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Radio schedule Tuesday 5th January 2021

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
Beta Female. Copyright: Somethin' Else

Beta Female

Episode 1 - Pilot

Sitcom hinging on a young Asian woman's desire to be all these things and more - to keep her mum and dad happy by allowing her to believe that she and her boyfriend don't live together, and to keep her boyfriend happy by getting a job and contributing to the rent. Like many women of her background and age, Amna wants to have her differences acknowledged, but to be treated the same as everyone else. From work to love to family to social media, Amna walks a tightrope of identity.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm
15 min
Harriet Kemsley

Comedy Catalysts

Series 2, Episode 2 - Jen Brister On French & Saunders

Multi award-winning comic Harriet Kemsley invites her peers to celebrate the trailblazing comedians who inspired them to pick up the mic. This episode features Jen Brister celebrating the groundbreaking partnership of French & Saunders.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Sheep. Copyright: BBC

The News From Nowhere

Rob Wilfort leads the cast in a sketch show that dissects the reality of modern country life, drilling a few holes in the metropolitan view of rural society on the way.

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