Radio schedule for 2nd July 2022 (full list)

8:30am (repeat)

Ayres On The Air

Series 2, Episode 4 - Motherhood

Pam Ayres presents poetry, anecdotes and sketches on the topic of 'Motherhood', with the help of Felicity Montagu and Geoffrey Whitehead.

11:30am (repeat)

Breaking The News

Series 22, Episode 3

Des Clarke is joined this week by Priya Hall, Scott Agnew, Elaine Malcolmson and Fred MacAulay.

12pm (repeat)

The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

John Finnemore, Henning Wehn, Lou Sanders and Graeme Garden are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as police, submarines, books and spiders, alongside host David Mitchell.

12:30pm (repeat)

Dead Ringers

Series 22, Episode 3

In a week of bleak headlines, Huw Edwards is forced into making the news a little less gloomy. Priti Patel reveals an innovative new way for the government to blame others for its mistakes.

12:30pm (repeat)

Change At Oglethorpe

Episode 1 - Off The Rails

Oglethorpe station's ticket sales are at an all-time low: could passengers be put off by the Points's Platform 1 FM Punk Rock Show? Or is it June's seances in the cafe? Or perhaps it's Rocket's refusal to sell anyone a ticket to Barnsley? David Clare, the new station manager, has a challenge on his hands.

2pm (repeat)

Saturday Night Fry

Episode 1 - Pilot

Comedy sketch series, parodying television and radio programmes. Hosted and written by Stephen Fry.

2:30pm (repeat)

The Hudson And Pepperdine Show

Series 4, Episode 1

The war on terror reaches Mel and Vicki's flat.

3pm (repeat)

Listen Against

Series 4, Episode 1

Jon Holmes chases Melvyn Bragg in a time machine; a report on school children getting addicted to Farming Today; and more.

3:30pm (repeat)

Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music

Episode 1, Fans: The comedian considers how necessary fans are to maintain a rock star image.

7:15pm
30 min

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 24, Episode 2 - Exploring the Deep

Prof. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Tim Minchin, and deep sea explorers Diva Amon and Jon Copley to discover how much we really know about the mysterious depths of our oceans.

10pm (repeat)

Saturday Night Fry

Episode 1

Comedy sketch series, parodying television and radio programmes. Hosted and written by Stephen Fry.

10:30pm (repeat)

Chain Reaction

Series 3, Episode 4 - Phill Jupitus interviews John Hegley

Phill Jupitus talks to fellow poet and comedian John Hegley.

11pm (repeat)

The Simon Day Show

Series 2, Episode 1 - Tommy Cockles

Tommy Cockles arrives at the theatre to find it transformed: there's a new Nigerian owner, soundman Goose has been replaced by an authoritarian ex-copper and receptionist Catherine has disappeared off to India to find herself.

11:30pm (repeat)

Hut 33

Series 3, Episode 5 - Unlucky For Some

Gordon is convinced that Hut 33's recent run of luck is thanks to his lucky mascot, Mr Pickles. But Archie is determined to prove that it's all down to natural intelligence.

2am (repeat)