Bake Off superstar Nadiya Hussain tells Shaun why Bangladesh is the perfect watery destination for a canal-loving man from Lancashire. Shaun fancies wearing a lungi in the shade of a banana tree, but will he be able to cope with water snakes, leeches and 100% humidity? Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence really wants to find out. Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off...

How important is it for movie producers to get the science right? Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover why some surprising movies have scientific advisers and ask if there is any science in The Simpsons? They question the existence of fictional wormholes, while comedian Ross Noble can’t believe there may be actually be a space time portal shaped like a pair of trousers. Some writers are even accurate by accident, as comic book author Alan Moore discovers when he tells Brian about one of his...

Kenyan-born comedian Njambi McGrath exposes the devastating impact of British colonisers on her grandmother's life and how the legacy of racism affects her own life in the UK today. Originally from Kenya but living in London with her white husband and British children for over a decade, Njambi McGrath finds herself in a tricky position, quite literally in bed with the coloniser! Exploring the past to find answers for the present, she compares her grandmother’s life under imperialist...

Daliso Chaponda is back for a fourth series. Episode 1 - Monsters Under The Bed. In this new series, Daliso is in a more philosophical mood. We find him working through his thoughts, feelings, and opinions by sharing his stories with a live audience in his hometown of Manchester. Since his last series, Daliso has become a British Citizen and is looking forward to talking about anything other than being a migrant. To prove he’s no longer a 'Citizen of Nowhere', he’s decided to write silly...

Award-winning comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined by funny and fascinating comedians, doctors, scientists, and historians to celebrate medicine’s inspiring past, present and future. In each programme, Kiri challenges her guests to make a case for what they think is 'the best medicine', and each of them champions anything from world-changing science to an obscure invention, an every-day treatment, an uplifting worldview, an unsung hero or a futuristic cure. Whether it’s micro-robotic...

Jayde Adams and Kate Bottley dive into the world of community apps and messageboards. This week a very strange thing is happening to cats in Retford. Producer: Cornelius Mendez An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

Katy Brand and Katherine Parkinson write and star in a new comedy about the world of influencing, where they play Ruth and Carla – two wannabe stars of the online business world. They are bound together by a carefully controlled image that can lead to lucrative product placements and well-paid endorsements - but only if the PR is played just right. And that’s a problem because, behind the scenes, things are not always as harmonious as they seem. Episode 4: Biscuits Ruth and Carla discover a...

Can you change your sexual orientation at will? Is it ever fair to blame the children for a divorce? What happens if a therapist brings their own emotional baggage to the treatment room? The series of four is written by; Ed Amsden and Tom Coles, Simon Alcock, Sarah Campbell, Julian Dutton, Robert Darke, Julian Dutton, Sophie Dickson, Paul F Tayler, Jim Campbell, Alex Nash & Sam South, Matt Harrison, Katy Swainston, Rhyan Orrick, Charlotte Patterson, Peter Tellouche, Cody Dahler, Davina...

In each episode of Paul Sinha’s Perfect Pub Quiz, the quizzer, comedian and Rose d’Or winner Paul Sinha invites the audience to tell him their favourite quiz questions, before offering up not just different and surprising questions, but also the fascinating stories behind the answers. It’s facts, jokes, stories and puns – just the way you like them. This episode is full of things that have changed since the previous series, including new British cities and a new British Prime Minister, and...

My Teenage Diary returns for a new series, with Rufus Hound meeting six more celebrities who will read from the diaries they kept during their formative years. The series opens with Ivo Graham reading from the diary of his last year at university. And he's not your average student - he reads Martin Amis in an adult bar, he eats bruschetta for brunch and he takes up pipe smoking. Host: Rufus Hound Guest: Ivo Graham Sound Production and Design: Jerry Peal Producer: Harriet Jaine A Talkback...

Radio 4 brings you a live showcase spotlighting some of the best comedy acts at the Edinburgh Fringe this August. Hosted by David O'Doherty with performances from Dan Rath, Kuan-wen Huang, Micky Overman, Pierre Novellie, Lou Wall and Adam Rowe. Produced by Sasha Bobak Production Coordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.

Award-winning comedian Sarah Keyworth returns with their Radio 4 series Are You a Boy or a Girl?. Since the first series aired in 2020, the debate around gender has exploded and taken on a life of its own, all culminating with one question ‘should I be allowed to decide who I am?’. Sarah has recently come out as non-binary (a subtle soft-launch in the Guardian newspaper) and is ready to share some more of their own brand of mx-information. That’s gender non-conforming information, the cool...

"This was meant to be a story about Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 but seems to have turned into one about when the Dalai Lama told me to eff off." Master storyteller and satirist, Nick Revell returns to BBC Radio 4 with a remarkably believable (no, really!) story about one man and his time traveling tea towel. We find out how Bonnie Prince Charlie became a cruise ship entertainer and meet celebrities from the past, present and future as the story wends its way...

The BBC's new content delivery system, the BBC AiPlayer, is here. Headset strapped on, Damien Slash enters his details and chooses which options of content available. But what happens when you select all? The system goes haywire, spitting out sketches, characters and songs. We hear Rick Stein on a tour of the M25 in an Eddie Stobart lorry, Football commentators enjoying a meal out, and Bob Dylan's latest hit single. To unlock more content, you have to sit through ads for the Flat Earthers...

Author of several plays, television dramas, works of non-fiction, letters to the BBC about the pitiful decline in standards of literature and grammar, and master of the abusive email – Ed Reardon is back. Ed is still living in his superb, stylish capsule urban living unit (i.e., small office conversion), and conducting his part-time relationship with Maggie. However, the means to finance a decent living as always eludes him. His agent, Ping, is not forthcoming with any major offers of work...

Brian Cox and Robin Ince tackle one of the most important questions posed by science: which is better, bees or wasps? To defend bees, ecologist Dave Goulson joins the panel, while entomologist Seirian Sumner comes to the defence of wasps. Although both species are known to deliver a nasty sting, Seirian and Dave battle to show why their species should be loved, not swotted, and how we unknowingly rely on them. Comedian Catherine Bohart takes on the role of judge. Which will she ultimately...

Jonathan Pie (Tom Walker) is roped in last minute to host BBC radio's most popular phone-in show. Basically there's no one else available. Out of his depth and up to his neck in it, Pie manages to just about hold it together. He muses on the state of the BBC and in one breath is singing its praises and in the next he tears into it with his usual gusto. Jonathan Pie ..... Tom Walker Jules ..... Lucy Pearman Sam ..... Aqib Khan Roger ..... Nick Revell Agent ..... Daniel Abelson Voiceovers...

Stand-up comedian Maisie Adam presents her stand-up special where she discusses her love of football and her experience of the women’s game ahead of the Women's World Cup 2023. For Maisie, football has always been there, even when all the signs have been screaming that this wasn’t a sport for her. At school, where the girls curriculum neglected football in favour of the skirt-adorning Hockey and Netball. In the park, where boys wouldn’t pass to girls “because they’ll lose the ball”. And in...

In its original one-to-one incarnation, Paul Merton interviews a variety of guests from the world of comedy and entertainment to find out what they would send to Room 101. In this final episode of the series, Julian Clary's choices include wild swimmers and Love Your Garden with Alan Titchmarsh. Additional material John Irwn and Suki Webster Produced by Richard Wilson A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4

Janey Godley doesn’t know how long she’s got left, so she’s telling ALL the jokes! This is her extraordinary story. Fearless and unflinching, yet life affirming stand-up at its very best. In this episode, we hear how Janey became an unlikely teen bride for a shy autistic 16 year-old who dressed like insurance salesman, and how a mixed marriage that seemed doomed before it even began, has lasted for over 43 years. Oh, and there’s that time they met Prince. With added insight from Janey’s...

Having been each other's best men, Jason Manford and Steve Edge discuss what this ancient and honourable task that dates back centuries, truly entails. The pair retell one another's stag do's and wedding days including the pressures of delivering a best man speech in front of a room full of comedians along with the moment Steve accidentally set fire to his speech. They are also joined by Lee, who travelled all the way to Australia to perform his best man duties and whose speech took an...

Series 2, Episode 1 of the sitcom starring Claire Skinner, Mark Steel, Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham. When working-class Tony falls in love with upper middle-class Imogen, their sons are forced to live under the same roof and behave like the brothers neither of them ever wanted.

Comedian and computer scientist Olga Koch returns for a second series of her comedy and STEM stand up show, joined by her sassy digital assistant ALGO (voiced by Tia Kofi). This episode, Olga and ALGO try to agree on what is, and isn’t, fun. Written by Olga Koch and Charlie Dinkin Featuring Tia Kofi Additional Material From Rajiv Karia, Cody Dahler and Kate Dehnert Production Co-ordinator Katie Baum Produced by Benjamin Sutton A BBC Studios Production

Jayde Adams and her guest DJ Nick Grimshaw dive into the world of community apps and messageboards. This week - a fart in a Carlisle supermarket, Grimmy's neighbours turn paparazzi at a time of crisis, and a found treasure of the Templar is not all it’s cracked up to be. Producer: Cornelius Mendez An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

Is it socially acceptable to leave a play if you're not enjoying it? Did Laura Smyth win big on The Grand National? And why does Michelle De Swarte have beef with Margate? Find out the answers to all the above in another cracking episode of Bang On It. Producer: Pete Strauss Exec Producer: Rich Morris Production Co-Ordinator: Katie Baum Editor: Calum Sample A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4