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Radio schedule Thursday 17th October 2024

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Are You From The Bugle?. Copyright: BBC

Are You From The Bugle?

Episode 3 - Rover's Return

Everyone loves the town's returning homespun radio philosopher Ernie Butterthwaite - everyone that is except Graham who has to look after the old bore and Bert, who is jealous of Ernie's success.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
It Sticks Out Half A Mile. Image shows from L to R: Frank Pike (Ian Lavender), Arthur Wilson (John Le Mesurier), Miss Perkins (Vivienne Martin), Bert Hodges (Bill Pertwee). Copyright: BBC

It Sticks Out Half A Mile

Episode 6 - The Friends Of Frambourne Pier

Voluntary work is required if the pier is to open up again, so Pike and Hodges canvas Frambourne's populace.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Richard Wilson

Believe It!

Series 3, Episode 2 - Truth

After a brush with death, Richard Wilson concludes that it is time to tell the truth. To everybody. He cannot just be nice all the time. Sometimes you have got to tell it how it is.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Are You From The Bugle?. Copyright: BBC

Are You From The Bugle?

Episode 3 - Rover's Return

Everyone loves the town's returning homespun radio philosopher Ernie Butterthwaite - everyone that is except Graham who has to look after the old bore and Bert, who is jealous of Ernie's success.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
It Sticks Out Half A Mile. Image shows from L to R: Frank Pike (Ian Lavender), Arthur Wilson (John Le Mesurier), Miss Perkins (Vivienne Martin), Bert Hodges (Bill Pertwee). Copyright: BBC

It Sticks Out Half A Mile

Episode 6 - The Friends Of Frambourne Pier

Voluntary work is required if the pier is to open up again, so Pike and Hodges canvas Frambourne's populace.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1pm (repeat)
Richard Wilson

Believe It!

Series 3, Episode 2 - Truth

After a brush with death, Richard Wilson concludes that it is time to tell the truth. To everybody. He cannot just be nice all the time. Sometimes you have got to tell it how it is.

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

Wordaholics

Series 3, Episode 6

Word-obsessed comedy panel game hosted by Gyles Brandreth. With Irish comedian Ed Byrne, Tasmanian stand-up Hannah Gadsby, punmaster general Milton Jones and writer Natalie Haynes.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
The Brothers

The Brothers

Series 3, Episode 4 - The One True Yoghurt

Nigel begins to stutter, Michael proposes, and Zorro seeks the meaning of life in a vanilla yoghurt.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
Are You From The Bugle?. Copyright: BBC

Are You From The Bugle?

Episode 3 - Rover's Return

Everyone loves the town's returning homespun radio philosopher Ernie Butterthwaite - everyone that is except Graham who has to look after the old bore and Bert, who is jealous of Ernie's success.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 6:30pm
30 min
Kiri Pritchard-McLean

Kiri's Comedy Club

Series 3, Episode 3 - Comedy Competitions: Is Winning Everything?

Kiri Pritchard-McLean talks to Sofie Hagen, Joshua Bethania and Anna Thomas about comedy competitions.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Olga Koch

Olga Koch: OK Computer

Series 3, Episode 3 - Money

Olga Koch and her sassy digital assistant Algo open up their bank balances and tackle the controversial topic of money. What exactly is money? What does it mean to "have money"? Are taxes even real? No seriously, should you be opening those letters from HMRC at all?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6:30pm (repeat)
It Sticks Out Half A Mile. Image shows from L to R: Frank Pike (Ian Lavender), Arthur Wilson (John Le Mesurier), Miss Perkins (Vivienne Martin), Bert Hodges (Bill Pertwee). Copyright: BBC

It Sticks Out Half A Mile

Episode 6 - The Friends Of Frambourne Pier

Voluntary work is required if the pier is to open up again, so Pike and Hodges canvas Frambourne's populace.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Richard Wilson

Believe It!

Series 3, Episode 2 - Truth

After a brush with death, Richard Wilson concludes that it is time to tell the truth. To everybody. He cannot just be nice all the time. Sometimes you have got to tell it how it is.

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

Wordaholics

Series 3, Episode 6

Word-obsessed comedy panel game hosted by Gyles Brandreth. With Irish comedian Ed Byrne, Tasmanian stand-up Hannah Gadsby, punmaster general Milton Jones and writer Natalie Haynes.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30pm (repeat)
The Brothers

The Brothers

Series 3, Episode 4 - The One True Yoghurt

Nigel begins to stutter, Michael proposes, and Zorro seeks the meaning of life in a vanilla yoghurt.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Olga Koch

Olga Koch: OK Computer

Series 3, Episode 2 - Religion

Olga Koch tries to explain superstitions and beliefs to her ultra-rational digital assistant Algo.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
On The Hour. Image shows from L to R: Chris Morris, David Schneider, Patrick Marber, Rebecca Front, Doon Mackichan, Steve Coogan. Copyright: BBC

On The Hour

Series 1, Episode 3

The speed of recent events is increasing by an amazing rate, On the Hour asks the public their views on the law, and the programme covers a war.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
I've Never Seen Star Wars. Marcus Brigstocke. Copyright: BBC

I've Never Seen Star Wars

Series 5, Episode 2 - Dave Gorman

Dave Gorman tries horse riding for the first time, goes to a strip club, and reads his first Dickens.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Arthur Smith's Balham Bash. Arthur Smith. Copyright: BBC

Arthur Smith's Balham Bash

Series 1, Episode 2

Benjamin Zephaniah, Stephen K Amos and Matt Holness join regular contributor Pippa Evans in Arthur's house.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
Are You From The Bugle?. Copyright: BBC

Are You From The Bugle?

Episode 3 - Rover's Return

Everyone loves the town's returning homespun radio philosopher Ernie Butterthwaite - everyone that is except Graham who has to look after the old bore and Bert, who is jealous of Ernie's success.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
It Sticks Out Half A Mile. Image shows from L to R: Frank Pike (Ian Lavender), Arthur Wilson (John Le Mesurier), Miss Perkins (Vivienne Martin), Bert Hodges (Bill Pertwee). Copyright: BBC

It Sticks Out Half A Mile

Episode 6 - The Friends Of Frambourne Pier

Voluntary work is required if the pier is to open up again, so Pike and Hodges canvas Frambourne's populace.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3am (repeat)
Richard Wilson

Believe It!

Series 3, Episode 2 - Truth

After a brush with death, Richard Wilson concludes that it is time to tell the truth. To everybody. He cannot just be nice all the time. Sometimes you have got to tell it how it is.

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

Wordaholics

Series 3, Episode 6

Word-obsessed comedy panel game hosted by Gyles Brandreth. With Irish comedian Ed Byrne, Tasmanian stand-up Hannah Gadsby, punmaster general Milton Jones and writer Natalie Haynes.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
The Brothers

The Brothers

Series 3, Episode 4 - The One True Yoghurt

Nigel begins to stutter, Michael proposes, and Zorro seeks the meaning of life in a vanilla yoghurt.

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