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Radio schedule Saturday 15th November 2014

Radio 4 10:30am
30 min
The Frequency Of Laughter: A History Of Radio Comedy. Copyright: BBC

The Frequency Of Laughter: A History Of Radio Comedy

Episode 3 - 1985-1990

Grace Dent talks to Hugh Dennis and Jim Eldridge about their experiences of making radio comedy in the late 1980s.

BBC Radio 5 Live 11am
60 min
Fighting Talk. Image shows from L to R: Josh Widdicombe, Georgie Ainslie. Copyright: World's End Productions

Fighting Talk

Series 12, Episode 13

Georgie Thompson is joined by comedian Paul Sinha, broadcaster Eleanor Oldroyd, Canadian sports commentator and broadcaster Greg Brady and journalist Brian Reade.

Radio 4 12:30pm (repeat)
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 85, Episode 4

Comedy chaired by Sandi Toksvig. Mark Steel, Angela Barnes and Andy Hamilton join regular panellist Jeremy Hardy.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
King Street Junior. Copyright: BBC

King Street Junior

Series 1, Episode 6 - Language Unit

A racist parent objects to a new language unit being set up for immigrant pupils, and the central heating breaks down on the coldest day of the year.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
The Mary Whitehouse Experience. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, David Baddiel, Steve Punt, Rob Newman. Copyright: BBC

The Mary Whitehouse Experience

Episode 4.2: The team face the pernicious evil of shampoo and conditioner.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Chain Reaction. Copyright: BBC

Chain Reaction

Series 8, Episode 2 - Rebecca Front interviews Chris Addison

Comedy actress and writer Rebecca Front talks to her Thick Of It co-star and fellow nude-a-phobe Chris Addison about working with Armando Iannucci and embracing his middle-classness through stand-up.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Mark Watson

Mark Watson's Live Address To The Nation

Episode 2 - Faith

Mark Watson continues his quest to improve the world, nimbly assisted by Tim Key and Tom Basden. Broadcast live from the BBC Radio Theatre. Mark asks whether we could all use with a little more faith.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Mark Steel Revolution. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

The Mark Steel Revolution

Episode 3 - The Russian Revolution

The radical comedian re-assesses the historical forces and key players.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Steven Appleby's Normal Life

Steven Appleby's Normal Life

Episode 5, Normal Oceanography: The cartoonist wades into the world under the sea, and gets intimate with a haddock.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:45pm (repeat)
No Tomatoes. Copyright: BBC

No Tomatoes

Episode 3 - Train Times

Sketches include the MET Office Time Warning, the science-fiction actors and the pub blackboard signs.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Chain Reaction. Copyright: BBC

Chain Reaction

Series 8, Episode 2 - Rebecca Front interviews Chris Addison

Comedy actress and writer Rebecca Front talks to her Thick Of It co-star and fellow nude-a-phobe Chris Addison about working with Armando Iannucci and embracing his middle-classness through stand-up.

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