BBC Radio, Comedy schedule Tuesday 25 December 2012
Tuesday 25 December 2012
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Early
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02:00 – 02:30
Heresy Series 5, Episode 2
2/6 With Sue Perkins, Euan Ferguson and Richard Herring.
BBC Radio 4 Extra -
02:30 – 03:00
Son of Santa
Freshly qualified as a management consultant, Santa's son has big plans for the North Pole
BBC Radio 4 Extra -
05:00 – 05:30
Coming Alive Series 2, Just One Night
2/6 Terry and Sandra come to blows when his ex winds up staying at the community centre.
BBC Radio 4 Extra -
05:30 – 06:00
Second Holmes The Case of the Missing Link
The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson meet a member of the Moriarty family.
BBC Radio 4 Extra -
05:30 – 06:00
Christopher Brookmyre's Comedy Bookcase Series 2, Shappi Khorsandi
2/8 Author Christopher Brookmyre talks to comedian Shappi Khorsandi. (R)
BBC Radio Scotland
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Morning
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06:00 – 08:00
Gareth Gwynn 25/12/2012
A festive mix of chat, music and comedy to start Christmas Day.
BBC Radio Wales -
07:00 – 07:30
Second Thoughts The Fight Before Christmas
Faith's children and Bill's ex-wife threaten her dream of a perfect Christmas.
BBC Radio 4 Extra -
07:30 – 08:00
Eric Sykes - The Radio Years
The late Eric Sykes, in conversation with Paul Jackson, recalls his early years in radio.
BBC Radio 4 -
07:30 – 08:00
Bleak Expectations Series 5, A Terrifying Life Made Even Scarier a Bit Some More
5/6 Danger threatens Britain, as Harry Biscuit becomes possessed by the evil Pen of Penrith.
BBC Radio 4 Extra -
08:00 – 08:30
Cue! Eric Sykes: The Goon Show - The Tales of Montmartre
Eddie Izzard introduces the final episode that Eric co-wrote with Spike Milligan.
BBC Radio 4 Extra -
08:30 – 09:00
Ed Reardon's Week Ed Reardon at Christmas
Curmudgeonly author Ed Reardon leads us through the ups and down of his Christmas week.
BBC Radio 4 -
08:30 – 08:45
Cue! Eric Sykes: In Touch
The comic tells a disability affairs specialist how he coped with hearing and sight loss.
BBC Radio 4 Extra -
08:45 – 09:15
Cue! Eric Sykes: It's A Fair Cop
What could possibly go wrong when three hapless coppers stake-out a bank raid?
BBC Radio 4 Extra -
09:15 – 10:00
Cue! Eric Sykes: Desert Island Discs - Revisited
The music, recollections and luxury item from the comedian's second spell as a castaway.
BBC Radio 4 Extra -
10:30 – 11:59
MacAulay and Co 25/12/2012
It may be Christmas, but Fred is still at work.
BBC Radio Scotland -
11:00 – 11:15
John Mortimer - Not So Tiny Tim: God Bless Us Everyone
Sir Timothy Cratchit's selfish Christmas in Africa is rudely interrupted.
BBC Radio 4 Extra -
11:15 – 12:00
NF Simpson - Cue! Eric Sykes: A Resounding Tinkle
By Eric Sykes' favourite writer, a slice of not-so-everyday suburbia. Stars Deryck Guyler.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Afternoon
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12:00 – 12:30
Cue! Eric Sykes: The Goon Show - The Tales of Montmartre
Eddie Izzard introduces the final episode that Eric co-wrote with Spike Milligan.
BBC Radio 4 Extra -
12:30 – 13:00
Cue! Eric Sykes: With Great Pleasure
The comedian shares his literary and poetry favourites.
BBC Radio 4 Extra -
14:00 – 15:00
French and Saunders With Kathy Burke, Emma Bunton and Mum. Part 1
Comedians Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders entertain with music, famous guests and gossip
BBC Radio 2 -
14:03 – 14:30
Hardeep at The Stand Christmas at The Stand
Hardeep Singh Kohli brings you great gags, one-liners and stories.
BBC Radio Scotland -
15:05 – 16:00
French and Saunders With Kathy Burke, Emma Bunton and Mum. Part 2
Comedians Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders entertain with music, famous guests and gossip
BBC Radio 2 -
17:00 – 17:30
Ken Dodd's Christmas Cracker
The King of Comedy hosts half an hour of festive frolics. From December 1987.
BBC Radio 4 Extra -
17:30 – 18:00
Second Thoughts The Fight Before Christmas
Faith's children and Bill's ex-wife threaten her dream of a perfect Christmas.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Evening
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18:15 – 18:30
15 Minute Musical Series 7, A Right Royal Cockney Christmas
1/6 Upstairs Downton with the Windsors and the Middletons. Plus a spoons solo.
BBC Radio 4 -
18:30 – 19:00
Bleak Expectations Series 5, A Loved-Up Life Potentially Totally Annihilated
6/6 Mister Gently Benevolent unveils an advent calendar of evil culminating on Christmas day.
BBC Radio 4 -
19:00 – 19:30
Cue! Eric Sykes: The Goon Show - The Tales of Montmartre
Eddie Izzard introduces the final episode that Eric co-wrote with Spike Milligan.
BBC Radio 4 Extra -
19:30 – 20:00
Cue! Eric Sykes: With Great Pleasure
The comedian shares his literary and poetry favourites.
BBC Radio 4 Extra -
19:30 – 20:00
It's William Caulfield, So It Is Christmas Special
William Caulfield and a cast of comic characters make Christmas merry and bright.
BBC Radio Foyle -
19:30 – 20:00
It's William Caulfield, So It Is Christmas Special
William Caulfield and a cast of comic characters make Christmas merry and bright.
BBC Radio Ulster -
21:00 – 21:15
John Mortimer - Not So Tiny Tim: God Bless Us Everyone
Sir Timothy Cratchit's selfish Christmas in Africa is rudely interrupted.
BBC Radio 4 Extra -
21:15 – 22:00
NF Simpson - Cue! Eric Sykes: A Resounding Tinkle
By Eric Sykes' favourite writer, a slice of not-so-everyday suburbia. Stars Deryck Guyler.
BBC Radio 4 Extra -
22:00 – 22:30
Bleak Expectations Series 5, A Terrifying Life Made Even Scarier a Bit Some More
5/6 Danger threatens Britain, as Harry Biscuit becomes possessed by the evil Pen of Penrith.
BBC Radio 4 Extra -
22:30 – 23:00
Getting Nowhere Fast Series 2, Episode 3
3/4 Competitive capitalism engulfs the bistro as Merv creates an internal market. From 2003.
BBC Radio 4 Extra -
23:00 – 23:30
Old Harry's Game Series 5, I Blame the Media
4/4 While Satan is away morally cleansing the media and internet, revolt is brewing in Hell.
BBC Radio 4 Extra -
23:30 – 00:00
The Masterson Inheritance Series 3, The Masterson Bunch
4/6 Suffragettes split the family sparking drama at the races. From July 1995.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Late
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02:00 – 02:45
News Quiz Extra Series 6, Episode 1
1/8 Featuring jokes, clips and material that you won't have heard in this week's News Quiz.
BBC Radio 4 Extra -
02:45 – 03:00
All the World's a Globe Episode 1
1/8 The National Theatre of Brent tells the chaotic story of life on Earth. From May 1990.
BBC Radio 4 Extra -
04:00 – 04:15
John Mortimer - Not So Tiny Tim: God Bless Us Everyone
Sir Timothy Cratchit's selfish Christmas in Africa is rudely interrupted.
BBC Radio 4 Extra -
04:15 – 05:00
NF Simpson - Cue! Eric Sykes: A Resounding Tinkle
By Eric Sykes' favourite writer, a slice of not-so-everyday suburbia. Stars Deryck Guyler.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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