Radio
Radio schedule Wednesday 25th December 2019
7am
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Electric Ink
Series 1, Episode 2In order to increase sales of the newspaper, the marketing department decide to give away a free wall chart - with disastrous results.
7:30am
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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.
8am
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Hancock's Half Hour
Series 4, Episode 11 - Hancock's Happy ChristmasAnthony 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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The Eric Morecambe And Ernie Wise Show
Series 3, Christmas Special - The Eric Morecambe And Ernie Wise Christmas ShowEric and Ernie present a special festive edition of their radio show, with Ann Hamilton and guest vocalist Vince Hill.
9:30am
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An Actor's Life For Me
Series 2, Episode 2 - Fathers And SonsDesperate to work, devious Robert digs his way out of a holiday with Sue.
11am
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Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead
Christmas Special: How even the best laid festive plans can go awry - and a message from your milkman.
11:30am30 min
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
2019 Christmas Special - Good King SenselessArthur sets about launching Malcom's singing career. Starting with some Christmas caroling, a bigger stage awaits as the much loved radio sitcom returns to Radio 4 on Christmas Day. The attempted musical festivities are served up by Count Arthur Strong's Radio Repertory Company and their host of regular characters.
12pm
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Hancock's Half Hour
Series 4, Episode 11 - Hancock's Happy ChristmasAnthony 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
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The Eric Morecambe And Ernie Wise Show
Series 3, Christmas Special - The Eric Morecambe And Ernie Wise Christmas ShowEric and Ernie present a special festive edition of their radio show, with Ann Hamilton and guest vocalist Vince Hill.
1pm60 min
Anything But Coldplay
Series 2, Christmas SpecialA festive game of music and fun with the comedy music panel show for the three counties.
4pm30 min
Neil Gaiman's Chivalry
Story by Neil Gaiman about a woman who finds the Holy Grail in a charity shop.
4:30pm30 min
John Kearns
2019 Christmas Special - A Very John Kearns ChristmasA programme about home, memory and ritual. Two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award winner John Kearns pulls up his sleigh to share genuine audio recordings of his family's Christmas dinners gone by.
4:30pm
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An Actor's Life For Me
Series 2, Episode 2 - Fathers And SonsDesperate to work, devious Robert digs his way out of a holiday with Sue.
5pm
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Electric Ink
Series 1, Episode 2In order to increase sales of the newspaper, the marketing department decide to give away a free wall chart - with disastrous results.
5:30pm
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Breaking The News
Series 14, Christmas SpecialDes Clarke presents the comedy news review show that takes a satirical slant on the week's headlines, with help from Catriona Shearer, Susie McCabe, Raymond Mearns and Jim Smith.
5:30pm
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Little Britain
Special - Little BrexitBrexit. Brexit. Brexit. The referendum has united this country like never before. Everybody loves Brexit. But how will Brexit affect the ordinary people of Britain? Matt Lucas and David Walliams return for a special episode of their much-loved sketch show, where Brexit is explained by Vicky Pollard, we learn why Daffyd Thomas voted to leave, and we find out that Sebastian Love is not keen on the new Prime Minister.
5:30pm
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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
The Missing Hancocks
Series 5, Christmas Special - Christmas At AldershotTony is looking forward to Christmas - but then his call-up papers arrive. And as if that wasn't bad enough, his commanding officer turns out to be one Sidney James.
6:30pm
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Palace Of Laughter
Series 1, Episode 4 - Grand BlackpoolGeoffrey Wheeler visits the seaside theatre that's refusing to bring the curtain down. With Bernard Cribbins and Mike Harding.
7pm
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Hancock's Half Hour
Series 4, Episode 11 - Hancock's Happy ChristmasAnthony 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)
The Eric Morecambe And Ernie Wise Show
Series 3, Christmas Special - The Eric Morecambe And Ernie Wise Christmas ShowEric and Ernie present a special festive edition of their radio show, with Ann Hamilton and guest vocalist Vince Hill.
8pm
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The Museum Of Curiosity
Gallery 14, Christmas Special - Meeting Eighty-SevenThis week John Lloyd and curator Bridget Christie and joined by comic Shazia Mirza, musician Glyn Johns and novelist J.K. Rowling.
10pm
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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.
10:30pm
Headliners - The Comedians
Highlights of Nihal's interviews with some of the biggest names in comedy. Hear him in conversation with Lenny Henry, Dawn French, Harry Hill, Ricky Gervais and Billy Connolly.
10:30pm
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Arthur Smith's Balham Bash
Series 2, Episode 4With Phill Jupitus, Josh Widdecombe and Marlon Davies. The music is supplied by Nine Below Zero.
11pm
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Conversations From A Long Marriage
Christmas Special, Episode 1 - Conversations From A Long Marriage At ChristmasWe follow the couple's conversations as they prepare for Christmas à deux, open their Christmas cards, dissect their neighbours' relationships - and Joanna reveals she's planned some rather surprising activities for Christmas Day. A late night phone call means that her Christmas wish may not be granted.
11pm
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Clare In The Community
Series 6, Episode 4 - Clare V GodClare doesn't like people on her patch especially if they're an interfering Vicar.
11:30pm
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Absolute Power
Series 1, Episode 1 - Conservative PartyPrentiss McCabe are visited by the chairman of the Conservatives in the hope that they can relaunch the party.
12:30am
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Palace Of Laughter
Series 1, Episode 4 - Grand BlackpoolGeoffrey Wheeler visits the seaside theatre that's refusing to bring the curtain down. With Bernard Cribbins and Mike Harding.
4:30am
(repeat)
An Actor's Life For Me
Series 2, Episode 2 - Fathers And SonsDesperate to work, devious Robert digs his way out of a holiday with Sue.
5am
(repeat)
Electric Ink
Series 1, Episode 2In order to increase sales of the newspaper, the marketing department decide to give away a free wall chart - with disastrous results.
5:30am
(repeat)
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.