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Radio schedule Saturday 12th January 2019

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

Fighting Talk

Series 16, Episode 17

Colin Murray acts as judge and jury as Tamsin Greenway, Thom Gibbs, Martin Bashir and Ivo Graham fight for punditry points whilst discussing the sporting stories of the week.

BBC Radio Scotland 11:30am (repeat)
Mark Nelson

The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected

Series 2, Episode 2

Join Mark Nelson as he leads a panel of some of Scotland's funniest comedians and personalities as they attempt to make sense of the world we live in. Under question on the panel this week is the distinguished statesman of Scottish comedy Fred MacAulay, the singing sensation from Glasgow Michelle McManus and the indeterminable and hilarious actor and comedian Raymond Mearns.

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

Know Your Place

Episode 1: Caretaker Ramsay Potts' love of rules sparks catastrophe for an MP in a lift...

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

The News Quiz

Series 98, Episode 3

Joining Miles Jupp: Francis Wheen, Helen Lewis, Paul Sinha and Eleanor Tiernan. On the menu this week, a last minute amendment and a stray snake.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:45pm (repeat)
Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib

Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib

Episode 3: Master raconteur Kenneth Williams talks about the famous people and places in London that are dear to him.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
My Teenage Diary. Rufus Hound

My Teenage Diary

Series 6, Episode 2 - Chris Difford

Rufus Hound is joined by musician Chris Difford, whose 1974 diary talks about the early days of Squeeze and describes a wild ride down the A20 on the back of a motorbike.

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

Chain Reaction

Series 7, Episode 3 - Peter Hook interviews John Cooper Clarke

Peter Hook, who was interviewed by Simon Day last time, talks to punk performance poet John Cooper Clarke.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Simon Day Show. Simon Day. Copyright: BBC

The Simon Day Show

Series 2, Episode 4 - Tony Becton

Reformed violent offender Tony Becton returns to the Mallard Theatre with stories of his rehabilitation and new life in a park.

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 2, Episode 4 - Honesty

Mark Watson continues to look at the virtues, with the stand-up this week on the topic of 'honesty'. Tim Key and Tom Basden lie, cheat and steal in order to perform their poems and songs.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:45am (repeat)
Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib

Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib

Episode 3: Master raconteur Kenneth Williams talks about the famous people and places in London that are dear to him.

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