Radio
Radio schedule Friday 25th December 2020
7am
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Clare In The Community
Series 10, Episode 6 - Party OnThe Sparrowhawk team hold a leaving do and take the opportunity to reminisce.
7:30am
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Knowing Knowing Me, Knowing You: Alan Partridge
The hapless host lifts the lid on his own life and takes a fly-on-the-wall behind-the-scenes look at Pear Tree Productions.
8am
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A Date With Nurse Dugdale
A nurse tries to arrange a hospital pageant.
8:30am
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King Street Junior
Series 2, Episode 9 - Sports DayAs both pupils and staff get in training, headmaster Mr. Beeston gets a cryptic note.
9am
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The Personality Test
Series 3, Episode 2 - Lorraine KellyLorraine Kelly is in the hot seat, and the panellists are comedians Sue Perkins, Lucy Porter, Robin Ince and Will Smith.
9:30am
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Ballylenon
Episode 2.2 Phonsie and Stumpy struggle to keep Josie away from Packy McGoldrick's clutches.
11am30 min
You're Dead To Me
Series 2, Christmas Special - The Victorian ChristmasWhy do we celebrate Christmas with cards, crackers and a tree? Greg Jenner and guests Dr Fern Riddell and Russell Kane explore the surprising history of the Victorian Christmas.
11:30am30 min
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
2020 Christmas Special - PoundsqueezersIn the words of Count Arthur, 'Christmas isn't just about charity, it is about baby Judas riding a donkey'. To celebrate in style, Arthur heads to the pound shop for his Christmas gifts.
12pm
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A Date With Nurse Dugdale
A nurse tries to arrange a hospital pageant.
12:30pm
(repeat)
King Street Junior
Series 2, Episode 9 - Sports DayAs both pupils and staff get in training, headmaster Mr. Beeston gets a cryptic note.
1pm60 min
Happy Birthday Harry!
A celebration of the man Churchill described as "Scotland's greatest ever ambassador", Harry Lauder. Plus, an assessment of the singer and comedian's legacy.
4pm60 min
Star Child
A comic retelling of the Nativity story. A magic star appears in the sky, a lonely village seamstress meets an anxious angel and a kindly donkey, two shepherds go on a dangerous mission, three bickering wise women bring news to a paranoid, psychotic king and a bolshie girl gives birth to a baby.
4pm
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The Personality Test
Series 3, Episode 2 - Lorraine KellyLorraine Kelly is in the hot seat, and the panellists are comedians Sue Perkins, Lucy Porter, Robin Ince and Will Smith.
4:30pm
(repeat)
Ballylenon
Episode 2.2 Phonsie and Stumpy struggle to keep Josie away from Packy McGoldrick's clutches.
5pm60 min
Nature Table
Christmas SpecialJoining Sue Perkins for this Christmas special are naturalist, presenter and writer Chris Packham; botanist, presenter and writer James Wong; wildlife presenter Michaela Strachan; and helping Sue to make sense of the amazing funny facts that the experts present is Tony-nominated comedy actor Stephen Mangan.
5pm
(repeat)
Clare In The Community
Series 10, Episode 6 - Party OnThe Sparrowhawk team hold a leaving do and take the opportunity to reminisce.
5:30pm
(repeat)
Knowing Knowing Me, Knowing You: Alan Partridge
The hapless host lifts the lid on his own life and takes a fly-on-the-wall behind-the-scenes look at Pear Tree Productions.
6:15pm15 min
Excuse Me, Are You John Shuttleworth?
Episode 1Part One finds Graham Fellows greeting John Shuttleworth on Christmas Eve before he begins to share his story, although John doesn't know who he is or why he's there and assumes he's a carol singer. But Graham wants to take us back to 1977 when he first started Drama school and came up with a riff that led him to his first character - Jilted John.
6:30pm30 min
Dead Ringers
2020 Christmas SpecialsIn a change to the usual format, the show listens-in to how the great and good are spending Christmas. Much like everyone else? Maybe not... Mark Drakeford finds a new way of addressing the people of Wales, while Nigel Farage thinks now's the right time for a pub crawl.
7pm
(repeat)
A Date With Nurse Dugdale
A nurse tries to arrange a hospital pageant.
7:30pm
(repeat)
King Street Junior
Series 2, Episode 9 - Sports DayAs both pupils and staff get in training, headmaster Mr. Beeston gets a cryptic note.
8pm50 min
Fortunately... With Fi And Jane
Christmas Special - Cyprian Santas And Silhouettes, With Dawn FrenchIn this festive edition of Fortunately, Fi Glover and Jane Garvey are joined by special guest Dawn French.
10pm
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Knowing Knowing Me, Knowing You: Alan Partridge
The hapless host lifts the lid on his own life and takes a fly-on-the-wall behind-the-scenes look at Pear Tree Productions.
10:30pm
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Funny Friends
Series 1, Episode 4 - Sarah MillicanSusan Calman talks to Geordie comedian Sarah Millican, who started doing comedy after her divorce and won Best Newcomer at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival.
11pm
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Tim Key's Poetry Programme
Series 2, Episode 6 - StagTim has travelled to Cheam for the wedding of his guitarist Tom Basden. He reads poems about love and gives Tom a stag night he will never forget. But Lord is not so sure.
11:15pm
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Steven Appleby's Normal Life
Episode 2.6, Normal Truth: The cartoonist decides to depart from the norm and tell the truth - which soon proves an unwise career move.
11:30pm
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Andrew Maxwell's Public Enemies
Episode 3 - Drugs TradeThe drugs trade is one of our few booming industries. In this third episode, Andrew looks at the facts behind both the illegal and legal drugs. What are the risks? What are the problems? And what can we do about either?
4am
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The Personality Test
Series 3, Episode 2 - Lorraine KellyLorraine Kelly is in the hot seat, and the panellists are comedians Sue Perkins, Lucy Porter, Robin Ince and Will Smith.
4:30am
(repeat)
Ballylenon
Episode 2.2 Phonsie and Stumpy struggle to keep Josie away from Packy McGoldrick's clutches.
5am
(repeat)
Clare In The Community
Series 10, Episode 6 - Party OnThe Sparrowhawk team hold a leaving do and take the opportunity to reminisce.
5:30am
(repeat)
Knowing Knowing Me, Knowing You: Alan Partridge
The hapless host lifts the lid on his own life and takes a fly-on-the-wall behind-the-scenes look at Pear Tree Productions.