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Sally Phillips is Clare Barker the social worker who has all the right jargon but never a practical solution. A control freak, Clare likes nothing better than interfering in other people's lives on both a professional and personal basis. Clare is in her thirties, white, middle class and heterosexual, all of which…

Laugh yourself silly as BBC Radio 4 invites you to be part of the audience for recordings of three short stories written by leading comedians. <p style="margin-top: 0"> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0"> Please note - This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit…

Mark Lawson presents BBC Radio 4's daily arts show with the hits, misses, debates and talking points of the Festivals and Fringe so far, along with interviews with writers and performers, and live performances. <p style="margin-top: 0"> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0"> Please note - This is a…

Join Sean Rafferty for BBC Radio 3's drivetime programme, live from the BBC's Edinburgh venue. With live classical music and special guests. <p style="margin-top: 0"> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0"> Please note - This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit…

Miles Jupp takes the chair of It's Not What You Know, the panel show which sets out to see how well panellists know those closest to them. For in this show it's not what, but who you know that matters - and more importantly how well you know them. <p style="margin-top: 0"> </p> <p…

Stephen Duffy presents The Jazz House on BBC Radio Scotland. Join us for two hours of live jazz from top performers plus a jazz masterclass from award winning jazz educator Richard Michael. <p style="margin-top: 0"> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0"> Please note - This is a free event ticketed via…

Chaired by Nicholas Parsons, Paul Merton and fellow witty and loquacious panellists try to speak for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Discover why this show has been attracting the best comedians for 45 years. <p style="margin-top: 0"> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0">…

BBC Radio 3’s late night journey across musical time and space, Late Junction, hosts a special show with interviews and live performances by musicians appearing at the Edinburgh Festivals. Expect an eclectic mix of styles encompassing world, folk, alternative, electronic, jazz and more. <p…

Clive Anderson ties up the Loose Ends with cool music, lots of comedy and, of course, scintillating conversation. Recorded for BBC Radio 4. <p style="margin-top: 0"> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0"> Please note - This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit…

Broadcast simultaneously live on BBC Radio Scotland and sold out every year for the last decade, Fred MacAulay and Susan Calman bring you the pick of the very best comedy from the Fringe. <p style="margin-top: 0"> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0"> Please note - This is a free event ticketed via a…

Some of the best comedians in the UK providing the laughs for a new series to be broadcast on Radio 4.

The BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2013 aims to find the best new stand-up talent throughout the land. Come along to an Edinburgh heat to see who makes it through to the semi-finals. The heats are broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra with a live final culminating on BBC Radio 2. Previous finalists include comedy royalty Alan Carr…

6 Music Breakfast show legend Shaun W Keaveny will be presenting his show live from the BBC venue at the Edinburgh Festivals. Join him and his special guests. <p style="margin-top: 0"> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0"> Please note - This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the…

BBC Radio Scotland’s Janice Forsyth brings a lively mix of guests and music to reflect the best of the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe. <p style="margin-top: 0"> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0"> Please note - This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit…

Topical comedy show, in which host Sandi Toksvig and regular panellist Jeremy Hardy are joined by three comedians to interrogate the week’s news. <p style="margin-top: 0"> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0"> Please note - This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please…

BBC 5 Live's Richard Bacon presents his show from the BBC's venue at the Edinburgh Festivals. Join him for big name guests and topical debate. <p style="margin-top: 0"> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0"> Please note - This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit…

The Today Programme: The BBC's flagship national news and current affairs show comes to the Edinburgh Fringe. Join James Naughtie for a morning of news-making interviews, international reports and the best of Edinburgh's summer festivals. <p style="margin-top: 0"> </p> <p style="margin-top…

David Mitchell hosts the acclaimed panel game in which four comedians are encouraged to tell lies and compete against one another to see how many items of truth they are able to smuggle past their opponents. <p style="margin-top: 0"> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0"> Please note - This is a free…

Vic Galloway returns to the Fringe with his alternative new music show. He’ll be live on BBC Radio Scotland from 8.05pm, with two hours of live performances from the best new Scottish acts. <p style="margin-top: 0"> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0"> Please note - This is a free event ticketed via…

The BBC returns to bring the best of the Festivals to audiences at home and in Edinburgh. Come and find out what's going on from 9am daily. Visit bbc.co.uk/tickets for line-ups and tickets. Follow @BBCEdFest.