British Comedy Guide

Schedule Monday 29th December 1997

Radio 4 8:45am
15 min
Facts And Fancies. Armando Iannucci

Facts And Fancies

Episode 1 - A Switch In Time

Tackling time-wasting and greetings cards, the producer, writer and performer presents his own collection of humorous essays.

BBC Radio 3 4:45pm
15 min
BBC Radio 3

Turns Of The Century

Series 2, Episode 2

Russell Davies looks at Roy Hudd.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 8pm
60 min
ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV

The Freddie Starr Show

Christmas Special

Freddie Starr hosts his own comedy series.

BBC Two 9pm
30 min
The Fast Show. Image shows from L to R: Paul Whitehouse, Simon Day, Arabella Weir, John Thomson, Caroline Aherne, Charlie Higson, Mark Williams. Copyright: BBC

The Fast Show

Series 3, Episode 8

The Off Roaders go white-water rafting and Rowley Birkin presents a slide show.

BBC Two 9:30pm
30 min
Operation Good Guys. Copyright: BBC

Operation Good Guys

Series 1, Episode 1 - The Informant

The team face a multi-million-pound lawsuit when they wrongfully arrest a man whom they presume to be Britain's biggest crime lord.

BBC Two 10pm
30 min
Never Mind The Buzzcocks. Copyright: TalkbackThames / BBC

Never Mind The Buzzcocks

Series 2, Christmas Special - Merry Mind The Buzzcocks

With Jonathan Ross, Boy George, Noddy Holder, Louise Wener.

BBC Two 10:40pm
10 min
Stella Street. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Stella Street

Series 1, Episode 5

In Surbiton, Surrey, film stars Michael Caine, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino and others share a street with the likes of musicians Mick Jagger, David Bowie and football pundit Jimmy Hill.

BBC Two 10:50pm
45 min
BBC Two

The Saturday Night Armistice

Christmas 1997, Christmas Special - The Christmas Armistice

Topical and sly entertainment show presented by Armando Iannucci with Peter Baynham and David Schneider.

BBC Two 11:35pm
10 min
Stella Street. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Stella Street

Series 1, Episode 6

In Surbiton, Surrey, film stars Michael Caine, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino and others share a street with the likes of musicians Mick Jagger, David Bowie and football pundit Jimmy Hill.

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