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Phil Wang and Susie Dent to host Unspeakable for Radio 4
Tuesday 23rd July 2024
Radio 4 has ordered a series of word-based panel show Unspeakable, hosted by Phil Wang and 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown lexicographer and etymologist Susie Dent, to air later this year.
Phil Hammond and Tony Gardner revive Struck Off And Die for Radio 4
Thursday 18th July 2024
Dr Phil Hammond and Tony Gardner are reviving their medical comedy double act, Struck Off And Die, after 25 years, for Doctor On Hold, a new Radio 4 series next year.
French & Saunders and Alexei Sayle returning to Radio 4
Wednesday 17th July 2024
French & Saunders and Alexei Sayle are returning to Radio 4, with the channel recommissioning Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen? and Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar, as well as Olga Koch: Ok Computer and the latest stand-up series from Ashley Blaker, Ashley Blaker's Hyperfixations.
Icklewick FM returning to Radio 4, with series in active talks for TV
Tuesday 16th July 2024
The Delightful Sausage's Radio 4 sitcom Icklewick FM is returning for a second series, with active discussions about a television version, Amy Gledhill has revealed. She and her double act partner Chris Cantrill are also developing a game show for broadcast.
Alison Spittle: Petty Please is out to settle some scores on Radio 4
Thursday 11th July 2024
Alison Spittle has landed her debut Radio 4 series, Alison Spittle: Petty Please, in which she revisits the petty injustices of her youth and tries to get closure.
Jon Holmes opens up about cancer diagnosis in Radio 4 series
Tuesday 18th June 2024
Radio 4 series Jon Holmes Says The C-Word will see The Skewer creator, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer, talking to comedians about their personal experiences of undergoing cancer treatment.
Munya Chawawa to satirise election in Radio 4 series
Thursday 13th June 2024
The three-part topical series Munya Chawawa's Election Doom Scroll will launch on BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday 18th June.
Sketch show 'The Lovely Boys Present: Lovely' coming to Radio 4
Tuesday 28th May 2024
Sketch duo The Lovely Boys have landed their debut Radio 4 series, with The Lovely Boys Present: Lovely an adaptation of their goofy TikTok sketches.
Unheard 'Rik Mayall, Panglobal Phenomenon' coming to Radio 4
Friday 10th May 2024
Radio 4 is to celebrate Rik Mayall in a new show featuring previously unheard audio of the comic legend writing, joking and creating a new character. Set to air ahead of the 10-year anniversary of his death, Archive On 4: Rik Mayall, Panglobal Phenomenon, is assembled from 114 hours of recordings with his collaborator Max Kinnings.
Stephen Mangan faces The Island in Radio 4's Desert Island Discs spoof
Thursday 9th May 2024
Desert Island Discs meets Lord Of The Flies in The Island, a new Radio 4 sitcom spoofing the channel's classic interview format, starring Stephen Mangan.