Radio
Radio schedule Wednesday 18th December 2019
7am
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Electric Ink
Series 1, Episode 1Old hacks meet new media in the newspaper industry. Maddox is told he must present The Politics Minute, an online 'vodcast' for the paper.
7:30am
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Susan Calman Makes Me Happy
Episode 4 - AnimalsThis week, aided and abetted by her studio audience and her wife Lee, Susan waxes lyrical about her love for animals. She may have previously mentioned (once or twice) that she's quite partial to cats, but her affections aren't limited to the feline world. From the dogs in her local park, via the birds that visit her garden, to grumpy Icelandic Ponies (well, sort of), Susan adores them all.
8am
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Hancock's Half Hour
Series 3, Episode 3 - The BequestAnthony 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.
8:30am
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Listen To Les
Les Dawson's life as a spy, and a rare interview with boxer Sugar Albert Ackroyd.
9am
(repeat)
Many A Slip
Roy Plomley challenges Eleanor Summerfield, Gillian Reynolds, David Nixon and Tim Rice to spot the mistakes.
9:30am
(repeat)
An Actor's Life For Me
Series 2, Episode 1 - The Scottish PlayRobert gets involved in a performance of the play whose title we are not allowed to say. He is overly superstitious about saying 'Macbeth' ... whoops!
10:45am15 min
Subterranean Homesick Blues
Series 4, Episode 3When Maggie forgets date night and would rather do some work John worries that she is getting bored with him already.
11am
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Radio Active
Series 3, Christmas Special - Radio Active's Christmas TurkeyCrackers for all as the Radio Active festive season of one show plunges into the myth behind the Nativity, a super under-12 carol competition for all the family, and Nigel Pry cheering up the chronics at the local hospital.
11:30am30 min
Lemn Sissay's Social Enterprise
Episode 4This time, he explores what charity means when it comes to time.
11:30am
(repeat)
The Masterson Inheritance
1995 Christmas Special - The Mastersons' Christmas CrackerThe family's ancient culture reveals some curious customs.
12pm
(repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour
Series 3, Episode 3 - The BequestAnthony 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.
12:30pm
(repeat)
Listen To Les
Les Dawson's life as a spy, and a rare interview with boxer Sugar Albert Ackroyd.
4pm
(repeat)
Many A Slip
Roy Plomley challenges Eleanor Summerfield, Gillian Reynolds, David Nixon and Tim Rice to spot the mistakes.
4:30pm
(repeat)
An Actor's Life For Me
Series 2, Episode 1 - The Scottish PlayRobert gets involved in a performance of the play whose title we are not allowed to say. He is overly superstitious about saying 'Macbeth' ... whoops!
5pm
(repeat)
Electric Ink
Series 1, Episode 1Old hacks meet new media in the newspaper industry. Maddox is told he must present The Politics Minute, an online 'vodcast' for the paper.
5:30pm
(repeat)
Susan Calman Makes Me Happy
Episode 4 - AnimalsThis week, aided and abetted by her studio audience and her wife Lee, Susan waxes lyrical about her love for animals. She may have previously mentioned (once or twice) that she's quite partial to cats, but her affections aren't limited to the feline world. From the dogs in her local park, via the birds that visit her garden, to grumpy Icelandic Ponies (well, sort of), Susan adores them all.
6:30pm30 min
The Missing Hancocks
Series 5, Episode 2 - Prime Minister HancockTony stands for Parliament with no success. But after the result, he has a dream where he becomes Prime Minister.
6:30pm
(repeat)
Palace Of Laughter
Series 1, Episode 3 - Manchester PlayhouseGeoffrey Wheeler tells the theatre's story plus that of its neighbour, the Hulme Hippodrome. With Morecambe & Wise and Ken Dodd.
7pm
(repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour
Series 3, Episode 3 - The BequestAnthony 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.
7:30pm
(repeat)
Listen To Les
Les Dawson's life as a spy, and a rare interview with boxer Sugar Albert Ackroyd.
7:45pm
(repeat)
Subterranean Homesick Blues
Series 4, Episode 3When Maggie forgets date night and would rather do some work John worries that she is getting bored with him already.
9pm
(repeat)
Radio Active
Series 3, Christmas Special - Radio Active's Christmas TurkeyCrackers for all as the Radio Active festive season of one show plunges into the myth behind the Nativity, a super under-12 carol competition for all the family, and Nigel Pry cheering up the chronics at the local hospital.
9:30pm
(repeat)
The Masterson Inheritance
1995 Christmas Special - The Mastersons' Christmas CrackerThe family's ancient culture reveals some curious customs.
10pm
(repeat)
Susan Calman Makes Me Happy
Episode 4 - AnimalsThis week, aided and abetted by her studio audience and her wife Lee, Susan waxes lyrical about her love for animals. She may have previously mentioned (once or twice) that she's quite partial to cats, but her affections aren't limited to the feline world. From the dogs in her local park, via the birds that visit her garden, to grumpy Icelandic Ponies (well, sort of), Susan adores them all.
10:30pm
(repeat)
Arthur Smith's Balham Bash
Series 2, Episode 3With comedians Doc Brown, Henry Paker and Richard Herring. Music from Gomez.
11pm
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Bunk Bed
Series 4, Episode 3Patrick Marber and Peter Curran's critically acclaimed talk through the darkness returns.
11pm
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Clare In The Community
Series 6, Episode 3 - Some Others Do 'Ave 'EmClare is back on the social work frontline as a vomiting bug hits her colleagues. Ben and Nali take baby Thomas out for the day and Helen attends the police liaison meeting.
11:30pm
(repeat)
The Consultants
Episode 4.6: Last in series of the comedy sketch show, written by and starring Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards and James Rawlings.
12:30am
(repeat)
Palace Of Laughter
Series 1, Episode 3 - Manchester PlayhouseGeoffrey Wheeler tells the theatre's story plus that of its neighbour, the Hulme Hippodrome. With Morecambe & Wise and Ken Dodd.
4am
(repeat)
Many A Slip
Roy Plomley challenges Eleanor Summerfield, Gillian Reynolds, David Nixon and Tim Rice to spot the mistakes.
4:30am
(repeat)
An Actor's Life For Me
Series 2, Episode 1 - The Scottish PlayRobert gets involved in a performance of the play whose title we are not allowed to say. He is overly superstitious about saying 'Macbeth' ... whoops!
5am
(repeat)
Electric Ink
Series 1, Episode 1Old hacks meet new media in the newspaper industry. Maddox is told he must present The Politics Minute, an online 'vodcast' for the paper.
5:30am
(repeat)
Susan Calman Makes Me Happy
Episode 4 - AnimalsThis week, aided and abetted by her studio audience and her wife Lee, Susan waxes lyrical about her love for animals. She may have previously mentioned (once or twice) that she's quite partial to cats, but her affections aren't limited to the feline world. From the dogs in her local park, via the birds that visit her garden, to grumpy Icelandic Ponies (well, sort of), Susan adores them all.