Radio
Radio schedule Saturday 28th December 2019
11am60 min
Fighting Talk
Series 17, Episode 15Broadcaster Dougie Anderson, sports presenter Bianca Westwood, broadcaster Martin Kelner and comedian Danny McLoughlin join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.
11:30am
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12pm
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A Month Of June
Episode 1 - Spray The Grass GreenIt's 1939 and when fading Hollywood star Lana Garfield hears that studio boss Al Seltzer wants to end her contract, English ghost writer George Creighton is spurred to organise an appropriate revenge.
12:30pm
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Dead Ringers
2019 Specials, Episode 3A look back at all the achievements of Boris Johnson, which the team somehow manages to drag out for 11 minutes. The rest of the show consists of soothing music.
12:30pm
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Arrested Development
Episode 1Penny and Dave are getting married, but there are a few hiccups - Penny's hair being just one of them. She wanted the Julia Roberts look but has ended up with a Mrs Merton instead.
2:30pm60 min
Puckoon
An adaptation of Spike Milligan's novel starring Ed Byrne. In 1924, the Boundary Commission is tasked with creating the new official division between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Through incompetence, dereliction of duty and sheer perversity, the border ends up running through the middle of the small town of Puckoon.
8pm60 min
The Arts Hour Holiday Comedy
Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda hosts the international line up for the BBC World Service which features Danish stand-up Sofie Hagen and American comic, and the winner of the BBC's Best Newcomer at this year's Edinburgh Festival, Janine Harouni.
10pm
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The Penny Dreadfuls Present...
Revolution, Special - The Penny Dreadfuls Present: RevolutionThe Penny Dreadfuls present their latest play - their version of the French Revolution. Guest starring Richard E. Grant as Robespierre and Sally Hawkins as Marie-Therese, daughter of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
11pm
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Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar
Series 1, Episode 2 - Political BeliefsAlexei explores his political beliefs system, looking back at his childhood in a communist household, his career as a drug-dealer and his physical attraction to Boris Johnson.
11:30pm
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Political Animals
Series 2, Episode 1 - BoBo (Chris Pavlo), the pet dog of US President Barack Obama, gives a dog-eared account in life in the White House.