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Radio schedule Saturday 10th August 2024

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:45am (repeat)
Robb Wilton

I Should Say So

Series 2, Episode 3 - The Hospital

Can the eternal pessimist lend a medical hand?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

In the Picture: A mission to clean up lax morals gets confused with a Keep Britain Tidy campaign.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Brothers In Law. Roger Thursby (Richard Briers). Copyright: BBC

Brothers In Law

Series 2, Episode 3 - Statistics

Lawyer Roger has a bad day at the races, thanks to Joy's uncle.

Radio 4 10am
30 min
You're Dead To Me

You're Dead To Me

Series 9, Episode 6 - Edo Japan

In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined in seventeenth-century Japan by Dr Satona Suzuki and comedian Ahir Shah to learn all about the Edo period and the Tokugawa shogunate.

BBC Radio Scotland 11:30am (repeat)
Breaking The News. Des Clarke. Copyright: BBC Studios

Breaking The News

Series 28, Episode 8

Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz from the Edinburgh Festival Special, with guests Jay Lafferty, Andrew Maxwell, Melanie Bracewell and Connor Burns.

Radio 4 12:30pm (repeat)
Catherine Bohart: TL;DR. Catherine Bohart

Catherine Bohart: TL;DR

Episode 3 - What's With All The Riotous Goings-on?

This week Catherine Bohart and guests examine far-right riots taking place across the UK. Writer Tom Neenan explores what's been happening on the streets, Professor Anand Menon explains how this fits into the context of the rise of the far right across Europe and Zoe Lyons wonders why British fascists don't seem to scrub up quite as well as their continental equivalents...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1:45pm (repeat)
Robb Wilton

I Should Say So

Series 2, Episode 3 - The Hospital

Can the eternal pessimist lend a medical hand?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

In the Picture: A mission to clean up lax morals gets confused with a Keep Britain Tidy campaign.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
Brothers In Law. Roger Thursby (Richard Briers). Copyright: BBC

Brothers In Law

Series 2, Episode 3 - Statistics

Lawyer Roger has a bad day at the races, thanks to Joy's uncle.

Radio 4 7:15pm (repeat)
The Infinite Monkey Cage. Image shows from L to R: Brian Cox, Robin Ince. Copyright: BBC

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 30, Episode 5 - What a Gas!

Prof. Brian Cox and Robin Ince talk hot air as they explore the pivotal role of gasses in our lives. Joining them to add some Co2 to the mix is material scientist Mark Miodownik, chemist Lucy Carpenter and comedian Dave Gorman.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:45pm (repeat)
Robb Wilton

I Should Say So

Series 2, Episode 3 - The Hospital

Can the eternal pessimist lend a medical hand?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8pm (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

In the Picture: A mission to clean up lax morals gets confused with a Keep Britain Tidy campaign.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30pm (repeat)
Brothers In Law. Roger Thursby (Richard Briers). Copyright: BBC

Brothers In Law

Series 2, Episode 3 - Statistics

Lawyer Roger has a bad day at the races, thanks to Joy's uncle.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Paul Sinha

Paul Sinha's General Knowledge

Series 3, Episode 4

This episode is a race against the clock for Paul to present the virtual audience with an A-Z of facts. He gives them a letter, they give him a word, and he either gives them a fact or he just reads out the script he prepared for another word. Starting with A for Aubergine and Alligator, how far can he get before the twenty-eight minutes are up?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music

Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music

Episode 1, Fans: The comedian considers how necessary fans are to maintain a rock star image.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Scott Agnew: Dead Man Talking. Scott Agnew. Credit: BBC

Scott Agnew: Dead Man Talking

Episode 2 - Life Before Death

Scott explains how Glasgow saved his life, in a way you couldn't possibly imagine.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
What The Future?. Kirsty Wark. Copyright: BBC

What The Future?

Episode 3 - Driverless Cars

Automatic vehicles are introduced into the country. At first, things are great. Drivetime radio becomes highly intellectual, children take to the roads and the driving test becomes dead, dead easy. Only Jeremy Clarkson has his doubts, which he expresses by feeding a driverless car to a bear, live on Top Gear. And he's right. Soon the cars gain sentience, reproduce and use roundabouts as giant nests. Then, they take over the world.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Fred MacAulay

...At The Stand

Fred At The Stand, Episode 2

Fred is joined by Jamie Macdonald, Jo Caulfield, Funmbi Omotayo and Paul Foot.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:45am (repeat)
Robb Wilton

I Should Say So

Series 2, Episode 3 - The Hospital

Can the eternal pessimist lend a medical hand?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

In the Picture: A mission to clean up lax morals gets confused with a Keep Britain Tidy campaign.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
Brothers In Law. Roger Thursby (Richard Briers). Copyright: BBC

Brothers In Law

Series 2, Episode 3 - Statistics

Lawyer Roger has a bad day at the races, thanks to Joy's uncle.

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