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Radio schedule Thursday 29th May 2025

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Never Too Late

Never Too Late

Sitcom about a group of highly active pensioners, starring Thora Hird.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Parsley Sidings

Parsley Sidings

Series 2, Episode 9 - The Film Makers

Horace Hepplewhite continues to try and prevent his beloved railway station from being closed down.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Sisters. Image shows from L to R: Fiona (Ashley Jensen), Susan (Susan Calman). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Sisters

Series 2, Episode 4 - Oh Brother

When their brother Cliff, who they very rarely speak to, announces he is coming to stay, the sisters start to speculate about the reason for his visit.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Matt Forde

The Matt Forde Focus Group

Episode 1 - Political Pandering

Can political discussion be funny, er yes! Top political comedian Matt Forde convenes his focus group in front of a live theatre audience with guests comedian Pierre Novellie, Baroness Ayesha Hazarika and former Director of Communications at Number 10, Guto Harri, to see if a few sparks fly as they examine different ways people are pandered to and whether they have ever done any pandering themselves.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Never Too Late

Never Too Late

Sitcom about a group of highly active pensioners, starring Thora Hird.

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

Parsley Sidings

Series 2, Episode 9 - The Film Makers

Horace Hepplewhite continues to try and prevent his beloved railway station from being closed down.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 1pm (repeat)
Sisters. Image shows from L to R: Fiona (Ashley Jensen), Susan (Susan Calman). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Sisters

Series 2, Episode 4 - Oh Brother

When their brother Cliff, who they very rarely speak to, announces he is coming to stay, the sisters start to speculate about the reason for his visit.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2pm (repeat)
The Ultimate Choice. Steph McGovern

The Ultimate Choice

Series 1, Episode 2

Steph McGovern asks some seriously funny minds to offer definitive answers to the great questions of our age. Or not. With guests Amy Gledhill and Andrew Maxwell.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
King Street Junior. Copyright: BBC

King Street Junior

King Street Junior Revisited 1, Episode 3 - The System

Mr. Maxwell's attempt to maintain playground law and order lands him in trouble.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
Never Too Late

Never Too Late

Sitcom about a group of highly active pensioners, starring Thora Hird.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 6:30pm
30 min
Kiri Pritchard-McLean

Kiri's Comedy Club

Series 5, Episode 5 - Lloyd Langford in Melbourne

Kiri Pritchard-McLean is on tour in Australia. She sat down with Lloyd Langford to talk about his life away from Wales, his career, lockdown, and having a baby with comedian Anne Edmonds.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Matt Forde

The Matt Forde Focus Group

Episode 2 - The Political Silver Bullet

Political discussion show hosted by leading British political comedian Matt Forde.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6:30pm (repeat)
Parsley Sidings

Parsley Sidings

Series 2, Episode 9 - The Film Makers

Horace Hepplewhite continues to try and prevent his beloved railway station from being closed down.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Sisters. Image shows from L to R: Fiona (Ashley Jensen), Susan (Susan Calman). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Sisters

Series 2, Episode 4 - Oh Brother

When their brother Cliff, who they very rarely speak to, announces he is coming to stay, the sisters start to speculate about the reason for his visit.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8pm (repeat)
The Ultimate Choice. Steph McGovern

The Ultimate Choice

Series 1, Episode 2

Steph McGovern asks some seriously funny minds to offer definitive answers to the great questions of our age. Or not. With guests Amy Gledhill and Andrew Maxwell.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30pm (repeat)
King Street Junior. Copyright: BBC

King Street Junior

King Street Junior Revisited 1, Episode 3 - The System

Mr. Maxwell's attempt to maintain playground law and order lands him in trouble.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Matt Forde

The Matt Forde Focus Group

Episode 1 - Political Pandering

Can political discussion be funny, er yes! Top political comedian Matt Forde convenes his focus group in front of a live theatre audience with guests comedian Pierre Novellie, Baroness Ayesha Hazarika and former Director of Communications at Number 10, Guto Harri, to see if a few sparks fly as they examine different ways people are pandered to and whether they have ever done any pandering themselves.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Paul Sinha

Paul Sinha's History Revision

Series 1, Episode 3 - Music

Paul's exploration of music takes in a Haitian rebellion, Slovenian hunting, Scottish whisky, Italian electronics and the American son of a Russian farmer who did not like music.

Radio 4 10:45pm
15 min
Naomi Wood

Shakedowns In Hyperspace

Episode 4 - Spite, Sucker, Clip

It's 2037, and breaking up in space is hard to do, even with retro Pokemon hunts for distraction, as one married couple discover on their final mission. Read by Rose Robinson.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Problem With Adam Bloom. Adam Bloom. Copyright: BBC

The Problem With Adam Bloom

Series 2, Episode 3 - Insecurity

You should talk about your problems - after all, a problem shared is a problem halved. Unless you've got a trust phobia, in which case it opens a whole other can of worms. With Stefano Paolini.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:15pm (repeat)
Fabulous. Faye Walters (Daisy Haggard). Copyright: BBC

Fabulous

Series 1, Episode 3

Faye is thinking about buying a flat, and trying not to think about the wedding she hasn't been invited to.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better. Image shows from L to R: Poet (Tim Key), Mark Watson. Copyright: BBC

Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better

Series 1, Episode 1 - Greed and Gluttony

Mark Watson sets out on his quest to free us from The Seven Deadly Sins with stand-up comedy. This first episode tackles both Greed and Gluttony (the "similar sins")

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
Never Too Late

Never Too Late

Sitcom about a group of highly active pensioners, starring Thora Hird.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
Parsley Sidings

Parsley Sidings

Series 2, Episode 9 - The Film Makers

Horace Hepplewhite continues to try and prevent his beloved railway station from being closed down.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3am (repeat)
Sisters. Image shows from L to R: Fiona (Ashley Jensen), Susan (Susan Calman). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Sisters

Series 2, Episode 4 - Oh Brother

When their brother Cliff, who they very rarely speak to, announces he is coming to stay, the sisters start to speculate about the reason for his visit.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4am (repeat)
The Ultimate Choice. Steph McGovern

The Ultimate Choice

Series 1, Episode 2

Steph McGovern asks some seriously funny minds to offer definitive answers to the great questions of our age. Or not. With guests Amy Gledhill and Andrew Maxwell.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 4:30am (repeat)
King Street Junior. Copyright: BBC

King Street Junior

King Street Junior Revisited 1, Episode 3 - The System

Mr. Maxwell's attempt to maintain playground law and order lands him in trouble.

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