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Radio schedule Saturday 1st May 2021

BBC Radio 4 Extra
8am
(repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Motion Show

Series 3, Episode 4

Comic debating show, hosted first by Dr Phil Hammond and later by Graeme Garden.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
8:30am
(repeat)
Prunella Scales

Smelling Of Roses

Series 1, Episode 2 - Out To Launch

Rosie's company is about to launch the autobiography of the country's most famous footballer, Lloyd Gratton.

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

Fighting Talk

Series 18, Episode 34

Former England rugby player James Haskell, sports presenter Holly Hamilton, broadcaster Dougie Anderson and comedian Neil Delamere join guest presenter Sam Quek for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.

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

The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected

Series 8, Episode 1

Mark Nelson and his panel - Justin Currie, Ken Bruce and Jo Caulfield - decipher the good from the bad, with a few unexpected twists along the way.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
12pm
(repeat)
Act Your Age. Simon Mayo. Copyright: BBC

Act Your Age

Series 2, Episode 1

Simon Mayo hosts the comedy show that pits the comic generations against each other to find out which is the funniest. Team captains Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter and Adrian Walsh are joined by Kevin Bridges, Jason Byrne and Johnnie Casson.

Radio 4
12:30pm
(repeat)
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 105, Episode 3

Andy Zaltzman and panellists Elis James, Ria Lina, Helen Lewis and Simon Evans square up to the week's headlines.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
12:30pm
(repeat)
The House Of The Spirit Levels

The House Of The Spirit Levels

Episode 1, To Begin at the End: Tony is grappling with the Russian mafia - and the gorgeous Natassia.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
2pm
(repeat)
Bleak Expectations. Image shows from L to R: Hardthrasher (Geoffrey Whitehead), Aunt Lily (Celia Imrie), Young Pip (Tom Allen), Mr Gently Benevolent (Anthony Head), Sir Philip Bin (Richard Johnson), Harry Biscuit (James Bachman). Copyright: BBC

Bleak Expectations

Series 3, Episode 1 - A Lovely Life Re-Kippered Again Once More

Pip Bin's happiness is shattered once again. Fog-filled streets, murders, and ghastly apparitions from beyond the grave abound, and through it all echoes the terrible menacing coo of a possessed and evil pigeon.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
2:30pm
(repeat)
The Iguanodon

The Iguanodon

Episode 1 - Away And Slightly To The Left

Sam Varley is looking for a lift back to the mainland when his boat is wrecked in a storm. Mr Brook is looking for an unforgettable adventure at sea, after a lifetime in custards. Neither of them get quite what they're expecting on a boat called 'The Iguanodon'...

BBC Radio 4 Extra
3pm
(repeat)
1966 And All That

1966 And All That

Episode 1, The 1920s and 30s: A comic look at 20th-century Britain, beginning with the 1920s and 1930s, including the death of George V and the advent of the BBC.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
3:30pm
(repeat)
Chain Reaction. Copyright: BBC

Chain Reaction

Series 9, Episode 1 - Terry Christian interviews Kevin Bridges

Manchester's very own Terry Christian talks to Scotland's newest comedy superstar Kevin Bridges.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
6pm
(repeat)
Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters. Copyright: BBC

Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters

Episode 1

Three witches meet on a blasTed Heath while murder is in the air.

Radio 4
7:15pm
(repeat)
My Teenage Diary. Rufus Hound

My Teenage Diary

Series 9, Episode 2 - Jenny Murray

Rufus Hound talks to Jenni Murray about her teenage years in 1960s Barnsley. The first entry in her diary deals with the surprising news that her parents are moving to India.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
10pm
(repeat)
Rigor Mortis

Rigor Mortis

Series 1, Episode 4

Radio sitcom in whic Peter Davison stars as a pathologist.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
10:30pm
(repeat)
Justin Moorhouse - The Big Am I. Justin Moorhouse

Justin Moorhouse - The Big Am I

Warm-hearted stand-up comedy with a strong northern sensibility from Manchester's Justin Moorhouse.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
11pm
(repeat)
What Does The K Stand For?. Stephen K Amos. Copyright: BBC

What Does The K Stand For?

Series 3, Episode 4 - Let's Talk About Sex

Stephen plucks up the courage to reveal a secret.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
11:30pm
(repeat)
I've Never Seen Star Wars. Marcus Brigstocke. Copyright: BBC

I've Never Seen Star Wars

Series 6, Episode 3 - Rebecca Front

Rebecca Front, a self-confessed scaredy-cat, is persuaded to take her first ride on a motorbike and read her first science book. But how much of it did she understand?

BBC Radio 4 Extra
2am
(repeat)
Bleak Expectations. Image shows from L to R: Hardthrasher (Geoffrey Whitehead), Aunt Lily (Celia Imrie), Young Pip (Tom Allen), Mr Gently Benevolent (Anthony Head), Sir Philip Bin (Richard Johnson), Harry Biscuit (James Bachman). Copyright: BBC

Bleak Expectations

Series 3, Episode 1 - A Lovely Life Re-Kippered Again Once More

Pip Bin's happiness is shattered once again. Fog-filled streets, murders, and ghastly apparitions from beyond the grave abound, and through it all echoes the terrible menacing coo of a possessed and evil pigeon.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
2:30am
(repeat)
The Iguanodon

The Iguanodon

Episode 1 - Away And Slightly To The Left

Sam Varley is looking for a lift back to the mainland when his boat is wrecked in a storm. Mr Brook is looking for an unforgettable adventure at sea, after a lifetime in custards. Neither of them get quite what they're expecting on a boat called 'The Iguanodon'...

BBC Radio 4 Extra
3am
(repeat)
1966 And All That

1966 And All That

Episode 1, The 1920s and 30s: A comic look at 20th-century Britain, beginning with the 1920s and 1930s, including the death of George V and the advent of the BBC.

BBC Radio 4 Extra
3:30am
(repeat)
Chain Reaction. Copyright: BBC

Chain Reaction

Series 9, Episode 1 - Terry Christian interviews Kevin Bridges

Manchester's very own Terry Christian talks to Scotland's newest comedy superstar Kevin Bridges.

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