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Radio schedule Saturday 20th December 2014

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 18

Josh Widdicombe is joined by Jo Caulfield, writer and broadcaster Tom Watt, comedian Bob Mills and journalist Thom Gibbs.

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

The News Quiz

Series 85, Episode 9

Sandi Toksvig hosts. Bob Mills, Mark Steel and Rebecca Front join regular panellist Jeremy Hardy.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 1pm (repeat)
The Leak. Tom Price

The Leak

Series 1, Episode 10

Tom Price and guests from the world of comedy and entertainment review the week's biggest stories from around Wales and the world. Recorded in front of a live studio audience.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Highly surreal radio adventures that helped take British comedy into a new age. Starring Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
. Copyright: BBC

Take It From Here

Pa Glum mediates between Ron and Eth - who gets which presents?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
The Rest Is History. Copyright: Avalon Television

The Rest Is History

Series 1, Episode 1

Frank Skinner's new show, with historian-in-residence Dr Kate Williams. The guests are Dave Gorman and Sara Pascoe.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Rhod Gilbert

Rhod Gilbert's Bulging Barrel Of Laughs

Episode 1

Rhod Gilbert, Lloyd Langford, Greg Davies and Sarah Millican are joined by Wilson Dixon and Scouting for Girls.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Mark Steel Lecture. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

The Mark Steel Lecture

Series 3, Episode 1 - Ludwig van Beethoven

Mark presents the life of Ludwig van Beethoven, saying that you need passion in order to love and create great music, and that he loved the individual.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Josie Long - All Of The Planet's Wonders. Josie Long. Copyright: BBC

Josie Long - All Of The Planet's Wonders

Episode 1

Josie uses the book Astronomy for Dummies to try and unravel the greater mysteries of the cosmos.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:45pm (repeat)
Fabulous. Faye Walters (Daisy Haggard). Copyright: BBC

Fabulous

Series 1, Episode 2

Faye dreams about calling the Make A Dream foundation.

Radio 4 12:30am (repeat)
Comic Fringes. Copyright: BBC

Comic Fringes

Series 10, Episode 1 - Love And Orangutans

A comic tale about love, set in a zoo. Written and performed by Romesh Ranganathan.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
The Rest Is History. Copyright: Avalon Television

The Rest Is History

Series 1, Episode 1

Frank Skinner's new show, with historian-in-residence Dr Kate Williams. The guests are Dave Gorman and Sara Pascoe.

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