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BCG Daily Saturday 4th January 2025

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Kate Cheka

Unforgettable 5: Kate Cheka

Kate Cheka on some of her unforgettable moments in comedy. 'My first gig, I stormed. The second was a bin fire'.

Chortle, 4th January 2025
Catherine Bohart. Credit: Raphaël Neal

The best live comedy of 2025: shows to book now

From the whimsy of Atsuko Okatsuka to a proper tour for Jazz Emu's Knight Fever, our expert selects the hottest tickets of the year.

Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 4th January 2025

TV & radio

Radio 4 10am
30 min
You're Dead To Me

You're Dead To Me

Series 10, Episode 1 - Aristotle: Ancient Greece's greatest philosopher?

Greg Jenner is joined in ancient Greece by Professor Edith Hall and comedian Dan Schreiber to learn all about famous philosopher Aristotle and his world-changing ideas.

BBC Radio 5 Live 11am
60 min
Rick Edwards. Credit: BBC

Fighting Talk

Series 22, Episode 22

Former England netball player Eboni Usoro-Brown, sports journalist Jim White, presenter Reece Parkinson and comedian Josh James join Rick Edwards for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
What? Seriously??. Image shows left to right: Isy Suttie, Dara O Briain. Credit: BBC, Unusual Productions

What? Seriously??

Episode 1 - Suits, Shells, and Survival

Dara O Briain and Isy Suttie untangle Suits, Shells and Survival with special guest Helen Sharman, the actual astronaut.

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