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On BBC Radio 4 Extra today
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8:00(Repeat)
Round The Horne
Series 4, Episode 4
Hugely popular sketch show starring Kenneth Horne and co, created by Barry Took and Marty Feldman.
8:30(Repeat)
Yes Minister
Series 1, Episode 1 - Open Government
Newly elected MP Jim Hacker is made the Minister for Administrative Affairs, a department lead by civil servant Sir Humphrey Appleby. Hacker attempts to do start the business of running the country straight away by being open about everything. Perhaps being a bit too open...
9:30(Repeat)
Beachcomber... By The Way
Series 3, Episode 3
Adapted from JB Morton's By The Way column which he wrote in the guise of 'Beachcomber'.
12:00(Repeat)Round The Horne
Series 4, Episode 4
Hugely popular sketch show starring Kenneth Horne and co, created by Barry Took and Marty Feldman.
12:30(Repeat)Yes Minister
Series 1, Episode 1 - Open Government
Newly elected MP Jim Hacker is made the Minister for Administrative Affairs, a department lead by civil servant Sir Humphrey Appleby. Hacker attempts to do start the business of running the country straight away by being open about everything. Perhaps being a bit too open...
14:30(Repeat)Beachcomber... By The Way
Series 3, Episode 3
Adapted from JB Morton's By The Way column which he wrote in the guise of 'Beachcomber'.
17:00(Repeat)17:30(Repeat)19:00(Repeat)Round The Horne
Series 4, Episode 4
Hugely popular sketch show starring Kenneth Horne and co, created by Barry Took and Marty Feldman.
19:30(Repeat)Yes Minister
Series 1, Episode 1 - Open Government
Newly elected MP Jim Hacker is made the Minister for Administrative Affairs, a department lead by civil servant Sir Humphrey Appleby. Hacker attempts to do start the business of running the country straight away by being open about everything. Perhaps being a bit too open...
22:00(Repeat)22:30(Repeat)
The Masterson Inheritance
Series 2, Episode 5 - The Gangrene of the Mastersons
The family's epic Crimean War struggle of carnage, carnality and cads.
23:00(Repeat)
Listen Against
Series 2, Episode 3
Jon Holmes is at the Commercial Radio Weapons Fair in Blackpool, whilst Alice Arnold is in London reporting on killer digital TV robots and the recent spate of radio presenters that have been kidnapped and trafficked to other stations.
23:30(Repeat)
Concrete Cow
Series 1, Episode 5
Sketches include the allergic superhero, time-slip driving and the not-so-scary mummy.
2:30(Repeat)Beachcomber... By The Way
Series 3, Episode 3
Adapted from JB Morton's By The Way column which he wrote in the guise of 'Beachcomber'.
5:00(Repeat)Current BBC Radio 4 Extra comedies
Latest BBC Radio 4 Extra news stories
Radio 4's Down The Line to return for lockdown special
Tuesday 5th May 2020
Radio 4 has confirmed spoof phone-in show Down The Line will return for a new lockdown special. Meanwhile Radio 4 Extra will broadcast a new comedy-focused documentary series called What's Funny About....
Radio 4 Extra to celebrate 42 years of Hitchhiker's Guide
Friday 28th February 2020
Radio 4 Extra is to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of sci-fi sitcom The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy with a series of programmes on Sunday 8th March.
Kiri Pritchard-McLean to host Newsjack
Wednesday 12th December 2018
Kiri Pritchard-McLean has been announced as the new host of Newsjack, Radio 4 Extra's topical comedy show that has an open door submission policy.
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.
BBC launches 2018 New Comedy Award
Monday 9th April 2018
The 2018 BBC New Comedy Award has been launched today. Entries for the contest series close on Thursday 3rd May.