Radio schedule for 20th March 2021 (full list)

8am (repeat)

How to Be Bohemian. Victoria Coren Mitchell. Copyright: BBC

Heresy

Series 10, Episode 3

Lee Mack, Konnie Huq and Dave Gorman discuss CGI, Air BnB and Rupert Murdoch's marriage.

8:30am (repeat)

Snap

Series 1, Episode 2

Doug and Molly try to show the world they can start afresh - but then his mum disappears.

10:30am
30 min

David Mitchell explores how the humble meeting took over the world, picking the brains of Imperial College Business School meetings expert Sankalp Chaturvedi, and former Leader of the House of Commons, Sir Davd Lidington.

11am
60 min

Fighting Talk

Series 18, Episode 28

Journalist and broadcaster Mina Rzouki, comedian Tez Ilyas, broadcaster Dougie Anderson and former England and Harlequins rugby player Ugo Monye join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.

11am (repeat)

Educating Archie

Series 2, Episode 12

Sitcom about scampish schoolboy Archie Andrews, actually a ventriloquist's dummy.

11:30am (repeat)

Breaking The News

Series 18, Episode 6

Des Clarke is joined by Marcus Brigstocke, Janey Godley, Marc Jennings & Ria Lina.

11:30am (repeat)

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 1, Episode 1 - The First Night Party

Tony Hancock plans a party to celebrate the launch of his new radio series, and is convinced to rent a posh residence to hold it in. Unfortunately, he goes to Sid James to find the flat - and he has failed to notify the actual owner...

12pm (repeat)

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 18, Episode 1

David Mitchell is joined by John Finnemore, Henning Wehn, Lou Sanders and Miles Jupp as they lie on the subjects of sheep, islands, Steve Jobs and beans.

12:30pm (repeat)

The Now Show

Series 58, Episode 4

Joining Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis this week are Lucy Porter and Eshaan Akbar with music supplied by Jess Robinson.

12:30pm (repeat)

Rob Newman's Total Eclipse Of Descartes

Episode 1 - The Inheritance

In a world gone crazy, can philosophy help? One of Britain's finest comedians pieces together a unique approach for our times by unpicking 3,000 years of thought.

1:30pm (repeat)

Welcome Strangers

Series 2, Episode 2

In this second episode of the series, we will discover: a genie in a mining lamp who offers to grant some disappointingly specific wishes; a children's Princess impersonator is given an unusual request; we meet Wales' most persistent pencil salesman; a driving lesson takes an unexpected turn; a smartphone's calendar raises alarm bells; and many more.

2pm (repeat)

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang Ups

Series 2, Episode 1 - Lost And Found

A flood at Tom's family home makes him reflect on what is important to keep and what is not.

2:30pm (repeat)

Bridget Christie Minds The Gap

Series 1, Episode 1

Bridget asks why feminism became a dirty word and whether the modern British woman needs it. Comedian and broadcaster Fred MacAulay helps her remember some of the key incidents which brought her to an epiphany and a call to arms.

3pm (repeat)

Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music

Episode 3.1: Mitch Benn presents a comic look at pop music, starting with an ill-fated attempt to break America with his Morrissey-obsessed backing group Robin Ince and the Distractions. The band's tour hits a problem when they are denied entry to the country for singing songs mocking the president and his foreign policy.

3:30pm (repeat)

ElvenQuest

Series 2, Episode 1

The intrepid band of Questers, led by elven lord Vidar, set off once again on their search for the Sword of Asnagar.

7:15pm (repeat)

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 23, Episode 2 - Under Our Night Sky

Prof. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Tim Peake, Jon Culshaw, Lisa Harvey-Smith and Stuart Clark to discover how our relationship with the night sky has changed over our history.

9pm
45 min

Braids

Abeni is new to college and Durham. She's putting purple braids in local girl, Jasmine's hair and giving her 'the talk', opening Jasmine's mind to new ways of seeing the world - and the world seeing both of them.

9pm (repeat)