British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Sunday 7th June 2009

Radio 7 12pm (repeat)
Potting On. Pam Grant (Pam Ayres)

Potting On

Episode 3 - Curse Of The Pharaoh

Gordon becomes so addicted to a computer game that Pam has to get a dog for company.

Radio 4 12pm (repeat)
The Museum Of Curiosity. Image shows from L to R: John Lloyd, Sean Lock. Copyright: BBC

The Museum Of Curiosity

Gallery 2, Episode 5 - Meeting Eleven

With comedian and BBC 6 Music DJ Jon Richardson, war reporter Kate Adie and the co-creator of Spitting Image Roger Law.

Radio 7 2:30pm (repeat)
The Last Goon Show Of All. Copyright: BBC

The Last Goon Show Of All

A repeat of the final edition of The Goon Show.

Radio 7 4:30pm (repeat)
Saturday Night Fry. Image shows from L to R: Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent. Copyright: BBC

Saturday Night Fry

A repeat of the original pilot episode of Stephen Fry's radio series. From December 1987.

BBC Two 6pm (repeat)
Carry On Loving. Copyright: Peter Rogers Productions / Rank Organisation

Carry On Loving

Chaos ensues when the Carry On gang run a marriage bureau. The proprietors, Sid Bliss and Sophie Plummer, seem to only match the most unlikely couples.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 6:05pm
30 min
Last Of The Summer Wine. Image shows from L to R: Walter C. 'Foggy' Dewhurst (Brian Wilde), William 'Compo' Simmonite (Bill Owen), Norman Clegg (Peter Sallis). Copyright: BBC

Last Of The Summer Wine

Series 30, Episode 8 - In Which Romance Springs A Leak

Toby is beginning to realise that the benefits of going back to his ex-wife far outweigh the advantages of living alone in a sparsely furnished house with no-one to cook or clean for him.

Radio 7 7pm (repeat)
Potting On. Pam Grant (Pam Ayres)

Potting On

Episode 3 - Curse Of The Pharaoh

Gordon becomes so addicted to a computer game that Pam has to get a dog for company.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 7pm
60 min
Bremner, Bird & Fortune: The Last Show Before The Recovery. Rory Bremner. Copyright: Vera Productions

Bremner, Bird & Fortune: The Last Show Before The Recovery

Episode 1 - The Blame Game

From greedy MPs to media scandals, the cult of celeb chefs and the Sachsgate affair to financial disaster and the PM's much-derided YouTube grin, modern Britain is in meltdown.

ITV3 logo. Credit: ITV 8pm (repeat)
Beyond A Joke. Copyright: Granada Productions

Beyond A Joke

Episode 5 - The Legacy

This final episode examines the legacy that the classic comedies left behind, and looks to the future and at how modern day sitcoms have both their inspiration and comedy roots firmly planted in the past.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 8pm
60 min
Hope Springs. Image shows from L to R: Hannah Temple (Sian Reeves), Ellie Lagden (Alex Kingston), Shoo Coggan (Christine Bottomley), Josie Porritt (Vinette Robinson). Copyright: Shed Productions

Hope Springs

Episode 1

When Ellie, Hannah, Shoo and Josie's long-held plan to start a new life in Barbados - courtesy of £3m stolen from Ellie's gangster husband - goes awry, they find themselves in hiding in a remote Scottish village called Hope Springs.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 9pm
60 min
Kingdom. Peter Kingdom (Stephen Fry). Copyright: Sprout Pictures / Parallel Film & Television Productions

Kingdom

Series 3, Episode 1

Peter has the tricky task of helping an injured Iraq War veteran come to terms with his future, and Lyle takes the reins when an attractive young woman is sexually discriminated against by the army. Meanwhile Gloria has a very demanding father to cope with and Beatrice is adjusting to motherhood in her own special way.

BBC Three 10pm (repeat)
Little Britain. Image shows from L to R: David Walliams, Matt Lucas, The Prime Minister (Anthony Head)

Little Britain

Little Britain Abroad 1/2: Christmas special of the award-winning sketch show starring David Walliams and Matt Lucas in which the regular assortment of grotesque comic creations are let loose overseas. With guests Ronnie Corbett and Steve Coogan.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 10pm (repeat)
Ladies Of Letters. Image shows from L to R: Vera Small (Anne Reid), Irene Spencer (Maureen Lipman). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Ladies Of Letters

Series 1, Episode 1

After Irene's daughter gets married, she receives a thank you note from Vera, with whom she socialised at the occasion. Touched by the gesture, Irene responds to Vera's note, and so begins a correspondence in which the ladies discourse upon all manner of events in their lives.

Radio 7 10:30pm (repeat)
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 68, Episode 5

Reform. Nick Clegg's proposals for reform, Julie Kirkbride's expenses, and the nuclear ambitions of North Korea get The News Quiz treatment. Host Sandi Toksvig presides over Rory Bremner, Fred Macaulay, Andy Zaltzman and Danielle Ward.

BBC Three 10:30pm (repeat)
Little Britain. Image shows from L to R: David Walliams, Matt Lucas, The Prime Minister (Anthony Head)

Little Britain

Little Britain Abroad 2/2: Christmas special of the award-winning comedy sketch show starring David Walliams and Matt Lucas, in which their outlandish comic creations go overseas. With guests Peter Kay and Dawn French.

Radio 7 11pm (repeat)
Miles Jupp

Newsjack

Pilot, Episode 1 - Newsjack Pilot

Gordon Brown takes the blame for everything; we look into the future at Series 100 of Big Brother; Newcastle reacts to the news the whole city has been religated; LEGO people debate creationism; and Miles goes undercover to find out more about 'WAGs'.

Radio 7 11:30pm (repeat)
Spats. John-Luke Roberts. Copyright: BBC

Spats

Series 2, Episode 4 - The Living vs The Dead

The dead may have given us some great people, but will they be able to fight effectively against we living people?

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:40pm (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 8, Episode 1

Jimmy Carr hosts proceedings as team captains Sean Lock and Jason Manford return for another battle. This week's guests are Johnny Vegas, Jack Whitehall, Ulrika Jonsson and Alex Zane.

BBC Three 11:45pm (repeat)
Ideal. Moz (Johnny Vegas). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions

Ideal

Series 5, Episode 4 - The Documentary

After losing his job at Easy Spud because he fell asleep with his head in the spicy pepperoni sauce, Moz has a number of other employment prospects to consider.

Radio 7 2:30am (repeat)
The Last Goon Show Of All. Copyright: BBC

The Last Goon Show Of All

A repeat of the final edition of The Goon Show.

Radio 7 4:30am (repeat)
Saturday Night Fry. Image shows from L to R: Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent. Copyright: BBC

Saturday Night Fry

A repeat of the original pilot episode of Stephen Fry's radio series. From December 1987.

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