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Radio schedule Saturday 17th February 2024

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

Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe

Series 2, Episode 1 - A Shufti At The Valleys

Carter Brandon and his Uncle continue their epic journey through Wales.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Tim Brooke-Taylor

Take Me To Your Reader

Episode 4 - I Thought I'd Never Stop

Roache & Brewer has two big hits on its hands - for all the wrong reasons.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Robbing Hood

Episode 2 - Norman Delivers The Goods

Burglar Norman Hood's bicycle becomes a treasure in more ways than one!

Radio 4 10am
30 min
You're Dead To Me

You're Dead To Me

Series 8, Episode 7 - History Of Bollywood

Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Sunny Singh and broadcaster Poppy Jay to learn all about the history of Bollywood, the most popular cinema in the world.

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

Fighting Talk

Series 21, Episode 23

Broadcaster Eleanor Oldroyd, former England rugby player Shaunagh Brown, sports presenter Aaron Paul and comedian Josh James join Rick Edwards for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.

BBC Radio Scotland 11:30am (repeat)
Noising Up. Credit: BBC

Noising Up

Series 3, Episode 6

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

Radio 4 12:30pm (repeat)
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 113, Episode 7

Andy Zaltzman quizzes the news. Providing all the answers are Zoe Lyons, Andrew Maxwell, Rachel Parris and Danny Finkelstein. In this week of Lent and Love, Andy and the panel address Labour's difficult relationship with itself, Trump's flirtations with Putin, and giving up on the idea of home ownership.

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

Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe

Series 2, Episode 1 - A Shufti At The Valleys

Carter Brandon and his Uncle continue their epic journey through Wales.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
Tim Brooke-Taylor

Take Me To Your Reader

Episode 4 - I Thought I'd Never Stop

Roache & Brewer has two big hits on its hands - for all the wrong reasons.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Robbing Hood

Episode 2 - Norman Delivers The Goods

Burglar Norman Hood's bicycle becomes a treasure in more ways than one!

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 29, Episode 1 - Egyptian Mummies

Prof. Brian Cox and Robin Ince unwrap the science of Egyptian mummies with comedians Russel Kane and Lucy Porter together and Egyptologists Rosalie David and Lidija McKnight.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:45pm (repeat)
A car on a country line. Copyright: BBC

Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe

Series 2, Episode 1 - A Shufti At The Valleys

Carter Brandon and his Uncle continue their epic journey through Wales.

Radio 4 8pm
60 min
Barry Humphries

Barry Humphries: Gloriously Uncut

Barry Humphries was a satirist with a compulsion to point out the absurd or pompous, no matter how raw or uncomfortable it was. Rob Brydon reflects with those who knew him best.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8pm (repeat)
Tim Brooke-Taylor

Take Me To Your Reader

Episode 4 - I Thought I'd Never Stop

Roache & Brewer has two big hits on its hands - for all the wrong reasons.

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

Robbing Hood

Episode 2 - Norman Delivers The Goods

Burglar Norman Hood's bicycle becomes a treasure in more ways than one!

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Saturday Night Fry. Image shows from L to R: Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent. Copyright: BBC

Saturday Night Fry

Episode 2

Comedy sketch series, parodying television and radio programmes. Hosted and written by Stephen Fry.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
I've Never Seen Star Wars. Marcus Brigstocke. Copyright: BBC

I've Never Seen Star Wars

Series 2, Episode 2 - Arthur Smith

Arthur Smith joins Marcus Brigstocke to try out some new experiences, including trying a Pop Tart and reading a Mills and Boon novel.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Vent. Ben (Neil Pearson). Copyright: BBC

Vent

Series 3, Episode 6 - The Stand-In

Ben stages a sit-in at the post office. Meanwhile a shiny new Ben is trying to write him out of his own life.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
28 Acts In 28 Minutes

28 Acts In 28 Minutes

Series 2, Episode 2

In each episode, John Humphrys gives 28 performers 60 seconds each to entertain.

Radio 4 12:15am (repeat)
Assortment of popcorn in the shape of a heart. Credit: BBC

Romance Is Dead: The Rise And Fall (And Rise) Of The Romantic Comedy

A documentary looking at 100 years of rom-coms.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:45am (repeat)
A car on a country line. Copyright: BBC

Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe

Series 2, Episode 1 - A Shufti At The Valleys

Carter Brandon and his Uncle continue their epic journey through Wales.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
Tim Brooke-Taylor

Take Me To Your Reader

Episode 4 - I Thought I'd Never Stop

Roache & Brewer has two big hits on its hands - for all the wrong reasons.

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

Robbing Hood

Episode 2 - Norman Delivers The Goods

Burglar Norman Hood's bicycle becomes a treasure in more ways than one!

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