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Radio schedule Tuesday 1st September 2020

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme. Image shows from L to R: Lawry Lewin, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, John Finnemore, Carrie Quinlan, Simon Kane. Copyright: BBC

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme

Series 6, Episode 6

In this final edition of the series, John lets Lawry take over, with inevitable reactions from Carrie, Margaret and Simon.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
BBC Audio Drama Awards 2015. Lenny Henry. Copyright: BBC

The Lenny Henry Show

Episode 1

Character-based sketch comedy from Lenny Henry, featuring old favourites like Deakus (musing about Covid from his care home) and Brixton-based DJ Delbert Wilkins who's with his mate Winston talking about homeschooling. There's also new characters such as Mr Stone the former Special Forces operative-turned-teacher, and paranoid Aaron who sees crime everywhere. Plus there's an outtake from The Repair Shop, an advert for a new website, Compare The Token.com, and a debut from Northern grime artist 'The Yorkshire Moor', rapping all about lockdown.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 6, Episode 27 - Scradje

Neddie has to solve the problem of people's boots exploding.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook

J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook

Episode 4, My Discovery: The showbusiness veteran recalls taking a surprisingly adept pupil under his wing.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Darren Harriott

Summer Comedy Festival

Episode 6 - Darren Harriott

Darren Harriott curates his ideal festival: a magical carnival of surprise called The Festival of the Unexpected. Featuring trombonists, acrobats, wrestling and opera, it's a whimsical journey through Darren's favourite things with his favourite people. Also, there are vampires.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 1, Episode 1 - The Swim

Does it seem like the media is run by idiots, lying charlatans and moronic 12-year-olds? Welcome to the world of Ed Reardon.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 6, Episode 27 - Scradje

Neddie has to solve the problem of people's boots exploding.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook

J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook

Episode 4, My Discovery: The showbusiness veteran recalls taking a surprisingly adept pupil under his wing.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Who Goes There

Episode 2.6: Biographical quiz show hosted by Martin Young, with panellists Francis Wheen, Carmen Callil, Victoria Glendinning and Fred Housego.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 1, Episode 1 - The Swim

Does it seem like the media is run by idiots, lying charlatans and moronic 12-year-olds? Welcome to the world of Ed Reardon.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme. Image shows from L to R: Lawry Lewin, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, John Finnemore, Carrie Quinlan, Simon Kane. Copyright: BBC

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme

Series 6, Episode 6

In this final edition of the series, John lets Lawry take over, with inevitable reactions from Carrie, Margaret and Simon.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
BBC Audio Drama Awards 2015. Lenny Henry. Copyright: BBC

The Lenny Henry Show

Episode 1

Character-based sketch comedy from Lenny Henry, featuring old favourites like Deakus (musing about Covid from his care home) and Brixton-based DJ Delbert Wilkins who's with his mate Winston talking about homeschooling. There's also new characters such as Mr Stone the former Special Forces operative-turned-teacher, and paranoid Aaron who sees crime everywhere. Plus there's an outtake from The Repair Shop, an advert for a new website, Compare The Token.com, and a debut from Northern grime artist 'The Yorkshire Moor', rapping all about lockdown.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
BBC Audio Drama Awards 2015. Lenny Henry. Copyright: BBC

The Lenny Henry Show

Episode 2

Another helping of character-based sketch comedy from Lenny Henry - including Gideon de Witt, the politician who can never answer a question straight, Mr Stone, the former Special Forces operative-turned-teacher, and paranoid Aaron, who sees crime everywhere. There's also the trailer for a gritty new Netflix movie that's heaven sent and more from Deakus discussing British-ness, while Delbert and Winston talk racist statues, and there's another song from Northern grime artist The Yorkshire Moor, this time celebrating all things Northern.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 6, Episode 27 - Scradje

Neddie has to solve the problem of people's boots exploding.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook

J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook

Episode 4, My Discovery: The showbusiness veteran recalls taking a surprisingly adept pupil under his wing.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
BBC Audio Drama Awards 2015. Lenny Henry. Copyright: BBC

The Lenny Henry Show

Episode 1

Character-based sketch comedy from Lenny Henry, featuring old favourites like Deakus (musing about Covid from his care home) and Brixton-based DJ Delbert Wilkins who's with his mate Winston talking about homeschooling. There's also new characters such as Mr Stone the former Special Forces operative-turned-teacher, and paranoid Aaron who sees crime everywhere. Plus there's an outtake from The Repair Shop, an advert for a new website, Compare The Token.com, and a debut from Northern grime artist 'The Yorkshire Moor', rapping all about lockdown.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
The Shuttleworths. John Shuttleworth (Graham Fellows). Copyright: BBC

The Shuttleworths

Radio Shuttleworth 2, Episode 5

John teaches 1997 Eurovision winner Katrina Leskanich to darn, and Robert Wyatt tries to impress an impresario.

Radio 4 11pm (repeat)
BBC at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Copyright: BBC

Fresh From The Fringe

2015, Episode 2 - Fresh From The Fringe: 2015, Part 2

This late night edition features sketch act The Pin, Danish stand-up Sofie Hagen, mustachioed Mike Wozniak and award-winning mad-cap Australian comic Sam Simmons. Alex Edelman hosts.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Consultants

The Consultants

Series 2, Episode 1

Sketch show written by and starring Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards and James Rawlings.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Old Harry's Game. Image shows from L to R: Satan (Andy Hamilton), Gary (Steven O'Donnell). Copyright: BBC

Old Harry's Game

Series 2, Episode 5 - G.U.T.

The Professor tells Satan that humans have failed for years in trying to come up with a grand unifying theory behind the universe. Satan, however, knows the answer.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Who Goes There

Episode 2.6: Biographical quiz show hosted by Martin Young, with panellists Francis Wheen, Carmen Callil, Victoria Glendinning and Fred Housego.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 1, Episode 1 - The Swim

Does it seem like the media is run by idiots, lying charlatans and moronic 12-year-olds? Welcome to the world of Ed Reardon.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme. Image shows from L to R: Lawry Lewin, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, John Finnemore, Carrie Quinlan, Simon Kane. Copyright: BBC

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme

Series 6, Episode 6

In this final edition of the series, John lets Lawry take over, with inevitable reactions from Carrie, Margaret and Simon.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
BBC Audio Drama Awards 2015. Lenny Henry. Copyright: BBC

The Lenny Henry Show

Episode 1

Character-based sketch comedy from Lenny Henry, featuring old favourites like Deakus (musing about Covid from his care home) and Brixton-based DJ Delbert Wilkins who's with his mate Winston talking about homeschooling. There's also new characters such as Mr Stone the former Special Forces operative-turned-teacher, and paranoid Aaron who sees crime everywhere. Plus there's an outtake from The Repair Shop, an advert for a new website, Compare The Token.com, and a debut from Northern grime artist 'The Yorkshire Moor', rapping all about lockdown.

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