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Radio schedule Saturday 23rd October 2021

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Motion Show

Series 5, Episode 5

Graeme Garden hosts the comedy debating show, with guests Gyles Brandreth, Steve Punt, Arthur Smith and Lauren Laverne.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Prunella Scales

Smelling Of Roses

Series 3, Episode 3 - A Closed Book

Rosie is contracted to organise a literary prize, but finds that not everything goes by the book...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (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 4 Extra 10am (repeat)
Dead Ringers. Image shows from L to R: Lewis Macleod, Debra Stephenson, Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey. Copyright: BBC

Dead Ringers

Satirical impressionist show mocking the great and good, from politicians to those familar voices on Radio 4.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30am (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 5 Live 11am
60 min
Rick Edwards. Credit: BBC

Fighting Talk

Series 19, Episode 11

Former England rugby player Martin Bayfield, football presenter Natalie Pike, sports broadcaster and journalist Lynsey Hooper and comedian Ivo Graham join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.

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

Chain Reaction

Comic chat show in which an individual from the world of entertainment selects someone that they would like to interview.

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

Breaking The News

Series 20, Episode 2

Des Clarke is this week joined by Josie Long, Susie McCabe, Alun Cochrane & Chris Thorburn.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing. Nathan Caton. Copyright: BBC

Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing

Series 3, Episode 1 - About Intelligence

Return of the comedy that mixes stand-up with re-enacted scenes from comedian Nathan Caton's family life. Nathan is fed up with his family underestimating his intelligence and decides to show them just how bright he really is.

Radio 4 12:30pm (repeat)
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 106, Episode 8

Andy Zaltzman is joined by Matt Winning, Geoff Norcott, Elis James and Ayesha Hazarika to discuss the upcoming COP26 summit, Southend's city status and whether we need a plan C.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead

Series 1, Episode 2

Sketch show starring Ronnie Barker.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
Mark Watson

Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life

Series 3, Episode 3 - Autumn

Mark focuses on the season of autumn - the season of falling leaves and (in some cases) falling expectations of life.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
Revolting People. Copyright: BBC

Revolting People

Series 4, Episode 4 - Pirates

Samuel, McGurk and the others flee to England, but are captured by pirates with very poor interpersonal skills.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3pm (repeat)
Radio Active. Image shows left to right: Angus Deayton, Philip Pope, Helen Atkinson-Wood, Michael Fenton Stevens

Radio Active

Series 5, Episode 8 - Did You Catch It?

The station's Choir of the Year Competition is settled by a game of tug o' war.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:30pm (repeat)
28 Acts In 28 Minutes

28 Acts In 28 Minutes

Series 1, Episode 1

John Humphrys gives 28 performers 60 seconds to entertain. With Jason Manford, Ed Byrne and Nicholas Parsons.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (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 4 Extra 8pm (repeat)
Dead Ringers. Image shows from L to R: Lewis Macleod, Debra Stephenson, Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey. Copyright: BBC

Dead Ringers

Satirical impressionist show mocking the great and good, from politicians to those familar voices on Radio 4.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30pm (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 9pm (repeat)
Chain Reaction. Copyright: BBC

Chain Reaction

Comic chat show in which an individual from the world of entertainment selects someone that they would like to interview.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Ross Noble Goes Global. Ross Noble. Copyright: BBC

Ross Noble Goes Global

Series 2, Episode 1 - Brussels

Ross travels to Brussels... a city with a reputation a little on the dull side. But he soon finds out that with chocolate on every corner, a puzzling statue of an incontinent child, and the honour of being associated with the always-exciting Jean-Claude Van Damme, Brussels might be his kind of city after all...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Chain Reaction. Copyright: BBC

Chain Reaction

Series 11, Episode 3 - Ian Hislop interviews Victoria Coren-Mitchell

Ian Hislop talks to writer and presenter Victoria Coren-Mitchell. Ian talks to Victoria about her wide and varied career in writing, quizzing and cards.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Curried Goat Show

The Curried Goat Show

Episode 6: Comedy sketches, with Will Ing, Dan Gaster, Ben Silburn and guest Rodney Bewes.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Cowards. Image shows from L to R: Tim Key, Stefan Golaszewski, Lloyd Woolf, Tom Basden. Copyright: BBC

Cowards

Series 2, Episode 4

Sketches include Tom Jones trying some experimental musical styles, an interesting idea for the Littlewoods catalogue shoot, and a talking bike.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
Mark Watson

Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life

Series 3, Episode 3 - Autumn

Mark focuses on the season of autumn - the season of falling leaves and (in some cases) falling expectations of life.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
Revolting People. Copyright: BBC

Revolting People

Series 4, Episode 4 - Pirates

Samuel, McGurk and the others flee to England, but are captured by pirates with very poor interpersonal skills.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3am (repeat)
Radio Active. Image shows left to right: Angus Deayton, Philip Pope, Helen Atkinson-Wood, Michael Fenton Stevens

Radio Active

Series 5, Episode 8 - Did You Catch It?

The station's Choir of the Year Competition is settled by a game of tug o' war.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:30am (repeat)
28 Acts In 28 Minutes

28 Acts In 28 Minutes

Series 1, Episode 1

John Humphrys gives 28 performers 60 seconds to entertain. With Jason Manford, Ed Byrne and Nicholas Parsons.

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