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Radio schedule Saturday 8th August 2015

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

Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester

Episode 2.2: Michael Bentine entertains an audience with tales about the hazards of live TV and working with animals.

BBC Radio Scotland 11:30am (repeat)
Breaking The News. Des Clarke. Copyright: BBC Studios

Breaking The News

Series 1, Episode 10

Des Clarke is joined by Kate Smurthwaite, Julia Sutherland, Stuart Mitchell and political journalist Fiona Ross.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Hello Cheeky. Image shows from L to R: Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Junkin, Barry Cryer. Copyright: Yorkshire Television

Hello Cheeky

Series 1, Episode 1

Sketches and jokes from Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and John Junkin.

Radio 4 12:30pm (repeat)
The Now Show. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt. Copyright: BBC

The Now Show

Series 46, Episode 6

The Now Show saves you from the trouble of keeping up with the news by providing a topical mix of stand-up, sketches and songs that tell you everything you need to know.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
The Navy Lark. Copyright: BBC

The Navy Lark

Series 3, Episode 11 - Families' Day

Classic radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate.

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

Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester

Episode 2.2: Michael Bentine entertains an audience with tales about the hazards of live TV and working with animals.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
Tony Robinson

Paradise Lost In Space

Episode 1

Armed idealist Norman and cheerful bore Max will soon ruin a planet.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
...At The Stand. Hardeep Singh Kohli. Copyright: Dabster Productions

...At The Stand

Hardeep At The Stand, Episode 6

Fred MacAulay brings his stand-up to the stage and Hardeep chats with Sarah Millican about her "catastrophic" career.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:15pm (repeat)
The Problem With Adam Bloom. Adam Bloom. Copyright: BBC

The Problem With Adam Bloom

Series 2, Episode 6 - Stress

It's quite stressful writing a six-part series, planning an Edinburgh show and taking a holiday. Will Adam manage to complete the series? And just what is the best way of dealing with stress? With Brendon Burns.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
The Lawrence Sweeney Mix. Image shows from L to R: Jim Sweeney, Josie Lawrence

The Lawrence Sweeney Mix

Series 2, Episode 3

Jim introduces the show and asks the audience not to call it The Sweeney Lawrence Mix. The audience call out the credits as usual. Josie struggles to see the difference between the dead boy and the head boy!

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Alan Parker's 29 Minutes Of Truth. Alan Parker (Simon Munnery). Copyright: BBC

Alan Parker's 29 Minutes Of Truth

Episode 6: Last hurrah for the Che Guevara of radio, with contraband comedy, music and Mark E Smith.

BBC Radio 4 Extra Midnight (repeat)
Tony Robinson

Paradise Lost In Space

Episode 1

Armed idealist Norman and cheerful bore Max will soon ruin a planet.

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

Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester

Episode 2.2: Michael Bentine entertains an audience with tales about the hazards of live TV and working with animals.

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