Radio
Radio schedule Tuesday 12th May 2020
7am
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The Stanley Baxter Playhouse
Series 8, Episode 1 - The Boy Who Ran Away From The CircusOn a Glasgow rooftop, a former circus trapeze artist and a sad and misunderstood young man become connected by circumstance and a shared experience of life, as each tells his story.
7:30am
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My Teenage Diary
Series 9, Episode 1 - Shazia MirzaRufus Hound returns for another series of honest, intimate and hilarious interviews, with famous guests reading from their genuine teenage diaries. For the start of the ninth series, comedian Shazia Mirza reads from her diary, from when she grew up as a Muslim girl in 90s Birmingham.
8am
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The Goon Show
Series 6, Episode 4 - Napoleon's PianoNeddie Seagoon is conned into pinching the keyboard played at the Battle of Waterloo.
8:30am
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J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook
The Rich Brothers: The veteran of many parts recalls a slapstick act, and reveals all on showbiz cliches.
9am
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The News Quiz
Series 102, Episode 4Helen Lewis, Andy Parsons, Kerry Godliman and Simon Evans join host Angela Barnes for the topical comedy panel game, featuring cryptic questions, acerbic satire and humorous cuttings sent in by listeners.
9:30am
(repeat)
Such Rotten Luck
Episode 2.5, Hunting, Shooting and Wishing: Woodhouse arrives at the Pomeroys' country house hoping to find a patron.
12pm
(repeat)
The Goon Show
Series 6, Episode 4 - Napoleon's PianoNeddie Seagoon is conned into pinching the keyboard played at the Battle of Waterloo.
12:30pm
(repeat)
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook
The Rich Brothers: The veteran of many parts recalls a slapstick act, and reveals all on showbiz cliches.
2pm
(repeat)
2:15pm
(repeat)
Holbein's Skull
Comedy drama about Hans Holbein and his painting The Ambassadors.
2:30pm
(repeat)
Such Rotten Luck
Episode 2.5, Hunting, Shooting and Wishing: Woodhouse arrives at the Pomeroys' country house hoping to find a patron.
5pm
(repeat)
The Stanley Baxter Playhouse
Series 8, Episode 1 - The Boy Who Ran Away From The CircusOn a Glasgow rooftop, a former circus trapeze artist and a sad and misunderstood young man become connected by circumstance and a shared experience of life, as each tells his story.
5:30pm
(repeat)
My Teenage Diary
Series 9, Episode 1 - Shazia MirzaRufus Hound returns for another series of honest, intimate and hilarious interviews, with famous guests reading from their genuine teenage diaries. For the start of the ninth series, comedian Shazia Mirza reads from her diary, from when she grew up as a Muslim girl in 90s Birmingham.
6:30pm30 min
My Teenage Diary
Series 9, Episode 2 - Jenny MurrayRufus Hound talks to Jenni Murray about her teenage years in 1960s Barnsley. The first entry in her diary deals with the surprising news that her parents are moving to India.
7pm
(repeat)
The Goon Show
Series 6, Episode 4 - Napoleon's PianoNeddie Seagoon is conned into pinching the keyboard played at the Battle of Waterloo.
7:30pm
(repeat)
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook
The Rich Brothers: The veteran of many parts recalls a slapstick act, and reveals all on showbiz cliches.
10pm
(repeat)
My Teenage Diary
Series 9, Episode 1 - Shazia MirzaRufus Hound returns for another series of honest, intimate and hilarious interviews, with famous guests reading from their genuine teenage diaries. For the start of the ninth series, comedian Shazia Mirza reads from her diary, from when she grew up as a Muslim girl in 90s Birmingham.
10:30pm
(repeat)
Life: An Idiot's Guide
Series 3, Episode 5 - Penny Pinching And AusterityStephen K Amos and his comedy friends compile a guide to life. Stephen is joined by comedians Suzi Ruffell, Tom Rhodes and Andy Zaltzman to present a guide to penny pinching and austerity.
11pm30 min
You'll Do
Episode 2 - Ageing with Zoe Lyons and Sindy De JongComedian Zoe Lyons and nurse Sindy De Jong join Catherine Bohart and Sarah Keyworth to talk about their marriage, falling in love and out of vans.
11pm
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Nurse
Series 2, Episode 1Nurse returns to BBC Radio 4 for a second series. This bittersweet comedy drama, created by Paul Whitehouse and David Cummings, is about a community mental health nurse.
11:15pm
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The In Crowd
Episode 2.1: Sketch show from Manchester's Comedy Store with Robin Ince, Helen Moon, Smug Roberts and Kate Ward.
11:30pm
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Think The Unthinkable
Series 3, Episode 5 - Barrington ZooBarrington Zoo is given the full consultant treatment. Some of the ideas for new uses for a zoo, especially those from Sophie, really are unthinkable.
2am
(repeat)
2:30am
(repeat)
Such Rotten Luck
Episode 2.5, Hunting, Shooting and Wishing: Woodhouse arrives at the Pomeroys' country house hoping to find a patron.
5am
(repeat)
The Stanley Baxter Playhouse
Series 8, Episode 1 - The Boy Who Ran Away From The CircusOn a Glasgow rooftop, a former circus trapeze artist and a sad and misunderstood young man become connected by circumstance and a shared experience of life, as each tells his story.
5:30am
(repeat)
My Teenage Diary
Series 9, Episode 1 - Shazia MirzaRufus Hound returns for another series of honest, intimate and hilarious interviews, with famous guests reading from their genuine teenage diaries. For the start of the ninth series, comedian Shazia Mirza reads from her diary, from when she grew up as a Muslim girl in 90s Birmingham.