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Radio schedule Friday 16th May 2025

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead

Series 2, Episode 2

Sketch show starring Ronnie Barker.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Relativity. Ian (Richard Herring)

Relativity

Series 2, Episode 3

Ian and Chloe's wedding day is a typically chaotic, argumentative, loving affair. Ken eats the lip balm and Chloe's estranged parents test Ken and Margaret's patience.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Influencers. Image shows left to right: Ruth (Katherine Parkinson), Carla (Katy Brand)

Influencers

Episode 1

Katy Brand and Katherine Parkinson write and star in a new sitcom, as a pair of online influencers whose image is not always as harmonious as it seems.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead

Series 2, Episode 2

Sketch show starring Ronnie Barker.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1pm (repeat)
Relativity. Ian (Richard Herring)

Relativity

Series 2, Episode 3

Ian and Chloe's wedding day is a typically chaotic, argumentative, loving affair. Ken eats the lip balm and Chloe's estranged parents test Ken and Margaret's patience.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
Noising Up. Credit: BBC

Noising Up

Series 5, Episode 4

An uproarious mix of topical comedy sketches.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
Whispers

Whispers

Series 1, Episode 3

Gyles Brandreth chairs the panel show that celebrates gossip and scandal. Team captains Anthony Holden and Stella Duffy are joined by Jennie Bond and Geoffrey Durham.

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

Mr Mulliner

Series 2 (More Mr Mulliner), Episode 2 - The Ordeal of Osbert Mulliner

As Mr Mulliner tells it, Osbert Mulliner 's troubles began - as so often happens - when he fell in love. Threatened by a jealous and violent explorer as well as by the damsel's s uncle. Osbert sees no alternative but flight.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 117, Episode 5 - An Island of Strangers

Andy Zaltzman is joined by guests Daliso Chaponda, Sara Barron, Anushka Asthana and Alasdair Beckett-King. Discussion points include this week's immigration White Paper, tighter controls on international students looking for gainful employment, the elusive definition of a 'skilled job', chimpanzees utility in medical emergencies, and the returns policy on a returns hub.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6:30pm (repeat)
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead

Series 2, Episode 2

Sketch show starring Ronnie Barker.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Relativity. Ian (Richard Herring)

Relativity

Series 2, Episode 3

Ian and Chloe's wedding day is a typically chaotic, argumentative, loving affair. Ken eats the lip balm and Chloe's estranged parents test Ken and Margaret's patience.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8pm (repeat)
Whispers

Whispers

Series 1, Episode 3

Gyles Brandreth chairs the panel show that celebrates gossip and scandal. Team captains Anthony Holden and Stella Duffy are joined by Jennie Bond and Geoffrey Durham.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Mr Mulliner

Series 2 (More Mr Mulliner), Episode 2 - The Ordeal of Osbert Mulliner

As Mr Mulliner tells it, Osbert Mulliner 's troubles began - as so often happens - when he fell in love. Threatened by a jealous and violent explorer as well as by the damsel's s uncle. Osbert sees no alternative but flight.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Call Jonathan Pie. Image shows left to right: Roger (Nick Revell), Jonathan Pie (Tom Walker), Jules (Lucy Pearman), Sam (Aqib Khan)

Call Jonathan Pie

Series 2, Episode 7 - Japanese Whisky

Jules and Pie find themselves trapped together with just a bottle of whisky for company. What can go wrong?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Jeremy Hardy

Jeremy Hardy Feels It

Episode 1 - Happy

In this show, Jeremy is feeling... happy.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Hudson And Pepperdine Show

Series 3, Episode 4

Prepare to channel your energies, focus on your inner child and brush up on your Brahma and chakra studies as Mel and Vicki become enamoured of all things new-age.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Cowards. Image shows from L to R: Tim Key, Stefan Golaszewski, Lloyd Woolf, Tom Basden. Copyright: BBC

Cowards

Series 1, Episode 5

A man who has never been to church; a snowman being elected as US President; some over-intensive high-fives; and some bullying in Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood are just some of the sketches in this episode.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead

Series 2, Episode 2

Sketch show starring Ronnie Barker.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3am (repeat)
Relativity. Ian (Richard Herring)

Relativity

Series 2, Episode 3

Ian and Chloe's wedding day is a typically chaotic, argumentative, loving affair. Ken eats the lip balm and Chloe's estranged parents test Ken and Margaret's patience.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
Whispers

Whispers

Series 1, Episode 3

Gyles Brandreth chairs the panel show that celebrates gossip and scandal. Team captains Anthony Holden and Stella Duffy are joined by Jennie Bond and Geoffrey Durham.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Mr Mulliner

Series 2 (More Mr Mulliner), Episode 2 - The Ordeal of Osbert Mulliner

As Mr Mulliner tells it, Osbert Mulliner 's troubles began - as so often happens - when he fell in love. Threatened by a jealous and violent explorer as well as by the damsel's s uncle. Osbert sees no alternative but flight.

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