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Radio schedule Saturday 16th February 2019

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Martyn Read - The Folly

Martyn Read's rollicking comedy stars Freddie Jones as Sir Morton Makepeace.

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

Fighting Talk

Series 16, Episode 22

Colin Murray acts as judge and jury as Charles Dagnall, Eleanor Oldroyd, Jim White and Mark Watson 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 6

Comedy panel show recorded live at Edinburgh's Stand Comedy Club, with Dave Johns, Susan Riddell and Alex Arthur. Presented by Mark Nelson.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
June Whitfield

Like They've Never Been Gone

Episode 4.1: Tommy and Sheila's sneaky agent schemes to sell off their back catalogue.

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

The News Quiz

Series 98, Episode 8

Miles Jupp looks back at the news with Hugo Rifkind, Zoe Lyons, Susan Calman and Paul Sinha. This week: good news in Brexit as Liam Fox reveals 4 signed trade deals; bad news for the Labour Party as Kier Starmer recommends new measures to tackle anti-Semitism; and sad news for Russia as Vladimir Putin suggests logging off from the world wide web.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 5, Episode 16 - The Junk Man

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 1:30pm (repeat)
Relocation. Image shows from L to R: John (Clint Edwards), Sarah (Helen Monks). Copyright: Zipline Creative

Relocation

Series 1, Episode 2

John and Sarah adjust to a new life as Brian and Helen in Hirwaun, but robot babies and their neighbour knowing they are in witness protection start to complicate things.

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

Martyn Read - The Folly

Martyn Read's rollicking comedy stars Freddie Jones as Sir Morton Makepeace.

Union Jack 7pm
Circuit Breakers

Circuit Breakers

2019, Episode 1

A radio broadcast of the stand-up showcase at Leicester Comedy Festival.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Bridget Christie Minds The Gap. Bridget Christie

Bridget Christie Minds The Gap

Series 1, Episode 1

Bridget asks why feminism became a dirty word and whether the modern British woman needs it. Comedian and broadcaster Fred MacAulay helps her remember some of the key incidents which brought her to an epiphany and a call to arms.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Liam Williams - Ladhood

Liam Williams - Ladhood

Series 1, Episode 2 - The First Time

Misanthropic comedian Liam Williams tells of his teenage misadventures in the Yorkshire suburbs through evocative monologues and flashback scenes.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Absolutely Radio Show. Image shows from L to R: Gordon Kennedy, Moray Hunter, John Sparkes, Morwenna Banks, Pete Baikie. Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

The Absolutely Radio Show

Series 1, Episode 3

Featuring another meeting of the highly confused Stoneybridge Town Council as well as Denzil and Gwynedd, the far-from-devoted Swansea couple. There is also the Little Girl with her own take on Tea, Mr Muzak explaining how busy and important he is and Calum Gilhooley pontificating on the weirdness of road signs. Plus a talking version of Facebook and more from the NEWS NEWS NEWS team.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Martyn Read - The Folly

Martyn Read's rollicking comedy stars Freddie Jones as Sir Morton Makepeace.

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