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Radio schedule Saturday 8th April 2017

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Importance Of Being Earnest

Crafty friends Jack and Algernon are living a double life in London 1895.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am
180 min
The Real Comedy Controllers. Image shows from L to R: Paul Jackson, Jimmy Mulville, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd. Copyright: BBC

The Real Comedy Controllers

Episode 3 - Alternative Comedy... and Beyond

The Comedy Controllers return to the 80s to consider how alternative the new wave of comedy was... and to explore how their humour developed as the century drew to a close. Programmes featured include Lenin Of The Rovers, The Mary Whitehouse Experience, Goodness Gracious Me, and On The Hour.

BBC Radio 5 Live 10:30am
60 min
Colin Murray

Fighting Talk

Series 14, Special - Grand National Special

Live from Mountford Hall in Liverpool in front of an audience, Countdown co-host Rachel Riley, comedian Neil Delamere, chef and Sunday Brunch co-host Simon Rimmer, and comedian Justin Moorhouse join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry.

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

Breaking The News

Series 6, Episode 7

John Moloney, Ayesha Hazarika, Chris Forbes and Susie McCabe discuss: Will the UK rock Spain over Gibraltar?; Nicola Sturgeon's US tour; Bristol's Grammar Vigilante: hero or villain?; and who could have predicted the return of... Sheena Easton?

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

The Now Show

Series 50, Episode 6

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by Ivo Graham, Daliso Chaponda, Pippa Evans and Luke Kempner to present the week in news through stand-up and sketches.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 5, Episode 1 - The New Radio Series

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 1pm
30 min
The Unexplainers. Image shows from L to R: John Rutledge, Mike Bubbins. Copyright: Zipline Creative

The Unexplainers

Series 3, Episode 1 - Is There A Welsh Atlantis?

The Unexplainers travel to the shores of Cardigan bay to meet a local storyteller, a Geo-archaeologist, and a bloke called Steve who rents wet-suits in an attempt to find the sunken kingdom of Atlantis.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1pm (repeat)
Dead Pan. Image shows from L to R: DS Jason Trotter (John Hollingworth), DCI Alma Blair (Julie Hesmondhalgh), CSM Jo Black (Jane Hazlegrove). Copyright: Savvy Productions

Dead Pan

Omnibus. DCI Alma Blair is enjoying a romantic dinner at a fine dining restaurant, but is murder on the menu?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:45pm (repeat)
A car on a country line. Copyright: BBC

Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe

Series 1, Episode 5 - What A Screech

Carter helps his uncle to look up an old flame, but they are surprised by what they find.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Importance Of Being Earnest

Crafty friends Jack and Algernon are living a double life in London 1895.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
The Real Comedy Controllers. Image shows from L to R: Paul Jackson, Jimmy Mulville, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd. Copyright: BBC

The Real Comedy Controllers

Episode 3 - Alternative Comedy... and Beyond

The Comedy Controllers return to the 80s to consider how alternative the new wave of comedy was... and to explore how their humour developed as the century drew to a close. Programmes featured include Lenin Of The Rovers, The Mary Whitehouse Experience, Goodness Gracious Me, and On The Hour.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Shappi Talk. Shaparak Khorsandi. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Shappi Talk

Series 1, Episode 1 - Racism

Shappi Khorsandi examines what it is like growing up in multi-cultural families.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section. Image shows from L to R: Drums (Ben Reynolds), Saxophone (Mark Brown), Alex Horne, Bass (Will Collier), Trumpet (Joe Auckland), Ed Sheldrake. Copyright: BBC

Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section

Series 2, Episode 1

Music and comedy show with host Alex Horne and his five-piece band. This week, exploring the theme of 'Games'. Guest star Danny Baker sings with the band and champions an instrument that cannot fail to raise a smile.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Rhod Gilbert

Rhod Gilbert's Bulging Barrel Of Laughs

Episode 5

Rhod, Greg, Lloyd and Sarah are joined by Shappi Khorsandi. With live music from Divine Comedy.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1am (repeat)
Dead Pan. Image shows from L to R: DS Jason Trotter (John Hollingworth), DCI Alma Blair (Julie Hesmondhalgh), CSM Jo Black (Jane Hazlegrove). Copyright: Savvy Productions

Dead Pan

Omnibus. DCI Alma Blair is enjoying a romantic dinner at a fine dining restaurant, but is murder on the menu?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:45am (repeat)
A car on a country line. Copyright: BBC

Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe

Series 1, Episode 5 - What A Screech

Carter helps his uncle to look up an old flame, but they are surprised by what they find.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Importance Of Being Earnest

Crafty friends Jack and Algernon are living a double life in London 1895.

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