which means it's crunch time. The decisions they make now will affect them forever.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Dot. Dot (Fenella Woolgar). Copyright: BBC

Dot

Series 2, Episode 1 - Teeth

The fellas are going gaga for Myrtle's new gnashers. As Hollywood beckons, how will Dot take the news she is no longer the star of her own show.

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 5, Episode 3 - The Dreaded Batter-Pudding Hurler (of Bexhill-on-Sea)

Neddie attempts to track down who is throwing batter-puddings at Minnie.

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 6, Episode 7 - Fred's Pie Stall

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)
The Michael Bentine Show

The Best Of Bentine

Series 1, Episode 4

From an old colonial to a herd of operatic cows - it can only be Michael Bentine.

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

Ballylenon

Series 3, Episode 1

It's time for the Tidy Village Competition, but the inevitable factions emerge. Events move on to Summer 1955.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
The Personality Test. Copyright: BBC

The Personality Test

Series 1, Episode 4 - Jennie Bond

Royal journalist and television presenter Jennie Bond hosts the final episode in the series. Sue Perkins, Robin Ince, Will Smith and Natalie Haynes try to guess what Jennie does and doesn't like.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
Dilemma. Sue Perkins. Copyright: BBC

Dilemma

Series 1, Episode 4

With comedians Susan Calman, Greg Proops and Simon Evans, and the author and former lead singer of the band Sleeper, Louise Wener.

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

Artists

Series 1, Episode 6 - A Brush With Death

Gerard organises Tamsin's first solo exhibition, but she's got so much else to do.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
The Leopard In Autumn

The Leopard In Autumn

Series 1, Episode 4 - The Pride And The Peacemaker

Prince Ludovico buys a cannon and his wife Princess Plethora makes a journey to Rome.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes. Image shows from L to R: Ernie Wise, Eric Morecambe. Copyright: ITV

Sunshine And Laughter

Episode 3

The duo go to New York to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, Eric has his first heart attack, and new writer Eddie Braben joins them for a new series for the BBC.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:15pm (repeat)
Montserrat Lombard

Cry Babies

Series 1, Episode 3 - Chaos

Sally and Bea are best friends in their late 30s - which means it's crunch time. The decisions they make now will affect them forever.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Dot. Dot (Fenella Woolgar). Copyright: BBC

Dot

Series 2, Episode 1 - Teeth

The fellas are going gaga for Myrtle's new gnashers. As Hollywood beckons, how will Dot take the news she is no longer the star of her own show.

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 5, Episode 3 - The Dreaded Batter-Pudding Hurler (of Bexhill-on-Sea)

Neddie attempts to track down who is throwing batter-puddings at Minnie.

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 6, Episode 7 - Fred's Pie Stall

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
Janey Godley: The C Bomb. Janey Godley

Janey Godley: The C Bomb

Series 2, Episode 3 - Motherhood, Marriage and George Clooney

Facing mortality, Janey ponders her chances at the pearly gates, reflects on motherhood, and discovers why her marriage might have put daughter Ashley off relationships forever.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6:30pm (repeat)
The Michael Bentine Show

The Best Of Bentine

Series 1, Episode 4

From an old colonial to a herd of operatic cows - it can only be Michael Bentine.

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

Ballylenon

Series 3, Episode 1

It's time for the Tidy Village Competition, but the inevitable factions emerge. Events move on to Summer 1955.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
The Personality Test. Copyright: BBC

The Personality Test

Series 1, Episode 4 - Jennie Bond

Royal journalist and television presenter Jennie Bond hosts the final episode in the series. Sue Perkins, Robin Ince, Will Smith and Natalie Haynes try to guess what Jennie does and doesn't like.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Dilemma. Sue Perkins. Copyright: BBC

Dilemma

Series 1, Episode 4

With comedians Susan Calman, Greg Proops and Simon Evans, and the author and former lead singer of the band Sleeper, Louise Wener.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Artists

Artists

Series 1, Episode 6 - A Brush With Death

Gerard organises Tamsin's first solo exhibition, but she's got so much else to do.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
The Leopard In Autumn

The Leopard In Autumn

Series 1, Episode 4 - The Pride And The Peacemaker

Prince Ludovico buys a cannon and his wife Princess Plethora makes a journey to Rome.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Janey Godley: The C Bomb. Janey Godley

Janey Godley: The C Bomb

Series 2, Episode 2 - It Was Acceptable In The 70s

As she lives in limbo between life and death, Janey shares her polemical take on living with terminal cancer, mining every moment for comedy gold with daughter Ashley by her side.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Delve Special. David Lander (Stephen Fry). Copyright: BBC

Delve Special

Series 4, Episode 2 - Bitter Harvest

Investigating pesticides and agricultural policy, intrepid reporter David Lander asks if farming is in crisis.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
DMs Are Open

DMs Are Open

Series 3, Episode 4 - Exploration

Stevie Martin boldy goes into the DMs to find the best sketches and one liners written by the Great British public.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Rubbish

Rubbish

Series 1, Episode 5 - Rage

Reece Dinsdale stars as a local government officer, cynic and manic depressive in Tony Bagley's comedy.

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

The Skewer

Series 11, Episode 6

This week - Gove-O-Cop, Foghorn Rishi-horn, and Strange Women Lying In Ponds.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
The Skewer. Credit: BBC, Unusual Productions

The Skewer

Series 11, Episode 5

This week - Slide to the Right, Cars-tian Horner, and That Photo of Kate.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:45pm (repeat)
Creme De La Crime. Copyright: BBC

Creme De La Crime

Series 1, Episode 4 - A Bowl Full of Serial Killers

Michael Feydeau and David Pershore's melange of multi-murderers.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes. Image shows from L to R: Ernie Wise, Eric Morecambe. Copyright: ITV

Sunshine And Laughter

Episode 3

The duo go to New York to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, Eric has his first heart attack, and new writer Eddie Braben joins them for a new series for the BBC.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:15am (repeat)
Montserrat Lombard

Cry Babies

Series 1, Episode 3 - Chaos

Sally and Bea are best friends in their late 30s - which means it's crunch time. The decisions they make now will affect them forever.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
Dot. Dot (Fenella Woolgar). Copyright: BBC

Dot

Series 2, Episode 1 - Teeth

The fellas are going gaga for Myrtle's new gnashers. As Hollywood beckons, how will Dot take the news she is no longer the star of her own show.

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 5, Episode 3 - The Dreaded Batter-Pudding Hurler (of Bexhill-on-Sea)

Neddie attempts to track down who is throwing batter-puddings at Minnie.

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 6, Episode 7 - Fred's Pie Stall

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)
The Michael Bentine Show

The Best Of Bentine

Series 1, Episode 4

From an old colonial to a herd of operatic cows - it can only be Michael Bentine.

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

Ballylenon

Series 3, Episode 1

It's time for the Tidy Village Competition, but the inevitable factions emerge. Events move on to Summer 1955.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
The Personality Test. Copyright: BBC

The Personality Test

Series 1, Episode 4 - Jennie Bond

Royal journalist and television presenter Jennie Bond hosts the final episode in the series. Sue Perkins, Robin Ince, Will Smith and Natalie Haynes try to guess what Jennie does and doesn't like.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
Dilemma. Sue Perkins. Copyright: BBC

Dilemma

Series 1, Episode 4

With comedians Susan Calman, Greg Proops and Simon Evans, and the author and former lead singer of the band Sleeper, Louise Wener.

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

Artists

Series 1, Episode 6 - A Brush With Death

Gerard organises Tamsin's first solo exhibition, but she's got so much else to do.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
The Leopard In Autumn

The Leopard In Autumn

Series 1, Episode 4 - The Pride And The Peacemaker

Prince Ludovico buys a cannon and his wife Princess Plethora makes a journey to Rome.

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