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Radio schedule Monday 17th February 2020

BBC Radio 4 Extra
7am
(repeat)
Chambers. Image shows from L to R: Hilary Tripping (James Fleet), John Fuller-Carp (John Bird), Ruth Quirke (Sarah Lancashire). Copyright: BBC

Chambers

Series 1, Episode 5 - The American

The arrival of a star US lawyer prompts stuffy John Fuller-Carp to copy his sharp tactics.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
7:30am
(repeat)
Sue Perkins

Nature Table

Series 1, Episode 1

Recorded at London Zoo, this week Sue Perkins is joined by special guests marine biologist Helen Scales, zoologist Lucy Cooke, ethnobotanist James Wong and Australian comedian Felicity Ward. This week's show and tell objects include: the fossilised eardrum of a whale, a flower of broccoli and a beaver's gland.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
8am
(repeat)
Dame Hilda Bracket and Dr Evadne Hinge. Image shows from L to R: Patrick Fyffe, George Logan. Copyright: BBC

The Enchanting World Of Hinge And Bracket

Series 1, Episode 13

Domestic comedy about lifetime companions, spinsters Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
8:30am
(repeat)
Dad's Army. Copyright: BBC

Dad's Army

Series 3, Episode 11 - Big Guns

The platoon are given some extra fire power when they get a large naval gun. Now it is just a matter of learning how to fire it, and removing anything that can be used as cover by the Germans.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
9am
45 min version
(repeat)
The News Quiz. Nish Kumar

The News Quiz

Series 101, Episode 6

This week Nish Kumar is joined by Andy Zaltzman, Kerry Godliman, Fren Brady and Elis James.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
9am
(repeat)
Whispers

Whispers

Series 2, Episode 3

Gyles Brandreth tests the wits (and wit) of Charles Collingwood, Simon Fanshawe, Anthony Holden and Lucy Moore on subjects such as Lillie Langtry lovers, John Lee Hooker's girlfriends and Edward ll's enemies.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
9:30am
(repeat)
Huddwinks

Huddwinks

Episode 2.4, Dead Dames Don't Dance with Danger!: The gang re-enacts a hard-boiled crime thriller.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
12pm
(repeat)
Dame Hilda Bracket and Dr Evadne Hinge. Image shows from L to R: Patrick Fyffe, George Logan. Copyright: BBC

The Enchanting World Of Hinge And Bracket

Series 1, Episode 13

Domestic comedy about lifetime companions, spinsters Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
12:30pm
(repeat)
Dad's Army. Copyright: BBC

Dad's Army

Series 3, Episode 11 - Big Guns

The platoon are given some extra fire power when they get a large naval gun. Now it is just a matter of learning how to fire it, and removing anything that can be used as cover by the Germans.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
4pm
(repeat)
Whispers

Whispers

Series 2, Episode 3

Gyles Brandreth tests the wits (and wit) of Charles Collingwood, Simon Fanshawe, Anthony Holden and Lucy Moore on subjects such as Lillie Langtry lovers, John Lee Hooker's girlfriends and Edward ll's enemies.

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 21, Special - UFO Special

Brian Cox and Robin Ince host a close encounter of the 1st kind with comedian Lucy Beaumont, astronomer Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Director of Jodrell Bank Professor Tim O'Brien, and science presenter Dallas Campbell to ask if UFOs and aliens have visited Earth?

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

Huddwinks

Episode 2.4, Dead Dames Don't Dance with Danger!: The gang re-enacts a hard-boiled crime thriller.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
5pm
(repeat)
Chambers. Image shows from L to R: Hilary Tripping (James Fleet), John Fuller-Carp (John Bird), Ruth Quirke (Sarah Lancashire). Copyright: BBC

Chambers

Series 1, Episode 5 - The American

The arrival of a star US lawyer prompts stuffy John Fuller-Carp to copy his sharp tactics.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
5:30pm
(repeat)
Sue Perkins

Nature Table

Series 1, Episode 1

Recorded at London Zoo, this week Sue Perkins is joined by special guests marine biologist Helen Scales, zoologist Lucy Cooke, ethnobotanist James Wong and Australian comedian Felicity Ward. This week's show and tell objects include: the fossilised eardrum of a whale, a flower of broccoli and a beaver's gland.

The Aberystwyth Stand-Up Show. Kiri Pritchard-McLean

The Aberystwyth Stand-Up Show

Live From Aberystwyth Pier, Episode 1

Recorded live from Aberystwyth Comedy Festival, Angelsey's Kiri Pritchard-McLean introduces Jonny and the Baptists, Sunil Patel and Eleanor Tiernan.

Radio 4
6:30pm
30 min
Sue Perkins

Nature Table

Series 1, Episode 2

Sue Perkins is joined by biologist Lizzie Daly, zoologist Billy Heaney and comedian Jessica Fostekew, with items discussed including angler fish and grey seals.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
7pm
(repeat)
Dame Hilda Bracket and Dr Evadne Hinge. Image shows from L to R: Patrick Fyffe, George Logan. Copyright: BBC

The Enchanting World Of Hinge And Bracket

Series 1, Episode 13

Domestic comedy about lifetime companions, spinsters Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
7:30pm
(repeat)
Dad's Army. Copyright: BBC

Dad's Army

Series 3, Episode 11 - Big Guns

The platoon are given some extra fire power when they get a large naval gun. Now it is just a matter of learning how to fire it, and removing anything that can be used as cover by the Germans.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
10pm
(repeat)
Sue Perkins

Nature Table

Series 1, Episode 1

Recorded at London Zoo, this week Sue Perkins is joined by special guests marine biologist Helen Scales, zoologist Lucy Cooke, ethnobotanist James Wong and Australian comedian Felicity Ward. This week's show and tell objects include: the fossilised eardrum of a whale, a flower of broccoli and a beaver's gland.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
10:30pm
(repeat)
Bleak Expectations. Image shows from L to R: Hardthrasher (Geoffrey Whitehead), Aunt Lily (Celia Imrie), Young Pip (Tom Allen), Mr Gently Benevolent (Anthony Head), Sir Philip Bin (Richard Johnson), Harry Biscuit (James Bachman). Copyright: BBC

Bleak Expectations

Series 4, Episode 2 - A Now Spoilt Life Smashed Some More

Pip and Harry journey to the Underworld to rescue Ripely, only to find the evil Mister Benevolent has got there first.

BBC Radio 3
10:45pm
15 min
Adrian Edmondson

Top Of The Bill

Episode 1 - Adrian Edmondson on The Pursuit of Laughter

In his essay Adrian Edmondson describes his pursuit of a certain type of laugh, a desperate, untamed, visceral laugh, and in doing so remembers one of the acts from those early days of the Comedy Store.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
11pm
45 min version
The News Quiz. Nish Kumar

The News Quiz

Series 101, Episode 6

This week Nish Kumar is joined by Andy Zaltzman, Kerry Godliman, Fren Brady and Elis James.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
11:45pm
(repeat)
What To Do If You're Not Like Everybody Else. Andrew Lawrence. Copyright: BBC

What To Do If You're Not Like Everybody Else

Series 1, Episode 3

This week, Andrew Lawrence explores the pressure we all face to do a full-time job and earn sufficient money to live a respectable life.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
4am
(repeat)
Whispers

Whispers

Series 2, Episode 3

Gyles Brandreth tests the wits (and wit) of Charles Collingwood, Simon Fanshawe, Anthony Holden and Lucy Moore on subjects such as Lillie Langtry lovers, John Lee Hooker's girlfriends and Edward ll's enemies.

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

Huddwinks

Episode 2.4, Dead Dames Don't Dance with Danger!: The gang re-enacts a hard-boiled crime thriller.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
5am
(repeat)
Chambers. Image shows from L to R: Hilary Tripping (James Fleet), John Fuller-Carp (John Bird), Ruth Quirke (Sarah Lancashire). Copyright: BBC

Chambers

Series 1, Episode 5 - The American

The arrival of a star US lawyer prompts stuffy John Fuller-Carp to copy his sharp tactics.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
5:30am
(repeat)
Sue Perkins

Nature Table

Series 1, Episode 1

Recorded at London Zoo, this week Sue Perkins is joined by special guests marine biologist Helen Scales, zoologist Lucy Cooke, ethnobotanist James Wong and Australian comedian Felicity Ward. This week's show and tell objects include: the fossilised eardrum of a whale, a flower of broccoli and a beaver's gland.

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