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Radio schedule Monday 13th August 2018

Radio 4
11:30am
30 min
Dot. Dot (Fenella Woolgar). Copyright: BBC

Dot

Series 3, Episode 2 - Dial M for Myrtle

A suspicious death leaves the gals from personnel with no options other than to investigate.

Radio 4
4pm
30 min
Natalie Haynes

Natalie Haynes Stands Up For The Classics

Series 4, Episode 3 - Euripides

Natalie stands up for Greek playwright Euripides, whose Medea still shocks with its insight into the position of women. With guests Mark Ravenhill and Professor Edith Hall.

Radio 4
4:30pm
30 min
The Infinite Monkey Cage. Image shows from L to R: Brian Cox, Robin Ince. Copyright: BBC

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 18, Episode 5 - GCHQ

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Katy Brand as they transport the cage of infinite proportions to the home of modern day cryptography and codebreaking, GCHQ. They'll be discovering how far we've come from the days of the humble code book and the birth of machines like Enigma. and how the new digital era has turned us all into modern day code breakers and cryptographers, without us even realising it.

Beth Granville. Copyright: Alex Brenner

Foiled

Series 2, Episode 2 - Everything's Puzzles

Sabrina is rushed off her feet trying to complete a puzzle she's had made of her Dad's face.

Radio 4
6:30pm
30 min
Just A Minute. Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute

Series 82, Episode 2

Paul Merton, Pam Ayres, Josie Lawrence and Julian Clary attempt to speak for 60 seconds on a variety of subjects without hesitation, repetition or deviation.

Radio 4
11pm
(repeat)
Boswell's Lives. Image shows from L to R: Alan Bennett (Alistair McGowan), Karl Marx (Julian Rhind-Tutt), James Boswell (Miles Jupp), Muhammad Ali (Lenny Henry), Madonna (Debra Stephenson). Copyright: BBC

Boswell's Lives

Series 2, Episode 2 - Boswell's Life of Marx

Boswell attempts to write a biography of Karl Marx (Julian Rhind-Tutt), but before he can start, he must help Marx pen his meisterwerk Das Kapital.

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