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Radio schedule Saturday 26th December 2015

BBC Radio Scotland 9am (repeat)
Des Clarke

Des Clarke Exposed

BBC Radio Scotland stand-up series presented by Des Clarke.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!. Count Arthur Strong (Steve Delaney). Copyright: Komedia Entertainment

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!

Count Arthur Speaks!, Highlights Special - Extra Strong - Count Arthur Speaks!

Count Arthur Strong talks about his life, work and inspiration. Not only does he shed a little light on his humble beginnings and showbiz lifestyle, but listeners also learn how he came by his title. Includes 5 of the best episodes from the show's six series.

BBC Radio Scotland 9:30am (repeat)
Des Clarke

Des Clarke Exposed

BBC Radio Scotland stand-up series presented by Des Clarke.

BBC Radio 5 Live 10am (repeat)
Fighting Talk. Image shows from L to R: Josh Widdicombe, Georgie Ainslie. Copyright: World's End Productions

Fighting Talk

Series 13, Christmas Special

Josh Widdicombe hosts a special festive Fighting Talk looking back on the sporting year of 2015. With presenter Richard Osman, Olympic bronze medallist and sports commentator Kath Merry, Canadian sports broadcaster Greg Brady and comedian Bob Mills. With topics inspired by Brussels sprouts and Elsa from Frozen plus a burpee challenge.

BBC Radio Scotland 11:05am
30 min
Breaking The News. Des Clarke. Copyright: BBC Studios

Breaking The News

Series 2, Highlights Special - 2015 Highlights

A compilation of best moments from BBC Radio Scotland's topical panel show as Des Clarke takes a look back at the year's news.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
The Penny Dreadfuls Present.... Image shows from L to R: Humphrey Ker, Thom Tuck, David Reed

The Penny Dreadfuls Present...

Revolution, Special - The Penny Dreadfuls Present: Revolution

The Penny Dreadfuls present their latest play - their version of the French Revolution. Guest starring Richard E. Grant as Robespierre and Sally Hawkins as Marie-Therese, daughter of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

Radio 4 12:30pm (repeat)
Dead Ringers. Image shows from L to R: Lewis Macleod, Debra Stephenson, Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey. Copyright: BBC

Dead Ringers

2015 Christmas Specials

The topical impressions gives politicians, media pundits and celebrities a Christmas roasting.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 1:05pm (repeat)
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 1

It's Pontycwai Fashion Week... and Warbeck the Wizard encounters a supermodel in his toilet.

BFBS 1:30pm (repeat)
Damn The Torpedoes. Copyright: Kirrin Productions

Damn The Torpedoes!

Christmas Special

The army weaponises Nicholas Cage, a sniper's mummy calls in to say he's sick, Jools Holland hosts a special Shootenanny and the England Manager gives a post-match interview after their disastrous performance at the Battle of Hastings.

Radio 4 2:30pm
60 min
The Bed-Sitting Room. Image shows from L to R: Mate (Bernard Cribbins), Penelope (Catherine Tate), Lord Fortnum (Derek Jacobi), Captain Kak (Paul Merton). Copyright: BBC

The Bed-Sitting Room

Post-apocalyptic comedy originally created by Spike Milligan and John Antrobus. Three years since the nuclear misunderstanding which led to the Third World War ("and it's no idle boast when I remind you that this was the shortest world war on record... two minutes twenty eight seconds... including the signing of the Peace Treaty which is now on sale at Her Majesties Stationary Office with a free T-shirt") survivors gather together on the former-streets of London.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!. Count Arthur Strong (Steve Delaney). Copyright: Komedia Entertainment

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!

Count Arthur Speaks!, Highlights Special - Extra Strong - Count Arthur Speaks!

Count Arthur Strong talks about his life, work and inspiration. Not only does he shed a little light on his humble beginnings and showbiz lifestyle, but listeners also learn how he came by his title. Includes 5 of the best episodes from the show's six series.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Irish Micks And Legends. Image shows from L to R: Aisling Bea, Yasmine Akram. Copyright: Green Dragon Media

Irish Micks And Legends

Series 1, Episode 3 - Deirdre Of Sorrows

Comic modern reworkings of popular ancient Irish stories, with Yasmine Akram and Aisling Bea.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:15pm (repeat)
Mission Improbable. Image shows from L to R: Lucy (Lizzie Bates), Jane (Catriona Knox), Amelia (Anna Emerson). Copyright: Top Dog Productions

Mission Improbable

Series 1, Episode 3 - Egypt!

Journalist Jane and her long-suffering companions head to Egypt in search of the enigmatic Dr Ralph.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Mordrin McDonald: 21st-Century Wizard. Mordrin McDonald (David Kay). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Mordrin McDonald: 21st-Century Wizard

Series 2, Episode 1 - Billirock The Black

Mordrin is recruited to help re-capture evil sorcerer Billirock the Black, who has escaped from his prison under Stirling Castle and is hell-bent on exacting his revenge.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:45pm (repeat)
Steven Appleby's Normal Life

Steven Appleby's Normal Life

Episode 5, The Normal Mind: As the cartoonist faces surgery, his feminine side explores his brain's inner workings.

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

The Jason Byrne Show

Series 3, Episode 2 - Grooming

Jason probes the minefield of hair removal; why women buy clothes that they don't fit into yet; and the differing pressures on men and women to diet and work out.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Son Of Cliché

Son Of Cliché

The Weird Dimension: Award-winning sketch comedy from out of this world.

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