British Comedy Guide

Schedule Thursday 24th April 1997

Radio 4 10am
30 min
Radio 4

Girlies

Series 1, Episode 1

Friendships are tested, marriages analysed, and secrets exposed...

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Radio 4

Harry Hill's Fruit Corner

Series 4, Episode 6

For the final episode Richard Briers arrives in the studio. He discusses his knowledge of laughter and stars in a new The Good Life sketch.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 8:30pm
30 min
Keeping Mum. Image shows from L to R: Andrew Beare (Martin Ball), Peggy Beare (Stephanie Cole). Copyright: BBC

Keeping Mum

Series 1, Episode 2 - The Funeral

Uncle William has died, and it's the day of the funeral. Whilst Peggy's busy spilling oranges into the open grave, Uncle Tom is pondering how he's buried so many of his family whilst having all of the health problems himself.

Radio 2 logo 9:30pm
30 min
The News Huddlines

The News Huddlines

Series 42, Episode 4

A long-running BBC Radio 2 sketch show starring Roy Hudd.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 9:45pm
15 min
Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation

The Long Johns

Series 4 (The Long Johns Election Specials), Episode 3

Satirical interviews between John Bird and John Fortune.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 10pm
30 min
The Mrs Merton Show. Mrs Merton (Caroline Aherne). Copyright: Granada Productions

The Mrs Merton Show

Series 4: Mrs Merton In Las Vegas, Episode 3 - Planes, Trains And Zimmer Frames

In the last of three special programmes, chat show host Mrs Merton, alias Caroline Aherne, focuses on the 50 regulars who make up her studio audience and joined her for the trip of a lifetime to Las Vegas.

Radio 2 logo 10pm
30 min
Radio 2 logo

Stand Up Two

Series 1, Episode 3

Radio 2 series recorded at the Pleasance, London, featuring the best in stand-up comedy.

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