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.
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 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 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.
Jojo Sutherland has landed her debut Radio 4 special, Riches To Rags, the story of how she grew up in wealth but experienced adversity after her family lost it all.
