Radio schedule for 27th February 2021 (full list)

8am (repeat)

The Motion Show

Series 2, Episode 6

Dr Phil Hammond watches over proceedings in the quirky debating game, with guests Linda Smith, Stuart Maconie, Steve Punt and Chris Neill.

8:30am (repeat)

Beachcomber... By The Way

Series 1, Episode 3

Humourous tales based on J. B. Morton's popular and whimsical Daily Express column, By The Way.

11am
60 min

11 x Paralympic gold medallist Tanni Grey-Thompson, former England rugby player Martin Bayfield, broadcaster Steffan Powell and comedian Ivo Graham join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.

12pm (repeat)

People In Cars

Episode 1 - Get Away

Gilly's 14-year-old son Ben complains that nothing exciting ever happens to them - until a gangster on the run jumps into their car.

12:30pm (repeat)

The Now Show

Series 58, Episode 1

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by Jessica Fostekew who relays her time volunteering in a vaccination centre. Ken Cheng talks about his experiences as a Chinese Briton plus music from Beardyman...

12:30pm (repeat)

Life, Death And Sex With Mike And Sue

Series 3, Episode 1

Sofa-bound TV presenters Mike and Sue take on party food and reading, plus therapy - could it have helped the Beatles and Henry VIII?

1:30pm (repeat)

Stand Up In My House

Elis James hosts the best comedians from Wales and the UK as they attempt to do stand-up to the most discerning of audiences: the people they live with. This week he is joined by Leila Navabi, Jessica Fostekew, Nathan Caton, Catherine Bohart and Jordan Brookes.

2pm (repeat)

Revolting People

Series 1, Episode 1 - Storm Clouds

The year is 1770, and Baltimore shopkeeper Samuel Oliphant has much to worry about.

2:30pm (repeat)

Pleased To Meet You

Episode 1: Ninety-something good-time girl Dora Dale spills the beans on the Rat Pack.

3pm (repeat)

Fist Of Fun

Episode 1

First in a six-part comedy series, starring Richard Herring and Stewart Lee, with Alistair McGowan and Rebecca Front. Stewart Lee berates Richard Herring for his lack of street cred, Peter Baynham shares some unusual recipes and is Radio 1 really the youth-friendly station it pretends to be?

3:30pm (repeat)

The Brig Society

Series 4, Episode 2 - Scandal!

Marcus becomes a victim of his own newspaper as he gets caught up in a scandal.

7:15pm (repeat)

My Teenage Diary

Series 8, Episode 6 - Helen Lederer

Helen Lederer reads from her teenage diaries and talks about her school days in South-East London, when she was far more interested in boys than in school work.

8pm

Meeting Myself Coming Back

Ian Hislop, satirist and editor of Private Eye magazine, meets his younger self in the sound archives in conversations with John Wilson.

10pm (repeat)

Breaking The News

Series 18, Episode 3

Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz, and is joined by guests Fred MacAulay, Zoe Lyons, Maisie Adam & Gareth Waugh.

10pm (repeat)

We Know Everything

Episode 5: The town of Microcosm is set for revenge, greed - and attempted murder.

10:30pm (repeat)

Elastic Planet

Episode 3 - The Shape

Johnny Ball on Think of a Number draws an odd shape with four and a half equal sides on a blackboard.

10:45pm (repeat)

We Know Everything

Episode 3: Dan Gaster and Paul Powell tackle an audience's quirky questions, such as if all roads lead to Rome, how do you drive out again?

11pm (repeat)

Tina C: Herstory

Episode 3

Ritula Shah asks Tina about her role as a special advisor to US President George W Bush.

11:30pm (repeat)