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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
11:30(Repeat)
Chain Reaction
Series 12, Episode 6 - Tim Vine interviews Sir Ken Dodd
In the final edition of this series, Tim Vine arrives in Liverpool to interview a bone fide comedy legend - Sir Ken Dodd. Recorded at the Bluecoat in Liverpool, Tim talks to Ken about his long career, the length of his live shows, and performs a Liverpudlian version of Hamlet.
18:3030 min
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
Series 70, Episode 6
Back for a second week at Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Tim Brooke-Taylor is joined on the panel by programme stalwarts Susan Calman, Richard Osman and Rob Brydon with Jack Dee in the chair.
Current BBC Radio 4 comedies
#GODSWORK
...At The Stand
15 Minute Musical
Ability
Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years
Al Porter - The Men Who Made Me
Alexei Sayle's Mystery Theatre
Angela Barnes: You Can't Take It With You
Beta Female
Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes
Born To Be Wilde: The Importance Of Being Earnest
British Troll Farm
City Of Tomorrow
Conversations From A Long Marriage
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
Couples
Cracking Up
Daliso Chaponda: Citizen Of Nowhere
Darren Harriott: Black Label
Dead Ringers
Don't Panic! It's The Douglas Adams Papers
Ellie Taylor's Safe Space
For The Love Of Leo
Geoff Norcott: Right Leaning But Well Meaning
Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off
Hazel Tours
Henry Normal
Hugo Rifkind's Search For Power
Hypertension
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
Jake Yapp Saves Humanity In 28 Minutes
Joe Lycett's Obsessions
Just A Minute
Lemn Sissay's Social Enterprise
Lena Marsh, Live And Shticking!
Liam Williams' Self Care
Little Lifetimes By Jenny Eclair
Looking For Oil Drum Lane
Love In Recovery
Mark Steel's In Town
Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life
Maureen & Friends
Meet David Sedaris
Napoleon Moon
No Gods, No Golf
Party
Paul Sinha's General Knowledge
Phil Ellis Is Trying
Prepper
Quiz Nite
Relativity
Rhys James Is...
Rosie Jones: Far From An Angel
Sami Shah: Islamofarcist
Simon Evans Goes To Market
Sindhustan
Small Scenes
Sophie Willan's Guide To Normality
Suggs
Support
Susan Calman Makes Me Happy
Teatime
TEZ Talks
That Mitchell & Webb Sound
The 27-Year Itch
The Absolutely Radio Show
The Clemmie Hart Years
The Damien Slash Mixtape
The Hartlepool Spy
The Infinite Monkey Cage
The Joanna Lumley Playhouse
The Lentil Sorters
The Mayoress
The Museum Of Curiosity
The News Quiz
The Now Show
The Penny Dreadfuls Present...
The RIP List
The Shuttleworths
The Specials
The Tim Vine Chat Show
The Unbelievable Truth
The Wilsons Save The World
The World Of Simon Rich
There Was A Young Fellow Named Palin
Time Spanner
Tom Allen Is Actually Not Very Nice
Twayna Mayne's Black Women
Two Episodes Of Mash
Unite
Welcome To Wherever You Are
Wisebowm
Women Talking About Cars
New formats in development
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Latest BBC Radio 4 news stories
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.
Radio 4 comedies nominated in BBC Audio Awards 2019
Wednesday 21st November 2018
Various Radio 4 comedies have been nominated in the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2019.
Radio 4 reveals new comedy shows for 2019
Tuesday 13th November 2018
Rowan Atkinson, Harry Hill, Jack Dee, Zoe Lyons, Mark Steel, Bridget Christie and Ellie Taylor will be amongst the many stars in Radio 4's 2019 comedy offerings.
Radio 4 sitcom Party to return for one-off special
Friday 9th November 2018
Party, the Radio 4 sitcom about political students starring Tom Basden, Anna Crilly, Tim Key, Jonny Sweet and Katy Wix, is to return for a one-off special focusing on Donald Trump.
Patricia Hodge to star in Mrs Hudson's Radio Show
Tuesday 6th November 2018
Patricia Hodge and Miriam Margolyes are amongst the stars taking on roles in Mrs Hudson's Radio Show, the Radio 4 comedy written by Barry Cryer and his son Bob.