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Radio schedule Saturday 2nd December 2023

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

Uncle Mort's South Country

Series 2, Episode 1 - The Great Escape

Carter Brandon and his uncle are chuffed to find a miserable home from home.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

Cheesed Off: The bungling bureaucrats battle some unwelcome furry visitors.

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

Whack-O!

Episode 2.2, Mildred's Little Bit: Boys are caught sneaking into the cinema for adult films - but what's been happening in the woods?

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

Your Place Or Mine

Series 2, Episode 8 - Dom Joly: Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada

Dom wants to take Shaun to the remote island that some flat earthers believe to be the end of the world. But will they both fall off the edge into the whale-filled Atlantic ocean?

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

Fighting Talk

Series 21, Episode 13

Broadcaster Kelly Cates, football manager Phil Brown, journalist Jim White and comedian Ian Moore join Rick Edwards 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 63, Episode 5

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. They're joined by David Eagle unpacking the Advent, Jessica Fostekew looking into the repeal of the New Zealand smoking ban, and an original song from Archie Henderson, performed with Becky CJ.

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

Uncle Mort's South Country

Series 2, Episode 1 - The Great Escape

Carter Brandon and his uncle are chuffed to find a miserable home from home.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

Cheesed Off: The bungling bureaucrats battle some unwelcome furry visitors.

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

Whack-O!

Episode 2.2, Mildred's Little Bit: Boys are caught sneaking into the cinema for adult films - but what's been happening in the woods?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6:55pm (repeat)
On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen. Copyright: BBC

On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen

Episode 1 - A Guest at the Dentons

Benjamin Denton arrives in Spent for a job interview at the local plant, staying with his toad-loving Uncle Harvey and Auntie Val.

Radio 4 7:15pm
45 min
The Infinite Monkey Cage. Image shows from L to R: Brian Cox, Robin Ince. Copyright: BBC

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 28, Episode 4 - The Scale of Life (or were Dinosaurs just too big?)

Prof. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by palaeontologist Dr Susie Maidment, evolutionary biologist Dr Tori Herridge and comedian Dave Gorman to pitch giant creatures against tiny creatures in their bid to avoid extinction.

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

The Skewer

Series 10, Episode 8

This week: Oily Fools and Horses, Cleverly's Sh*thole, Where The Vilders things Are, and King Charles sees dead people (and takes their money).

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing. Nathan Caton. Copyright: BBC

Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing

Series 3, Episode 4 - About Maturity

Nathan decides to prove how mature he is, in order to win back the girl that rejected him.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Mark Thomas - The Manifesto. Mark Thomas. Copyright: BBC

Mark Thomas - The Manifesto

Series 3, Episode 3

Comedian-activist Mark Thomas collates policies suggested by his studio audience into a People's Manifesto.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
That Mitchell & Webb Sound. Image shows from L to R: Robert Webb, David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC

That Mitchell & Webb Sound

Series 4, Episode 1

Sketches include a very unusual interview about how to count whales, an adventurer who claims to have found a man raised by wasps, and The Old Ladies discuss whether a cosmetic surgeon is a proper job.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
The Croft & Pearce Show. Image shows from L to R: Hannah Croft, Fiona Pearce. Copyright: CPL Productions

The Croft & Pearce Show

Episode 1

Listeners meet June and Jean, two middle-class ladies driven to the brink by the strain of village life in the Home Counties; as well as a rowdy Geordie called Brown Owl; and an over-excited work experience girl.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:45pm (repeat)
My Booze Hell, By Little Johnny Cartilage

My Booze Hell, By Little Johnny Cartilage

Episode 1, Malcolm Macdonald's Sideburns: The faded 1970s idol explains his downfall to a bemused Sue Lawley.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:55am (repeat)
On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen. Copyright: BBC

On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen

Episode 1 - A Guest at the Dentons

Benjamin Denton arrives in Spent for a job interview at the local plant, staying with his toad-loving Uncle Harvey and Auntie Val.

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