British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Wednesday 29th April 2009

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

Timmy Time

Series 1, Episode 18 - Timmy Needs A Bath

After a game of football, muddy Timmy is determined not to have a bath.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
ElvenQuest. Image shows from L to R: Penthiselea (Ingrid Oliver), Sam (Stephen Mangan), Lord Darkness (Alistair McGowan). Copyright: BBC

ElvenQuest

Series 1, Episode 1

A small band of heroes set out to defeat Lord Darkness and his forces of evil by finding The Chosen One - who happens to be the dog of a misanthropic science fiction author.

U&Dave channel logo 9pm (repeat)
Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Cat (Danny John-Jules), Kryten (Robert Llewellyn), Lister (Craig Charles). Copyright: Grant Naylor Productions / BBC

Red Dwarf

Series IX - Back To Earth, Special - Back To Earth Part 3

Knowing they are destined to die, the Dwarfers track down those who created them to plead for more life.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 9pm (repeat)
The Full Monty. Image shows from L to R: Nathan (William Snape), Dave (Mark Addy), Gaz (Robert Carlyle), Lomper (Steve Huison), Gerald (Tom Wilkinson)

The Full Monty

Unemployed friends Gaz and Dave decide to start their own Chippendales-style show to make some quick cash.

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 10

Guests in this final episode of the series include ex-Jackson Five member, Tito Jackson; Paddy McGuinness; and, fresh from Hell's Kitchen, Claudia Winkleman.

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

Newswipe With Charlie Brooker

Series 1, Episode 5

Charlie Brooker takes a look at how graphics have morphed over the years from modest explaining devices to shouty, scary, video game-style extravaganzas. With the help of Nick Davies and Peter Oborne, he also looks at how print newspapers are changing and the underhand tactics they use to get some of their stories. There's also just time for a Susan Boyle rant.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 10:35pm (repeat)
Benidorm. Image shows from L to R: Jacqueline Stewart (Janine Duvitski), Donald Stewart (Kenny Ireland). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Benidorm

Series 2, Episode 2

Instead of escaping from the resort, Martin and Kate find themselves babysitting Telle's baby, Coolio. Mel abandons the idea of having a go at 'Wuthering Heights' at the karaoke night, and asks a question that shocks everyone especially Madge.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10:45pm (repeat)
The Inbetweeners. Image shows from L to R: Will Mackenzie (Simon Bird), Charlotte Hinchcliffe (Emily Atack). Copyright: Bwark Productions

The Inbetweeners

Series 2, Episode 4 - Night Out In London

In a desperate attempt at reinvention, Will decides that the lads should become cool and go clubbing.

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

My Teenage Diary

Series 1, Episode 5 - Josie Long

Josie Long is given a chance to dust off her hormone-filled, angst-ridden diary and read out its entries in public for the very first time.

BBC Four 11pm (repeat)
I've Never Seen Star Wars. Marcus Brigstocke. Copyright: BBC

I've Never Seen Star Wars

Episode 7 - David Davis

Marcus Brigstocke invites his guest, politician David Davis, to try some new cultural experiences for the first tim

ITV2 logo. Credit: ITV 11pm (repeat)
Love Actually. Image shows from L to R: David, The Prime Minister (Hugh Grant), Natalie (Martine McCutcheon). Copyright: Working Title Films

Love Actually

Romantic comedy by Richard Curtis, charting a multitude of relationships across a Christmas period.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11pm (repeat)
Shameless. Frank Gallagher (David Threlfall). Copyright: Company Pictures

Shameless

Series 6, Episode 14

Yvonne is confronted by a ghost from her past: the consequences aren't worth thinking about, and Yvonne has to think fast to keep the truth from Chesney and Meena.

Radio 4 11:15pm (repeat)
Peacefully In Their Sleeps

Peacefully In Their Sleeps

Episode 1 - Rene Fortesque-Spencer-French

Legendary broadcaster Roydon Postlethwaite looks back at the life of a quintessentially British celebrity chef.

U&Dave channel logo 11:20pm (repeat)
Argumental. Image shows from L to R: Rufus Hound, John Sergeant, Marcus Brigstocke. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Argumental

Series 2, Episode 5

Reginald D Hunter and Sean Hughes join John Sergeant, Marcus Brigstocke and Rufus Hound to debate such topics as whether war is a good thing or not.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:20pm (repeat)
8 Out Of 10 Cats. Image shows from L to R: Sean Lock, Jimmy Carr, Jason Manford. Copyright: Zeppotron

8 Out Of 10 Cats

Series 6, Episode 4

The guests on this episode are Phill Jupitus, Claudia Winkleman, Gabby Logan and Mark Watson.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 11:45pm (repeat)
Lawless Heart

Lawless Heart

Comedy drama starring Bill Nighy and Tom Hollander. In a sleepy seaside resort, several lives intertwine following the funeral of a restaurant owner.

Share this page

Subscribe to our newsletters