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Radio schedule Saturday 16th May 2020

BBC Radio 4 Extra
8:30am
(repeat)
The Change. Image shows left to right: Carol (Lynda Bellingham), George (Christopher Ellison)

The Change

Series 3, Episode 4

George's surprising reaction to Carol's secret makes her think twice about their future together. Meanwhile, Violet's dedication to Albert Colhoun gets worse.

BBC Radio 5 Live
11am
60 min
Rick Edwards. Credit: BBC

Fighting Talk

Series 17, Special - End of the Premier League Season Special

Comedian Iain Stirling, football presenter Natalie Paweleck, football commentator and former Chelsea player Pat Nevin and sports journalist Jim White join Colin Murray to celebrate and commiserate what would have been the end of the Premier League season.

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

The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected

Series 5, Episode 1

Mark Nelson panellists Zoe Lyons, Grant Stott and Stuart Mitchell as they attempt to decipher the good from the bad, with a few unexpected twists along the way.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
12pm
(repeat)
Stanley Baxter

The Stanley Baxter Playhouse

Series 8, Episode 1 - The Boy Who Ran Away From The Circus

On a Glasgow rooftop, a former circus trapeze artist and a sad and misunderstood young man become connected by circumstance and a shared experience of life, as each tells his story.

Radio 4
12:30pm
(repeat)
The News Quiz. Angela Barnes

The News Quiz

Series 102, Episode 5

Helen Lewis, Andy Zaltzman, Sindhu Vee and Andrew Maxwell join host Angela Barnes for the topical comedy panel game, featuring cryptic questions, acerbic satire and humorous cuttings sent in by listeners.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
12:30pm
(repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

London Calling

Episode 1, In the Beginning: It is 1922 and director general John Brown takes charge of the BBC.

Bravo Two Charlies. PC Dennis Babb (Martin Trenaman). Copyright: Giddy Goat Productions

Bravo Two Charlies

Series 2, Episode 1 - Wild

This week our uniformed guardians find themselves in the wilds of Snowdonia... two of them without their uniforms; with Sgt Price in the nude, it's a good job this is radio.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
6pm
(repeat)
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. Image shows from L to R: Arthur Dent (Simon Jones), Ford Prefect (Geoffrey McGivern). Copyright: BBC / Above The Title Productions

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

The Tertiary Phase, Episode 4 - Fit The Sixteenth

In which Arthur Dent attempts to escape from a lifeform whom he keeps accidently killing, learns how to fly, and gets hit in the small-of-the-back by an airborne party.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
10pm
(repeat)
The Boosh. Image shows from L to R: Vince Noir (Noel Fielding), Howard Moon (Julian Barratt). Copyright: BBC

The Boosh

Episode 2 - Jungle

Howard has had enough of the way Bob Fossil is running the zoo, so he sets off in search of his childhood hero and legendary zookeeper, Tommy.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
10:30pm
(repeat)
And Now, In Colour

And Now, In Colour

Series 2, Episode 4 - Astronaut Training

Fame, ordinary dogs and NASA!

BBC Radio 4 Extra
11pm
(repeat)
That Mitchell & Webb Sound. Image shows from L to R: Robert Webb, David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC

That Mitchell & Webb Sound

Series 4, Episode 4

Sketches include a plea for donations to Britain's only sanctuary for balloon animals, the heartbreaking story of a little wooden boy who is ever so slightly annoying, and what to do at work if you suspect you have a decadent colleague. Plus a clip from the lazy writers' exciting new drama, Thatcher: The Years They Haven't Done Yet.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
11:30pm
(repeat)
Earls Of The Court. Image shows from L to R: Lloydie (Stewart Wright), Johnno (Will Adamsdale)

Earls Of The Court

Episode 6 - The Hangover

Lloydie knows that when Johnno's hungover he always makes a misconceived, life-changing decision. But is he ready for what's coming?

BBC Radio 4 Extra
11:45pm
(repeat)
Foley And McColl: The Interview

Foley And McColl: The Interview

Episode 6, For You the War is Over: Sean takes up a new hobby involving historical re-enactment - but will he go too far?

BBC Radio 4 Extra
Midnight
(repeat)
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. Image shows from L to R: Arthur Dent (Simon Jones), Ford Prefect (Geoffrey McGivern). Copyright: BBC / Above The Title Productions

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

The Tertiary Phase, Episode 4 - Fit The Sixteenth

In which Arthur Dent attempts to escape from a lifeform whom he keeps accidently killing, learns how to fly, and gets hit in the small-of-the-back by an airborne party.

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