British Comedy Guide

Schedule Wednesday 15th August 2007

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Bleak Expectations. Image shows from L to R: Hardthrasher (Geoffrey Whitehead), Aunt Lily (Celia Imrie), Young Pip (Tom Allen), Mr Gently Benevolent (Anthony Head), Sir Philip Bin (Richard Johnson), Harry Biscuit (James Bachman). Copyright: BBC

Bleak Expectations

Series 1, Episode 1 - A Childhood Cruelly Kippered

The idyllic life of young Pip Bin is ruined by the scheming of his exceedingly evil guardian, Mr Gently Benevolent, and his incarceration in Britain's most violent school, St Bastards.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Will Smith Presents: The Tao Of Bergerac. Will Smith. Copyright: BBC

Will Smith Presents: The Tao Of Bergerac

Episode 3 - Love

Will explores his bad luck with romance. Is it wrong to dump a woman because she doesn't alphabetise her CDs?

BBC Two 10pm
30 min
Little Miss Jocelyn. Jocelyn Jee Esien

Little Miss Jocelyn

The Best Of Series 1, Highlights Special

4 half hour compilations of the first series were shown on BBC Two ahead of Series 2.

Radio 2 logo 11pm
30 min
The Blagger's Guide. David Quantick. Copyright: Unique Productions

The Blagger's Guide

Blagger's Guide To The Classics, Episode 4

Music and comedy writer David Quantick conclues his fast-moving comedy encyclopaedia on classical music with a look at modern classical music, classical moods and Elgar.

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