Radio schedule for 5th May 2012 (full list)

9am (repeat)

Steptoe And Son. Image shows from L to R: Harold Steptoe (Harry H. Corbett), Albert Steptoe (Wilfrid Brambell). Copyright: BBC

The Big Steptoe Radio Show

To mark 50 years of the sitcom Steptoe and Son the writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson introduce three hours of classic audio comedy. Repeated again at 7pm.

11am
60 min

Fighting Talk

Series 9, Episode 40

Colin Murray is joined by Neil Delamere, Phil Brown, Greg Brady and Matt Jackson.

12:30pm (repeat)

The News Quiz

Series 77, Episode 5

Panellists Jeremy Hardy, Phill Jupitus, Hugo Rifkind and Shappi Khorsandi help chairman Sandi Toksvig take a light-hearted look at the week's news, with cuttings read by Zeb Soanes.

1:30pm (repeat)

What's The Story?

Series 6, Special - Machynlleth Comedy Festival

Dan Mitchell presents a special edition of the BBC Radio Wales panel show, recorded live at The Machynlleth Comedy Festival. The guests are Benjamin Partridge, Ed Gamble, Henning Wehn and Frank Honeybone.

2pm (repeat)

The Goon Show

1956 Christmas Special, Six Charlies in Search of an Author. Special: Through pages and chapters, the fate of Neddie Seagoon is in the hands of the writer.

2:30pm (repeat)

Steptoe And Son

The Offer: As the rag and bone men row, Harold's set to leave.

6pm (repeat)

Routemasters

Episode 3 - On The Buses

Bernie is a prisoner but the Conductor is doing everything to rescue him.

9pm (repeat)

Uncle Fred In The Springtime

Episode 2

Charismatic Uncle Fred is still at Blandings Castle masquerading as a 'brain doctor', and the Duke of Dunstable's lunatic pig-napping scheme continues.

9:30pm
30 min

The Machynlleth Comedy Festival

2012, Episode 1 - The Radio Wales Machynlleth Comedy Festival Showcase

Elis James comperes a specially recorded programme showcasing some of the acts appearing at the festival. Featuring Mike Bubbins, Isy Suttie, Ben Partridge and Matt Rees.

10:50pm (repeat)

...At The Stand

Sarah At The Stand, Episode 4

Sarah Millican is joined by Stephen Carlin and Jim Jeffries. Aside from the stand-up, Jeffries chats about alcohol, his home life and other topics.

11:10pm (repeat)

Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off

Series 3, Episode 2 - Japan

Giles goes for broke, quite literally, as he tries his hand at being a Bond Trader in Japan.

11:45pm (repeat)

A Series Of Psychotic Episodes

Series 1, Episode 2

Sketches include a woman who hears very boring voices in her head, MC Veryfasttalk commentating on horse racing, and the New Age Mother takes her son to see a play about homosexuality.