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Radio schedule Friday 1st May 2020

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
John Sessions

Electric Ink

Series 2, Episode 4

The paper gets a hot tip about a Lib-Dem MP. Could they be about to unseat the coalition?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Just A Minute. Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute

Series 69, Episode 1

Just how hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation? Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Julian Clary and Vanessa Feltz find out, as Nicholas Parsons returns to watch the clock and keeps the scores for the 69th series.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

The Hole: The time-wasting twosome get bogged down in a building project.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel. Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel (Michael Roberts). Copyright: BBC

Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel

Series 3, Episode 5 - Coney Island Fair

Shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel takes on an amusement arcade.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
1835. Copyright: BBC

1835

Episode 2 - Haircut Sir?

Aristocrat Belport and servant Ned join the police and encounter demon barber Sweeney Todd.

Radio 4 11:30am (repeat)
My Obsession. Image shows from L to R: Fan (Suki Webster), Danny Heywood (Paul Merton)

My Obsession

Episode 1

A lonely comedian pays a surprise visit to his number one fan. Does he want a date?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

The Hole: The time-wasting twosome get bogged down in a building project.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel. Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel (Michael Roberts). Copyright: BBC

Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel

Series 3, Episode 5 - Coney Island Fair

Shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel takes on an amusement arcade.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
1835. Copyright: BBC

1835

Episode 2 - Haircut Sir?

Aristocrat Belport and servant Ned join the police and encounter demon barber Sweeney Todd.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
John Sessions

Electric Ink

Series 2, Episode 4

The paper gets a hot tip about a Lib-Dem MP. Could they be about to unseat the coalition?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Just A Minute. Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute

Series 69, Episode 1

Just how hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation? Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Julian Clary and Vanessa Feltz find out, as Nicholas Parsons returns to watch the clock and keeps the scores for the 69th series.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 6:30pm
30 min
The Machynlleth Comedy Festival. Copyright: BBC

The Machynlleth Comedy Festival

2020, Episode 1 - 10 Years Of Mach Fest

A look back at a decade of the Machynlleth Comedy Festival. Exploring the stories and legends that have made MachFest such an important fixture in the comedy calendar as artists and performers recall their favourite memories of the Festival from its humble beginnings to its tenth anniversary in 2019. The programme includes contributions from Stewart Lee, Bridget Christie, Rhod Gilbert, Josh Widdicombe, James Acaster and more.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The News Quiz. Angela Barnes

The News Quiz

Series 102, Episode 3

Joining Angela this week is Michael Deacon, Andy Zaltzman, Suzi Ruffell and Kiri Pritchard-McLean.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

The Hole: The time-wasting twosome get bogged down in a building project.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel. Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel (Michael Roberts). Copyright: BBC

Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel

Series 3, Episode 5 - Coney Island Fair

Shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel takes on an amusement arcade.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Just A Minute. Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute

Series 69, Episode 1

Just how hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation? Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Julian Clary and Vanessa Feltz find out, as Nicholas Parsons returns to watch the clock and keeps the scores for the 69th series.

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

Paperback Hell

Episode 2.1, Travelodge Travelogue: Series of literary spoofs, beginning with Travelodge Travelogue, a selection of chapters inspired by best-selling humorous travel writers.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:45pm (repeat)
Steven Appleby's Normal Life

Steven Appleby's Normal Life

Episode 1, Normal Love: The cartoonist takes an unconventional look at everyday life, uncovering his wife's bizarre infidelities and going in search of a little loving of his own.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Little Britain. Image shows from L to R: David Walliams, Matt Lucas. Copyright: BBC

Little Britain

Series 1, Episode 4

Hypnotist Kenny Craig goes swimming and ex-Mafia man Joey the Stool visits the library.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
The Maltby Collection. Copyright: BBC

The Maltby Collection

Series 2, Episode 6

The day of Julian and Prunella's wedding dawns.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
1835. Copyright: BBC

1835

Episode 2 - Haircut Sir?

Aristocrat Belport and servant Ned join the police and encounter demon barber Sweeney Todd.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
John Sessions

Electric Ink

Series 2, Episode 4

The paper gets a hot tip about a Lib-Dem MP. Could they be about to unseat the coalition?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Just A Minute. Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute

Series 69, Episode 1

Just how hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation? Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Julian Clary and Vanessa Feltz find out, as Nicholas Parsons returns to watch the clock and keeps the scores for the 69th series.

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