Schedule Friday 23rd October 1998
6:30pm30 min
The News Quiz
Series 40, Episode 9Simon Hoggart is joined by panellists Alan Coren, Roy Hattersley, Linda Smith and Clive Anderson for a satirical look at the week's news, with Brian Perkins reading cuttings sent in by listeners.
9:30pm30 min
The Creatives
Series 1, Episode 4 - Backwards Scottish NutcaseRhona's revolutionary cinema advert endangers the agency.
10:20pm30 min
Satellite City
Series 3, Episode 5Mandy's grandad used to live on a commode in Africa. Silly fakirs in India sit on a bed of nails. Moira decides to get fit. But do Italians sing on buses? And are earwigs fatal?
11:15pm15 min
Stella Street
Series 2, Episode 2In Surbiton, Surrey, film stars Michael Caine, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino and others share a street with the likes of musicians Mick Jagger, David Bowie and football pundit Jimmy Hill.
11:45pm45 min
The Stand Up Show
Series 4, Special - BBC New Comedy Award 1998Phill Jupitus hosts the grand final of this year's search for the UK's best new stand-up comedian. Recorded during August's Edinburgh Festival, the eight finalists perform in front of a live audience before the winner of £1,000 and a BBC Radio 4 commission is announced. The judges include comedians Jeff Green, Ricky Grover and Phil Kay.
12:30am30 min
Comedy Nation
Series 2, Episode 7Late night experimental sketch show combining new performers and writers with established comedians trying out new acts.