Radio
Radio schedule Friday 18th August 2023
11:30am30 min
Ashley Blaker: 6.5 Children
Series 2, Episode 3 - TimeAshley considers the many issues surrounding time, and how he never has enough of it.
1:30pm30 min
Breaking The News
Series 25, Episode 9This week from the Edinburgh Festival, Des is joined by Val McDermid, Ed Byrne, Olga Koch & Stuart Mitchell.
6:30pm30 min
The United Nations Of News
Ria Lina and a team of international comics including; Daliso Chaponda, Heidi Regan Urooj Ashfaq and Ignacio Lopez, discuss the big stories making the headlines at home and around the world.
7:15pm45 min
Screenshot: Latitude Festival 2023
Latitude Festival boasts the biggest comedy line-up in the UK, so Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode take a visit to discuss stand-up comedy on screen with some of the UK's brightest comedy stars: Ania Magliano, Olga Koch and Romesh Ranganathan.
11:30pm
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What's Funny About...
Series 2, Episode 3 - Smack The PonyA look back at the sketch show Smack The Pony with Sally Phillips and Victoria Pile, who variously created, starred in and wrote the show, which arrive on Channel 4 in 1999. They remember the challenges Smack The Pony faced on its journey from a small idea to its Bafta and Emmy success, and talk through some of their favourite sketches and characters.