British Comedy Guide

Schedule Wednesday 8th April 2009

CBeebies logo. Credit: BBC 9am
10 min
Timmy Time. Copyright: Aardman Animations

Timmy Time

Series 1, Episode 3 - Timmy Wants To Win

It's the nursery sports day and Timmy is determined to win but, after missing out on first prize race after race, his dreams of winning falter.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Safety Catch. Simon McGrath (Darren Boyd). Copyright: BBC

Safety Catch

Series 2, Episode 2 - I Draw The Line

Faced with a particularly tricky moral issue, Simon finally decides that enough is enough and quits his job. It is not great timing, though, as he and Anna find themselves contemplating having a baby.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Mark Steel's In Town. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

Mark Steel's In Town

Series 1, Episode 4 - Walsall

Mark performs at the Town Hall in Walsall, the West Midlands, celebrating the accent, the concrete hippo, the anarchists who were framed by the police and how the town has absolutely nothing to do with Birmingham.

ITV2 logo. Credit: ITV 10pm
30 min
Celebrity Juice. Image shows from L to R: Holly Willoughby, Rufus Hound, Leigh Francis, Fearne Cotton

Celebrity Juice

Series 2, Episode 7

Today's guests are TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher, presenter and DJ George Lamb and Mr Paparazzi himself, Darryn Lyons.

BBC Four 10:30pm
30 min
Newswipe With Charlie Brooker. Charlie Brooker. Copyright: Zeppotron

Newswipe With Charlie Brooker

Series 1, Episode 3

Charlie Brooker looks at news anchors and how their styles have changed over the years, including reflecting on how they do it over in America. Plus, a short film by Power of Nightmares creator Adam Curtis, a look at what's happening with the war against terror, and a poem by Tim Key.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
My Teenage Diary. Rufus Hound

My Teenage Diary

Series 1, Episode 2 - Russell Kane

Rufus Hound invites Russell Kane to revisit his formative years by dusting off his teenage diaries and reading them out in public for the very first time. Will he experience the warm glow of nostalgia or the hot flush of embarrassment?

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