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Radio schedule Saturday 6th March 2021

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
How to Be Bohemian. Victoria Coren Mitchell. Copyright: BBC

Heresy

Series 10, Episode 1

Victoria Coren Mitchell is joined by comedians Lloyd Langford and Katy Brand, and the artist Grayson Perry. They talk about French Style, God and Hitler.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Beachcomber... By The Way

Beachcomber... By The Way

Series 1, Episode 4

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

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
. Copyright: BBC

Take It From Here

Long-running comedy series starring Jimmy Edwards, June Whitfield and Dick Bentley.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Ray's A Laugh

Ray's A Laugh

Classic long-running comedy series starring Ted Ray and Kitty Bluett.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10am (repeat)
Round The Horne. Image shows left to right: Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne, June Ellis. Credit: BBC

Round The Horne

Hugely popular sketch show starring Kenneth Horne and co, created by Barry Took and Marty Feldman.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30am (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

BBC Radio 5 Live 11am
60 min
Rick Edwards. Credit: BBC

Fighting Talk

Series 18, Episode 26

Comedian Mark Watson, sports presenter Jill Douglas, EastEnders star Jake Wood and cricket commentator Charles Dagnall join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11am (repeat)
Steptoe And Son. Image shows from L to R: Harold (Harry H. Corbett), Albert (Wilfrid Brambell). Copyright: BBC

Steptoe And Son

Radio adaptation of Galton & Simpson's hit TV sitcom about a father and son rag-and-bone man team.

BBC Radio Scotland 11:30am (repeat)
Breaking The News. Des Clarke. Copyright: BBC Studios

Breaking The News

Series 18, Episode 4

Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz, and is joined by Ashley Storrie, Alistair Barrie, Amy Matthews & Stuart Mitchell.

Radio 4 12:30pm (repeat)
The Now Show. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt. Copyright: BBC

The Now Show

Series 58, Episode 2

Joining Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis this week are Chris McCausland and Zoe Lyons with music supplied by Tim Sutton and Sooz Kempner.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 1:30pm (repeat)
Stand Up In My House

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. As it is 1st March, this is a St. David's Day special, with Robin Morgan, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Lloyd Langford (in front of a live audience in Australia), Priya Hall and Tudur Owen.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
Dave Podmore. Dave 'Pod' Podmore (Christopher Douglas)

Dave Podmore

Dave Podmore's World Of Cricket, Episode 1

Pod makes a bid to run the opening ceremony of the 2003 Cricket World Cup - on the cheap, of course.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
Laura Solon

Laura Solon: Talking And Not Talking

Series 3, Episode 4

After visiting a Christina Aguilera concert, Kitty confuses post-feminism with being a slag; Carole introduces Cup-a-Meat to the world; and Olga the tyrant phones a late-night local radio programme.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3pm (repeat)
I Think I've Got A Problem. Image shows from L to R: Dr Boone (Bob Monkhouse), Tom Caine (Graham McPherson). Copyright: BBC

I Think I've Got A Problem

Series 2, Episode 1

In an attempt to rid him of the band that lives in his head, Tom's been sent to a special centre for the entertainingly afflicted. The treatment's going well - until the band can't take any more and make Tom burst into song.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:30pm (repeat)
Elastic Planet. Oliver Postgate. Copyright: BBC

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.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:45pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

A Stuggy Pren

Episode 4: Poet and composer Ivor Cutler presents comic songs and stories on bargain hunting and water flowers.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
. Copyright: BBC

Take It From Here

Long-running comedy series starring Jimmy Edwards, June Whitfield and Dick Bentley.

Radio 4 7:15pm (repeat)
My Teenage Diary. Rufus Hound

My Teenage Diary

Series 8, Episode 3 - Anneka Rice

Anneka Rice delves into her teenage past, when she spent more time cooking and cleaning than she did on her school work.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Ray's A Laugh

Ray's A Laugh

Classic long-running comedy series starring Ted Ray and Kitty Bluett.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8pm (repeat)
Round The Horne. Image shows left to right: Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne, June Ellis. Credit: BBC

Round The Horne

Hugely popular sketch show starring Kenneth Horne and co, created by Barry Took and Marty Feldman.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30pm (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

Radio 2 logo 9pm
30 min
Delightful Sausage. Image shows from L to R: Chris Cantrill, Amy Gledhill

The Delightful Sausage On Staycations

Award-winning comedy duo, The Delightful Sausage, hit the road in this offbeat travelogue to find the UK's most unforgettable staycations. Content warning: very northern.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9pm (repeat)
Steptoe And Son. Image shows from L to R: Harold (Harry H. Corbett), Albert (Wilfrid Brambell). Copyright: BBC

Steptoe And Son

Radio adaptation of Galton & Simpson's hit TV sitcom about a father and son rag-and-bone man team.

Radio 2 logo 9:30pm
30 min
Tommy Tiernan

Tommy Tiernan On: Beards

Tommy Tiernan is perplexed to know 'Just when does a beard become a beard?' To discover the answer, he roots about the facial hair of everyone from Roy Keane to Karl Marx.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
The Party Party

The Party Party

Episode 6: Microcosm is host to revenge, greed - and attempted murder.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Elastic Planet. Oliver Postgate. Copyright: BBC

Elastic Planet

Episode 4 - The Life

Following the story of Hamilton Pramden, who was born literally with a silver spoon in his mouth, a whole range of facts about the natural world emerge.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:45pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

We Know Everything

Episode 4: Dan Gaster and Paul Powell tackle quirky questions from their audience, such as when Parmesan goes rotten, what does it smell of?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Tina C: Herstory. Tina C (Christopher Green). Copyright: BBC

Tina C: Herstory

Episode 4

Tina C brings us right up to date with a (slightly) festive look at where she is today and her ambitions for the future.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Chain Reaction. Copyright: BBC

Chain Reaction

Series 8, Episode 5 - Tim Minchin interviews Caitlin Moran

Tim Minchin interviews journalist Caitlin Moran

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
Dave Podmore. Dave 'Pod' Podmore (Christopher Douglas)

Dave Podmore

Dave Podmore's World Of Cricket, Episode 1

Pod makes a bid to run the opening ceremony of the 2003 Cricket World Cup - on the cheap, of course.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
Laura Solon

Laura Solon: Talking And Not Talking

Series 3, Episode 4

After visiting a Christina Aguilera concert, Kitty confuses post-feminism with being a slag; Carole introduces Cup-a-Meat to the world; and Olga the tyrant phones a late-night local radio programme.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3am (repeat)
I Think I've Got A Problem. Image shows from L to R: Dr Boone (Bob Monkhouse), Tom Caine (Graham McPherson). Copyright: BBC

I Think I've Got A Problem

Series 2, Episode 1

In an attempt to rid him of the band that lives in his head, Tom's been sent to a special centre for the entertainingly afflicted. The treatment's going well - until the band can't take any more and make Tom burst into song.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:30am (repeat)
Elastic Planet. Oliver Postgate. Copyright: BBC

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.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:45am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

A Stuggy Pren

Episode 4: Poet and composer Ivor Cutler presents comic songs and stories on bargain hunting and water flowers.

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