British Comedy Guide

Schedule Monday 27th July 2009

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Hazelbeach. Ronnie Hazelbeach (Jamie Foreman). Copyright: BBC

Hazelbeach

Series 2, Episode 3

Ronnie organises a raffle that goes off and James has a bad hair day.

Radio 4 2:15pm
45 min
Antimacassars And Ylang Ylang Conditioner. Copyright: BBC

Antimacassars And Ylang Ylang Conditioner

Russell Dixon stars in this Afternoon Play offering by Ian Potter, which is a comedy about old age and loneliness.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Just A Minute. Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute

Series 55, Episode 1

Just A Minute, the most fiendish and finicky of all panel games, returns to the BBC Radio 4 airwaves once again for a new series. The guests are Sue Perkins, Pam Ayres, Tony Hawks and Tim Rice. At the end of the show, host Nicholas Parsons pays tribute to long-standing regular Clement Freud, who died in April 2009.

Radio 7 7pm (repeat)
Dad's Army. Copyright: BBC

Dad's Army

Series 1, Episode 2 - Museum Piece

The LDV are short of weapons, so Captain Mainwaring marches on the Peabody Museum of Historic Army Weapons, closed for the duration. There is an obstacle however in the form of the curator, who just happens to be Jones's father.

U&Dave channel logo 8pm (repeat)
The Fast Show. Image shows from L to R: Paul Whitehouse, Simon Day, Arabella Weir, John Thomson, Caroline Aherne, Charlie Higson, Mark Williams. Copyright: BBC

The Fast Show

A double-bill of the sketch comedy show.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 9pm
60 min
Monday Monday. Image shows from L to R: Alyson Cartmell (Holly Aird), Steven (Tom Ellis), Sally (Morven Christie), Christine Frances (Fay Ripley), Roger Sorsby (Peter Wight), Natasha (Laura Haddock), Jenny Mountfield (Jenny Agutter), Max Chambers (Neil Stuke), Vince (Saikat Ahamed). Copyright: TalkbackThames

Monday Monday

Episode 3

Max is finally made official acting head of marketing and reminds Vince and Natasha that the promotion to marketing assistant is still on the table.

BBC Two 10pm (repeat)
How Not To Live Your Life. Image shows from L to R: Eddie (David Armand), Don Danbury (Dan Clark), Abby Jones (Sinead Moynihan), Karl Menford (Finlay Robertson). Copyright: Brown Eyed Boy

How Not To Live Your Life

Series 1, Episode 3 - Fake Wake

Don finds out he's legally obliged to put on a wake for his deceased nan, with an open casket for her body. The only problem is that he cremated her a few days before, so he and Eddie audition old people at an elderly centre for the role of Don's nan.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10pm (repeat)
Shameless. Frank Gallagher (David Threlfall). Copyright: Company Pictures

Shameless

Series 6, Episode 8

Paddy is back and harbouring a dark secret. Desperate to conceal the truth of his whereabouts, Paddy spins Mimi a lie, but he has vengeance on his mind.

Radio 7 10:30pm (repeat)
On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen. Copyright: BBC

On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen

Episode 5 - The Wedding

Reg Ingleby finally gets an response to his lonely-hearts advert... from Barbara.

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

Little Britain

Emily and Florence go on a stag night, the Prime Minister's moustache tickles Sebastian, and Andy and Lou have trouble with a frisbee.

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