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Radio schedule Saturday 11th May 2019

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

Fighting Talk

Series 16, Episode 33

Colin Murray is joined by Phil Brown, Jim White, Elis James and Vaishali Bhardwaj.

BBC Radio Scotland 11:30am (repeat)
Julia Sutherland

The Funny Life Of...

Series 2, Episode 1 - Iain Stirling

Julia Sutherland is joined in conversation by Iain Stirling, one of Scotland's most successful stand-up comedians, to find out what drives him to succeed.

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

The News Quiz

Series 99, Episode 5

The EU Election, the birth of Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, and the fall in the number of GPs working in the UK. Miles Jupp is joined by Bugler Andy Zaltzman, stand-ups Desiree Burch and Andrew Maxwell, and star of The Mash Report, Rachel Parris.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Bookcases

Episode 2.1, Self-Help: Martin Wade's comedy series set in a Victorian bookshop. Plans involving Prince Albert are afoot to save Spavin and Spavin from bankruptcy.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 1:32pm
28 min
The Leak. Tom Price

The Leak

Series 9, Episode 2

This Time With Alan Partridge star Susannah Fielding joins Tom Price, alongside regular guests Helen Monks and Kiri Pritchard-McLean to pick apart this week's news from Wales and the world.

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

The (Almost) Accidental Adventures Of Bell And Todd

Episode 5: Todd and Bell are stuck in a swamp and Diana is suffering too.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Mark Steel's In Town. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

Mark Steel's In Town

Series 6, Episode 3 - Shrewsbury

Mark performs from the Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, the politest town in Britain, even if no-one is quite sure how to pronounce it. He looks at some of the best (or worst) looking buildings in the country, a beautiful path that requires a Croatian bouncer, and the roles of famous figures such as Charles Darwin, Clive of India and Percy Thrower.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Revolting People. Copyright: BBC

Revolting People

Series 2, Episode 4 - And Yet Even More Trying Times

Samuel is left a fortune by his puritanical Aunt Sybil, but only if his family can fulfil her final wish.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Cutler The Lax

Cutler The Lax

Episode 1

Episode 1: Scottish surrealist Ivor Cutler provides disappointment to cavemen, and comes up with a cheap alternative to liquor.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:15pm (repeat)
Guy Browning's Small Talk

Guy Browning's Small Talk

Episode 1, How To Poach An Egg: The comedian dispenses practical advice on life's little challenges, beginning with his musings on poaching eggs.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing. Nathan Caton. Copyright: BBC

Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing

Series 3, Episode 2 - About Paranoia

Nathan discovers that watching too much TV can make him paranoid, and that has serious repercussions for his family.

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

The (Almost) Accidental Adventures Of Bell And Todd

Episode 5: Todd and Bell are stuck in a swamp and Diana is suffering too.

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