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Radio schedule Friday 19th January 2024

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:15am (repeat)
HighLites. Beverley (Lorraine Ashbourne). Copyright: BBC

HighLites

HighLites: Natural Bounce, Episode 5

The world's worst hairdressers' gym upstairs breaches Health and Safety rules, with disastrous effects.

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

Ability

Series 2, Episode 4 - Weekend Away

Matt's parents invite Jess and Matt to join them for a weekend away.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Marriage Lines. Image shows from L to R: George Starling (Richard Briers), Kate Starling (Prunella Scales). Copyright: BBC

Marriage Lines

Series 2, Episode 3

The new baby arrives, but George manages to mess up big time.

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

Know Your Place

Episode 4, Marriage of Convenience: Wedding bells are in the offing for caretaker Ramsay as he strives to keep his job.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Whispers

Whispers

Series 2, Episode 4

Valerie Grove and Geoffrey Durham join regulars Lucy Moore and Anthony Holden to play the game that delights in corruption and controversy. Gyles Brandreth presides over subjects for discussion ranging from OJ Simpson to Oscar Wilde.

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

The Right Time

Series 4, Episode 6

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

BBC Radio Scotland 11:30am
30 min
Noising Up. Credit: BBC

Noising Up

Series 3, Episode 2

Topical comedy sketch show noising up the past week in Scotland and beyond.

Radio 4 11:30am (repeat)
Chris McCausland

You Heard It Here First

Series 1, Episode 1

Chris McCausland asks a panel of comedians to live in an audio only world, with Rhys James and Donna Preston taking on Alasdair Beckett-King and Ria Lina.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:15pm (repeat)
HighLites. Beverley (Lorraine Ashbourne). Copyright: BBC

HighLites

HighLites: Natural Bounce, Episode 5

The world's worst hairdressers' gym upstairs breaches Health and Safety rules, with disastrous effects.

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

Ability

Series 2, Episode 4 - Weekend Away

Matt's parents invite Jess and Matt to join them for a weekend away.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1pm (repeat)
Marriage Lines. Image shows from L to R: George Starling (Richard Briers), Kate Starling (Prunella Scales). Copyright: BBC

Marriage Lines

Series 2, Episode 3

The new baby arrives, but George manages to mess up big time.

BBC Radio 5 Live 1:30pm
30 min
My Mate's A Footballer. Image shows left to right: Patrick Bamford, Joe Wilkinson. Credit: BBC

My Mate's A Footballer

Series 1, Episode 9 - What Ingredients Do You Need For A Good Run Of Form?

Pat is having a good run so Joe wants to work out what contributes to his impressive form.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
Mark Nelson

The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected

Series 16, Episode 3

Joining Mark Nelson is one of the country's best fiction writers of all time, Ian Rankin, who shares his stories of a festive miracle and a nightmare on the A1. Alongside him is Deacon Blue drummer and TV presenter, Dougie Vipond, who pays the price for living the highlife with the megastars, as well as meeting his teenage crush. Completing the line-up on this cracking show is "the luckiest person in Scotland", comedian Viv Gee, who wins big on one hand, but loses the job on the other.

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

Know Your Place

Episode 4, Marriage of Convenience: Wedding bells are in the offing for caretaker Ramsay as he strives to keep his job.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
Whispers

Whispers

Series 2, Episode 4

Valerie Grove and Geoffrey Durham join regulars Lucy Moore and Anthony Holden to play the game that delights in corruption and controversy. Gyles Brandreth presides over subjects for discussion ranging from OJ Simpson to Oscar Wilde.

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

The Right Time

Series 4, Episode 6

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

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:15pm (repeat)
HighLites. Beverley (Lorraine Ashbourne). Copyright: BBC

HighLites

HighLites: Natural Bounce, Episode 5

The world's worst hairdressers' gym upstairs breaches Health and Safety rules, with disastrous effects.

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

Ability

Series 2, Episode 4 - Weekend Away

Matt's parents invite Jess and Matt to join them for a weekend away.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
Marriage Lines. Image shows from L to R: George Starling (Richard Briers), Kate Starling (Prunella Scales). Copyright: BBC

Marriage Lines

Series 2, Episode 3

The new baby arrives, but George manages to mess up big time.

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

The News Quiz

Series 113, Episode 3

Andy Zaltzman quizzes news from Swansea this week. Providing all the answers are Lucy Porter, Robin Morgan, Tadiwa Mahlunge and Ayesha Hazarika.

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

Know Your Place

Episode 4, Marriage of Convenience: Wedding bells are in the offing for caretaker Ramsay as he strives to keep his job.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Whispers

Whispers

Series 2, Episode 4

Valerie Grove and Geoffrey Durham join regulars Lucy Moore and Anthony Holden to play the game that delights in corruption and controversy. Gyles Brandreth presides over subjects for discussion ranging from OJ Simpson to Oscar Wilde.

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

The Right Time

Series 4, Episode 6

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

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
POV

POV

Comics more used to making online videos turn their hand to audio-only comedy.

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 4

Featuring a sketch that couldn't catch a cold in Coventry and a train passenger who really doesn't overthink thing.

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 4

A man's his life starts to spiral into chaos.

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

A World Of Dowie

Episode 3

John Dowie stays in a boarding house especially to read the Bible.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:15am (repeat)
HighLites. Beverley (Lorraine Ashbourne). Copyright: BBC

HighLites

HighLites: Natural Bounce, Episode 5

The world's worst hairdressers' gym upstairs breaches Health and Safety rules, with disastrous effects.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:30am (repeat)
Ability. Matt (Lee Ridley). Copyright: BBC

Ability

Series 2, Episode 4 - Weekend Away

Matt's parents invite Jess and Matt to join them for a weekend away.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
Marriage Lines. Image shows from L to R: George Starling (Richard Briers), Kate Starling (Prunella Scales). Copyright: BBC

Marriage Lines

Series 2, Episode 3

The new baby arrives, but George manages to mess up big time.

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

Know Your Place

Episode 4, Marriage of Convenience: Wedding bells are in the offing for caretaker Ramsay as he strives to keep his job.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Whispers

Whispers

Series 2, Episode 4

Valerie Grove and Geoffrey Durham join regulars Lucy Moore and Anthony Holden to play the game that delights in corruption and controversy. Gyles Brandreth presides over subjects for discussion ranging from OJ Simpson to Oscar Wilde.

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

The Right Time

Series 4, Episode 6

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

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