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Radio schedule Saturday 21st December 2019

Radio 4 10:30am
30 min
James Veitch's Contractual Obligation. James Veitch. Copyright: BBC

James Veitch's Contractual Obligation

Series 2, Episode 3 - Off Grid

James Veitch tries to start a new life, off grid.

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

Fighting Talk

Series 17, Episode 14

Journalist and presenter Martin Bashir, England netball player Ama Agbeze, sports journalist Thom Gibbs and comedian Ivo Graham join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.

BBC Radio Scotland 11:30am (repeat)
Breaking The News. Des Clarke. Copyright: BBC Studios

Breaking The News

Series 14, Episode 9

Des Clarke hosts the topical comedy news quiz from Johnstone Town Hall, in which panellists Athena Kugblenu, Ashley Storrie, Alistair Barrie and Jim Smith take a satirical swipe at the week's news agenda in Scotland and across the UK.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 15, Episode 6

Sarah Millican, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Holly Walsh and Katherine Ryan join David Mitchell to lie on the subjects of IKEA, marriage, Switzerland and chewing gum.

Radio 4 12:30pm (repeat)
Dead Ringers. Image shows from L to R: Lewis Macleod, Debra Stephenson, Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey. Copyright: BBC

Dead Ringers

2019 Specials, Episode 2

This election has proven to be the most historic, unique and pivotal since the beginning of time. Just like all the others.

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

Electric Ink

Series 1, Episode 1

Old hacks meet new media in the newspaper industry. Maddox is told he must present The Politics Minute, an online 'vodcast' for the paper.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 1:30pm (repeat)
Stand Up At BBC Wales. Nish Kumar

Stand-Up For Radio Wales

Episode 3

Kiri Pritchard-McLean introduces live stand-up performances by comedians including Jen Brister, Robin Morgan, Sindhu Vee, Lloyd Langford and Nish Kumar.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
It's Jocelyn. Jocelyn Jee Esien. Copyright: BBC

It's Jocelyn

Series 2, Episode 4 - Family

Jocelyn Jee Esien talks about family, a spiritual medium goes over to the other side, and the doctor's receptionist shows her true feelings for 'big bad Don'.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Bridget Christie

Bridget Christie's Christmas List

Christmas comedy with a feminist theme, created by Bridget Christie.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar. Alexei Sayle. Copyright: BBC

Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar

Series 1, Episode 1 - Pretending & Sandwiches

Alexei explores his impulse to pretend and love of sandwiches. Along the way he reveals the little-known origin of the prawn cocktail, debunks the myth that the Earl of Sandwich was the first person to put a bit of meat between two slices of bread, and discusses the hidden depths of Taylor Swift.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Ross Noble Goes Global. Ross Noble. Copyright: BBC

Ross Noble Goes Global

Series 2, Episode 4 - Milan

In Milan, Ross discovers that the people refuse to stop talking into their mobile phones and finds that every impressive building he tries to visit is covered in scaffolding.

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