Radio
Radio schedule Tuesday 8th September 2020
7am
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Shush!
Series 1, Episode 1 - Top ShelfAlice and Snoo have to resort to some rather unconventional means to get people into the library. A very low shelf, a book about zombies, a hosepipe ban and some hummingbirds bring the public flocking in.
7:30am
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The Lenny Henry Show
Episode 2Another 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.
8am
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The Goon Show
Series 7, Episode 1 - The Nasty Affair At The Burami OasisAdmiral Seagoon is dispatched as bandits attack the British garrison.
8:30am
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J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook
Episode 5, The Scriptwriter's Revenge: The star spins a tragic tale of overwhelming revenge, with a hint of unexpected praise.
9am
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The News Quiz
Series 103, Episode 1Andy Zaltzman hosts the satirical quiz in front of a virtual audience, with guests Helen Lewis, Daliso Chaponda, Lucy Porter and Andrew Maxwell.
9:45am15 min
Ramble Book
Episode 2Adam Buxton looks back at his adolescent years and the people who helped shape him.
10:45am15 min
Prostrate
Episode 2 - The Size Of The ApparatusLenny comes to the rescue and becomes Tony's Prostate Spirit Guide.
12pm
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The Goon Show
Series 7, Episode 1 - The Nasty Affair At The Burami OasisAdmiral Seagoon is dispatched as bandits attack the British garrison.
12:30pm
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J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook
Episode 5, The Scriptwriter's Revenge: The star spins a tragic tale of overwhelming revenge, with a hint of unexpected praise.
2:15pm45 min
Trust
Series 1, Episode 2 - Purple EnoughThe school is having budget difficulties and the financial manager is advocating massive cuts including East Salford's beloved brass band. The Deputy Head is going forward with the rebranding including Byzantium purple hoodies. But then an unfortunate incident occurs in a local nightclub.
2:30pm
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Ed Reardon's Week
Series 1, Episode 2 - Pulp Non-FictionEd finds a review of his new book in the magazine Caravan and Camper. Rather than pay for photocopying, he steals the magazine from the library - an act that results in a jail sentence for the poor author.
4:30pm30 min
Great Lives - Kenneth Williams
Tom Allen discovered Kenneth Williams as a young boy and was inspired by how Kenneth dared to be different. Tom joins Matthew Parris and Kenneth's biographer, Christopher Stevens.
5pm
(repeat)
Shush!
Series 1, Episode 1 - Top ShelfAlice and Snoo have to resort to some rather unconventional means to get people into the library. A very low shelf, a book about zombies, a hosepipe ban and some hummingbirds bring the public flocking in.
5:30pm
(repeat)
The Lenny Henry Show
Episode 2Another 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.
6:30pm30 min
The Lenny Henry Show
Episode 3Another helping of character-based sketch comedy from Lenny Henry, including more from Delbert and Winston who discuss getting out into the countryside after lockdown. We also hear from Cecilia and Barrington, two elderly Jamaican friends, about a new TV show Britain's Next Great Occultist. There's more adventures from Gavin Stone, the Special Forces soldier-turned-teacher, and we meet Paul and Madison, who run Brixton's best black studies book shop - if only it wasn't so close to Waterstone's.
7pm
(repeat)
The Goon Show
Series 7, Episode 1 - The Nasty Affair At The Burami OasisAdmiral Seagoon is dispatched as bandits attack the British garrison.
7:30pm
(repeat)
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook
Episode 5, The Scriptwriter's Revenge: The star spins a tragic tale of overwhelming revenge, with a hint of unexpected praise.
10pm
(repeat)
The Lenny Henry Show
Episode 2Another 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.
10:30pm
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The Shuttleworths
Radio Shuttleworth 2, Episode 6John plans his own edition of Stars In Their Eyes with special guest Matthew Kelly. But will the Shuttleworths shine? With Mitch Benn.
11pm
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Fresh From The Fringe
2018, Episode 1Recorded at the BBC's Edinburgh festival site, Fresh from the Fringe showcases the best in comedy from the Fringe 2018.
11pm
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The Consultants
Series 2, Episode 2Sketch show written by and starring Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards and James Rawlings.
11:30pm
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Old Harry's Game
Series 2, Episode 6 - Too FarSatan forces Scumspawn to eat himself, and he releases the grand unifying theory into the world under the Professor's name.
12:30am
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Ramble Book
Episode 2Adam Buxton looks back at his adolescent years and the people who helped shape him.
5am
(repeat)
Shush!
Series 1, Episode 1 - Top ShelfAlice and Snoo have to resort to some rather unconventional means to get people into the library. A very low shelf, a book about zombies, a hosepipe ban and some hummingbirds bring the public flocking in.
5:30am
(repeat)
The Lenny Henry Show
Episode 2Another 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.