British Comedy Guide

Schedule Wednesday 17th December 2008

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 5:45pm
25 min
Bear Behaving Badly. Barney (Barney Harwood)

Bear Behaving Badly

Series 2, Episode 13 - Did Dib Nev

Barney and Nev's camping trip is put on hold, so Nev decides to camp alone at home.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Will Smith's Mid-life Crisis Management. Will (Will Smith). Copyright: BBC

Will Smith's Mid-life Crisis Management

Episode 1

Comedy series in which comedian Will Smith seeks help and advice - primarily from his godfather Peter - on coping with the onset of middle age. Peter invites Tory MP George to help Will speak his mind.

Sky Arts logo. Copyright: Sky 7:30pm
30 min
What The Dickens?. Image shows from L to R: Chris Addison, Sandi Toksvig, Sue Perkins. Copyright: Liberty Bell

What The Dickens?

Series 2, Episode 6

Sandi Toksvig hosts an irreverent cultural quiz as captains Chris Addison and Sue Perkins are joined by Graeme Garden and Will Smith for a battle of wit and wits.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10:30pm
30 min
Beehive. Image shows from L to R: Alice Lowe, Sarah Kendall, Clare Thomson, Barunka O'Shaughnessy. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Beehive

Episode 5

Abba get the Beehive treatment, Alice catches a fatal dose of boy germs, Nicole Kidman pops up with a dirty song and The Elephant Man has Sky+ issues with his flatmate Emma.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
The Cornwell Estate. Phil Cornwell. Copyright: Curtains For Radio / BBC

The Cornwell Estate

Series 1, Episode 1 - Dave Kafka

Dave Kafka has just been inside for a stretch and has now moved in with his grandfather, Syd, a big London gangster in the Sixties. However, as Dave swaggers around the estate telling people he's been doing "jobs" that he heard about inside, he gets an unwelcome visit from a job seekers allowance officer threatening to stop his benefit.

Radio 4 11:15pm
15 min
The Ladies. Emily Watson. Credit: Hat Trick Productions, BBC

The Ladies

Series 1, Episode 1

Pippa tries to work out why her date with a manic depressive is going so badly, in the company of the other women in the Ladies.

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