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Radio schedule Saturday 1st December 2018

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Alan Coren

The Sage of Cricklewood: Alan Coren on 4 Extra

With the help of his son and daughter, Giles and Victoria, and friends, colleagues and commentators, Christopher Matthew is your guide through some of most memorable moments of Alan Coren's radio career - from a poignant early Desert Island Discs, to his humorous columns and contributions to The News Quiz, as well as an edition of the series Christopher made with Alan - Freedom Pass.

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

Fighting Talk

Series 16, Episode 11

Colin Murray acts as judge and jury as Phil Brown, Chelcee Grimes, Des Kelly and Justin Moorhouse 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 7

Neil Delamere, Martel Maxwell, Jim Smith and Jay Lafferty are set to appear this week.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Flying The Flag

Flying The Flag

Episode 2.1, The Bread and Butter: A mystery body strains the Republic's spirit of glasnost at the British Embassy.

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

The Now Show

Series 53, Episode 6

Hugh Dennis presents the week via topical stand-up and sketches. With stand-up from Zoe Lyons and Ken Cheng and music from Jake Yapp.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
King Street Junior. Copyright: BBC

King Street Junior

King Street Junior Revisited 2, Episode 1 - Going Through the Roof

Miss Reid's hut is destroyed during a storm; and there is rivalry over who will be the new teacher governor.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 1:30pm
30 min
The Leak. Tom Price

The Leak

Series 8, Episode 3

Tom Price returns to dissect the week's biggest stories from Wales and around the world. What could possibly go wrong?

Radio 4 2:30pm (repeat)
The Penny Dreadfuls Present.... Image shows from L to R: Humphrey Ker, Thom Tuck, David Reed

The Penny Dreadfuls Present...

Le Carré On Spying, Episode 1 - The Penny Dreadfuls Present: Le Carré On Spying

Uncover the truth about John Le Carré's secret past in the murky world of 1960s espionage and be transported back to the paranoid height of The Cold War.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:45pm (repeat)
Robb Wilton

I Should Say So

Series 2, Episode 1 - The Telephone

Once again Robb does verbal battle with Rita over the use and abuse of the ubiquitous phone.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Alan Coren

The Sage of Cricklewood: Alan Coren on 4 Extra

With the help of his son and daughter, Giles and Victoria, and friends, colleagues and commentators, Christopher Matthew is your guide through some of most memorable moments of Alan Coren's radio career - from a poignant early Desert Island Discs, to his humorous columns and contributions to The News Quiz, as well as an edition of the series Christopher made with Alan - Freedom Pass.

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 7, Episode 2

Satan needs to sort stuff out with God but God has gone off to have some 'me-time'. Then Hell receives its strangest visitor yet.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
The Shuttleworths. John Shuttleworth (Graham Fellows). Copyright: BBC

The Shuttleworths

John Shuttleworth's Open Mind, Episode 2 - Ghosts

Spooky happenings hamper John's investigation this week, as he delves into the world of ghosts. He can't afford a night at a haunted hotel, but does garner some expert advice from his telephone guest, Yvette Fielding.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Rhod Gilbert

Rhod Gilbert's Bulging Barrel Of Laughs

Episode 4

Rhod Gilbert hosts an hour of comedy and music with the help of regulars Lloyd Langford, Greg Davies and Sarah Millican. With guest Milton Jones.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:45am (repeat)
Robb Wilton

I Should Say So

Series 2, Episode 1 - The Telephone

Once again Robb does verbal battle with Rita over the use and abuse of the ubiquitous phone.

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