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Radio schedule Wednesday 31st July 2024

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

Ballylenon

Series 4, Episode 3

Tongues are wagging. Certain weddings are due, and some folk aren't happy.

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 1, Episode 16 - The End Of The Series

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)
Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang Ups. Tom (Tom Wrigglesworth). Copyright: BBC

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang Ups

Series 1, Episode 2 - Problems With A Package

Tom's parents are in Tenerife but that doesn't stop Tom making his weekly call. Tom lives to regret persuading them to explore more than just the hotel whilst they're on holiday.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Ballylenon

Series 4, Episode 3

Tongues are wagging. Certain weddings are due, and some folk aren't happy.

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 1, Episode 16 - The End Of The Series

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)
Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang Ups. Tom (Tom Wrigglesworth). Copyright: BBC

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang Ups

Series 1, Episode 2 - Problems With A Package

Tom's parents are in Tenerife but that doesn't stop Tom making his weekly call. Tom lives to regret persuading them to explore more than just the hotel whilst they're on holiday.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
Wordaholics. Gyles Brandreth. Copyright: BBC

Wordaholics

Series 2, Episode 5

Gyles Brandreth chairs the word-obsessed comedy panel show. Milton Jones, Natalie Haynes, Lloyd Langford and Robin Ince show off their knowledge of words.

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

Elephants To Catch Eels

Series 2, Episode 5 - London

Jago has been kidnapped and taken to London, but Dewey is far more interested in seeing 'Bedlam' ('Looneys, Looneys and More Looneys' - the Times) which is now in its sixth record-breaking year.

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

Ballylenon

Series 4, Episode 3

Tongues are wagging. Certain weddings are due, and some folk aren't happy.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Geoff Norcott

Geoff Norcott's Working Men's Club

Episode 4

This week, Geoff looks at how men feel during pregnancy - from the blur on a screen that confirms it's happening, to nine months down the line when it arrives. Can men really engage with this the way pregnant women do? With the help of his studio audience, Geoff asks when it feels "real" to expecting fathers.

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 1, Episode 16 - The End Of The Series

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)
Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang Ups. Tom (Tom Wrigglesworth). Copyright: BBC

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang Ups

Series 1, Episode 2 - Problems With A Package

Tom's parents are in Tenerife but that doesn't stop Tom making his weekly call. Tom lives to regret persuading them to explore more than just the hotel whilst they're on holiday.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8pm (repeat)
Wordaholics. Gyles Brandreth. Copyright: BBC

Wordaholics

Series 2, Episode 5

Gyles Brandreth chairs the word-obsessed comedy panel show. Milton Jones, Natalie Haynes, Lloyd Langford and Robin Ince show off their knowledge of words.

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

Elephants To Catch Eels

Series 2, Episode 5 - London

Jago has been kidnapped and taken to London, but Dewey is far more interested in seeing 'Bedlam' ('Looneys, Looneys and More Looneys' - the Times) which is now in its sixth record-breaking year.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Geoff Norcott

Geoff Norcott's Working Men's Club

Episode 3

This week, Geoff looks at male friendship. Are men capable of forming better bonds with other men, beyond stag dos and pub crawls? With the help of his studio audience, Geoff looks at why so many men seem lonely, and why they seem reluctant to do anything constructive about it.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Chain Reaction. Image shows from L to R: Sara Cox, Joe Lycett. Copyright: BBC

Chain Reaction

Series 12, Episode 1 - Sara Cox interviews Joe Lycett

Sara Cox's interview pick is Joe Lycett because "he makes me happy" and because someone needed to finally chart his much discussed journey "from Birmingham to 10th hottest man in the world".

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Jim Smith

Jim Smith: Me And The Farmer

Episode 5 - A Tup And Bull Story

It's all about the animals in this episode - from lambing nightmares to runaway collies and gassy cows.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Seekers. Image shows from L to R: Terry (Tony Way), Joe (Daniel Mays), Stuart (Mathew Horne), Nicola (Zahra Ahmadi). Copyright: BBC

Seekers

Series 1, Episode 1 - The New Seeker

Job Centre employee Stuart is made redundant and faces the belittling scenario of returning to the place where he worked to find employment through people he's pretty sure he can do the job better than.

Radio 4 11:15pm (repeat)
Maisie Adam: The Beautiful Game. Maisie Adam

Maisie Adam: The Beautiful Game

Episode 3 - 'It's Coming Home!'

Maisie looks back on the best day of her life - the Lionesses winning the Euros 2022 in front of a home crowd. We also hear from some of her own football team who tell us what football means to them.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Wisebowm: Urban Poet. Image shows from L to R: Sid Delicious (Ricky Grover), Val Bernstein (Joanna Brookes), Wisebowm (Steve Whiteley), Katie Storm (Jen Wakefield)

Wisebowm: Urban Poet

Sitcom about a rubbish urban poet.

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

Ballylenon

Series 4, Episode 3

Tongues are wagging. Certain weddings are due, and some folk aren't happy.

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 1, Episode 16 - The End Of The Series

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)
Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang Ups. Tom (Tom Wrigglesworth). Copyright: BBC

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang Ups

Series 1, Episode 2 - Problems With A Package

Tom's parents are in Tenerife but that doesn't stop Tom making his weekly call. Tom lives to regret persuading them to explore more than just the hotel whilst they're on holiday.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
Wordaholics. Gyles Brandreth. Copyright: BBC

Wordaholics

Series 2, Episode 5

Gyles Brandreth chairs the word-obsessed comedy panel show. Milton Jones, Natalie Haynes, Lloyd Langford and Robin Ince show off their knowledge of words.

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

Elephants To Catch Eels

Series 2, Episode 5 - London

Jago has been kidnapped and taken to London, but Dewey is far more interested in seeing 'Bedlam' ('Looneys, Looneys and More Looneys' - the Times) which is now in its sixth record-breaking year.

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