British Comedy Guide

Schedule Friday 8th September 2006

Radio 7 8:30am
30 min
Serious About Comedy. Robin Ince. Copyright: BBC

Serious About Comedy

Series 3, Episode 4

Robin Ince and a range of guests examine and review the week's comedy output.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
1966 And All That

1966 And All That

Episode 1 - The 1920s and 30s

Marge Simpson marries royalty and John Yogi Bear invents TV.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 60, Episode 1

Sandi Toksvig is joined by panellists Fred MacAulay, Clive Anderson, Andy Hamilton and Mark Steel for a satirical look at the week's news, with Charlotte Green reading cuttings sent in by listeners.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 8:30pm
30 min
My Hero. Image shows from L to R: Janet Dawkins (Emily Joyce), George Sunday (Ardal O'Hanlon). Copyright: Big Bear Films

My Hero

Series 6, Episode 8 - Believe!

George has been a one-man wrecking ball all week as his super-powers seem to have deserted him. He has even dropped a Bavarian village whilst saving it from a mudslide thus destroying three other villages. Janet insists he sorts himself out, but he doesn't know what is wrong and hopes it's just a temporary blip. However, he then playfully throws baby daughter Cassie up into the air - and thru' the ceiling!

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9pm
60 min
BBC One. Copyright: BBC

Aftersun

Comedy drama about a couple given a Spanish villa as a surprise 20th wedding anniversary present by their children.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 9:30pm
30 min
Rhod Gilbert

Jest A Minute

Series 1, Episode 3

Rhod Gilbert chairs the Radio Wales comedy quiz. With special guests Roger Monkhouse and Kirsten O'Brien.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 9:30pm
30 min
BBC One Scotland. Copyright: BBC 10:35pm
BBC One Scotland. Copyright: BBC

In Voluntary

Ella and Susan run Well-Wishers Charity Shop, their home-away-from-home, their sanctuary from the real world. But the ladies have a problem in the shape of a statue.

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