British Comedy Guide

Schedule Friday 19th June 2009

Radio 7 8:30am (repeat)
The Alan Davies Show. Alan (Alan Davies). Copyright: BBC

The Alan Davies Show

Episode 6 - Shipping and Trucking

Alan goes on a date with an X-rated actress, while Peruvian Flu strikes at the Murray's newspaper offices.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Robert Lindsay

Electric Ink

Series 1, Episode 3

Using Twitter as a source, Freddy inadvertently breaks a top story about the Treasury.

Radio 7 12:30pm (repeat)
Does The Team Think.... Vic Reeves. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Does The Team Think...

Series 1, Episode 1

A new panel show in which members of the public pose light-hearted questions to a panel of comedians and celebrities. The guests are Alan Carr, Jools Holland, Ben Miller and Pauline McLynn.

Radio 4 2:15pm
45 min
On Mardle Fen. Copyright: BBC

On Mardle Fen

Series 2, Episode 3 - Old Boggie

Invited to lunch in a remote part of the Fens, chef Warwick discovers treasure guarded by a ghost-dog.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 68, Episode 8

Iranian Elections, Iraq Inquiries, and Lawn Tennis Laws: this week's biggest stories get The News Quiz treatment. Host Sandi Toksvig is joined by Jeremy Hardy, Andy Hamilton, Francis Wheen, and Mark Steel.

ITV3 logo. Credit: ITV 6:55pm (repeat)
On The Buses. Stan Butler (Reg Varney). Copyright: London Weekend Television

On The Buses

Series 3, Episode 6 - The Snake

The Indian busmen hold a social evening in the depot canteen with an attractive snake dancer. Jack steals the opportunity to ask her out, and asks Stan to take his washing home for him - complete with slithery companion!

ITV3 logo. Credit: ITV 7:25pm (repeat)
Rising Damp. Rupert Rigsby (Leonard Rossiter). Copyright: Yorkshire Television

Rising Damp

Series 3, Episode 5 - Fawcett's Python

Miss Jones raises supsicions about new tenant Madeline. Rigsby's not too bothered about her brand of "modern interpretive dancing", but isn't that keen on her partner...

Radio 7 7:30pm (repeat)
Does The Team Think.... Vic Reeves. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Does The Team Think...

Series 1, Episode 1

A new panel show in which members of the public pose light-hearted questions to a panel of comedians and celebrities. The guests are Alan Carr, Jools Holland, Ben Miller and Pauline McLynn.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9pm
60 min
Hotel Babylon. Image shows from L to R: Juliet Miller (Anna Wilson Jones), Sam Franklin (Nigel Harman). Copyright: Carnival Films

Hotel Babylon

Series 4, Episode 1

Hotel Babylon is closing. Tony desperately pitches the hotel to an Asian businessman, but the deal goes into freefall when Tony refuses to meet his demands. Meanwhile, a terror alert throws Central London into chaos, and a crowd seek refuge in the hotel. The team pull together fantastically, and a millionaire caught up in the bedlam is so impressed that he decides to buy Babylon, securing its future. Elsewhere, Anna is nearly eight months pregnant, but is in total denial.

BBC Three 9pm (repeat)
Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps. Image shows from L to R: Louise (Kathryn Drysdale), Donna Henshaw (Natalie Casey), Janet (Sheridan Smith), Gary 'Gaz' Wilkinson (Will Mellor). Copyright: BBC

Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps

Series 8, Episode 8 - Keep On Running

Donna and Janet are furious with Gaz and demand he decides who he wants to be with by three o'clock.

Radio 7 10pm (repeat)
The Alan Davies Show. Alan (Alan Davies). Copyright: BBC

The Alan Davies Show

Episode 6 - Shipping and Trucking

Alan goes on a date with an X-rated actress, while Peruvian Flu strikes at the Murray's newspaper offices.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10pm
30 min
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 3

Broadcaster Claudia Winkleman, comedians Mark Watson and Josie Long, and singer Jamelia join Jimmy Carr, Jason Manford and Sean Lock.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 10:35pm
60 min
Friday Night With Jonathan Ross. Jonathan Ross

Friday Night With Jonathan Ross

Series 16, Episode 20 - Matthew Fox, David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Davina McCall, Reverend & The Makers

Jonathan Ross is joined by Lost hunk Matthew Fox, Peep Show heroes Mitchell and Webb; Big Brother's Davina McCall and Indie rock band Reverend & The Makers.

Radio 7 11pm (repeat)
Saturday Night Fry. Image shows from L to R: Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent. Copyright: BBC

Saturday Night Fry

Stephen Fry serves up more witty banter and sketches, with Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent and Julia Hills. From May 1988.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:35pm (repeat)
Russell Brand's Ponderland. Russell Brand. Copyright: Vanity Projects Limited

Russell Brand's Ponderland

Series 1, Episode 2 - Science

Russell contemplates the world of science and technology. He discusses the complex etiquette of chip and pin, reflects on life before mobile phones and remembers a time when science invented a talking house.

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