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Radio 4 piloting free speech show Unsafe Space
Tuesday 21st December 2021
Radio 4 is piloting a "provocative" debate show with outspoken free speech advocate comedians, including Tony Law, Andrew Doyle, Leo Kearse, Mary Bourke, Nick Dixon and George Zach.
Ashley Blaker to return to Radio 4 for Series 2 of 6.5 Children
Wednesday 24th November 2021
Radio 4 has commissioned a second series of Ashley Blaker: 6.5 Children, the show in which the stand-up comedian records his home life.
BBC pilots sitcom from writer accused of sexual harassment
Friday 19th November 2021
The BBC is facing questions about its decision to pilot Saucer, a sitcom from Andrew Kreisberg - a writer with a string of sexual harassment allegations against him.
Tim Key and John Kearns toast pub drinking in new Radio 4 series
Thursday 7th October 2021
Tim Key and John Kearns have recorded Lasties, a series of comic plays for Radio 4, a "love letter to being in a pub with a pal" set during last orders.
Holly Walsh to co-host The Museum Of Curiosity Series 16
Wednesday 29th September 2021
Holly Walsh has been announced as the curator assisting John Lloyd for the 16th series of The Museum Of Curiosity, which returns to Radio 4 in October.
Geoff Norcott turns 'agony uncle' for Radio 4's Never Kissed A Tory
Sunday 19th September 2021
Geoff Norcott has landed a Radio 4 show in which he plays "agony uncle" to disaffected people whose political opinions have made them unpopular with friends and family. Never Kissed A Tory will see the right-wing comic and guest comedians discuss the problems of people who've crossed "tribal faultlines in the culture war".
Newsjack axed by the BBC
Friday 17th September 2021
The BBC has announced that Newsjack, the BBC Radio 4 Extra sketch show format with an open door submission policy, has ended after 24 series. However, a new open door format will be introduced in 2022.
God Squad sitcom coming to Radio 4
Monday 6th September 2021
Sketch comics Barney Fishwick and Jack Chisnall are piloting God Squad, a Radio 4 sitcom about a university's Christian Union struggling against the tide of secularism.
Shaun Keaveny to narrate Absolute Radio's first scripted comedy
Monday 23rd August 2021
Shaun Keaveny is to narrate Rockanory, Absolute Radio's first scripted comedy series. The series involves dramatisations of apocryphal rock'n'roll legends.
Union JACK Radio launches live comedy nights
Monday 9th August 2021
Digital radio station Union JACK is launching a series of stand-up comedy nights in Manchester, Bristol, Hull and Leicester, highlights from which it'll broadcast in a new weekly show.