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Radio schedule Friday 5th January 2024

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Ability. Matt (Lee Ridley). Copyright: BBC

Ability

Series 2, Episode 2 - Doing a Runner

The second series of the award-nominated comedy.

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

Know Your Place

Episode 2, Not to Be Used for Babies: Caretaker Ramsay awards the cleaner her own storeroom, but is keen the perk is not abused.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Whispers

Whispers

Series 2, Episode 2

"What great ones do, the less will prattle of" wrote Shakespeare, and the latter is exactly what Lynne Truss, Michele Brown, Anthony Holden and Lucy Moore have come together to do. Gyles Brandreth is in the chair.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
The Right Time

The Right Time

Series 4, Episode 4

Sketch show about modern life "for people old enough to know better".

Radio 4 11:30am (repeat)
Kat Sadler's Screen Time. Image shows left to right: Alex (Alex Macqueen), Kat (Kat Sadler)

Kat Sadler's Screen Time

Episode 1

Industry heart-throb Kat Sadler shows you how social media can change your life.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Ability. Matt (Lee Ridley). Copyright: BBC

Ability

Series 2, Episode 2 - Doing a Runner

The second series of the award-nominated comedy.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
Mark Nelson

The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected

Series 16, Episode 1

It's a new series and Mark Nelson is joined by a lively panel of guests. Showbiz reporter turned Homes Under The Hammer presenter, Martell Maxwell, tells some outrageous stories from her career, and Mrs Brown's Boys star, Fiona O'Carroll, parties with the Hollywood A List. Our very own A lister, Ritchie Neville, looks back over his pop career in the band Five, and gets competitive in the unexpected rounds.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1:30pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Know Your Place

Episode 2, Not to Be Used for Babies: Caretaker Ramsay awards the cleaner her own storeroom, but is keen the perk is not abused.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
Whispers

Whispers

Series 2, Episode 2

"What great ones do, the less will prattle of" wrote Shakespeare, and the latter is exactly what Lynne Truss, Michele Brown, Anthony Holden and Lucy Moore have come together to do. Gyles Brandreth is in the chair.

Radio 4 2:15pm (repeat)
Boswell's Lives. Copyright: BBC

Boswell's Lives

Series 3, Episode 4 - Boswell's Life of Ghandi

Boswell meets Ghandi and attempts, for not entirely selfless reasons, to become a better man under Ghandi's guidance.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
The Right Time

The Right Time

Series 4, Episode 4

Sketch show about modern life "for people old enough to know better".

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Ability. Matt (Lee Ridley). Copyright: BBC

Ability

Series 2, Episode 2 - Doing a Runner

The second series of the award-nominated comedy.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 113, Highlights Special - Review of the Year 2023

A look back on some of the best bits of News Quizzing from 2023. In this compilation episode Andy Zaltzman casts his satirical eye over the highs and lows of the year, in which the UK managed to hold of a Prime Minister for more than a year (well done us), The Economy moved about as erratically as a paper plane in a snow storm, and there were some events in the Middle East that made doing a light-hearted topical news show a bit of a challenge at times...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6:30pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Know Your Place

Episode 2, Not to Be Used for Babies: Caretaker Ramsay awards the cleaner her own storeroom, but is keen the perk is not abused.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Whispers

Whispers

Series 2, Episode 2

"What great ones do, the less will prattle of" wrote Shakespeare, and the latter is exactly what Lynne Truss, Michele Brown, Anthony Holden and Lucy Moore have come together to do. Gyles Brandreth is in the chair.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
The Right Time

The Right Time

Series 4, Episode 4

Sketch show about modern life "for people old enough to know better".

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Troy Hawke. Milo McCabe

Troy Hawke: Sigmund Troy'd

Comedy special from Milo McCabe's louche character.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme. Image shows from L to R: Carrie Quinlan, Simon Kane, John Finnemore, Lawry Lewin, Margaret Cabourn-Smith. Copyright: BBC

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme

Series 5, Episode 2

The voice in John's head pushes him to tipping point, a new approach to the news, and a tale of espionage.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Small Scenes. Image shows from L to R: Daniel Rigby, Cariad Lloyd, Henry Paker, Jessica Ransom, Mike Wozniak. Copyright: BBC

Small Scenes

Series 4, Episode 2

A woman discovers why there are so many Cornish pasty shops in British train stations and a man tries to return a sleeping bag to John Lewis with dramatic consequences.

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

A World Of Dowie

Episode 1

John Dowie sings and jokes his way through the painful topic of relationships.

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

Know Your Place

Episode 2, Not to Be Used for Babies: Caretaker Ramsay awards the cleaner her own storeroom, but is keen the perk is not abused.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Whispers

Whispers

Series 2, Episode 2

"What great ones do, the less will prattle of" wrote Shakespeare, and the latter is exactly what Lynne Truss, Michele Brown, Anthony Holden and Lucy Moore have come together to do. Gyles Brandreth is in the chair.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
The Right Time

The Right Time

Series 4, Episode 4

Sketch show about modern life "for people old enough to know better".

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