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Radio schedule Tuesday 31st December 2024

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
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Series 4, Episode 6

Maria and Richard have their lives back, and it's decision time for Paul and Ruby.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 6, Episode 27 - Scradje

Neddie has to solve the problem of people's boots exploding.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Conversations From A Long Marriage. Image shows from L to R: Wife (Joanna Lumley), Husband (Roger Allam). Copyright: BBC

Conversations From A Long Marriage

Series 2, Episode 5 - Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

There's jealousy and suspicion, as Roger is pursued by a former student with a crush and Joanna admits she's been attracted to another man.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Best Medicine. Image shows left to right: Desiree Burch, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Abdullah Khan, Mark Williams

Best Medicine

Series 2, Episode 6 - Pain Management, Organoids, Prosthetic Leg Covers

Desiree Burch discovers ways to cope with pain, Dr Abdullah Khan explores tiny beating hearts in a dish, and Dr Mark Williams tells Kiri how losing his leg led to finding his purpose.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
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Series 4, Episode 6

Maria and Richard have their lives back, and it's decision time for Paul and Ruby.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 6, Episode 27 - Scradje

Neddie has to solve the problem of people's boots exploding.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1pm (repeat)
Conversations From A Long Marriage. Image shows from L to R: Wife (Joanna Lumley), Husband (Roger Allam). Copyright: BBC

Conversations From A Long Marriage

Series 2, Episode 5 - Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

There's jealousy and suspicion, as Roger is pursued by a former student with a crush and Joanna admits she's been attracted to another man.

Radio 4 2:15pm
45 min
I'm Alan Partridge. Sonja (Amelia Bullmore). Copyright: Talkback Productions

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In a new play written by distinguished actor Amelia Bullmore, Lizzie, a woman in her 50s, arrives at a remote house in Scotland after a long flight and a long drive. She turns the key in the stiffened lock and is shocked by the collapse and decay she finds.

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

Six Geese A Laying

One-off comedy set on a hot, slow, and frustrating train journey from London to Edinburgh on New Year's Eve.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
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Series 4, Episode 6

Maria and Richard have their lives back, and it's decision time for Paul and Ruby.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Ahir Shah

Ahir Shah's Seven Blunders Of The World

Episode 1

Inspired by an email from his 74-year-old father, comedian Ahir Shah introduces us to the The Seven Blunders of the World.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6:30pm (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 6, Episode 27 - Scradje

Neddie has to solve the problem of people's boots exploding.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Conversations From A Long Marriage. Image shows from L to R: Wife (Joanna Lumley), Husband (Roger Allam). Copyright: BBC

Conversations From A Long Marriage

Series 2, Episode 5 - Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

There's jealousy and suspicion, as Roger is pursued by a former student with a crush and Joanna admits she's been attracted to another man.

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

Six Geese A Laying

One-off comedy set on a hot, slow, and frustrating train journey from London to Edinburgh on New Year's Eve.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Best Medicine. Image shows left to right: Desiree Burch, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Abdullah Khan, Mark Williams

Best Medicine

Series 2, Episode 6 - Pain Management, Organoids, Prosthetic Leg Covers

Desiree Burch discovers ways to cope with pain, Dr Abdullah Khan explores tiny beating hearts in a dish, and Dr Mark Williams tells Kiri how losing his leg led to finding his purpose.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
The Consultants

The Consultants

Series 3, Episode 6

Sketch show written by and starring Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards and James Rawlings.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Trevor's World Of Sport. Image shows from L to R: Trevor Heslop (Neil Pearson), Sammy (Paul Reynolds). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Trevor's World Of Sport

Series 1, Episode 4 - Antonia

The sports agent's rapacious partner finds a perfect new client, but there's a catch.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World. Image shows from L to R: Armando Iannucci, Stewart Lee, Richard Herring, Rebecca Front. Copyright: BBC

Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World

Series 2, Episode 4 - The Sea

Why did Turner paint it so often - was it its timeless majesty, or because he couldn't draw hands properly?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
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Rent

Series 4, Episode 6

Maria and Richard have their lives back, and it's decision time for Paul and Ruby.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 6, Episode 27 - Scradje

Neddie has to solve the problem of people's boots exploding.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3am (repeat)
Conversations From A Long Marriage. Image shows from L to R: Wife (Joanna Lumley), Husband (Roger Allam). Copyright: BBC

Conversations From A Long Marriage

Series 2, Episode 5 - Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

There's jealousy and suspicion, as Roger is pursued by a former student with a crush and Joanna admits she's been attracted to another man.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3am (repeat)
Phil Hammond

Dr Phil's Bedside Manner

Episode 1

Dr Phil Hammond visits and performs for the staff and patients at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh.

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

Six Geese A Laying

One-off comedy set on a hot, slow, and frustrating train journey from London to Edinburgh on New Year's Eve.

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