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Radio schedule Saturday 29th 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 5 - 1995-2000

Grace Dent interviews Paul Schlesinger and Meera Syal about their experiences of making radio comedy in the late 1990s.

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 15

Josh Widdicombe is joined by former GB athlete Kath Merry, sports commentator and broadcaster Steve Bunce, journalist and broadcaster Martin Kelner and comedian Romesh Ranganathan.

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

The News Quiz

Series 85, Episode 6

Chaired by Sandi Toksvig. Rebecca Front, Hugo Rifkind and Andrew Maxwell join regular panellist Jeremy Hardy.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Sunday Format

Series 1, Episode 2 - Tekken Liberties

The ultimate Sunday supplement brings you "How To Have A Nice Bath" and "The Best Bands Of The Last 1000 Years".

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
Masala FM

Masala FM

Episode 5: When the Asian radio station boss gets religion, the result is far from heavenly.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Hal Cruttenden

Hal

Series 1, Episode 2 - Death

Hal faces a stark health problem, but salvation comes in the form of a charity race.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Mark Watson

Mark Watson's Live Address To The Nation

Episode 4 - Passion

Mark Watson continues his quest to improve the world, nimbly assisted by Tim Key and Tom Basden. Broadcast live from the BBC Radio Theatre. Is passion a dangerous thing?

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 5 - The American Civil War

The radical comedian asks if the battling was part of a revolution.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

A Stuggy Pren

Episode 3: Ivor Cutler and his friends present dark tales, offbeat songs and some tips for aspiring poets.

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

No Tomatoes

Episode 5 - Doctor Doom

Sketches include an unusual bingo caller, hypercondria being made an illness, and intelligent fridges.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Hal Cruttenden

Hal

Series 1, Episode 2 - Death

Hal faces a stark health problem, but salvation comes in the form of a charity race.

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