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Ian Smith Is Stressed arriving angst-ridden this summer on Radio 4
Monday 22nd April 2024
Ian Smith has landed his debut Radio 4 series, with Ian Smith Is Stressed inspired by his Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated show Crushing.
Gary Little: At Large - Radio 4 release for ex-con's jail tales
Wednesday 17th April 2024
Gary Little has landed his first Radio 4 series, Gary Little: At Large, sharing stand-up tales about his life in and out of prison.
Ivo Graham to host new version of Radio 4 format Obsessions
Friday 5th April 2024
Ivo Graham's Obsessions is coming to Radio 4, resurrecting the 2018 to 2020 format previously hosted by Joe Lycett in which guests share their secret passions.
Laura Smyth, James Acaster and Frank Skinner amongst ARIAS nominees
Wednesday 27th March 2024
Forth At The Fringe, Help I Sexted My Boss, IM1: A New Hope, Laura Smyth, James Acaster's podcast Springleaf, Tell Teresa, Frank Skinner's Absolute Radio show, The Skewer and Kathy Burke's Where There's A Will, There's A Wake are the radio shows and podcasts nominated for the The Radio Academy's 2024 Comedy Award.
Graeme Garden wins Lifetime Achievement Award at BBC Audio Awards
Monday 25th March 2024
The winners at the BBC Audio Drama Awards include Graeme Garden, Sarah Keyworth, Where To, Mate?, Trust, Mark Heap and Cracking.
The Now Show to conclude after 64 series
Wednesday 6th March 2024
Radio 4 has announced that the 64th series of The Now Show will be the satirical comedy's last. Hosts Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are to launch a new comedy podcast series in its place.
Radio 4 orders Chloe Petts' Toilet Humour
Wednesday 14th February 2024
Chloe Petts has landed her debut Radio 4 series - about the history of the loo. Chloe Petts' Toilet Humour will investigate all aspects of humans relieving themselves, from the days of Ancient Rome right up to today's culture wars.
Scott Agnew lands debut Radio 4 series Dead Man Talking
Thursday 8th February 2024
Scott Agnew is recording his debut Radio 4 series about his brushes with mortality, Dead Man Talking, with the Glaswegian stand-up reflecting upon being HIV positive and suffering a heart attack.
Aurie Styla lands Radio 4 stand-up technology series Tech Talk
Friday 19th January 2024
Aurie Styla has landed a Radio 4 comedy series about technology, Tech Talk, in which the stand-up and gadget enthusiast will explore the way technology has shaped and changed our lives, through the prism of his own relationship with it.
Best Medicine to return to Radio 4 for second series
Wednesday 17th January 2024
Radio 4 comedy format Best Medicine has been given a second series.