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Radio schedule Saturday 23rd May 2015

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester. Michael Bentine

Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester

Episode 1, The Reluctant Jester: Founding member of The Goon Show, Michael Bentine, shares stories of his life and comedy career.

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 40

Fighting Talk is the panel show where guests try to win points for punditry on the week's sports stories.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Steptoe And Son. Image shows from L to R: Harold (Harry H. Corbett), Albert (Wilfrid Brambell). Copyright: BBC

Steptoe And Son

Episode 2.3, The Stepmother: Harold is not happy to meet Albert's new girlfriend.

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

The News Quiz

Series 87, Episode 2

Hugo Rifkind, Mark Steel and Holly Walsh join regular panellist Jeremy Hardy for the satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 4, Episode 25 - The Collapse Of The British Railway Sandwich System

Captain Seagoon investigates a mustard-and-cress-flavoured mystery at Clapham Junction.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 1pm
30 min
Here Be Dragons. Image shows from L to R: Lloyd Langford, Gareth Gwynn, Cariad Lloyd, Sian Harries, Nadia Kamil, Benjamin Partridge, Elis James. Copyright: John Stanley Productions

Here Be Dragons

Series 2, Episode 3

At Pontycwai's annual summer fete, the town gets its first superhero - a retired biology teacher.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester. Michael Bentine

Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester

Episode 1, The Reluctant Jester: Founding member of The Goon Show, Michael Bentine, shares stories of his life and comedy career.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better. Image shows from L to R: Poet (Tim Key), Mark Watson. Copyright: BBC

Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better

Series 1, Episode 1 - Greed and Gluttony

Mark Watson sets out on his quest to free us from The Seven Deadly Sins with stand-up comedy. This first episode tackles both Greed and Gluttony (the "similar sins")

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
28 Acts In 28 Minutes

28 Acts In 28 Minutes

Episode 1: John Humphreys gives 28 performers 60 seconds to entertain.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Lee Mack Show. Lee Mack. Copyright: BBC

The Lee Mack Show

Series 1, Episode 1

The quick-fire comic presents stand-up, sketches and music. With guest star Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet - or was it Duran Duran?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
The Jason Byrne Show. Jason Byrne. Copyright: BBC

The Jason Byrne Show

Series 2, Episode 5 - Holidays

In this holiday-themed episode, listeners can find out what didn't go wrong with Jason's recent family holiday in Florida.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester. Michael Bentine

Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester

Episode 1, The Reluctant Jester: Founding member of The Goon Show, Michael Bentine, shares stories of his life and comedy career.

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