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Time of the Week
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Time of the Week is a BBC Radio 4 comedy series, starring Sian Clifford as journalist Chloe Slack and an ensemble cast of character comedians including Ada Player, Alice Cockayne, Aruhan Galieva, Em Prendergast, Jodie Mitchell, Jonathan Oldfield, Lorna Rose Treen, Mofé Akàndé and Sara Segovia. The programme parodies live women's current affairs and talk shows.[1][2]
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Production
The first series of Time of the Week was announced in January 2024.[3][4] In November 2024, it was announced that Time of the Week had been re-commissioned and would be returning for a second series.[5]
Casting
Sian Clifford was announced to take the central role in the show in June 2024.[6]
Broadcast
The first series of Time of the Week premiered July 6, 2024 at 11pm on BBC Radio 4.[2]
Reception
Miranda Sawyer in The Guardian reviewed the first episode of Time of the Week as "a pitch-perfect satire inspired by Woman’s Hour".[7]
In February 2025, Time of the Week won the British Comedy Guide's Best Radio Sketch Show 2024 award[8] and was shortlisted for Chortle’s Radio Award.[9] In March 2025, Sian Clifford was shortlisted for the BBC Audio Drama Awards in the category Best Comedy Performance for her performance in Time of the Week.[10] In April 2025, Time of the Week was shortlisted for the Audio and Radio Industry Awards in the category Best Comedy Award (Show or Presenter).[11]
Episodes
Series 1
- Breastfeeding, Country Music, Forearms
- Deepfakes, Vaping, Richard III
- Perfume, the Menopause, Gen Z
- Plastic Surgery, Inducing Childbirth, Sabotage[12]
Awards
References
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