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Radio schedule Friday 1st June 2018

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Michael Frayn's Pocket Playhouse. Michael Frayn

Michael Frayn's Pocket Playhouse

Episode 1 - Assembly Instructions

Joanna Lumley opens the series. Alex Jennings is a subversive theatre director, Ian McKellen meets Mozart (George Blagden), Alfred Molina has security problems with packaging, Lisa Dillon and Edward Bennett are Mr and Mrs Andrews in Gainsborough's portrait at the National Gallery, Stephen Fry conducts a weird press interview with Martin Jarvis, and McKellen and Lumley are Mr and Mrs God.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 96, Episode 8

Miles is joined by Jeremy Hardy, Angela Barnes, Helen Lewis and Susan Calman for the final episode of this series. The teams tackle all the big stories of the week and Mamadou Gassama gets what we assume is his first mention in the history of the programme.

Radio 4 9pm (repeat)
Pooky Quesnel

The Rosenthals: Eskimo Day

Jack Rosenthal's poignant comedy drama, adapted for radio by Amy Rosenthal.

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