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Radio schedule Saturday 13th January 2018

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

Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester

Episode 3, We Can't Have Non-Europeans in the Royal Air Force: The founding Goon Show member and comic actor looks back to his repeated efforts to sign up for the war.

BBC Radio 5 Live 11am
60 min
Rick Edwards. Credit: BBC

Fighting Talk

Series 15, Episode 22

Sport reporter Des Kelly, former GB athlete and Olympic bronze-medallist Kath Merry, Canadian sports broadcaster Greg Brady and comedian Darren Harriott join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry.

BBC Radio Scotland 11:30am (repeat)
Julia Sutherland

A Funny Kind Of...

A Funny Kind Of World, Episode 1

Julia Sutherland introduces an international range of comedians, including Tommy Tiernan, with honest and challenging stand-up and chat covering race, religion and culture.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (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 1, Episode 1 - The First Night Party

Tony Hancock plans a party to celebrate the launch of his new radio series, and is convinced to rent a posh residence to hold it in. Unfortunately, he goes to Sid James to find the flat - and he has failed to notify the actual owner...

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

The News Quiz

Series 95, Episode 2

Miles Jupp is joined by Angela Barnes, Lucy Porter, Lloyd Langford and political columnist for the Daily Mail, Peter Oborne. On the agenda this week, a cabinet reshuffle and a Coronation kerfuffle.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Train Tracks

Change At Oglethorpe

Episode 1, Off the Rails: A graduate trainee takes charge of a rural railway station and its eccentric staff.

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

Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester

Episode 3, We Can't Have Non-Europeans in the Royal Air Force: The founding Goon Show member and comic actor looks back to his repeated efforts to sign up for the war.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
4 At The Store

4 At The Store

Episode 2: Stand-up at London's Comedy Store, with host Simon Bligh, John Mann, Marian Unfaithful and Paul Tonkinson.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
The Jason Byrne Show. Jason Byrne. Copyright: BBC

The Jason Byrne Show

Series 3, Episode 5 - Technology

Comedian Jason Byrne remembers just how much fun you can have with a food tray and a flight of stairs.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation. Jeremy Hardy. Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation

Series 10, Episode 2 - How To Define Oneself In Terms Of Regional, Cultural And Geopolitical Identity Without Tears.

In a post-referendum world, Jeremy Hardy examines questions of nationality, identity and accents.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (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 5:30am (repeat)
Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester. Michael Bentine

Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester

Episode 3, We Can't Have Non-Europeans in the Royal Air Force: The founding Goon Show member and comic actor looks back to his repeated efforts to sign up for the war.

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