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Radio schedule Wednesday 20th May 2020

BBC Radio 4 Extra
6am
(repeat)
Agatha Raisin. Agatha Raisin (Penelope Keith)

Agatha Raisin

Episode 3, The Potted Gardener (Part 1): The villagers of Carsely are all excited by the announcement of a garden festival, but the competition soon turns ugly - with fatal consequences.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
7am
(repeat)
Tomorrow, Today!. Nigel Lavery (Peter Bowles). Copyright: BBC

Tomorrow, Today!

Series 2, Episode 5 - Countess Natasha And The Red Menace

Prime Minister Harold Macmillan guest stars in the same week that the programme is infiltrated by a spy.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
7:30am
(repeat)
Quanderhorn. Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

Quanderhorn

Quanderhorn 2, Episode 3 - Wasp

The Professor comes up with a plan, but it means the crew have to avoid their previous selves or they could unravel their own timelines. To keep sure that they are talking to the original versions of themselves, they make sure to end every sentence with the word "Wasp" wasp.

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 18 - Hancock In The Police

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)
After Henry. Image shows from L to R: Sarah France (Prunella Scales), Clare (Geraldine Cowper), Eleanor (Joan Sanderson). Copyright: BBC

After Henry

Series 2, Episode 7 - The Other Married Man

Sarah tries keeping her affair secret, but her mother Eleanor can sniff out deceit.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
9:30am
(repeat)
The Change. Image shows left to right: Carol (Lynda Bellingham), George (Christopher Ellison)

The Change

Series 3, Episode 5

Carol finally tells everyone that she's pregnant. Her grown-up children are struggling with their own relationships - Jerry is made to feel uncomfortable when his date meets his dad, and Sonia finally confronts Dave about his suspicious behaviour.

Radio 4
11:30am
30 min
Michael Frayn's Magic Mobile. Image shows from L to R: David Suchet, Michael Frayn, Susannah Fielding, Martin Jarvis. Copyright: Jarvis and Ayres Productions

Michael Frayn's Magic Mobile

Episode 2

Comedic monologues and dialogues from the mind of Michael Frayn, featuring racy promos of the newest versions of a Jane Austen classic, and a young TV personality presenting a reminder of old-school viewing.

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 18 - Hancock In The Police

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)
After Henry. Image shows from L to R: Sarah France (Prunella Scales), Clare (Geraldine Cowper), Eleanor (Joan Sanderson). Copyright: BBC

After Henry

Series 2, Episode 7 - The Other Married Man

Sarah tries keeping her affair secret, but her mother Eleanor can sniff out deceit.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
1pm
(repeat)
Agatha Raisin. Agatha Raisin (Penelope Keith)

Agatha Raisin

Episode 3, The Potted Gardener (Part 1): The villagers of Carsely are all excited by the announcement of a garden festival, but the competition soon turns ugly - with fatal consequences.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
2:30pm
(repeat)
The Change. Image shows left to right: Carol (Lynda Bellingham), George (Christopher Ellison)

The Change

Series 3, Episode 5

Carol finally tells everyone that she's pregnant. Her grown-up children are struggling with their own relationships - Jerry is made to feel uncomfortable when his date meets his dad, and Sonia finally confronts Dave about his suspicious behaviour.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
5pm
(repeat)
Tomorrow, Today!. Nigel Lavery (Peter Bowles). Copyright: BBC

Tomorrow, Today!

Series 2, Episode 5 - Countess Natasha And The Red Menace

Prime Minister Harold Macmillan guest stars in the same week that the programme is infiltrated by a spy.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
5:30pm
(repeat)
Quanderhorn. Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

Quanderhorn

Quanderhorn 2, Episode 3 - Wasp

The Professor comes up with a plan, but it means the crew have to avoid their previous selves or they could unravel their own timelines. To keep sure that they are talking to the original versions of themselves, they make sure to end every sentence with the word "Wasp" wasp.

Radio 4
6:30pm
30 min
Quanderhorn. Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

Quanderhorn

Quanderhorn 2, Episode 4 - I Didn't Say It Was Well Cloaked

The crew are trained in Martianosity to infiltrate the Mothership, with variable success. Meanwhile, the Professor works on a bomb-melting ray.

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 18 - Hancock In The Police

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)
After Henry. Image shows from L to R: Sarah France (Prunella Scales), Clare (Geraldine Cowper), Eleanor (Joan Sanderson). Copyright: BBC

After Henry

Series 2, Episode 7 - The Other Married Man

Sarah tries keeping her affair secret, but her mother Eleanor can sniff out deceit.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
8pm
(repeat)
Agatha Raisin. Agatha Raisin (Penelope Keith)

Agatha Raisin

Episode 3, The Potted Gardener (Part 1): The villagers of Carsely are all excited by the announcement of a garden festival, but the competition soon turns ugly - with fatal consequences.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
10pm
(repeat)
Quanderhorn. Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

Quanderhorn

Quanderhorn 2, Episode 3 - Wasp

The Professor comes up with a plan, but it means the crew have to avoid their previous selves or they could unravel their own timelines. To keep sure that they are talking to the original versions of themselves, they make sure to end every sentence with the word "Wasp" wasp.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
10:30pm
60 min
What's Funny About.... Image shows from L to R: Jon Plowman, Peter Fincham

What's Funny About...

Series 1, Episode 2 - The Thick Of It

Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman talk to Armando Iannucci and Rebecca Front about the satirical sitcom. Was Nicola Murray just a nice (if hapless) person, thrust into a nest of political vipers, or was she just as bad as the rest of them? Who came up with the line "about as much use as a marzipan dildo"? And who was Malcolm Tucker really based on (it's probably not who you think).

Radio 4
11pm
15 min
Where To, Mate?

Where To, Mate?

Series 1, Episode 2 - "...you're coming in, you're coming out..."

Bernie picks up Milton again and they discuss the merits of cosmic ordering, Ben tries to help a lad come out to his dad, and Saj takes a dog for a poo.

Radio 4
11:15pm
(repeat)
John Sessions

Six Degrees Of John Sessions

Episode 2

Actor, writer, raconteur and impressionist John Sessions mixes showbiz stories, intriguing history, extraordinary impressions and fabulous one-liners - all linked to and from him.

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

Arthur Smith's Balham Bash

Series 3, Episode 2

Arthur Smith presents music and comedy from his home in Balham, South London. With Jenny Eclair, Simon Evans, Kate Fox and Alex Wilson's salsa Orchestra.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
1am
(repeat)
Agatha Raisin. Agatha Raisin (Penelope Keith)

Agatha Raisin

Episode 3, The Potted Gardener (Part 1): The villagers of Carsely are all excited by the announcement of a garden festival, but the competition soon turns ugly - with fatal consequences.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
2:30am
(repeat)
The Change. Image shows left to right: Carol (Lynda Bellingham), George (Christopher Ellison)

The Change

Series 3, Episode 5

Carol finally tells everyone that she's pregnant. Her grown-up children are struggling with their own relationships - Jerry is made to feel uncomfortable when his date meets his dad, and Sonia finally confronts Dave about his suspicious behaviour.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
5am
(repeat)
Tomorrow, Today!. Nigel Lavery (Peter Bowles). Copyright: BBC

Tomorrow, Today!

Series 2, Episode 5 - Countess Natasha And The Red Menace

Prime Minister Harold Macmillan guest stars in the same week that the programme is infiltrated by a spy.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
5:30am
(repeat)
Quanderhorn. Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

Quanderhorn

Quanderhorn 2, Episode 3 - Wasp

The Professor comes up with a plan, but it means the crew have to avoid their previous selves or they could unravel their own timelines. To keep sure that they are talking to the original versions of themselves, they make sure to end every sentence with the word "Wasp" wasp.

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