British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Friday 30th January 2009

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
The Castle. Image shows from L to R: Sir William De Warenne (Neil Dudgeon), Lady Anne Woodstock (Martha Howe-Douglas), Lady Charlotte (Ingrid Oliver), Sir John Woodstock (James Fleet). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

The Castle

Series 2, Episode 5 - Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Visor

Sir John decides to raise money by holding a rock festival in the grounds of Woodstock. Cue the sounds of the electric lute, new-fangled hummous from the Levant and much disapproval from Pope Innocent VI.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 4:35pm
30 min
The Legend Of Dick And Dom. Copyright: BBC

The Legend Of Dick And Dom

Series 1, Episode 5 - Swampy's Girlfriend

The heroic pair need the song of the swamp monster to add to their potion, but how can they make a miserable swamp monster sing?

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

The News Quiz

Series 67, Episode 4

Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz, with panellists Jeremy Hardy, Francis Wheen, Phill Jupitus and David Mitchell.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9pm
30 min
QI. Stephen Fry. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series F, Episode 6 - Fakes And Frauds

With Jimmy Carr, Marcus Brigstocke and Sean Lock.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9:30pm
30 min
Not Going Out. Image shows from L to R: Lucy (Sally Bretton), Lee (Lee Mack), Tim (Tim Vine). Copyright: Avalon Television / Arlo Productions

Not Going Out

Series 3, Episode 1 - Pregnant

When Lucy announces that she is pregnant, Lee wonders if the father might accidentally be him.

BBC Two 10pm (repeat)
Rab C. Nesbitt. Rab C. Nesbitt (Gregor Fisher). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Rab C. Nesbitt

Series 8, Episode 1 - Heat

Fresh out of jail, Rab finds himself working as a dish washer.

BBC Three 10:30pm (repeat)
Grownups. Image shows from L to R: Chris (Richard Mylan), Michelle (Sheridan Smith). Copyright: BBC

Grownups

Series 3, Episode 3 - Little Blind Boy

Michelle's failing attempts to have a threesome hit rock bottom when she ends up in bed with Grant and Chris. Grant climbs a building site dressed as Kylie to appease a young boy. Chris organises a very adult book group which fails to impress Jenny.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 10:35pm
60 min
Friday Night With Jonathan Ross. Jonathan Ross

Friday Night With Jonathan Ross

Series 16, Episode 2 - Eddie Izzard, Glenn Close, William Shatner, Lily Allen

Jonathan Ross presents the second programme of his new series. He is joined by Eddie Izzard, Glenn Close, William Shatner and Lily Allen.

BBC Three 11pm
30 min
The Site. Martin (Chris Hannon). Copyright: BBC

The Site

An estranged man who returns to his family's pig farm when informed of his father's death finds it has been turned into a struggling caravan site. However, when his father sits up in his own coffin at the funeral, he realises he has stepped right back into the madness he spent his whole life trying to escape.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:05pm
30 min
Plus One. Image shows from L to R: Duncan from Blue (Duncan James), Linsey (Miranda Raison), Rob Black (Daniel Mays). Copyright: Kudos Productions

Plus One

Episode 4 - The Competition Winner

Rich comes up with a plan to provide Rob with the perfect way of meeting Lisa Snowdon and bagging her as his date.

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