Time of the Week
| Genre | Comedy |
|---|---|
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
| Starring | Sian Clifford Ada Player Alice Cockayne Aruhan Galieva Em Prendergast Jodie Mitchell Jonathan Oldfield Lorna Rose Treen Mofé Akàndé Sara Segovia |
| Created by | Jonathan Oldfield Lorna Rose Treen |
| Written by | Alice Cockayne Catherine Brinkworth Jodie Mitchell Jonathan Oldfield Lorna Rose Treen Priya Hall Will Hughes |
| Produced by | Ben Walker |
| Original release | July 6, 2024 |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Website | Official website |
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
[edit]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
[edit]Sian Clifford was announced to take the central role in the show in June 2024.[6]
Broadcast
[edit]The first series of Time of the Week premiered in July 2024 on BBC Radio 4.[2] Series two premiered from December 2025 to January 2026.[7]
Reception
[edit]Miranda Sawyer in The Guardian reviewed the first episode of Time of the Week as "a pitch-perfect satire inspired by Woman’s Hour".[8]
In February 2025, Time of the Week won the British Comedy Guide's Best Radio Sketch Show 2024 award[9] and was shortlisted for Chortle’s Radio Award.[10] 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.[11] 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).[12]
Episodes
[edit]Series 1
[edit]- Breastfeeding, Country Music, Forearms
- Deepfakes, Vaping, Richard III
- Perfume, the Menopause, Gen Z
- Plastic Surgery, Inducing Childbirth, Sabotage
Series 2
[edit]- Wives, Ankles, Underwear
- 81st Anniversary Special
- Feminist Poetry, Betrayal, Pool Parties
- Women Drivers, The Pill, Wicker[13]
Awards
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | British Comedy Guide Awards 2024 | Best Radio Sketch Show 2024 | Won | [9] |
| Chortle | Radio Award | Nominated | [10] | |
| BBC Audio Drama Awards | Best Comedy Performance (Sian Clifford) | Nominated | [11] | |
| Audio and Radio Industry Awards | Best Comedy Award (Show or Presenter) | Nominated | [12] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Time of the Week". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Time of the Week". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Radio 4 announces a raft of new comedy series". British Comedy Guide. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ Treen, Lorna Rose (5 May 2024). "Why I created a parody of Woman's Hour". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Matt Forde, Laura Smyth & Ria Lina amongst Radio 4 comedy commissions". British Comedy Guide. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Sian Clifford to star in Radio 4's Woman's Hour spoof". British Comedy Guide. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Time Of The Week | Series 2". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 21 December 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 21 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Gavin & Stacey leads Comedy.co.uk Awards winners". British Comedy Guide. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ a b "2025 Chortle Award nominees". Chortle. 27 February 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ a b "The 2025 Shortlist". BBC Audio Drama Awards (Press release). BBC Radio 4. March 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ a b Martin, Roy (8 April 2025). "Shortlist out for the Radio Academy Audio and Radio Industry Awards 2025". Radio Today. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Time of the Week | Episodes". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 21 December 2025.