British Comedy Guide

Schedule Friday 19th June 2009

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 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.

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.

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.

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