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Radio schedule Friday 1st January 2010

Radio 4 11am
30 min
Spitting In Russian. Roger Law

Spitting In Russian

Spitting Image co-creator Roger Law heads to Moscow to find out what happened to plans to make a Russian version of the satirical show.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!. Count Arthur Strong (Steve Delaney). Copyright: Komedia Entertainment

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!

Series 5, Episode 3 - Keep Fit

Not one to turn down a free dinner, when Arthur sees an advert in the paper for free trial membership of a new gym, there's no stopping him. There's just one thing - to qualify he has to get the doctor to give him a clean bill of health.

Radio 7 5:30pm (repeat)
Cabin Pressure. Image shows from L to R: Arthur (John Finnemore), Douglas (Roger Allam), Carolyn (Stephanie Cole), Martin (Benedict Cumberbatch). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Cabin Pressure

Series 1, Episode 1 - Abu Dhabi

The town of Bristol, a cat and a thermostat combine to present Martin with a career-breaking crisis. A flight to the Middle East is complicated by Carolyn's new economy drive; Martin's insistence that Douglas call him 'Sir'; and Arthur's refusal to believe that anyone actually knows how a plane stays in the air.

BBC Radio Scotland 6:05pm
30 min
Watson's Wind-Up. Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Watson's Wind-Up

Series 14, Episode 13 - Watson's Wind-Up Ne'er Day Special

Jonathan Watson and the team toast in the New Year with a special edition of the popular sketch show.

Radio 4 6:15pm
15 min
The News At Bedtime. Image shows from L to R: Jim Tweedledee (Peter Capaldi), John Tweedledum (Jack Dee). Copyright: BBC

The News At Bedtime

Episode 7

It's New Year's Day and riot police are called in as the Teddy Bears try to have their picnic.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The Now Show. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt. Copyright: BBC

The Now Show

Series 29, Highlights Special - 2009 Highlights

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis review the highlights of the year's Now Show programmes, with contributions from the regular team plus Andy Zaltzman, Carrie Quinlan, Paul Sinha and others.

Radio 4 9pm
60 min
Big In Samoa. Cal (Tom Goodman-Hill)

Big In Samoa

Dog walker Caleb's life is about to change: an album he cut in his twenties and forgot about now has a huge online following.

BBC Radio 3 10pm
90 min
Not The Messiah

Not The Messiah

A musical composition inspired by The Life of Brian. Eric Idle, Michael Palin and fellow Pythons join the BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra.

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