British Comedy Guide

Schedule Monday 23rd March 2009

Radio 7 8am (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Episode 9.11, Who Is Pink Oboe?: Cowardly Captain Seagoon goes to war. With Peter Sellers on leave, Graham Stark's enlisted. Repeated at 12.00 and 19.00.

Radio 7 9am
30 min
Radio 7

Boxer And Doberman

Series 1, Episode 1 - Headless In Glasgow

DI Bob Boxer and DC Shona Doberman probe an academics killing spree.

Radio 4 11:30am (repeat)
Hazelbeach. Ronnie Hazelbeach (Jamie Foreman). Copyright: BBC

Hazelbeach

Series 1, Episode 2

Nick goes in search of his long-lost mother while Ronnie tries to sell heart-rate monitors to Monty Python fans.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 4:35pm
30 min
Half Moon Investigations. Image shows from L to R: Red Sharkey (Sebastian Charles), Fletcher 'Half' Moon (Rory Elrick). Copyright: BBC

Half Moon Investigations

Episode 12 - A Kind Of Magic

School talent contest hopeful, hypnotist Ruby, casts a spell over her school colleagues.

Radio 7 6:30pm (repeat)
The Brightonomicon. Copyright: Ladbroke Productions / Hocus Bloke Productions

The Brightonomicon

Episode 11 - The Bizarre Brouhaha Of The Birdman Of Whitehawk

The future's best left unknown. Rune and Rizla find out the hard way.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 3, Episode 1

Graeme Garden talks about bicycles, Chris Addison looks at Albert Einstein, Clive Anderson discusses money and Lucy Porter chats about penguins.

BBC Three 9pm (repeat)
Gavin & Stacey. Image shows from L to R: Bryn (Rob Brydon), Gwen (Melanie Walters), Nessa (Ruth Jones), Stacey (Joanna Page), Gavin (Mathew Horne), Mick (Larry Lamb), Pam (Alison Steadman), Smithy (James Corden). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions

Gavin & Stacey

Series 2, Christmas Special - Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special

It's Christmas Eve and the Wests join the Shipmans for one of Mick's famous turkey dinners.

U&Dave channel logo 9:40pm
40 min
Argumental. Image shows from L to R: Rufus Hound, John Sergeant, Marcus Brigstocke. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Argumental

Series 2, Episode 1

Argumental returns for more dynamic debating. Chair John Sergeant and team captains Marcus Brigstocke and Rufus Hound are joined here by Dara O'Briain and Chris Addison. Dara and Rufus have to debate bodybuilding, whilst a body builder stands next to them.

BBC Two 9:45pm (repeat)
That Mitchell And Webb Look. Image shows from L to R: David Mitchell, Robert Webb. Copyright: BBC

That Mitchell And Webb Look

That Mitchell and Webb Glimpse: Further highlights from the second series of the comedy sketch show. There's an actor who gets naked for the sake of his art and a very sexy scarecrow. There's also a look behind the scenes at the admirable work they do in the pheasant hospital.

BBC Two 10pm
30 min
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle. Stewart Lee. Copyright: BBC

Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle

Series 1, Episode 2 - Television

Stewart casts his eye over the state of British television today, and tries to find out whose fault it is.

Radio 7 10:30pm (repeat)
Nebulous. Image shows from L to R: Paula Breeze (Rosie Cavaliero), Rory Lawson (Graham Duff), Professor Nebulous (Mark Gatiss). Copyright: BBC / Baby Cow Productions

Nebulous

Series 2, Episode 6 - Holofile 644: Last Of The Present Sirius

Nebulous finds himself stuck in a time loop, trapped in a cycle of a reality television omnibus.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 10:35pm (repeat)
Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder. Al Murray. Copyright: Avalon Television

Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder

Episode 4

Prurient Dad is selling his home-made produce at the local Farmer's Market. Barrington Blowtorch is accused of stealing his host's diamond necklace. And Ray Winstone tackles another historical great.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 11:05pm (repeat)
Harry Hill's TV Burp. Harry Hill. Copyright: Avalon Television

Harry Hill's TV Burp

Award-winning comedian Harry Hill takes a surreal look at television clips from the previous seven days.

Radio 4 11:15pm (repeat)
One. David Quantick. Copyright: Random Entertainment

One

Radio sketch show created by David Quantick, in which no sketch features more than one voice.

BBC Two 11:20pm (repeat)
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 7 - Marriage

Lee is horrified when he hears that Lucy is considering marriage to Pavlov, a mechanic from the old Eastern bloc, just so that he can stay in the country.

BBC Three 2am
30 min
Mark's Brilliant Blog. Mark Padley (Chris Hannon). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Mark's Brilliant Blog

Mark Padley has been secretly filming his neighbours and inserting the footage into his blog. But now it's up online, it won't be staying secret for long.

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