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

Fighting Talk

Series 22, Episode 24

The sports-based panel show returns.

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

The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected

Series 19, Episode 4

The show where comedians work out the good from the bad, with a few unexpected twists.

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

The News Quiz

Series 116, Episode 3

The show visits the Gardyne Theatre in Dundee.

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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