British Comedy Guide

Schedule Monday 12th January 1998

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 4pm
15 min
Bodger & Badger. Simon Bodger (Andy Cunningham)

Bodger & Badger

Series 8, Episode 4 - The Extra-Terrestrial Toothbrush

Miss Peake decides to leave Seagull's Rest and it's not long before Mr Smart convinces her to stay at his hotel. Bodger makes a trifle to try and coax her back, but when it starts mysteriously whizzing round of its own accord, everybody is convinced there are aliens involved.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 4:15pm
25 min
ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV

Adam's Family Tree

Series 2, Episode 2

With a CD-ROM in his computer and a handy hole in the space-time continuum, 12-year old Adam can summon the services of his ancestors to help him out.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 8:30pm
30 min
Birds Of A Feather. Image shows from L to R: Sharon Theodopolopodous (Pauline Quirke), Dorien Green (Lesley Joseph), Tracey Stubbs (Linda Robson). Copyright: Alomo Productions / Retort

Birds Of A Feather

Series 8, Episode 2 - The Essex Patient

Tracey's enthusiasm for the cleaning business is not shared by Sharon, who is feeling distinctly under the weather.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 9pm
60 min
Benny Hill: The Untold Story. Benny Hill. Copyright: Made In Manchester Productions

Heroes Of Comedy

Series 3, Episode 1 - Benny Hill

Benny Hill is the subject of this tribute. Hill touched the funny bone of the whole world, but behind the comedy there was a very private person: the loner, a shy and humble clown.

BBC Two 10pm
30 min
Goodness Gracious Me. Image shows from L to R: Nina Wadia, Kulvinder Ghir, Dave Lamb, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal. Copyright: BBC

Goodness Gracious Me

Series 1, Episode 1

In this first episode, the Calcutta Male Voice Choir perform for the first time outside of India; we meet Guru Mahareshi Yogi; the Teenagers perform a Thames-side rap; and there's trouble ordering when going for an English.

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