Schedule Wednesday 5th August 2009

Between Ourselves

Olivia O'Leary presents a new series of the programme which brings together people with similar experiences. The first programme looks at people who have become stand-up comics. Shazia Mirza is one of Britain's first Muslim stand-ups, however, her parents wanted her to have a more "respectable" job, so she finished her bio-chemistry degree and became a teacher. She only told her parents that she was doing stand-up the night before she appeared on Have I Got News For You.

The family of Paul Sinha (pictured) were keen for him to study the sciences and so he became a GP. For years his stand-up comedy was a hobby until success at the Edinburgh Festival propelled him into the spotlight.

Olivia asks how these comedians got into stand-up and whether being Muslim, Asian or gay is a help or a hindrance.

Baggage

It's Burns' night and passion and politics are to the fore. Tensions abound at the prospect of baby April spending the weekend with her birth father and Caroline frets over why her own father isn't spending the night at home.

Roy

The opening episode follows the O'Brien family as they settle into their new community of Ballyfermot.

The Odd Half Hour

Returning for a second series, The Odd Half Hour is the show that looks at that pains of modern life - big and small - with sketches and songs from leading comic talents. Sketches include how the recession is affecting supermarkets, the conspiracy behind celebrity gossip magazines and how Radio 4 is going to rebrand itself.

Who Do You Think You Are?

History documentary that's of note because this week it is David Mitchell tracing his family tree. David knows that the Mitchells were wealthy sheep farmers in Sutherland, but mysteriously gave up the lease to the farm in 1933. He wants to know why they abandoned a tradition going back so many years. He also tries to find out whether his family were involved in the notorious Highland Clearances, and discovers how one member of the family became a local hero.

Taking The Flak

A trip to a school out in the bush takes a turn for the lethal when the team finds itself caught in the crossfire between government and rebel forces.