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Radio schedule Saturday 12th October 2019

BBC Radio Scotland
11:30am
(repeat)
Mark Nelson

The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected

Series 3, Episode 7

Mark Nelson leads a panel of Scotland's funniest comedians and personalities attempting to decipher the good from the bad, with a few unexpected twists along the way.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
12pm
(repeat)
Whispers

Whispers

Series 1, Episode 4

Gyles Brandreth chairs the quiz show celebrating gossip, scandal and controversy. Team captains Anthony Holden and Stella Duffy are joined by writer Jenny Colgan and broadcaster Rosie Millard.

Radio 4
12:30pm
(repeat)
Phil Wang

The News Quiz

Series 100, Episode 7

A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Phil Wang, with guests including Ivo Graham, Suzi Ruffell, Andrew Maxwell and Ayesha Hazarika.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
12:30pm
(repeat)
The Break. Image shows from L to R: Andy (Tom Palmer), Uncle Jeff (Philip Jackson)

The Break

Series 1, Episode 1 - The Key

Andy Chambers, edgy, sharp-tongued City burn-out, has fled London for his Uncle Jeff's seaside home. When we meet him, all Andy wants to do is sleep, but Jeff is having none of it.

The Unexplainers. Image shows from L to R: John Rutledge, Mike Bubbins. Copyright: Zipline Creative

The Unexplainers

Series 5, Episode 1 - Can Ghosts Make Things Move?

Mike comes home to find John has Poltergeist proofed the house against Noisy spirits, demonstrating they aren't just the domain of Hollywood chillers.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
2:45pm
(repeat)
A car on a country line. Copyright: BBC

Uncle Mort's North Country

Series 1, Episode 2 - Fallen Comrades

Carter and his Uncle Mort sup a poignant pint at the Old Comrades Club.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
10pm
(repeat)
Political Animals. Copyright: BBC

Political Animals

Series 1, Episode 4 - Larry

Larry (Clive Swift), Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office since 2011, gives a cat's eye view of life in Downing Street under a coalition government.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
10:15pm
(repeat)
Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows. Gus Murdoch (Stephen Carlin). Copyright: BBC

Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows

Episode 4 - Roads

Gus travels along the country's roads to see if they live up to their name.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
10:30pm
(repeat)
Big Problems With Helen Keen. Helen Keen. Copyright: BBC

Big Problems With Helen Keen

Series 1, Episode 1 - Death

Episode 1 looks at the biggest problem of all - death. From praying for eternal life to uploading our minds into a giant cloud of data - is there anything at all we can do to avoid it?

BBC Radio 4 Extra
11pm
(repeat)
Meet David Sedaris. David Sedaris

Meet David Sedaris

Series 5, Episode 1 - The Understudy And Big Boy

The American humorist returns with another series of comedic essays. The Understudy sees some questionable childcare from the child's point of view, and Big Boy is about a problem many of us have faced when one flush just is not enough.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
11:30pm
(repeat)
Ross Noble Goes Global. Ross Noble. Copyright: BBC

Ross Noble Goes Global

Series 1, Episode 5 - Singapore

In Singapore Ross discovers an amazing fact about the Japanese invasion of WW2, spots a monkey and realises that his hairstyle is not suited to high humidity.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
2:45am
(repeat)
A car on a country line. Copyright: BBC

Uncle Mort's North Country

Series 1, Episode 2 - Fallen Comrades

Carter and his Uncle Mort sup a poignant pint at the Old Comrades Club.

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