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Colin Murray

Colin Murray returns to Fighting Talk

Tuesday 13th September 2016

Colin Murray has been named as the new host of Fighting Talk. He returns to the radio panel show after three years away.

Radio 4

Radio 4 announces 18 new comedy shows

Friday 26th August 2016

Radio 4 has announced a raft of new shows, including series from Matt Berry, Sara Pascoe, Richard Herring, Sam Bain, Andy Hamilton and Fred MacAulay.

Jake Yapp. Copyright: Steve Ullathorne

Jake Yapp gets Radio 4 show

Friday 19th August 2016

Jake Yapp has been given his own Radio 4 show, a pilot entitled Jake Yapp Saves All Of Humanity In 28 Minutes.

BBC New Comedy Award. Jethro Bradley. Copyright: BBC

Jethro Bradley wins BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2016

Sunday 14th August 2016

Stand-up comedian Jethro Bradley has won the BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2016.

Fighting Talk. Image shows from L to R: Josh Widdicombe, Georgie Ainslie. Copyright: World's End Productions

Fighting Talk hosts step down

Tuesday 9th August 2016

Josh Widdicombe and Georgie Ainslie are stepping down as the hosts of Radio 5 Live's panel show Fighting Talk.

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy Live. Image shows from L to R: Marvin the Paranoid Android (Stephen Moore), Trillian (Susan Sheridan), Zaphod Beeblebrox (Mark Wing-Davey), Arthur Dent (Simon Jones), Ford Prefect (Geoffrey McGivern)

Radio 4 orders new Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy series

Thursday 26th May 2016

Radio 4 has commissioned a new sixth series of classic sci-fi comedy The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. It'll be principally based around the book And Another Thing.

Image shows from L to R: David Mitchell, John Finnemore

David Mitchell and John Finnemore to star in Radio 4 sitcom

Sunday 22nd May 2016

David Mitchell and John Finnemore are to star in Time Spanner, a time travel sitcom for Radio 4.

The Missing Hancocks. Tony Hancock (Kevin McNally)

Radio 4 confirms Series 3 of The Missing Hancocks

Thursday 12th May 2016

Radio 4 has confirmed that it has ordered a third series of The Missing Hancocks, the programme which recreates lost episodes of Hancock's Half Hour.

Noel Fielding

Noel Fielding joins The Museum Of Curiosity

Thursday 7th April 2016

Noel Fielding has been announced as the new 'curator' joining John Lloyd on Series 9 of Radio 4's The Museum Of Curiosity.

BBC New Comedy Award. Copyright: BBC

BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2016 launches

Wednesday 23rd March 2016

The BBC has launched the BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2016, the competition in which it aims to find a new stand-up star. This year the final will be broadcast live on Radio 4 from the Edinburgh Fringe.

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