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]
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 6th 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]
Episodes
Series 1
- Breastfeeding, Country Music, Forearms
- Deepfakes, Vaping, Richard III
- Perfume, the Menopause, Gen Z
- Plastic Surgery, Inducing Childbirth, Sabotage[9]
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | British Comedy Guide Awards 2024 | Best Radio Sketch Show 2024 | Won | [8] |
References
- ^ "Time of the Week". BBC Radio 4 Extra. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Time of the Week". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "Radio 4 announces a raft of new comedy series". British Comedy Guide. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ Treen, Lorna Rose (5 May 2024). "Why I created a parody of Woman's Hour". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "Matt Forde, Laura Smyth & Ria Lina amongst Radio 4 comedy commissions". British Comedy Guide. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "Sian Clifford to star in Radio 4's Woman's Hour spoof". British Comedy Guide. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ Sawyer, Miranda (6 July 2024). "The week in audio: Behind the Crime: Liam; The Skies Are Watching; Time of the Week – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Gavin & Stacey leads Comedy.co.uk Awards winners". British Comedy Guide. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "Time of the Week Episodes". BBC Radio 4 Extra. Retrieved 19 February 2025.