British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Wednesday 28th October 1998

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 4:35pm
25 min
BBC One. Copyright: BBC

Microsoap

Series 1, Episode 5

Joe discovers Dad's new girlfriend is his school PE mistress.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 9pm
30 min
Drop The Dead Donkey. Image shows from L to R: Henry Davenport (David Swift), George Dent (Jeff Rawle), Helen Cooper (Ingrid Lacey), Sally Smedley (Victoria Wicks), Damien Day (Stephen Tompkinson), Gus Hedges (Robert Duncan), Joy Merryweather (Susannah Doyle). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Drop The Dead Donkey

Series 6, Episode 1 - The Newsmakers

Sitcom set at GlobeLink News, a TV news station which is ordered to start taking a sensationalist stance to the news by its new owner.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 9:30pm
30 min
Is It Legal?. Image shows from L to R: Alison (Kate Isitt), Bob Birch (Patrick Barlow), Stella Phelps (Imelda Staunton), Darren (Matthew Ashforde), Colin Lotus (Richard Lumsden). Copyright: Hartswood Films Ltd

Is It Legal?

Series 3, Episode 1 - A Question Of Pants

Dick has taken early retirement, and Bob feels somewhat hard done by when Colin gets the newly-vacated, luxury private office. Stella decides to usher in the new era by asking the staff for their thoughts of office life...

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 10:40pm
30 min
The Thoughts Of Chairman Alf. Alf Garnett (Warren Mitchell). Copyright: London Weekend Television

The Thoughts Of Chairman Alf

Episode 5

Topics Alf addresses include the Television Licence; Scottish and Welsh devolution; depressing stories in the news; and adult films in Soho.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Radio 4

Five Squeezy Pieces

Series 1, Episode 2

Offbeat character-based pieces, sketches and poems written and performed by Claire Calman, Maria McErlane, Meera Syal and Arabella Weir

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