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Mark Dolan to host new panel show on Union JACK radio
Tuesday 24th September 2019
Mark Dolan is to host Asking For A Friend, a new panel show on DAB radio station Union JACK. The format sees guests answering questions posed by the audience.
Sue Perkins to host Radio 4 comedy about nature
Thursday 19th September 2019
Sue Perkins is to host Nature Table, a Radio 4 pilot which aims to celebrate "the natural world and all its funny eccentricities".
BBC Radio Wales renews Bravo Two Charlies
Tuesday 17th September 2019
Bravo Two Charlies, the sitcom following some police squad cars, is to return to BBC Radio Wales for a second series.
Michael Legge to record stand-up show for Radio 4
Thursday 29th August 2019
Michael Legge is to make his debut on Radio 4 with his stand-up show The Days Of Michael Legge.
Olga Koch takes Fight to Radio 4
Wednesday 21st August 2019
Russian-born stand-up Olga Koch's Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated Fight is to be recorded for Radio 4.
Nicholas Parsons misses Just A Minute recordings
Wednesday 7th August 2019
Nicholas Parsons has missed hosting two episodes of Just A Minute, reportedly due to a bad back. Gyles Brandreth stepped in as guest host.
Second series for Radio Wales's Relocation
Tuesday 30th July 2019
BBC Radio Wales has ordered a second series of sitcom Relocation, written by Robin Morgan.
Miles Jupp to star as ex-PM in Radio 4 sitcom
Thursday 13th June 2019
Miles Jupp will play an ex-Prime Minister in new Radio 4 sitcom pilot Party's Over.
BBC defends Jo Brand's battery acid comment
Wednesday 12th June 2019
The BBC has defended Jo Brand against claims she incited violence with her comment on Radio 4's Heresy, in regards to her suggestion of throwing battery acid at 'unpleasant characters'.
Ed Gamble and Matthew Crosby join Radio X
Tuesday 4th June 2019
Ed Gamble and Matthew Crosby are joining Radio X to host a Sunday morning show together between 8am and 11am.