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Radio schedule Wednesday 29th September 2021

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
What's Funny About.... Image shows from L to R: Jon Plowman, Peter Fincham

What's Funny About...

Series 2, Episode 2 - Have I Got News For You

A look back at the success of topical comedy quiz Have I Got News For You, with team captain Ian Hislop and producer Jimmy Mulville. They discuss many of the show's most controversial moments, including Bruce Forsyth's "Play Your Iraqi Cards Right", reveal how the series began and pay tribute to the unique brilliance of Ian's fellow captain, Paul Merton. They both also talk about original host Angus Deayton's departure from the show in 2002.

Radio 4 2:15pm
45 min
Trust. Copyright: BBC

Trust

Series 2, Episode 2 - A New Normal

September 2020. After the chaos of the A Level results, East Salford Academy welcomes back the students. There is going to be a new normal. Rigorous Covid protocols have to be followed. How will they cope with social distancing, classroom bubbles and bottles of cheap hand sanitiser? And that's just the staff.

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
The Cold Swedish Winter. Image shows from L to R: Linda (Sissela Benn), Geoff (Adam Riches). Copyright: Unique Productions

The Cold Swedish Winter

Series 3, Episode 1 - Spring: Wedding Venues

Geoff and Linda start to plan their wedding, and the Andersson family take Geoff on a road trip to Stockholm.

Absolute Radio 11pm
5 min
Shaun Keaveny

Rockanory

Episode 15 - Taking Libertines, Part 3

Did the KLF invent The Libertines for a prank? Is Pete Doherty real, or a Buddy Holly impersonator from a holiday camp in Devon? Did the KLF use him to fool the tabloids? Is anything real anymore?

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Njambi McGrath

Njambi McGrath: Becoming Njambi

Episode 2 - Be Like The British

Kenyan-born comedian Njambi McGrath recounts her innocence in childhood growing up in Thogoto and how the promotion of British values under colonisation left an indelible mark on her father's perception of the world, which in turn impacted her own beliefs.

Radio 4 11:15pm (repeat)
Rhys James

Rhys James Is...

Series 1, Episode 4 - Rhys James Is

In this final episode Rhys reads a letter he wrote to his future self when he was 10. 'You don't need to find out who you are. It's about finding out who you is".

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