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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....
Comedians to compete with sports stars in lockdown
Thursday 30th April 2020
Union JACK Radio will broadcast The Show Must Go On, a series in which sport stars reveal how they're keeping fit, focused and entertained during lockdown.
Radio 4 launches comedy show reacting to coronavirus isolation
Saturday 28th March 2020
Radio 4 has quickly commissioned Now Wash Your Hands, a new comedy show and accompanying podcast in which four hosts invite comedians to share their isolation experiences.
Rachel Parris to record Radio 4 comedy about Jane Austen
Saturday 7th March 2020
The Mash Report star Rachel Parris is to record Austensibly Feminist, a comedy show for Radio 4 focused around Jane Austen.
Elis James and John Robins win radio award
Thursday 5th March 2020
Elis James and John Robins have won at the ARIAS, the awards dubbed the 'radio Oscars'.
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.
Joz Norris gets Radio 4 stand-up special
Wednesday 26th February 2020
Radio 4 is to broadcast A Small Talk About Small Talk, a new stand-up special from comedian Joz Norris.
Radio 2 reveals Funny Fortnight pilots
Friday 7th February 2020
Radio 2 has revealed a raft of comedy pilots, which it will broadcast across two weeks in March under the Funny Fortnight strand.
Tom Allen to host Radio 2 panel show about misunderstandings
Friday 7th February 2020
Tom Allen is to host Lost In Translation, a Radio 2 panel show pilot about "language, foreign cultures and everything in between which gets misunderstood".
Union JACK Radio to broadcast live from Leicester Comedy Festival
Monday 3rd February 2020
DAB radio station Union JACK is to broadcast multiple shows live from Leicester Comedy Festival, including the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year competition.