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Radio schedule Saturday 27th October 2018

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6am (repeat)
Alan Bennett - Forty Years On. Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett - Forty Years On

Alan Bennett stars in his own darkly comic requiem for a lost England.

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

Fighting Talk

Series 16, Episode 6

Colin Murray acts as judge and jury as Martha Kelner, Spencer FC, Martin Kelner and Nish Kumar fight for punditry points whilst discussing the sporting stories of the week.

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

Breaking The News

Series 11, Episode 2

Janey Godley, Mark Nelson, Karen Bartke and Jamie MacDonald are the guests.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Who Goes There

Episode 3.1: Martin Young hosts the famous people quiz. With Francis Wheen, Fred Housego, Sue Cook and Annabel Giles.

Radio 4 12:30pm (repeat)
The Now Show. Hugh Dennis. Copyright: BBC

The Now Show

Series 53, Episode 1

Hugh Dennis presents the week via topical stand-up and sketches. This week we tackle the latest on Brexit, Trump and the migrant caravan and perhaps the biggest story of the week - the news that John Lewis is no longer stocking DVD players. Kiri Pritchard-McLean looks at the recent report from the Women and Equalities Committee, Jess Robinson channels a famous Glaswegian to tackle the equal pay strikes, and Phil Wang tells us why he thinks Dyson might have relocated to Singapore.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 1:30pm (repeat)
Ankle Tag. Image shows from L to R: Bob (Steve Speirs), Alice (Katy Wix), Gruff (Elis James). Copyright: BBC

Ankle Tag

Series 1, Episode 3 - The Church

Bob gets a job as a bingo caller, and Gruff and Alice want to get Carys baptised.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:45pm (repeat)
Deadheading. Image shows from L to R: CSM Jo Black (Miriam Margolyes), DCI Alma Blair (Julie Hesmondhalgh). Copyright: Savvy Productions

Deadheading

Episode 2

Are there green shoots of love between Alma and Jo?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4pm (repeat)
Alan Bennett - Forty Years On. Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett - Forty Years On

Alan Bennett stars in his own darkly comic requiem for a lost England.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Paul Sinha

Paul Sinha's History Revision

Series 1, Episode 1 - Football

The World Cup Final in June 2014 - a billion people watch 25 or so Germans and Argentinians play football in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. How did we end up here? It is a story that takes in 15th-century explorers, the slave trade, mass immigration, industrialisation and British Army medical tests. Because no-one and nothing exists in a vacuum.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Chain Reaction. Copyright: BBC

Chain Reaction

Series 6, Episode 3 - Ade Edmondson interviews Ruby Wax

Ade Edmondson interviews sharp-tongued American entertainer Ruby Wax.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
28 Acts In 28 Minutes

28 Acts In 28 Minutes

Episode 2: John Humphrys gives 28 performers 60 seconds to entertain.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Mark Watson

Mark Watson's Live Address To The Nation

Episode 5 - Tolerance

Mark Watson continues his quest to improve the world, nimbly assisted by Tim Key and Tom Basden. Broadcast live from the BBC Radio Theatre. Can tolerance turn people into doormats?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:45am (repeat)
Deadheading. Image shows from L to R: CSM Jo Black (Miriam Margolyes), DCI Alma Blair (Julie Hesmondhalgh). Copyright: Savvy Productions

Deadheading

Episode 2

Are there green shoots of love between Alma and Jo?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
Alan Bennett - Forty Years On. Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett - Forty Years On

Alan Bennett stars in his own darkly comic requiem for a lost England.

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