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Radio schedule Friday 9th February 2024

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 11, Episode 3 - Generation Why Bother

A chance meeting leads Ed to believe he may be owed a small fortune by the HMRC.

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 6

George and Kate's first night out since baby arrived doesn't go well.

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

Know Your Place

Episode 7, Health Can Damage Your Smoking: Caretaker Ramsay has to quit smoking to keep his job.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Relativity. Ian (Richard Herring)

Relativity

Series 1, Episode 3

A Christmas visit to Doris in her care home is simultaneously poignant and hilarious. Doris has Alzheimers and Ken insists on firing mental maths questions at Doris to keep her brain cells in good working order, while Margaret struggles to get her mother simply to recognise her.

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

Noising Up

Series 3, Episode 5

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 4

Chris McCausland asks a panel of comedians to live in an audio only world, with Phil Wang and Nina Wadia taking on Kerry Godliman and Stuart Mitchell.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 11, Episode 3 - Generation Why Bother

A chance meeting leads Ed to believe he may be owed a small fortune by the HMRC.

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 6

George and Kate's first night out since baby arrived doesn't go well.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
Mark Nelson

The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected

Series 16, Episode 6

Joining Mark Nelson this week is one of the best crime writers in the world makes her debut on the show; Val McDermid shares her revenge on University Challenge and how badly a holiday can go. Comedians Karen Dunbar and Raymond Mearns show their competitive sides when faced with a one-note unexpected round, and there are stories of lions, broken down cars, the start of glittering careers and moments of humiliation in the supermarket.

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

Know Your Place

Episode 7, Health Can Damage Your Smoking: Caretaker Ramsay has to quit smoking to keep his job.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
Relativity. Ian (Richard Herring)

Relativity

Series 1, Episode 3

A Christmas visit to Doris in her care home is simultaneously poignant and hilarious. Doris has Alzheimers and Ken insists on firing mental maths questions at Doris to keep her brain cells in good working order, while Margaret struggles to get her mother simply to recognise her.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 11, Episode 3 - Generation Why Bother

A chance meeting leads Ed to believe he may be owed a small fortune by the HMRC.

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 6

George and Kate's first night out since baby arrived doesn't go well.

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

The News Quiz

Series 113, Episode 6

Zoe Lyons, Neil Delamere, Diona Doherty, and Alex Kane join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the week's news from Belfast.

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

Know Your Place

Episode 7, Health Can Damage Your Smoking: Caretaker Ramsay has to quit smoking to keep his job.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Relativity. Ian (Richard Herring)

Relativity

Series 1, Episode 3

A Christmas visit to Doris in her care home is simultaneously poignant and hilarious. Doris has Alzheimers and Ken insists on firing mental maths questions at Doris to keep her brain cells in good working order, while Margaret struggles to get her mother simply to recognise her.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
You're Part Of The Problem. Image shows left to right: Stephen Buchanan, Abi Clarke, Aurie Styla, Ed Jones, Lola-Rose Maxwell

You're Part Of The Problem

Sketch show pilot featuring five comedy performers.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Rum Bunch. Image shows from L to R: Mel Giedroyc, Justin Edwards. Copyright: Top Dog Productions

Rum Bunch

Episode 1 - World's End on Sea

Justin Edwards, Mel Giedroyc and Dave Mounfield, along with special guest Rebecca Front, are at the seaside with songs, sketches and some high wire drama.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Show What You Wrote. Image shows from L to R: Helen Moon, John Thomson, Fiona Clarke, Gavin Webster. Copyright: BBC

The Show What You Wrote

Series 1, Episode 3 - Historical

Some sketches from the past. For example, after he slays the deadly Minotaur, Theseus is surprised by the locals' reaction.

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

All The World's A Globe

Episode 2, Civilisation Emerges: Spoof history of Earth, with [pJim Broadbent] and Patrick Barlow.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:45pm (repeat)
Before They Were Famous

Before They Were Famous

Series 3, Episode 2

Featuring a valuable insight into the origins of Henry Longfellow's poetic success, in the guise of a letter of complaint to a boiler repair company.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:30am (repeat)
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 11, Episode 3 - Generation Why Bother

A chance meeting leads Ed to believe he may be owed a small fortune by the HMRC.

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 6

George and Kate's first night out since baby arrived doesn't go well.

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

Know Your Place

Episode 7, Health Can Damage Your Smoking: Caretaker Ramsay has to quit smoking to keep his job.

BBC Radio 5 Live 5:30am
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 12 - Patrick Bamford's Personal Team

Patrick opens up to Joe about everything he's invested in to help deal with the pressures of football in terms of nutrition, being physically fit and being mentally strong.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Relativity. Ian (Richard Herring)

Relativity

Series 1, Episode 3

A Christmas visit to Doris in her care home is simultaneously poignant and hilarious. Doris has Alzheimers and Ken insists on firing mental maths questions at Doris to keep her brain cells in good working order, while Margaret struggles to get her mother simply to recognise her.

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