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Why in the Name of Pierre Novellie
3. Why Am I British?
Pierre Novellie asks the big questions about booze, bowler hats and beefeaters.
21 Jan 2026,·28 mins
Series 6
Innovation
Simon Evans presents another comedy lecture on economics.
10 Aug 2021,·28 mins
Sindhu Vee: Alphabet
Part 4
Listen to part four of Sindhu Vee's comedy special, Alphabet!
06 Jan 2026,·19 mins
Series 14
6. Unst (Shetland part 2)
Mark makes his final stop this series on Unst, the most northerly island in Britain.
11 Nov 2025,·38 mins
Scam Special
Cop turned comic Alfie Moore dives into the world of scams.
26 Nov 2025,·30 mins
Series 1
Stranger
Tom has a tale to tell about the time a stranger turned up.
19 Mar 1981,·13 mins
Series 11
The Aeneid
In a tour de force solo performance, Natalie takes on Virgil's great poem in 28 minutes.
02 Sep 2025,·27 mins
Series 2 - Sarah Kendall: Australian Trilogy
Episode 3 - Seventy-Five Years
Storyteller Sarah Kendal returns with more hilarious, gripping and moving stories.
05 Sep 2018,·30 mins
Series 5
4. Unsweet Charity
Charity, our ultimate life quests and a strange house plant that refused to die.
01 Mar 2025,·28 mins
Series 2
Health and Medicine
Stephen K Amos compiles an idiot's guide to health and medicine.
21 Feb 2013,·30 mins
Series 3
Merthyr - home of Welsh heroes
Paul tests an audience in Merthyr Tydfil on their knowledge of Welsh heroes.
02 Dec 2024,·28 mins
Bedroom
A heady combination of maths, science and comedy with Festival of the Spoken Nerd.
07 Mar 2018,·14 mins
Fruits of Labour
Stand-up comic Sindhu Vee looks at being a parent in a multi-generational family.
25 Jul 2018,·10 mins
Episode 4
John Hegley performs poems dedicated to Bonfire Night and not waving.
16 Sep 1998,·15 mins
4. Water
Randy Feltface cries a river.
12 Oct 2024,·28 mins
Nationalism
Andrew explores the reasons for joining nationalist organisations.
04 Nov 2013,·30 mins
Why Are Some More Susceptible Than Others?
Mae asks why some people more susceptible to addiction than others.
08 Nov 2017,·28 mins
2019
2019 Final Results
Who will be crowned winner in 2019 in Edinburgh?
15 Aug 2019,·28 mins
Humanity
What does it mean to be human?
18 Jun 2025,·28 mins
Series 4
New Relationships To Old Things
When his parents sell the family home, Alex discovers he's unexpectedly affected by it.
01 Jun 2021,·28 mins
Saturday's Child Is...
Award-winning comedian Mark Watson re-embarks on his doomed quest to understand life.
21 Mar 2023,·28 mins
Toxic Role Model
Stand-up comedian Jamie MacDonald’s unique perspective on living life with his blindness.
17 May 2023,·14 mins
15. Cheesy Feet and Old Ibiza Ravers
Michelle's broken her laptop in a bizarre way and Laura's living her 'amish best life'.
21 Jun 2023,·37 mins
Anuvab Pal, Krystal Evans, Richard Morton, Thanyia Moore and Mark Nelson
Stand-up comedy with Fred MacAulay and guests, from The Stand Comedy Club in Newcastle.
16 Dec 2021,·28 mins
Chinese Boyfriend
Ken Cheng on romantic endeavours and finding lockdown love.
13 Jul 2022,·28 mins
Rob Newman On Air
Episode Four: On Song
Rob Newman returns with a hilarious new comedy series, co-starring Claire Price.
16 Nov 2022,·28 mins
4. Tattoos
Stand-up comedy unpicking a complex web of 'hyperfixations', one obsession at a time.
24 Jul 2025,·28 mins
Anxiety
Stand-up Felicity Ward tries to achieve better mental health, one phone app at a time.
29 Aug 2018,·14 mins
5. A Tup and Bull Story
Sheep, collies and why you should never milk a bull!
31 Jul 2024,·14 mins
4. Leisure
Comedy about raising kids with special educational needs.
25 Aug 2023,·28 mins
