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Radio schedule Tuesday 24th December 2024

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
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Series 4, Episode 5

Dave's band gets a paying gig and he heads for Manchester - but where does that leave Eva?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 9, Episode 10 - Ned's Atomic Dustbin

Downing Street is keen on atom-free rubbish in case of radiation, but so are the Russians.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Conversations From A Long Marriage. Image shows from L to R: Roger (Roger Allam), Joanna (Joanna Lumley). Copyright: Matt Stronge

Conversations From A Long Marriage

2021 Christmas Special, Episode 1 - Conversations From A Long Marriage At Christmas Again

The audience joins them as Joanna breathily compliments Roger, "How do you get it so perfect every time?" His reply - "Hot goose fat and regular tossing" - reveals that they are enjoying his signature roast potatoes. They're spending a quiet Christmas with Peter and Sally, but this snowballs into an extravagant house party when Peter is offered a rich friend's country pile and invites other couples.

Radio 4 9am
30 min
Natalie Haynes

Natalie Haynes Stands Up For The Classics

Christmas Special - Saturnalia

Expect gifts, special pyjamas, drinking games and cross-dressing. Natalie celebrates the mid-winter festival of Ancient Rome, Saturnalia, with André Vincent and Llewelyn Morgan.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Best Medicine. Image shows left to right: Neil Frude, Shabnam Parkar, Ignacio Lopez, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Paul Craddock

Best Medicine

Series 2, Episode 5 - Books, Poetry, Scandal, Writing

Joining Kiri this week in a literary special recorded at the Hay Festival is comedian Ignacio Lopez who heals family wounds through writing. Dr Paul Craddock explains how one of the most prestigious medical journals started as a scandal magazine, Miss Shabnam Parkar shares how poetry helps her perform surgery, and Professor Neil Frude walks Kiri through library bookshelves for mental health treatments.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10am (repeat)
Kenny Everett

Kenny Everett On BBC Radio Bristol

Almost a year after being fired from BBC Radio 1, Kenny Everett makes his debut on BBC Radio Bristol. From 12th June 1971.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
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Series 4, Episode 5

Dave's band gets a paying gig and he heads for Manchester - but where does that leave Eva?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 9, Episode 10 - Ned's Atomic Dustbin

Downing Street is keen on atom-free rubbish in case of radiation, but so are the Russians.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1pm (repeat)
Conversations From A Long Marriage. Image shows from L to R: Roger (Roger Allam), Joanna (Joanna Lumley). Copyright: Matt Stronge

Conversations From A Long Marriage

2021 Christmas Special, Episode 1 - Conversations From A Long Marriage At Christmas Again

The audience joins them as Joanna breathily compliments Roger, "How do you get it so perfect every time?" His reply - "Hot goose fat and regular tossing" - reveals that they are enjoying his signature roast potatoes. They're spending a quiet Christmas with Peter and Sally, but this snowballs into an extravagant house party when Peter is offered a rich friend's country pile and invites other couples.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
John Kearns. John (John Kearns)

John Kearns

2019 Christmas Special - A Very John Kearns Christmas

A programme about home, memory and ritual. Two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award winner John Kearns pulls up his sleigh to share genuine audio recordings of his family's Christmas dinners gone by.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4pm (repeat)
Kenny Everett

Kenny Everett On BBC Radio Bristol

Almost a year after being fired from BBC Radio 1, Kenny Everett makes his debut on BBC Radio Bristol. From 12th June 1971.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
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Series 4, Episode 5

Dave's band gets a paying gig and he heads for Manchester - but where does that leave Eva?

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 6:30pm (repeat)
Gavin & Stacey. Image shows from L to R: Nessa (Ruth Jones), Gavin (Mathew Horne), Stacey (Joanna Page), Smithy (James Corden). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions

Gavin & Stacey: The Fans' Story

Eleri Sion talks to the show's fans.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Best Medicine. Image shows left to right: Desiree Burch, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Abdullah Khan, Mark Williams

Best Medicine

Series 2, Episode 6 - Pain Management, Organoids, Prosthetic Leg Covers

Desiree Burch discovers ways to cope with pain, Dr Abdullah Khan explores tiny beating hearts in a dish, and Dr Mark Williams tells Kiri how losing his leg led to finding his purpose.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6:30pm (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 9, Episode 10 - Ned's Atomic Dustbin

Downing Street is keen on atom-free rubbish in case of radiation, but so are the Russians.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Conversations From A Long Marriage. Image shows from L to R: Roger (Roger Allam), Joanna (Joanna Lumley). Copyright: Matt Stronge

Conversations From A Long Marriage

2021 Christmas Special, Episode 1 - Conversations From A Long Marriage At Christmas Again

The audience joins them as Joanna breathily compliments Roger, "How do you get it so perfect every time?" His reply - "Hot goose fat and regular tossing" - reveals that they are enjoying his signature roast potatoes. They're spending a quiet Christmas with Peter and Sally, but this snowballs into an extravagant house party when Peter is offered a rich friend's country pile and invites other couples.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30pm (repeat)
John Kearns. John (John Kearns)

John Kearns

2019 Christmas Special - A Very John Kearns Christmas

A programme about home, memory and ritual. Two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award winner John Kearns pulls up his sleigh to share genuine audio recordings of his family's Christmas dinners gone by.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Best Medicine. Image shows left to right: Neil Frude, Shabnam Parkar, Ignacio Lopez, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Paul Craddock

Best Medicine

Series 2, Episode 5 - Books, Poetry, Scandal, Writing

Joining Kiri this week in a literary special recorded at the Hay Festival is comedian Ignacio Lopez who heals family wounds through writing. Dr Paul Craddock explains how one of the most prestigious medical journals started as a scandal magazine, Miss Shabnam Parkar shares how poetry helps her perform surgery, and Professor Neil Frude walks Kiri through library bookshelves for mental health treatments.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
The Consultants

The Consultants

Series 3, Episode 5

Sketch show written by and starring Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards and James Rawlings.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Trevor's World Of Sport. Image shows from L to R: Trevor Heslop (Neil Pearson), Sammy (Paul Reynolds). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Trevor's World Of Sport

Series 1, Episode 3 - Samantha

Sports agent Trevor Heslop has to grapple with a Buddhist and a specially-trained bear.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World. Image shows from L to R: Armando Iannucci, Stewart Lee, Richard Herring, Rebecca Front. Copyright: BBC

Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World

Series 2, Episode 3 - The Human Body

The sci-fi star probes cloning and what to do with our waste.

BBC Radio 4 Extra Midnight (repeat)
Kenny Everett

Kenny Everett On BBC Radio Bristol

Almost a year after being fired from BBC Radio 1, Kenny Everett makes his debut on BBC Radio Bristol. From 12th June 1971.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
Rent. Copyright: BBC

Rent

Series 4, Episode 5

Dave's band gets a paying gig and he heads for Manchester - but where does that leave Eva?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Series 9, Episode 10 - Ned's Atomic Dustbin

Downing Street is keen on atom-free rubbish in case of radiation, but so are the Russians.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3am (repeat)
Conversations From A Long Marriage. Image shows from L to R: Roger (Roger Allam), Joanna (Joanna Lumley). Copyright: Matt Stronge

Conversations From A Long Marriage

2021 Christmas Special, Episode 1 - Conversations From A Long Marriage At Christmas Again

The audience joins them as Joanna breathily compliments Roger, "How do you get it so perfect every time?" His reply - "Hot goose fat and regular tossing" - reveals that they are enjoying his signature roast potatoes. They're spending a quiet Christmas with Peter and Sally, but this snowballs into an extravagant house party when Peter is offered a rich friend's country pile and invites other couples.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
John Kearns. John (John Kearns)

John Kearns

2019 Christmas Special - A Very John Kearns Christmas

A programme about home, memory and ritual. Two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award winner John Kearns pulls up his sleigh to share genuine audio recordings of his family's Christmas dinners gone by.

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