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Radio schedule Saturday 29th April 2023

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
The Hartlepool Spy. Image shows from L to R: Revd Ferrier (Vic Reeves), Mayor Palmer (Toby Jones). Copyright: BBC

The Hartlepool Spy

Toby Jones and Jim Moir play two men can't stand one another.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:45am (repeat)
A car on a country line. Copyright: BBC

Uncle Mort's North Country

Series 2, Episode 5 - 2084

Carter Brandon takes his uncle off to ponder growing old over a pint.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
We're In Business. Image shows from L to R: Dudley Grosvenor (Peter Jones), Harry (Harry Worth). Copyright: BBC

We're In Business

Series 2, Episode 12

Classic radio sitcom starring Peter Jones and Harry Worth.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Whack-O!. Professor Edwards (Jimmy Edwards). Copyright: BBC

Whack-O!

Exposure!: A sneaky Sunday tabloid is after a school expose. Can Professor Jimmy Edwards fight back?

Radio 4 10am
30 min
Your Place Or Mine. Shaun Keaveny. Credit: BBC

Your Place Or Mine

Series 1, Episode 5 - Ahir Shah: Ahmedabad, India

Ahir Shah tells Shaun Keaveny all about the wonders of Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat, India: Gandhi's ashram, a mammoth cricket stadium, dangerously sweet tea, malevolent cows and more.

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

Fighting Talk

Series 20, Episode 36

Quizzer and singer Jenny Ryan, Mirror chief football writer John Cross, broadcaster Martin Kelner and comedian Eddie Kadi join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.

BBC Radio Scotland 11:30am (repeat)
Mark Nelson

The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected

Series 14, Episode 1

Boyzone star and all-round good guy Keith Duffy joins the show with his incredible story of singing in-front of two million people, and Scottish stand-up Susan Riddell reaches dizzying heights as she breaks her toe. Half Spanish, half Welsh comedian Ignacio Lopez completes the panel and shows off his forensic knowledge of Aberdeen's hottest nights out. Mark Nelson hosts.

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

The News Quiz

Series 111, Episode 1

Andy Zaltzman takes on the week's news with help from Ria Lina, Scott Bennett, Isabel Hardman and Simon Evans.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1pm (repeat)
The Hartlepool Spy. Image shows from L to R: Revd Ferrier (Vic Reeves), Mayor Palmer (Toby Jones). Copyright: BBC

The Hartlepool Spy

Toby Jones and Jim Moir play two men can't stand one another.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1:45pm (repeat)
A car on a country line. Copyright: BBC

Uncle Mort's North Country

Series 2, Episode 5 - 2084

Carter Brandon takes his uncle off to ponder growing old over a pint.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
We're In Business. Image shows from L to R: Dudley Grosvenor (Peter Jones), Harry (Harry Worth). Copyright: BBC

We're In Business

Series 2, Episode 12

Classic radio sitcom starring Peter Jones and Harry Worth.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
Whack-O!. Professor Edwards (Jimmy Edwards). Copyright: BBC

Whack-O!

Exposure!: A sneaky Sunday tabloid is after a school expose. Can Professor Jimmy Edwards fight back?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
The Hartlepool Spy. Image shows from L to R: Revd Ferrier (Vic Reeves), Mayor Palmer (Toby Jones). Copyright: BBC

The Hartlepool Spy

Toby Jones and Jim Moir play two men can't stand one another.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:45pm (repeat)
A car on a country line. Copyright: BBC

Uncle Mort's North Country

Series 2, Episode 5 - 2084

Carter Brandon takes his uncle off to ponder growing old over a pint.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8pm (repeat)
We're In Business. Image shows from L to R: Dudley Grosvenor (Peter Jones), Harry (Harry Worth). Copyright: BBC

We're In Business

Series 2, Episode 12

Classic radio sitcom starring Peter Jones and Harry Worth.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30pm (repeat)
Whack-O!. Professor Edwards (Jimmy Edwards). Copyright: BBC

Whack-O!

Exposure!: A sneaky Sunday tabloid is after a school expose. Can Professor Jimmy Edwards fight back?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Nick Mohammed

Nick Mohammed In Bits

Episode 1 - Witness Statement

There's been a robbery, and Nick dons a police helmet and takes statements.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Start/Stop. Barney (Jack Docherty). Copyright: BBC

Start/Stop

Series 1, Episode 3

This week a school fundraiser proves unusually challenging.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better. Image shows from L to R: Poet (Tim Key), Mark Watson. Copyright: BBC

Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better

Series 2, Episode 2 - Patience

Mark Watson continues to look at the virtues, with the stand-up this week on the topic of 'patience'. Assistants Tim Key and Tom Basden wait politely in line to perform their poems and songs.

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

Chain Reaction

Series 7, Episode 4 - John Cooper Clarke interviews Kevin Eldon

Punk poet laureate John Cooper Clarke interviews the comedian Kevin Eldon

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm
15 min
Machynlleth sign. Copyright: BBC

Comedy Club At Machynlleth

Series 2, Episode 1

Stephen Bailey speaks to Kiri Pritchard-McLean about her Machynlleth experiences and learning the Welsh language. Plus, Isy Suttie meets Susie McCabe, and hears about her show which tells some personal stories of growing up gay in the 1980s.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:15pm (repeat)
Rosie Jones

Rosie Jones: Box Ticker

Series 2, Episode 1 - Gender

Rosie looks at gender with help from comedian Bethany Black. Society has moved on since the 1990s, and Bethany has had a unique perspective on the change in attitudes to men, women and everything between.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:15pm (repeat)
James Acaster's Findings. James Acaster. Copyright: BBC

James Acaster's Findings

Episode 1 - Wood

James goes to a lumberjack optician to find out if they can see the wood for the trees, experiments with toothpicks and termites, and investigates the difference between the xylophone and the glockenspiel - all while wearing his patented Clegg Clogs.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
4 Stands Up. Copyright: BBC

4 Stands Up

Series 2, Episode 4

Guests include Danielle Ward, Doc Brown, and Robin Ince.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Safety Catch. Simon McGrath (Darren Boyd). Copyright: BBC

Safety Catch

Series 2, Episode 4 - There Will Be Paint

Simon decides it is time that he and his colleagues prove that they understand the true horrors of war by organising a paintballing trip.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3am (repeat)
The Hartlepool Spy. Image shows from L to R: Revd Ferrier (Vic Reeves), Mayor Palmer (Toby Jones). Copyright: BBC

The Hartlepool Spy

Toby Jones and Jim Moir play two men can't stand one another.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:45am (repeat)
A car on a country line. Copyright: BBC

Uncle Mort's North Country

Series 2, Episode 5 - 2084

Carter Brandon takes his uncle off to ponder growing old over a pint.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
We're In Business. Image shows from L to R: Dudley Grosvenor (Peter Jones), Harry (Harry Worth). Copyright: BBC

We're In Business

Series 2, Episode 12

Classic radio sitcom starring Peter Jones and Harry Worth.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
Whack-O!. Professor Edwards (Jimmy Edwards). Copyright: BBC

Whack-O!

Exposure!: A sneaky Sunday tabloid is after a school expose. Can Professor Jimmy Edwards fight back?

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