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Radio schedule Wednesday 24th April 2024

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Never Too Late

Never Too Late

Episode 2 - Mildred and the Man

Man-mad Mildred's passions are aroused by the return of an old flame.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (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 12 - Hancock In Hospital

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 8am (repeat)
Boswell's Lives. Image shows from L to R: Alan Bennett (Alistair McGowan), Karl Marx (Julian Rhind-Tutt), James Boswell (Miles Jupp), Muhammad Ali (Lenny Henry), Madonna (Debra Stephenson). Copyright: BBC

Boswell's Lives

Series 2, Episode 2 - Boswell's Life of Marx

Boswell attempts to write a biography of Karl Marx (Julian Rhind-Tutt), but before he can start, he must help Marx pen his meisterwerk Das Kapital.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:45am (repeat)
Subterranean Homesick Blues. Image shows from L to R: John (Bill Nighy), Maggie (Anna Calder-Marshall)

Subterranean Homesick Blues

Series 3, Episode 3

When John fears imminent death Maggie diagnoses corns but their trip to buy new shoes leaves Maggie staring at the abyss.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Never Too Late

Never Too Late

Episode 2 - Mildred and the Man

Man-mad Mildred's passions are aroused by the return of an old flame.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (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 12 - Hancock In Hospital

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 1pm (repeat)
Boswell's Lives. Image shows from L to R: Alan Bennett (Alistair McGowan), Karl Marx (Julian Rhind-Tutt), James Boswell (Miles Jupp), Muhammad Ali (Lenny Henry), Madonna (Debra Stephenson). Copyright: BBC

Boswell's Lives

Series 2, Episode 2 - Boswell's Life of Marx

Boswell attempts to write a biography of Karl Marx (Julian Rhind-Tutt), but before he can start, he must help Marx pen his meisterwerk Das Kapital.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1:45pm (repeat)
Subterranean Homesick Blues. Image shows from L to R: John (Bill Nighy), Maggie (Anna Calder-Marshall)

Subterranean Homesick Blues

Series 3, Episode 3

When John fears imminent death Maggie diagnoses corns but their trip to buy new shoes leaves Maggie staring at the abyss.

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

Say The Word

Episode 3: Frank Delaney's language game, with guests Pam Ayres, Adam Hart-Davies, Sue Limb and John Julius Norwich, plus resident jesters the Nimmo Twins.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
Old Boats

Elephants To Catch Eels

Series 1, Episode 3

Tamsyn and Jago's smuggling exploits are to be chronicled by a group of fly-on-the-wall balladeers.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
Never Too Late

Never Too Late

Episode 2 - Mildred and the Man

Man-mad Mildred's passions are aroused by the return of an old flame.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Room 101. Paul Merton. Credit: BBC, Hat Trick Productions

Room 101

Series 2, Episode 4 - Naga Munchetty

If you had to banish items to Room 101, what would you choose? For Naga Munchetty, it would include people who salt their food without tasting it first and unsolicited advice.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6:30pm (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 12 - Hancock In Hospital

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 7pm (repeat)
Boswell's Lives. Image shows from L to R: Alan Bennett (Alistair McGowan), Karl Marx (Julian Rhind-Tutt), James Boswell (Miles Jupp), Muhammad Ali (Lenny Henry), Madonna (Debra Stephenson). Copyright: BBC

Boswell's Lives

Series 2, Episode 2 - Boswell's Life of Marx

Boswell attempts to write a biography of Karl Marx (Julian Rhind-Tutt), but before he can start, he must help Marx pen his meisterwerk Das Kapital.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:45pm (repeat)
Subterranean Homesick Blues. Image shows from L to R: John (Bill Nighy), Maggie (Anna Calder-Marshall)

Subterranean Homesick Blues

Series 3, Episode 3

When John fears imminent death Maggie diagnoses corns but their trip to buy new shoes leaves Maggie staring at the abyss.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Say The Word

Episode 3: Frank Delaney's language game, with guests Pam Ayres, Adam Hart-Davies, Sue Limb and John Julius Norwich, plus resident jesters the Nimmo Twins.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30pm (repeat)
Old Boats

Elephants To Catch Eels

Series 1, Episode 3

Tamsyn and Jago's smuggling exploits are to be chronicled by a group of fly-on-the-wall balladeers.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Room 101. Paul Merton. Credit: BBC, Hat Trick Productions

Room 101

Series 2, Episode 3 - Daliso Chaponda

If you had to banish items to Room 101 what would you choose? Daliso Chaponda tells Paul Merton his choices, including handshakes and ready meals.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
The Museum Of Everything. Image shows from L to R: Dan Tetsell, Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins

The Museum Of Everything

Episode 2.3, Under New Management: The new curator bears a striking resemblance to Tom Waits.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Aurie Styla

Aurie Styla: Tech Talk

Episode 4 - Sorry To Ask, Are You a Robot?

In this final episode, we peer into the future - a future in which we've allowed machines to become so advanced that they may one day have everything they need to do away with us altogether.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section. Image shows from L to R: Drums (Ben Reynolds), Saxophone (Mark Brown), Alex Horne, Bass (Will Collier), Trumpet (Joe Auckland), Ed Sheldrake. Copyright: BBC

Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section

Series 3, Episode 4

Alex and the band tackle the themes of money, shopping and consumerism with an advert for milk, a sea shanty and a song about cheese dreams. They're joined by special guests Adam Buxton and saxophonist Pedro.

Radio 4 11:15pm (repeat)
Jessica Fostekew

Jessica Fostekew: Sturdy Girl Club

Series 1, Episode 3 - Olympic Lifting

In episode 3 of Jessica Fostekew's stand up series about strong women, things start getting technical as we look into the world of Olympic Lifting and get familiar with the Snatch and the Clean and Jerk.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
On Baby Street

On Baby Street

Series 2, Episode 2

The babies are now three months old, but how are their mothers?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
Never Too Late

Never Too Late

Episode 2 - Mildred and the Man

Man-mad Mildred's passions are aroused by the return of an old flame.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (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 12 - Hancock In Hospital

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 3am (repeat)
Boswell's Lives. Image shows from L to R: Alan Bennett (Alistair McGowan), Karl Marx (Julian Rhind-Tutt), James Boswell (Miles Jupp), Muhammad Ali (Lenny Henry), Madonna (Debra Stephenson). Copyright: BBC

Boswell's Lives

Series 2, Episode 2 - Boswell's Life of Marx

Boswell attempts to write a biography of Karl Marx (Julian Rhind-Tutt), but before he can start, he must help Marx pen his meisterwerk Das Kapital.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:45am (repeat)
Subterranean Homesick Blues. Image shows from L to R: John (Bill Nighy), Maggie (Anna Calder-Marshall)

Subterranean Homesick Blues

Series 3, Episode 3

When John fears imminent death Maggie diagnoses corns but their trip to buy new shoes leaves Maggie staring at the abyss.

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

Say The Word

Episode 3: Frank Delaney's language game, with guests Pam Ayres, Adam Hart-Davies, Sue Limb and John Julius Norwich, plus resident jesters the Nimmo Twins.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
Old Boats

Elephants To Catch Eels

Series 1, Episode 3

Tamsyn and Jago's smuggling exploits are to be chronicled by a group of fly-on-the-wall balladeers.

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