British Comedy Guide

Schedule Tuesday 25th December 2007

Radio 4 8am
60 min
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 63, Highlights Special - News Quiz of the Year

Sandi Toksvig trawls through the best and silliest bits of the series from the past year.

BBC Radio 5 Live 11am
60 min
Rick Edwards. Credit: BBC

Fighting Talk

Series 6, Christmas Special - Festive Fighting Talk

Special seasonal edition.

Radio 4 12:05pm
55 min
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue logo. Copyright: BBC

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue

Series 50, Christmas Special - Humph In Wonderland

The team from I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue present their own unique take on Lewis Carroll's most famous work, casting their reluctant chairman Humphrey Lyttelton in the title role.

Radio 7 5pm
30 min
Ken Dodd: How Tickled I've Been. Ken Dodd. Copyright: BBC

Ken Dodd: How Tickled I've Been

Ken Dodd discusses his eventful career with actor Ricky Tomlinson, in front of an audience at Liverpool's Royal Academy of Arts.

Radio 4 8pm (repeat)
Radio 4

Not Now Arthur

Stewart Henderson tells the colourful life story of Arthur Tolcher, the man made famous for not playing his harmonica on The Morecambe & Wise Show.

Radio 2 logo 8pm
30 min
The Lee Mack Show. Lee Mack. Copyright: BBC

The Lee Mack Show

Series 2, Christmas Special - The Lee Mack Christmas Show

A special festive edition of the Radio 2 show, with guests Simon Evans and Barbara Dickson.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 8pm
30 min
Harry Hill's TV Burp. Harry Hill. Copyright: Avalon Television

Harry Hill's TV Burp

Series 7, Christmas Special - Christmas TV Burp

This week's episode featured Harry playing Dot Cotton's zipper, whale singing with Shane MacGowan, TV Highlight of the Week with Peggy and Phil sighing, police language and cleaning fluid on Coronation Street.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9:30pm
60 min
To The Manor Born. Image shows from L to R: Audrey fforbes-Hamilton (Penelope Keith), Richard DeVere (Peter Bowles). Copyright: BBC

To The Manor Born

Christmas Special - 25th Anniversary Special

Audrey and Richard's 25th wedding anniversary is coming up, so there is a party to plan at Grantleigh Manor. The scene is set for a great night until an extraordinary confession gets in the way.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 10:30pm
40 min
The Catherine Tate Show. Catherine Tate

The Catherine Tate Show

Christmas Special - The Catherine Tate Christmas Show

Irish nurse Bernie duets with a famous patient at the hospital karaoke party, Nan cooks Christmas dinner for her daughter and gobby teenager Lauren shows off her rapping skills to her mates and gets into trouble on a school trip.

BBC Two 11pm (repeat)
BBC Two

The Comedy Christmas

A look back at classic moments from Christmas specials, from Morecambe and Wise to The Office.

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