British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Friday 26th June 2009

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Robert Lindsay

Electric Ink

Series 1, Episode 4

The paper hires a reality star as a columnist and Maddox must find a way of rewriting her copy without upsetting her.

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

On Mardle Fen

Series 2, Episode 4 - Silver Ribbon

Warwick challenges his son Jack to a race, with Jack to go on his bike by road, Warwick on his skates by waterway, and the first man to arrive at the cathedral door wins.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The Now Show. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt. Copyright: BBC

The Now Show

Series 28, Episode 1

Hate figures: Steve Punt & Hugh Dennis look at why changing our hate figures is so much easier than changing the world; Mitch Benn is off to see The Boss; Jon Holmes has nothing new to say about expenses; and Marcus Brigstocke praises the people of Iran.

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 2

A celebrity TV couple are busy with their joint fortieth birthday celebrations at the hotel. Anna assumes they are perfect together, but uncovers a very different story behind closed doors. Meanwhile, Sam learns the hard way that it is not easy running a hotel when he ignores Juliet's advice and allows rival boxers to stay at Babylon, and the staff rumble a corrupt environmental standards inspector.

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 4 - Movie Special

Lauren Laverne, and movie actors Alan Cumming, Richard E Grant and Tom Felton (who plays Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter) try to guess the films the British public are most looking forward to this summer.

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

Friday Night With Jonathan Ross

Series 16, Episode 21 - Shappi Khorsandi, Tim Henman, Blue, Florence and the Machine

Joining Jonathan Ross this week is Centre Court 'hero' Tim Henman; born-again boy band Blue; Iranian-born comedian Shappi Khorsandi; and there's music from ethereal pop sensation Florence and the Machine, who perform Rabbit Heart live in the studio.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:40pm (repeat)
Russell Brand's Ponderland. Russell Brand. Copyright: Vanity Projects Limited

Russell Brand's Ponderland

Series 1, Episode 3 - Crime

Russell offers up a unique insight into the murky world of crime, from the glamour of East End hard men and LA gangs to the embarrassment of his own brush with the law.

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