British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Thursday 11th June 2009

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 4:35pm
30 min
Horrible Histories. Mathew Baynton. Copyright: Lion Television / Citrus Television

Horrible Histories

Series 1, Episode 9

A Victorian inspector checks that school is suitably cruel, HHTV News reports live from the Great Plague and Thumbelina drowns in poo.

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
Hut 33. Image shows from L to R: Charles (Robert Bathurst), Joshua Fanshawe-Marshall (Alex Macqueen), Archie (Tom Goodman-Hill). Copyright: BBC

Hut 33

Series 2, Episode 5 - Getting Heavy

Hut 33's record is the worst in the complex. Charles is mortified with shame, Archie is desperate to prove himself and Gordon wants to impress a girl he has just met. They break into Hut 7b to get extra information, which turns out not to be a good idea.

BBC Two 9pm
60 min
Kröd Mändoon And The Flaming Sword Of Fire. Krod Mandoon (Sean Maguire)

Kröd Mändoon And The Flaming Sword Of Fire

Episode 1 - Wench Trouble

Krod and the gang go on a mission to rescue the leader of the resistance against the evil Meconian Empire.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 9pm
60 min
May Contain Nuts. Image shows from L to R: Alfie Chaplin (William Chapman), Alice Chaplin (Shirley Henderson), Molly Chaplin (Bebe Cave), David Chaplin (Darren Boyd), James Chaplin (Andrew Byrne). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

May Contain Nuts

Episode 1

Alice Chaplin and her family move to a gated community in London and find themselves in a world of high expectations, middle-class pretensions and competitive parenting. When Alice fears that her daughter Molly will fail the entrance exam for the prestigious Chelsea College for Girls, she decides to take drastic measures to make sure the family can keep up with the Joneses.

BBC Two 10pm
30 min
That Mitchell And Webb Look. Image shows from L to R: David Mitchell, Robert Webb. Copyright: BBC

That Mitchell And Webb Look

Series 3, Episode 1

Sketches include the difficult home life of Santa Claus, Mrs Claus and Santa's troubled brother, Russ; Jan Hankl's exciting new technique for finding books and car keys simply by patting your thighs; and the best way to discover a murderer.

Radio 2 logo 10pm
30 min
Hot Gossip. Claudia Winkleman. Copyright: TBI Media Productions

Hot Gossip

Series 2, Episode 1

Claudia Winkleman returns with a new series of the topical and celebrity-based panel show. This first programme features the acerbic and occasionally brutal wit of Robin Ince, alongside comedian Karen Taylor and award-winning British comedian and star of Trigger Happy TV, Dom Joly.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10pm (repeat)
The Inbetweeners. Image shows from L to R: Simon Cooper (Joe Thomas), Neil Sutherland (Blake Harrison), Jay Cartwright (James Buckley), Will Mackenzie (Simon Bird). Copyright: Bwark Productions

The Inbetweeners

Series 1, Episode 5

The boys call Jay's bluff and go to the Camber Sands meeting of the Caravan Club to see if it really is 'like a massive orgy'.

Radio 2 logo 10:30pm (repeat)
Miranda Hart's Joke Shop. Miranda (Miranda Hart). Copyright: BBC

Miranda Hart's Joke Shop

Episode 3 - What A Wife

Gary needs a pretend wife for the evening and for some reason he chooses Stevie over Miranda.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10:30pm (repeat)
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 1 - I Do A Lot Of Work For Charity

Rob begins work on 'Plan A' - finding out who Duncan's first love was and asking her to the wedding as his 'plus one'. But when he discovers that she's in a coma, Rob decides to track down his own high school crush, Nicola Dare.

Further complications arise when a fun run, a tramp and a five-year-old girl are thrown into the mix, and Rob starts to suspect that Duncan is just better than him...

Radio 4 11pm (repeat)
Down The Line. Gary Bellamy (Rhys Thomas). Copyright: Down The Line Productions

Down The Line

2009 Special - Credit Crunch Special

A one-off special edition of the spoof phone-in show on the subject of the credit crunch, starring Rhys Thomas as Gary Bellamy. With Amelia Bullmore, Simon Day, Felix Dexter, Charlie Higson, Lucy Montgomery and Paul Whitehouse. Plus special guest Mark Gatiss.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11pm (repeat)
The Kevin Bishop Show. Copyright: Objective Productions

The Kevin Bishop Show

Series 1, Episode 1

The sketches in this week's show include Daily Mail DVD giveaways that reveal the screen-tests of Bruce Forsyth in The Shining and Al Pacino's take on Superman; the American remake of Countdown with a bikini-clad Carol; the new single, Legalize, from STD Kelly; and Sienna Miller's new perfume Publicity.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:05pm
35 min
TNT Show. Image shows from L to R: Jack Whitehall, Holly Walsh. Copyright: Objective Productions

TNT Show

Episode 1

In Jack Whitehall Investigates the invited studio audience gets to meet a man who has setup a lap dancing club staffed by his children; Holly provides a guide to how to stay famous; Tom Allen introduces the words 'SuBo', 'PinkSinge' and 'Shitney'; and Gilbert and his crew interview Paul Danan.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:30pm (repeat)
Fonejacker. The Fonejacker (Kayvan Novak). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Fonejacker

Comedy series in which telephone prank caller Fonejacker scams and bewilders members of the public with a host of bizarre characters.

BBC Three 11:50pm (repeat)
Ideal. Moz (Johnny Vegas). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions

Ideal

Series 5, Episode 5 - The Chance

It is the day of Colin and Carmel's wedding and, with a possible prison sentence hanging over him, Moz starts making plans to skip the country by joining the newlyweds on honeymoon in Portugal. Meanwhile, Brian makes a shocking discovery about his new boyfriend.

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