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Radio schedule Saturday 16th April 2022

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

Spangles 'n' Tights

Episode 4, Medieval Banquet: The costumiers dress a medieval banquet in a ghostly castle.

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

Fighting Talk

Series 19, Episode 35

Football presenter Natalie Pike, journalist Jim White, sports broadcaster Lynsey Hooper and comedian Andrew Mensah join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.

BBC Radio Scotland 11:30am (repeat)
Radio 4 12:30pm (repeat)
The Now Show. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt. Copyright: BBC

The Now Show

Series 60, Episode 6

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by the voices of Jason Forbes and Sharlin Jahan. Sarah Keyworth talks about mental health, and Geoff Norcott looks ahead to the local elections. Music is provided by Jess Robinson.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
One Foot In The Grave. Image shows from L to R: Victor Meldrew (Richard Wilson), Margaret Meldrew (Annette Crosbie). Copyright: BBC

One Foot In The Grave

Episode 1 - Alive And Buried

Grumpy Victor Meldrew is set to lose his job. Adapted from TV.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1pm (repeat)
One Foot In The Grave - A Celebration Of A Comedy Classic. Image shows from L to R: Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie. Copyright: BBC

One Foot In The Grave - A Celebration Of A Comedy Classic

BBC Radio Solent celebrates the 25th anniversary of the classic sitcom.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters. Tom Wrigglesworth. Copyright: BBC

Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters

Series 2, Episode 1 - Insurance Industry

This week, Tom Wrigglesworth's letter is addressed to the insurance industry, as he asks why everything has to be so confusing.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
Agendum. Alexandra Palisades (Carrie Quinlan). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Agendum

Series 1, Episode 2 - Crisis

A cotton-based crisis, a row about dimensionality and the ethics of the whoopee cushion are analysed with forensic skill by a team of paid voices, chaired by chairperson-in-chief Alexandra Palisades. This weel we follow the collapse of Britain's space rocket makers following the rest of the world's refusal to go imperial, the army using new humiliation tactics, and the latest TV hit - a show all about stairs.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3pm (repeat)
The Nick Revell Show

The Nick Revell Show

Episode 1, Holy Water: Comedy detailing the life of a struggling writer with dysfunctional friends - and a talking geranium.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:30pm (repeat)
Sarah Millican

Sarah Millican's Support Group

Series 2, Episode 1

This week the team tackle two problems: 'My partner is too controlling - a fight for the television remote' and 'I'm a non-drinker with no friends - should I just buy a cat?'

Radio 4 8pm
60 min
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. Image shows from L to R: Graeme Garden, William Rushton, Barry Cryer, Humphrey Lyttelton, Tim Brooke-Taylor. Copyright: BBC

50 Years Without A Clue

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, Greg James unearths a bumper selection of clips from across the years.

Radio 4 9:45pm (repeat)
The Skewer. Credit: BBC, Unusual Productions

The Skewer

Series 6, Episode 2

This week - Hashtag Partygate, Kicking Against The Pickles, You've Got A Friend In Prince Charles, and Boris is (Steven) Toast (of Westminster).

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section. Image shows from L to R: Drums (Ben Reynolds), Saxophone (Mark Brown), Alex Horne, Bass (Will Collier), Trumpet (Joe Auckland), Ed Sheldrake. Copyright: BBC

Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section

Series 2, Episode 4

Guest starring comedian Nick Mohammed, who plays with the band and has a trick up his sleeve.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Mark Thomas: My Life In Serious Organised Crime. Mark Thomas. Copyright: BBC

Mark Thomas: My Life In Serious Organised Crime

The comedian and political activist Mark Thomas tells the story of how he battled against the Serious Organised Crime Act - by complying with it.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
The Skivers

The Skivers

Series 3, Episode 3

The ground-breaking sketch show written and performed by Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh, with Peter Bradshaw and Sally Phillips. With guest star Peter Stringfellow.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1am (repeat)
One Foot In The Grave - A Celebration Of A Comedy Classic. Image shows from L to R: Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie. Copyright: BBC

One Foot In The Grave - A Celebration Of A Comedy Classic

BBC Radio Solent celebrates the 25th anniversary of the classic sitcom.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters. Tom Wrigglesworth. Copyright: BBC

Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters

Series 2, Episode 1 - Insurance Industry

This week, Tom Wrigglesworth's letter is addressed to the insurance industry, as he asks why everything has to be so confusing.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
Agendum. Alexandra Palisades (Carrie Quinlan). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Agendum

Series 1, Episode 2 - Crisis

A cotton-based crisis, a row about dimensionality and the ethics of the whoopee cushion are analysed with forensic skill by a team of paid voices, chaired by chairperson-in-chief Alexandra Palisades. This weel we follow the collapse of Britain's space rocket makers following the rest of the world's refusal to go imperial, the army using new humiliation tactics, and the latest TV hit - a show all about stairs.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3am (repeat)
The Nick Revell Show

The Nick Revell Show

Episode 1, Holy Water: Comedy detailing the life of a struggling writer with dysfunctional friends - and a talking geranium.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:30am (repeat)
Sarah Millican

Sarah Millican's Support Group

Series 2, Episode 1

This week the team tackle two problems: 'My partner is too controlling - a fight for the television remote' and 'I'm a non-drinker with no friends - should I just buy a cat?'

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