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Radio schedule Monday 5th August 2024

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Anything Legal

Anything Legal

Episode 4

George and Charles tackle a horrid child and a bizarre giant.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Stop Messing About!

Stop Messing About!

Series 2, Episode 8

Sketch comedy starring Kenneth Williams.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
In And Out Of The Kitchen. Damien Trench (Miles Jupp). Copyright: BBC

In And Out Of The Kitchen

Series 2, Episode 6 - On Location

Damien travels to the Lake District to film his doco about the eating habits of the great poets. But as sun turns to sleet, Damien's mood begins to match the colour of the clouds.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Mark Steel's In Town. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

Mark Steel's In Town

Series 13, Episode 6 - Coleraine

The comedian visits the Northern Irish town of Coleraine in County Derry/Londonderry - home of James Nesbitt, nearby home of the Giant's Causeway and Game Of Thrones, and seemingly home to no-one who speaks Ulster Scots despite signs having to be written in it.

Radio 4 9:30am
30 min
Natalie Haynes

Natalie Haynes Stands Up For The Classics

Series 10, Episode 5 - Aesop

Aesop is probably the best-known author from antiquity, famed for his animal fables. But did he really exist?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Anything Legal

Anything Legal

Episode 4

George and Charles tackle a horrid child and a bizarre giant.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Stop Messing About!

Stop Messing About!

Series 2, Episode 8

Sketch comedy starring Kenneth Williams.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1pm (repeat)
In And Out Of The Kitchen. Damien Trench (Miles Jupp). Copyright: BBC

In And Out Of The Kitchen

Series 2, Episode 6 - On Location

Damien travels to the Lake District to film his doco about the eating habits of the great poets. But as sun turns to sleet, Damien's mood begins to match the colour of the clouds.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
Just A Minute. Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute

Series 55, Episode 5

Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game, in an episode recorded at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. With Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Mike McShane and newcomer Paul Sinha.

Radio 4 2:15pm (repeat)
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 15, Episode 4 - Ed In Paris

Ed is invited to Paris to discuss his seminal first novel and takes Maggie along to enjoy a 'Citybreak'.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
Snap. Copyright: BBC

Snap

Series 3, Episode 6

Molly's discovered she's pregnant - it was the unplanned pregnancy when they dated first time round that rushed them into marriage. Is history repeating itself? But how do they explain it to their teenage children? Haven't they learnt anything about contraception during 16 years of marriage?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
Anything Legal

Anything Legal

Episode 4

George and Charles tackle a horrid child and a bizarre giant.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 30, Episode 1

David Mitchell is joined by Tony Hawks, Lucy Porter, Zoe Lyons and Justin Edwards, who are obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as divorce, lying, Mexicans and coffee.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6:30pm (repeat)
Stop Messing About!

Stop Messing About!

Series 2, Episode 8

Sketch comedy starring Kenneth Williams.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
In And Out Of The Kitchen. Damien Trench (Miles Jupp). Copyright: BBC

In And Out Of The Kitchen

Series 2, Episode 6 - On Location

Damien travels to the Lake District to film his doco about the eating habits of the great poets. But as sun turns to sleet, Damien's mood begins to match the colour of the clouds.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8pm (repeat)
Just A Minute. Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute

Series 55, Episode 5

Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game, in an episode recorded at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. With Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Mike McShane and newcomer Paul Sinha.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30pm (repeat)
Snap. Copyright: BBC

Snap

Series 3, Episode 6

Molly's discovered she's pregnant - it was the unplanned pregnancy when they dated first time round that rushed them into marriage. Is history repeating itself? But how do they explain it to their teenage children? Haven't they learnt anything about contraception during 16 years of marriage?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Mark Steel's In Town. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

Mark Steel's In Town

Series 13, Episode 6 - Coleraine

The comedian visits the Northern Irish town of Coleraine in County Derry/Londonderry - home of James Nesbitt, nearby home of the Giant's Causeway and Game Of Thrones, and seemingly home to no-one who speaks Ulster Scots despite signs having to be written in it.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Goodness Gracious Me

Goodness Gracious Me

Series 3, Episode 3

The Sindi Dolls wave Daddy's gold card at the shops, and Mrs "I Can Make It At Home" tries her hand at Paris.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Catherine Bohart

Catherine Bohart - TL;DR

Episode 2 - What's Putin's endgame in Ukraine?

This week: what's Putin's endgame in Ukraine? Topical comedy stalwart Gareth Gwynn is our guide through the detail, and historian Julia Leikin joins to explain how the region's past is affecting its present. Meanwhile, in the TL;DR Sidebar, comedian Sunil Patel looks at the advantages of having a former comedian as your President when on a war-time footing.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
The Ape That Got Lucky. Image shows from L to R: Professor Austin Herring (Geoffrey McGivern), Chris Addison, Dan Tetsell, Jo Enright. Copyright: BBC

The Ape That Got Lucky

Episode 3 - Science and Technology

In his third programme, Chris Addison argues that human development regarding science came about through nothing but luck.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
Anything Legal

Anything Legal

Episode 4

George and Charles tackle a horrid child and a bizarre giant.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
Stop Messing About!

Stop Messing About!

Series 2, Episode 8

Sketch comedy starring Kenneth Williams.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3am (repeat)
In And Out Of The Kitchen. Damien Trench (Miles Jupp). Copyright: BBC

In And Out Of The Kitchen

Series 2, Episode 6 - On Location

Damien travels to the Lake District to film his doco about the eating habits of the great poets. But as sun turns to sleet, Damien's mood begins to match the colour of the clouds.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
Just A Minute. Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute

Series 55, Episode 5

Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game, in an episode recorded at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. With Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Mike McShane and newcomer Paul Sinha.

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

Snap

Series 3, Episode 6

Molly's discovered she's pregnant - it was the unplanned pregnancy when they dated first time round that rushed them into marriage. Is history repeating itself? But how do they explain it to their teenage children? Haven't they learnt anything about contraception during 16 years of marriage?

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