John Shuttleworth is poised to extend his record of having the longest-running sitcom on radio made exclusively by the same creator. Graham Fellows has confirmed The Shuttleworths has been recommissioned for two more, as-yet-untitled Radio 4 specials to air later this year.
The BBC is facing questions about its decision to pilot Saucer, a sitcom from Andrew Kreisberg - a writer with a string of sexual harassment allegations against him.
Tim Key and John Kearns have recorded Lasties, a series of comic plays for Radio 4, a "love letter to being in a pub with a pal" set during last orders.
Geoff Norcott has landed a Radio 4 show in which he plays "agony uncle" to disaffected people whose political opinions have made them unpopular with friends and family. Never Kissed A Tory will see the right-wing comic and guest comedians discuss the problems of people who've crossed "tribal faultlines in the culture war".
The BBC has announced that Newsjack, the BBC Radio 4 Extra sketch show format with an open door submission policy, has ended after 24 series. However, a new open door format will be introduced in 2022.
