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In these series, Rhod Gilbert and Chris Addison introduce a line-up of the best and brightest stand-ups, inviting fresh faces and old hands onstage to display their comic talents. Each programme features three different stars - a newcomer who performs the opening act, an established comedian or double act offering up sketches, musical numbers or character pieces and a final headline artist. There’s some top-notch comedy from the compères, too, as they showcase their funniest routines.

Career highlights from one of this country’s funniest satirists and comedy men.

Willie Rushton’s career spanned decades, from the cutting edge satire of television’s That Was the Week That Was to the razor-sharp punnery and verbal wizardry of radio’s I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue.

In this remarkable collection of BBC recordings, we hear what the people of the Home Front listened to as they lived, loved, laughed and worked through the dark days of World War Two; from the stirring speeches and air-raid sirens, to the humour and music that helped to keep them smiling through.

The show that holds a mirror up to nature and then proceeds to give it a rather embarrassing haircut.

Just a Minute is the classic game hosted by Sue Perkins where hesitation, deviation and repetition are the enemy. This bundle collection presents both series from 2025 alongside special episodes recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe festival.

This podcast focuses on the future of technology in media, made by the BBC’s own Research & Development team and explains the innovation behind it.

A funtime audio, perfect for long car journeys. Thirty minutes of hilarious sound track stories from Teletubbyland, featuring the malfunctioning tubby custard machine, a tooter and control panel noises! Plus a 'real' story read by children, taken from insert material.

Get By in Latin American Spanish is devised specifically for travellers. The 70-minute download will help you to get to grips with the basics of spoken Spanish, and introduces the most relevant language you'll hear when you're there. Listen to the audio a couple of times to practise the key phrases and vocabulary, and familiarise yourself with Latin American Spanish pronunciation.

Hamish and Dougal, two elderly Scotsmen played by Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden, have for many years been a popular feature of the the hit BBC Radio 4 comedy show I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. Now they've got their own series.

"There's something alien about that Tower." It's 1966, and London's brand new Post Office Tower looms over the Doctor and Dodo as they step from the TARDIS. When the Doctor meets Professor Brett, creator of a new, super-intelligent computer called WOTAN, he is intrigued to hear of a plan to link all the major computers around the world.

The TARDIS arrives on a vast spaceship in the distant future, and the Doctor, Steven, and Dodo meet the only survivors from the planet Earth. They are on a 700 year voyage to the planet Refusis II, in the company of their mute, one-eyed servants the Monoids. Dodo unwittingly spreads her cold amongst the Monoids, and it proves deadly to them. The Doctor provides a cure, and they leave, but the TARDIS jumps forward in time, taking its occupants to the Ark's future.

Extraordinary courtroom access takes listeners uniquely inside real-life unfolding murder trials. Journalist Jane MacSorley and advocate Thomas Ross KC unpack each days events.

Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett star in highlights from their BBC TV series. Includes the sketches: 'The Strange Case of Mrs. Mace', 'Plain Speaking', 'Grublian', 'Dr. Spooner Re-Visited', 'A Doctor’s Life', and 'About a Bout'. There’s also 'Doctors Anonymous', 'Jolly Rhymes', 'The Complete Rook', 'Ronnie Corbett’s Chat-Spot', and 'A Doctor’s Life'. Vintage Beeb: classic albums first available as BBC LPs, now reissued and available to download.

A long-time favourite of Friday night comedy fans, The Now Show presents the headlines through sketches, songs and stand-up, providing a wry, satirical perspective on UK and world events. In these 19 episodes from 2015 and 2016, hosts Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by some of the brightest and best comedy writers and performers—including Mitch Benn, Pippa Evans, John Finnemore, Mae Martin, Adam Kay and Nish Kumar—for an entertaining romp through the worlds of politics, popular culture and current affairs.

Twenty-four favourite festive songs and carols for children and the whole family to enjoy - and join in with!

Enter the delightful world of Bill and Ben the flowerpot men, and all their friends in this wonderful new version of a children's classic. Narrated by John Thomson, the stories are filled with humour and fun as they follow the antics of Bill and Ben and introduce us to all their friends in the garden.

Ooooh! Listen to Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, and Po as they enjoy their favourite songs, nursery rhymes and dances. Children can sing and dance along with the Teletubbies to Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, Pat-a-Cake, and many others.

Yes, it's time for another helping of the antidote to panel games, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, featuring inspired nonsense and pointless revelry. Here are four compilations from the hugely popular and award-winning BBC Radio 4 series.

Jon Pertwee stars as the Doctor in the original soundtrack of this classic 1970 TV adventure, with linking narration by Caroline John. "The Planet is Ours. It Always Has Been!" On Wenley Moor in Derbyshire, a nuclear energy research centre is suffering mysterious power losses and a series of staff breakdowns. Investigationg on behalf of UNIT, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart calls the Doctor in to help, assisted by the scientist Liz Shaw.

Susan invites friends over for a cheerful look at depression. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.