Radio 4

Radio 4 Comedy at the Fringe

If you missed the best of Radio 4 from the Fringe on the Red Button, you can still watch the highlights here. Russell Kane took part in Just a Minute, alongside Shappi Khorsandi, Paul Merton and Gyles Brandreth:

Jason Byrne joins the panel, along with Alun Cochrane, Paul Merton and Gyles Brandreth:

Stephen K Amos hosts a selection of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival's best stand-up comedians to present an Idiot's Guide to 'Getting Away'. Featuring Josie Long and Simon Munnery:

Arts

Front Row and Loose Ends have both broadcast from the Fringe this August. Click on the links to listen to the programmes.

Current Affairs

Some of our Sunday staples made the trip north too, with Broadcasting House and What The Papers Say coming from the Fringe on Sunday 21st August.

Red Button broadcast schedule

On the Red Button, we had a 30 minute programme - hosted by Arthur Smith - with co-hosts Susan Calman and Roisin Conaty. It featured footage from the recordings of Stephen K Amos' Life: An Idiot's Guide and Just A Minute. It also included footage from Radio 4 Extra's interview with Scott Capurro. There were features on street performers at the Edinburgh Fringe, Laughter Yoga and a Ceilidh (called by Arthur) involving up to 8 comedians!

The programme transmitted between Monday 22 August and Friday 26 August and was available on all platforms, including freeview. Full broadcast details are below:

Monday 22nd August

06.00 - 20.45 BBC Radio 4 at the Edinburgh Fringe
04.10 - ongoing BBC Radio 4 at the Edinburgh Fringe

Tuesday 23rd August

ongoing - 11.45 BBC Radio 4 at the Edinburgh Fringe
13.40 - 19.45 BBC Radio 4 at the Edinburgh Fringe
04.10 - ongoing BBC Radio 4 at the Edinburgh Fringe

Wednesday 24th August

ongoing - 11.45 BBC Radio 4 at the Edinburgh Fringe
13.40 - 20.45 BBC Radio 4 at the Edinburgh Fringe
04.10 - ongoing BBC Radio 4 at the Edinburgh Fringe

Thursday 25th August

ongoing - 20.45 BBC Radio 4 at the Edinburgh Fringe
04.10 - ongoing BBC Radio 4 at the Edinburgh Fringe

Friday 26th August

ongoing - 08.45 BBC Radio 4 at the Edinburgh Fringe
14.45 - 18.50 BBC Radio 4 at the Edinburgh Fringe

The full Red Button schedule is available here.

Radio 4 broadcast schedule

Most of our recordings in Edinburgh broadcast during August:

Front Row: 17th August at 19:15

Loose Ends: 20th August at 18:15

Broadcasting House: 21st August at 09:00 (Live)

What the Papers Say: 21st August at 22:45

Just a Minute: 22nd August at 18:30, repeated 28th Aug at 12:00

Comic Fringes: 23rd, 24th and 25th August at 15.30

Richard Herring's Objective: 23rd August at 18:30

Life: An Idiot's Guide: 23rd August at 23:00

Great Unanswered Questions: 24th August at 18:30

Four Thought: 24th August (onwards) at 20:45

Photos

A few Radio 4 photos from the Fringe.