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Schedule Friday 16th December 1977

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 12:30pm
30 min
ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV

Battle Of The Comics

Series 2, Episode 5

Joke-telling panel game.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 7:30pm
25 min
Backs To The Land. Copyright: Anglia TV

Backs To The Land

Series 2, Episode 3 - Nickers In The Woodpile

A train-load of evacuee children from the East End of London arrive in the village and Miss Rainbow, the Area Officer, decides that Crabtree Farm is the ideal billet for the Grogans, a family of young tear-aways!

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 8:30pm
30 min
The Other One. Image shows from L to R: Brian Bryant (Michael Gambon), Ralph Tanner (Richard Briers). Copyright: BBC

The Other One

Series 1, Episode 6

Back in England, Brian's return to work has not been entirely successful; he's constantly distracted, and his work is far from consistent. Meanwhile, Ralph's got two members of his own staff looking for Brian, and is intent on offering him a job. Brian's initial reluctance could be short-lived...

Radio 4 10:30pm
25 min
Radio 4

Week Ending

Series 23, Episode 9

A satirical sketch show that started many comedy careers and ran for more than 1,100 episodes, for nearly 30 years.

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