Radio schedule for 24th December 2014 (full list)

7am (repeat)

North By Northamptonshire

Series 2, Episode 4

Esther has a big question to ask Ken and Keith, while on the horizon, storm clouds gather.

7:30am (repeat)

Paul Sinha's History Revision

Series 1, Episode 4 - Communication

Paul's exploration of how the telephone came into being involves electro-shock therapy and an exploding boat.

8am (repeat)

Up The Pole

Comedy series starring double act Jimmy Jewel and Ben Warriss as proprietors of an Arctic trading post.

8:30am (repeat)

The Naughty Navy Show

Spike Milligan's one-off festive show before a student audience at the Greenwich Royal Naval College.

9:30am (repeat)

The Hudson And Pepperdine Show

Episode 3: Becoming a 'breatharian' has disastrous consequences.

11:30am
30 min

Meet David Sedaris

Christmas Special - David Sedaris: The Santaland Diaries

David Sedaris was not always an award-winning writer and satirist. For two consecutive Christmases, he was elf at a New York department store. These are extracts from his diaries.

12pm (repeat)

Up The Pole

Comedy series starring double act Jimmy Jewel and Ben Warriss as proprietors of an Arctic trading post.

12:30pm (repeat)

The Naughty Navy Show

Spike Milligan's one-off festive show before a student audience at the Greenwich Royal Naval College.

1:30pm
30 min

Mixing It

Episode 1

Christmas is seldom straightforward in a multi-faith family and tensions are particularly high in the Dar household.

2:15pm
45 min

It's 1933 and Radio Station WKAZ Chicago delivers live radio every week from its theatre. Today, however, the Dusenberg Hour of Charm is threatened by the disappearance of its sponsor. The arrival of a new owner heralds a new high-culture focus much to the dismay of the regular crew.

2:30pm (repeat)

Ladies Of Letters

Series 11 - Ladies Of Letters Go Crackers, Episode 3

The women have a major falling out after Vera's theories about Irene's relations cause family uproar.

5pm (repeat)

Life In London

Episode 6, An End To Life In London: Some years on, Pierce Egan must adapt the city adventures of Tom, Bob and Jerry to new rules.

5:30pm (repeat)

North By Northamptonshire

Series 2, Episode 4

Esther has a big question to ask Ken and Keith, while on the horizon, storm clouds gather.

6:15pm
15 min

In And Out Of The Kitchen. Damien Trench (Miles Jupp). Copyright: BBC

Christmas With...

Episode 1 - Christmas With Damien Trench - Christmas Eve

Christmas is finally here and yet there's still room for things to go wrong. But don't worry renowned cookery writer Damien Trench is on hand to offer survival tips, recipes and insights into how he copes so that the only hiccups you encounter on Christmas Day are merely of the gastric variety.

6:30pm
30 min