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Radio schedule Thursday 20th August 2009

BBC Radio Scotland 10am
85 min
MacAulay And Co. Image shows from L to R: Fred MacAulay, Susan Calman. Copyright: BBC

MacAulay And Co

Edinburgh 2009, Episode 9 - Thursday 20th

Fred MacAulay chats to Jack Whitehall, Geraldine Quinn, Adam Riches, The Penny Dreadfuls, Alun Cochrane, Greg Behrendt and Paul Sinha. Plus improv music from The Showstoppers.

Radio 4 2:15pm
45 min
Higher. Copyright: BBC

Higher

Series 1, Episode 1 - Partners

We return to the crazy world of "pile 'em high Hayborough University". The buzz word is "partners" - get out into the real world and work with industry, this will develop money spinning initiatives and share costs - that's the theory anyway. So when neurotic and emotionally stunted lecturer David Poll is delegated the task of finding partners, he blunders into a scheme which doesn't quite benefit the department.

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
Robert Lindsay

Electric Ink

Series 1, Episode 3

Using Twitter as a source, Freddy inadvertently breaks a top story about the Treasury.

Radio 2 logo 10pm
30 min
The Jason Byrne Show. Jason Byrne. Copyright: BBC

The Jason Byrne Show

Series 2, Episode 5 - Holidays

In this holiday-themed episode, listeners can find out what didn't go wrong with Jason's recent family holiday in Florida.

Radio 2 logo 10:30pm (repeat)
Buy Me Up TV. Copyright: BBC

Buy Me Up TV

Episode 1

The TV station organises a charity telethon for animals, with Ewen from The Office in the loos taking the calls. However, guest presenter Eamonn Holmes is a spanner in the works. It soon emerges that not only is the seemingly reliable GMTV presenter happy to defraud charity appeals, he once cheated on Celebrity Ready Steady Cook too.

Radio 4 11pm (repeat)
I've Never Seen Star Wars. Marcus Brigstocke. Copyright: BBC

I've Never Seen Star Wars

Series 1, Episode 1 - Phill Jupitus

Marcus Brigstocke invites Phill Jupitus to try a Findus Crispy Pancake, read his first Jane Austen novel, undertake a colonic irrigation and other such new experiences.

Radio 4 11:30pm (repeat)
Will Smith Presents: The Tao Of Bergerac. Will Smith. Copyright: BBC

Will Smith Presents: The Tao Of Bergerac

Episode 4 - Machismo

Will wonders how he can defend his machismo when he is scared of his builders... and his studio guest, drunk stunt man Dirk Fall.

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