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Mary Bourke

'Mary Bourke: Who Cares?' coming to Radio 4 next year

Friday 29th November 2024

Mary Bourke has landed her first Radio 4 series, about her experience of being a carer for her husband, the comedian Simon Clayton. In Mary Bourke: Who Cares?, the Irish stand-up also talks to fellow comics Josephine Lacey, Pope Lonergan and Michael Akadiri about their experience of the underfunded care system.

Archive On 4: Victoria Wood - Loose Chippings. Victoria Wood. Credit: Pozzitive Productions

Radio 4 to air Loose Chippings, Victoria Wood's unheard audio diaries

Friday 22nd November 2024

Radio 4 is to air Victoria Wood's previously unheard audio diaries, songs and stand-up this Christmas in Victoria Wood - Loose Chippings, consisting of entirely unbroadcast material.

BBC New Comedy Awards. Joe Kent-Walters

Frankie Monroe's Pub Quiz to air on Radio 4

Friday 22nd November 2024

BBC New Comedy Award winner Joe Kent-Walters is recording Radio 4 special Frankie Monroe's Pub Quiz.

Ahir Shah: Ends. Ahir Shah. Credit: Matt Crockett

Ahir Shah's Seven Blunders Of The World comes to Radio 4

Thursday 21st November 2024

Ahir Shah is returning to his Gujarati roots for his debut Radio 4 comedy series, Ahir Shah's Seven Blunders Of The World, exploring the seven "social sins" that Mahatma Gandhi believed were responsible for the world's ills.

Time Of The Week. Image shows left to right: Jodie Mitchell, Aruhan Galieva, Lorna Rose Treen, Chloe Slack (Sian Clifford), Jonathan Oldfield, Alice Cockayne

Matt Forde, Laura Smyth & Ria Lina amongst Radio 4 comedy commissions

Monday 4th November 2024

Radio 4 has ordered new comedy series starring Matt Forde, Laura Smyth, Ria Lina, Dara O Briain and Isy Suttie. It's also confirmed the return of formats from Frank Skinner, Michael Spicer, Chris McCausland, Glenn Moore and others.

Dan Tiernan

Dan Tiernan to record his Going Under stand-up show for Radio 4

Thursday 24th October 2024

Stand-up show Dan Tiernan: Going Under will be broadcast on Radio 4.

Lindsey Santoro

The Lively Life Of Lindsey Santoro coming to Radio 4

Tuesday 22nd October 2024

Lindsey Santoro has landed her debut Radio 4 series, sharing extracts from her diary, with The Lively Life Of Lindsey Santoro recording in her home city of Birmingham next month.

The Alasdair Beckett-King Mysteries. Alasdair Beckett-King

Radio 4 orders improv comedy Wing It, hosted by Alasdair Beckett-King

Monday 21st October 2024

Alasdair Beckett-King is to host Wing It, an improvised comedy series for Radio 4, featuring Rachel Parris, Emma Sidi, Cariad Lloyd, Steen Raskopoulos, Kemah Bob, Amy Hoggart and members of the improv group Shoot From The Hip among others.

The Naked Week. Andrew Hunter Murray

Radio 4 to launch Friday night comedy series The Naked Week

Wednesday 9th October 2024

BBC Radio 4 is to launch Friday night topical comedy series The Naked Week in November. Hosted by Andrew Hunter Murray, with Amy Hoggart as chief correspondent, the episodes will offer "a fresh way of dressing the week's news in the altogether".

Sarah Mills

Sarah Mills: Bad Bod Squad coming soon to Radio 4

Monday 16th September 2024

Sarah Mills has landed her debut Radio 4 series, a guide to invisible disabilities and feeling less embarrassed about our bodies. A mix of stand-up and interviews with fellow comedians about their hidden health issues, guests on Sarah Mills: Bad Bod Squad include Felicity Ward, Eshaan Akbar and Ola Labib.

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