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Radio schedule Saturday 25th January 2025

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

Series 12, Episode 1 - All Cisterns Go

The blundering civil servants plumb new depths with a naval survey.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook

J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook

Episode 9 - My Stag Movie, part 1/2

The veteran auditionee recalls how talent lurks in unlikely places or sometimes not at all.

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

You're Dead To Me

Series 10, Episode 4 - Catherine de' Medici: The Real Serpent Queen Of France

Greg Jenner is joined in 16th-century France by Dr Estelle Paranque and comedian Shaparak Khorsandi to learn all about controversial queen Catherine de' Medici.

Radio 4 10:30am
30 min
What's Funny About.... Image shows from L to R: Jon Plowman, Peter Fincham

What's Funny About...

Series 4, Episode 2 - After Life

Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman are joined by Ricky Gervais to hear the inside story of how he made his hit Netflix sitcom, After Life.

BBC Radio Scotland 11:30am (repeat)
Mark Nelson

The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected

Series 19, Episode 4

Joining Mark Nelson this week, Kirsty Wark shares two incredible stories from her rock 'n roll past, blagging her way into concerts across the central belt. Not to be outdone, Grant Stott touches music royalty in his Good and Bad stories, but can comedian Jay Lafferty beat them both with her tale about being kicked off the parents' group chat?

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

The News Quiz

Series 116, Episode 3

This week on The News Quiz, Andy Zaltzman is joined by Andrew Maxwell, Val McDermid, Jay Lafferty and Stuart Mitchell to unpack the week's new stories. Recorded from the Gardyne Theatre in Dundee, the panel look into Donald Trump's first week of his second term, Prince Harry's legal victories, Scottish Health Minister Neil Gray's sporting excursions, and the honour of the Glaswegian accent.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

Series 12, Episode 1 - All Cisterns Go

The blundering civil servants plumb new depths with a naval survey.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook

J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook

Episode 9 - My Stag Movie, part 1/2

The veteran auditionee recalls how talent lurks in unlikely places or sometimes not at all.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8pm (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

Series 12, Episode 1 - All Cisterns Go

The blundering civil servants plumb new depths with a naval survey.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30pm (repeat)
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook

J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook

Episode 9 - My Stag Movie, part 1/2

The veteran auditionee recalls how talent lurks in unlikely places or sometimes not at all.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
The Shuttleworths. John Shuttleworth (Graham Fellows). Copyright: BBC

The Shuttleworths

Series 4, Episode 1 - Cough In The Loft

John hears a strange noise in the loft, and is prepared to wait as long as it takes to track down its source.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:15pm (repeat)
Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme. Key (Tim Key). Copyright: BBC

Tim Key's Poetry Programme

Series 2, Episode 1 - Science

Tim ruminates on the meaning of science, while telling the story of Keith Lewis's Monster. With musical support from Tom Basden.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Rob Newman's Total Eclipse Of Descartes. Rob Newman

Rob Newman's Total Eclipse Of Descartes

Episode 4 - Thought Experiments

Rob tackles some of history's thorniest thought experiments, including the famous Shakespeare-typing monkey.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
What? Seriously??. Image shows left to right: Isy Suttie, Dara O Briain. Credit: BBC, Unusual Productions

What? Seriously??

Episode 4 - Opera, Romance, And Nazis

Dara Ó Briain and Isy Suttie unravel opera, romance and Nazis with special guest Georgia Toffolo, the former Queen of The Jungle.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
My Teenage Diary. Rufus Hound

My Teenage Diary

Series 7, Episode 3 - Michael Rosen

Poet and broadcaster Michael Rosen reads from his diaries, which focus on his life growing up as a naughty schoolboy in the 1960s and his early enthusiasm for politics.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Chain Reaction. Copyright: BBC

Chain Reaction

Series 1, Episode 1 - Jenny Eclair interviews Jimmy Carr

Acerbic wit Jenny Eclair interviews prolific gag merchant Jimmy Carr.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

Series 12, Episode 1 - All Cisterns Go

The blundering civil servants plumb new depths with a naval survey.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook

J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook

Episode 9 - My Stag Movie, part 1/2

The veteran auditionee recalls how talent lurks in unlikely places or sometimes not at all.

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