British Comedy Guide

Schedule Wednesday 28th May 2008

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Hut 33. Image shows from L to R: Charles (Robert Bathurst), Joshua Fanshawe-Marshall (Alex Macqueen), Archie (Tom Goodman-Hill). Copyright: BBC

Hut 33

Series 2, Episode 2 - Pigs n Spivs

Rations are running dangerously low at Bletchley Park. However the starving codebreakers soon meet a spiv who sells them a job-lot of bacon. The only problem is that that the bacon is in the form of a live pig.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Double Science. Image shows left to right: Colin Jackson (Ben Willbond), Kenneth Farley-Pitman (Justin Edwards). Credit: BBC

Double Science

Episode 3 - Real Ale

It's the annual Real Ale competition but Colin and Kenneth have each entered a rival brew which leads to a bitter feud. Meanwhile Alison is despairing that the staff won't speak to one another.

Sky Arts logo. Copyright: Sky 9pm
30 min
What The Dickens?. Image shows from L to R: Chris Addison, Sandi Toksvig, Sue Perkins. Copyright: Liberty Bell

What The Dickens?

Series 1, Episode 1

The panel show kicks off with an episode recorded at the Hay Literary Festival. The guests are Robin Ince and Rory McGrath.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Laura Solon

Laura Solon: Talking And Not Talking

Series 2, Episode 1

Carole proposes peacorn and explains her new 'teaco' mug; China Lion is involved in an attempted coup; and an attempt to impress a man hiring out wetsuits goes disastrously wrong.

More4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:05pm
35 min
Gary's War

Gary's War

Spoof documentary from comedian Greg McHugh, who plays tank commander Gary, just back from his tour of duty in Iraq.

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