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Radio schedule Saturday 2nd May 2020

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
The Change. Image shows left to right: Carol (Lynda Bellingham), George (Christopher Ellison)

The Change

Series 3, Episode 2

Carol can't take it any more and gives George away to her best friend, Maureen. But does Maureen really want him?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Whack-O!. Professor Edwards (Jimmy Edwards). Copyright: BBC

Whack-O!

Crooked headmaster Professor Jimmy Edwards holds auditions for Chiselbury School's charity concert in aid of a retiring teacher.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

Episode 2.2, Something about a Soldier: The bumbling civil servants find a 20-year-old demob letter.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10am (repeat)
The Ken Dodd Show. Ken Dodd. Credit: BBC

The Ken Dodd Show

Series 2, Episode 9

Comedy series with sketches, music and stand-up from comedy master Ken Dodd and special guests.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30am (repeat)
Steptoe And Son. Image shows from L to R: Harold (Harry H. Corbett), Albert (Wilfrid Brambell). Copyright: BBC

Steptoe And Son

Series 1, Episode 11 - The Lead Man Cometh

The rag and bone men get an irresistible offer.

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

Fighting Talk

Series 17, Special - No Ball Games Allowed

Boxing commentator and broadcaster Steve Bunce, bronze Olympic medalist and former GB athlete Kath Merry, Formula 1 broadcaster Jennie Gow and comedian Paul Sinha join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment as they celebrate the world of sport that doesn't include a ball.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11am (repeat)
The Embassy Lark

The Embassy Lark

Series 1, Episode 6

A chronicle of events In and around Her Britannic Majesty's Embassy to the Kingdom of Tratvia.

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

Breaking The News

Series 15, Episode 11

Des Clarke is joined by Fred MacAulay, Amy Matthews, Marc Jennings and Marjolein Robertson.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30am (repeat)
Round The Horne. Image shows left to right: Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne, June Ellis. Credit: BBC

Round The Horne

Series 4, Episode 12

Kenneth Horne makes Fleet Street headlines, and visits the Bona Private Detective Agency.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Whispers

Whispers

Series 3, Episode 1

Writers Penny Junor and Julian Fellowes join team captains Lucy Moore and Anthony Holden to run the gauntlet of gossip. Gyles Brandreth presides.

Radio 4 12:30pm (repeat)
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 12:30pm (repeat)
HR. Image shows from L to R: Peter (Jonathan Pryce), Sam (Nicholas Le Prevost). Copyright: BBC

HR

Series 2, Episode 5 - Remodelling

Sam, fearing the sense of purposelessness that often hits retirees, decides to redecorate his house. But his housemate Peter is worried that he has some darker purpose in mind.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 1:30pm
30 min
The Machynlleth Comedy Festival. Copyright: BBC

The Machynlleth Comedy Festival

2020, Episode 2 - Live From Lockdown

Welsh acts who have performed at MachFest over the years have spent lockdown devising new material for a 30 minute comedy cabaret show. And here it is... with songs from Carys Eleri, sketches from Tarot and stand-up from Lolly Adefope and Jordan Brookes. It's all held together by host Kiri Pritchard-McLean. A comedy compendium for the isolation generation.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. Image shows from L to R: Arthur Dent (Simon Jones), Ford Prefect (Geoffrey McGivern). Copyright: BBC / Above The Title Productions

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

The Tertiary Phase, Episode 2 - Fit The Fourteenth

In which Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect travel forward in time via a sofa, just in time to spot a spaceship belonging to an old friend, and to see Lord's Cricket Ground be destroyed by 11 white robots.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
The Lee Mack Show. Lee Mack. Copyright: BBC

The Lee Mack Show

Series 1, Episode 6

Toyah Willcox and stand-up comedian Noel Britten join Lee for more stand-up, sketches and music.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
And Now, In Colour

And Now, In Colour

Series 2, Episode 2 - Colourthon

Can Tim de Jongh, William Vandyck and Tim Firth pull off a charity radiothon?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
That Mitchell & Webb Sound. Image shows from L to R: Robert Webb, David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC

That Mitchell & Webb Sound

Series 4, Episode 2

An exciting new reality show uses soap stars, cutting edge surgery and some horses in Make Me a Celebrity Centaur; we learn all about the forecasters' secret weapon, the 'Weatherbrain'; and the dramatic story of Jeremiah Internet and the first ever 'at' sign. Plus, where are we going to put all those Gurkhas?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Earls Of The Court. Image shows from L to R: Lloydie (Stewart Wright), Johnno (Will Adamsdale)

Earls Of The Court

Episode 4 - Downward Inflection

Johnno's so sick and tired of London that he's even lost his upward inflection. If only Lloydie could make the city more like Australia.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:45pm (repeat)
Foley And McColl: The Interview

Foley And McColl: The Interview

Episode 4, Hereford Hop: Using the profits raised from their latest tour, the duo open a cheese shop called Pong.

BBC Radio 4 Extra Midnight (repeat)
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. Image shows from L to R: Arthur Dent (Simon Jones), Ford Prefect (Geoffrey McGivern). Copyright: BBC / Above The Title Productions

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

The Tertiary Phase, Episode 2 - Fit The Fourteenth

In which Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect travel forward in time via a sofa, just in time to spot a spaceship belonging to an old friend, and to see Lord's Cricket Ground be destroyed by 11 white robots.

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