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Radio schedule Friday 5th June 2015

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (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 4, Episode 7 - Anna And The King Of Siam

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 8:30am (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 5, Episode 1 - The Whistling Spy Engima

Spy Neddie must make contact with his informer. But can he whistle the secret tune?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
The 99p Challenge. Image shows from L to R: Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Sue Perkins, Jack Docherty, Peter Baynham. Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

The 99p Challenge

Episode 5.1: Crazy panel show capers as Sue Perkins tests Jon Holmes, Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham and Simon Pegg.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
On Baby Street

On Baby Street

Episode 5: Will Ian get to the hospital on time? Can Geraldine and Yvette get there at all?

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Gloomsbury. Image shows from L to R: Henry Mickleton (Jonathan Coy), Vera Sackcloth-Vest (Miriam Margolyes), DH Lollipop (John Sessions), Lionel Fox (Nigel Planer), Venus Traduces (Morwenna Banks), Ginny Fox (Alison Steadman). Copyright: Little Brother Productions

Gloomsbury

Series 3, Episode 2 - A Slanging Match Made In Heaven

After a visit from Lady Utterline Amoral and the gossipy Lytton Scratchy, Henry's suspicions are raised that Vera and Venus's on-off romance might just be back on.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (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 4, Episode 7 - Anna And The King Of Siam

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

The Goon Show

Series 5, Episode 1 - The Whistling Spy Engima

Spy Neddie must make contact with his informer. But can he whistle the secret tune?

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
Breaking The News. Des Clarke. Copyright: BBC Studios

Breaking The News

Series 1, Episode 1

Host Des Clarke is joined by comedians Andrew Maxwell, Keir McAllister, Chris Forbes and Katie Grant.

Radio 4 2:15pm
45 min
The real Arunachalam Muruganantham. Copyright: BBC

The Man Who Wore Sanitary Pads

Romantic comedy drama about an impoverished Indian community where a man invents a low-cost sanitary pad for his wife.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4pm (repeat)
The 99p Challenge. Image shows from L to R: Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Sue Perkins, Jack Docherty, Peter Baynham. Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

The 99p Challenge

Episode 5.1: Crazy panel show capers as Sue Perkins tests Jon Holmes, Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham and Simon Pegg.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30pm (repeat)
On Baby Street

On Baby Street

Episode 5: Will Ian get to the hospital on time? Can Geraldine and Yvette get there at all?

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 6:30pm (repeat)
Elis James' Pantheon Of Heroes. Image shows from L to R: Benjamin Partridge, Elis James, Nadia Kamil. Copyright: BBC

Elis James' Pantheon Of Heroes

Series 1, Episode 6 - Heroic Failures

Gelert the dog, anyone who has played rugby for Wales, and William Frost face the vote.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 87, Episode 4

A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig, with regular panellist Jeremy Hardy and guests Fred MacAulay, Justin Moorhouse and Lucy Porter.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (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 4, Episode 7 - Anna And The King Of Siam

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

The Goon Show

Series 5, Episode 1 - The Whistling Spy Engima

Spy Neddie must make contact with his informer. But can he whistle the secret tune?

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

Victor Lewis-Smith

Episode 5: A man who is meek wants to know why he has yet to inherit the earth.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive. Armando Iannucci. Copyright: BBC

Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive

Series 2, Episode 5

With Chris Addison, Will Smith and Jo Brand

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Dave Podmore. Dave 'Pod' Podmore (Christopher Douglas)

Dave Podmore

Dave Podmore's Cricket Fix, Episode 3

Dave's private life takes a turn for the worse, while going on tour overseas proves somewhat chaotic.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
The 99p Challenge. Image shows from L to R: Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Sue Perkins, Jack Docherty, Peter Baynham. Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

The 99p Challenge

Episode 5.1: Crazy panel show capers as Sue Perkins tests Jon Holmes, Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham and Simon Pegg.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
On Baby Street

On Baby Street

Episode 5: Will Ian get to the hospital on time? Can Geraldine and Yvette get there at all?

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