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Radio schedule Saturday 10th February 2018

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

Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester

Episode 6, Have Red Nose Will Travel: Author and founder Goon Michael Bentine explains the exact moment when his comic inspiration reached full fruition.

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

Fighting Talk

Series 15, Episode 26

Former GB and England Hockey player Kate Richardson-Walsh, sports broadcaster and journalist Steve Bunce, broadcaster Eleanor Oldroyd and comedian Ivo Graham join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Double Income, No Kids Yet. Image shows from L to R: Lucy (Elizabeth Carling), Daniel (David Tennant). Copyright: BBC

Double Income, No Kids Yet

Series 3, Episode 1

Andy and Katy have a lovely new baby and Daniel has a brilliant new job. But Lucy has a horrible new feeling. Is Daniel about to leave her for a woman called Katriona who's obsessed with cheese?

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

The News Quiz

Series 95, Episode 6

Mark Steel, Desiree Burch, Zoe Lyons and Fred MacAulay join Miles Jupp for more news quizzing. Prix fixe menu of Brexit, Suffragettes and snow-based sports. A la carte jokes option also available.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Dad's Army. Copyright: BBC

Dad's Army

Series 3, Episode 23 - The Captain's Car

There is good news for the platoon: they are to welcome a French general, and Mainwaring is to get a staff car. It is decided to have the car camouflage-painted - they just have to pick the right car up.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm (repeat)
Julia Sutherland

A Funny Kind Of...

Funny Kind Of Love, Episode 1

Julia Sutherland goes in search of comedy in dark places, featuring comedians tackling taboo aspects of love and relationships through laughter, live on stage in Edinburgh.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 1:32pm
28 min
Gary Slaymaker. Copyright: BBC

Grand Slam

A tribute to 1978 rugby comedy Grand Slam.

Radio 4 2:30pm
60 min
The National Theatre Of Brent's Illustrated Guide To Sex And How It Was Done. Image shows from L to R: Desmond Olivier Dingle (Patrick Barlow), Raymond Box (John Ramm)

The National Theatre Of Brent's Illustrated Guide To Sex And How It Was Done

The National Theatre Of Brent return to Radio 4 to examine sex in the arts.

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

Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester

Episode 6, Have Red Nose Will Travel: Author and founder Goon Michael Bentine explains the exact moment when his comic inspiration reached full fruition.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Old Harry's Game. Image shows from L to R: Satan (Andy Hamilton), Gary (Steven O'Donnell). Copyright: BBC

Old Harry's Game

Series 2, Episode 3 - Nero

Satan selects the Roman Emperor Nero as his new assistant and takes Thomas on a tour of his life.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Laura Solon

Laura Solon: Talking And Not Talking

Series 1, Episode 3

Peter and his wife make clear their dislike of Tony Blair; plastic clip-on celebrities are presented to Dragon's Den; and the Isle of Mann is revealed as being more boring than eating tissues.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Mark Steel Solution. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

The Mark Steel Solution

Series 2, Episode 2 - Transport

Another radical proposal as the comedian calls for wacky improvements to Britain's crumbling transport system.

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 5 - Sloth

Mark Watson sets out on his quest to free us from The Seven Deadly Sins with stand-up comedy. This week: Sloth.

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

Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester

Episode 6, Have Red Nose Will Travel: Author and founder Goon Michael Bentine explains the exact moment when his comic inspiration reached full fruition.

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