1.00 John Bird : That
Mocking Bird
John Bird presents a six-part series rummaging through life in comedy. In the second programme, he delves deeper into the mysteries of comedy to discover why the poet Shelley wrote "Our sincerest laughter with some pain is fraught".
1.30 The News Huddlines Roy Hudd , June Whitfield and Chris Emmett present their weekly satirical review. With music from Peter Moss and the Huddliners. The announcer is Richard Clegg. Repeated from Thursday