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Radio 4, which has been broadcasting comedy ever since it took over from the BBC Home Service in 1967, has launched hundreds of comedy shows. Popular R4 comedies series include The News Quiz, The Now Show, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, Just A Minute, Old Harry's Game and Ed Reardon's Week. Many famous TV comedies actually started life in audio form on Radio 4 - Dead Ringers, Little Britain, That Mitchell and Webb Sound and Goodness Gracious Me are just four of the many series that went on to become TV hits. Radio 4 currently broadcasts comedy shows every weekday at 11:30am, 6:30pm and 11pm. Website
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On BBC Radio 4 today
18:3030 min
The Wilsons Save The World
Series 2, Episode 4 - Live Forever
Mike lays down a no-plastic challenge to the family, while Max's mum Pauline visits with shocking news that sends her daughter reeling.
23:0030 min
Where's The F In News
Series 2, Episode 3
The return of the energetic, intelligent, female-anchored show with a female panel - using the events, trends and talking points they think should really be top of the news agenda in a series of challenges.
Current BBC Radio 4 comedies
...At The Stand
Ability
Alexei Sayle's The Absence Of Normal
Bunk Bed
Couples
Daliso Chaponda: Citizen Of Nowhere
Date Night
Dead Ringers
Gaby's Talking Pictures
Geoff Norcott: Right Leaning But Well Meaning
Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
Jake Yapp Saves Humanity In 28 Minutes
James Veitch's Contractual Obligation
Joe Lycett's Obsessions
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme
Just A Minute
Lucy Porter In The Family Way
Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life
Meet David Sedaris
My Obsession
Phil Ellis Is Trying
Rhys James Is...
Ruby Wax: Frazzled
Simon Evans Goes To Market
Sindhustan
Sophie Willan's Guide To Normality
That Mitchell & Webb Sound
The Absolutely Radio Show
The Cold Swedish Winter
The Lentil Sorters
The Missing Hancocks
The Museum Of Curiosity
The News Quiz
The Now Show
The Unbelievable Truth
The Wilsons Save The World
Tom Allen Is Actually Not Very Nice
Two Episodes Of Mash
Welcome To Wherever You Are
Where's The F In News
Woof - Chris Neill
New formats in development
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Latest BBC Radio 4 news stories
Al Murray to narrate Vanity Fair on Radio 4
Tuesday 19th March 2019
Radio 4 has announced that Al Murray will star in its new adaptation of Vanity Fair. He will play his real-life great-great-great grandfather, William Makepeace Thackeray.
Grant & Marshall pilot Radio 4 sketch show
Tuesday 5th February 2019
Writers Rob Grant and Andrew Marshall are following their popular new Radio 4 comedy The Quanderhorn Xperimentations with a sketch show for the broadcaster, called The Nether Regions.
Comedy.co.uk Awards 2018 winners revealed
Monday 4th February 2019
The public have voted Derry Girls as Best New TV Sitcom in the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2018, with Inside No. 9 named Comedy Of The Year 2018 for the second year running. Other winners include Friday Night Dinner, Taskmaster and Vic & Bob's Big Night Out.
Alan Partridge radio series to be released on vinyl
Tuesday 18th December 2018
Radio 4 series Knowing Me, Knowing You... With Alan Partridge is to be released as a collector's edition vinyl set.
BBC Radio reveals Christmas 2018 comedy highlights
Thursday 22nd November 2018
BBC Radio has revealed its 2018 Christmas comedy highlights. The Shuttleworths and Party will return, there's the 50th episode of Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!, and more.