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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.
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.