Radio
Radio schedule Saturday 22nd May 2021
8am
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Whispers
Series 1, Episode 1Gyles Brandreth chairs the quiz show celebrating gossip, scandal and controversy. Team captains Anthony Holden and Stella Duffy are joined by Rosie Millard and Jenny Colgan.
8:30am
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Smelling Of Roses
Series 1, Episode 5 - Survival Of The FittestRosie's company hosts a management team building course. It all goes well until the murder mystery dinner, but it isn't Rosie who makes a killing.
9am
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The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere
An everyday story of towering genius, set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century.
9:30am
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Gloomsbury
Radio parody of the arty Bloomsbury group. Stars include Alison Steadman, Miriam Margolyes, Morwenna Banks, Jonathan Coy and John Sessions.
10am
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The Sit Crom
Historical sitcom set in Cromwellian England by Sue Limb, a sequel to The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere.
10:30am30 min
You're Dead To Me
Series 3, Episode 2 - Lord ByronWas Lord Byron the original celebrity? He might have been, you know. You should hear about the "things" that his fans sent him in the post! Find out the truth behind the first boy ever described as, "mad, bad and dangerous to know". Greg Jenner is joined by comedian Ed Gamble and historian Dr Corin Throsby.
10:30am
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Alison And Maud
Comedy series starring Denise Coffey and Miriam Margolyes as two sisters running a bed and breakfast in Norwich.
11am60 min
Fighting Talk
Series 18, Episode 37Former England rugby player Ugo Monye, TV presenter and writer Richard Osman, football broadcaster Bianca Westwood and comedian Kojo join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.
11:30am
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The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected
Series 8, Episode 3This week Mark is joined by Clare Grogan who made a terrible first impression during a high profile breakfast, Chaser Paul Sinha who tells us what it's really like on the red carpet, and joining in from L.A. Greg Proops remembers the joys of getting a cheap haircut in Glasgow.
12pm
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A Trespasser's Guide To The Classics
Series 2, Episode 1 - The NeckIn Whitby, a magician notices strange bite marks on the neck of a woman he has just met.
12:30pm
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The News Quiz
Series 105, Episode 6Andy Zaltzman and panellists including Anand Menon, Geoff Norcott, Eleanor Tiernan and Felicity Ward square up to the week's headlines.
12:30pm
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The Elephant Man
Episode 1, Endangered Species: Assistant head keeper Terry Lyon's future hangs in the balance as Southwood Zoo faces bankruptcy.
2pm
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There Is No Escape
Episode 1 - Domestic BlissAn argument with his girlfriend about cleaning escalates, and Andrew storms out to find something to eat.
2:30pm
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Bridget Christie Minds The Gap
Series 2, Episode 1Bridget asks who has the best sexism in the world, deconstructs a yogurt advert and looks at what happens when a perfectly normal woman appears on television.
3pm
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Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better
Series 1, Episode 2 - LustMark Watson sets out on his quest to free us from The Seven Deadly Sins with stand-up comedy. This week: Lust.
3:30pm
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Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack
Series 2, Episode 1Featuring a woman who has lost her son on the train, someone who can't stop watching the Royal Wedding, and a lady who wants her daughter to be in pink all the time.
7pm
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The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere
An everyday story of towering genius, set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century.
7:15pm
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My Teenage Diary
Series 9, Episode 5 - Julie MyersonRufus Hound invites writer Julie Myerson to revisit her formative by reading her teenage diaries in public for the first time.
7:30pm
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Gloomsbury
Radio parody of the arty Bloomsbury group. Stars include Alison Steadman, Miriam Margolyes, Morwenna Banks, Jonathan Coy and John Sessions.
8pm
(repeat)
The Sit Crom
Historical sitcom set in Cromwellian England by Sue Limb, a sequel to The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere.
8:30pm
(repeat)
Alison And Maud
Comedy series starring Denise Coffey and Miriam Margolyes as two sisters running a bed and breakfast in Norwich.
10pm
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10:30pm
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Josie Long: Romance And Adventure
Episode 3Josie's 32nd birthday has her questioning whether her dream of one day having a family is now unrealistic.
11pm
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Jason Cook's School Of Hard Knocks
Episode 3 - Dumping and ProposalsJason examines the difficulty of dumping someone and the perils of proposals.
11:30pm
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I've Never Seen Star Wars
Series 6, Episode 6 - Dame Kelly HolmesAthlete Dame Kelly Holmes, a self-confessed chocoholic, tries her first deep-fried Mars bar, but will she try the chocolate-covered scorpion?
2am
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There Is No Escape
Episode 1 - Domestic BlissAn argument with his girlfriend about cleaning escalates, and Andrew storms out to find something to eat.
2:30am
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Bridget Christie Minds The Gap
Series 2, Episode 1Bridget asks who has the best sexism in the world, deconstructs a yogurt advert and looks at what happens when a perfectly normal woman appears on television.
3am
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Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better
Series 1, Episode 2 - LustMark Watson sets out on his quest to free us from The Seven Deadly Sins with stand-up comedy. This week: Lust.
3:30am
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Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack
Series 2, Episode 1Featuring a woman who has lost her son on the train, someone who can't stop watching the Royal Wedding, and a lady who wants her daughter to be in pink all the time.