British Comedy Guide

Schedule Friday 14th August 2009

BBC Radio Scotland 10am
85 min
MacAulay And Co. Image shows from L to R: Fred MacAulay, Susan Calman. Copyright: BBC

MacAulay And Co

Edinburgh 2009, Episode 5 - Friday 14th

Joining Fred on the special Edinburgh Festival Fringe show from Edinburgh International Conference Centre is Andrew Maxwell, Sarah Millican, Wilson Dixon, Pappy's Fun Club, John Bishop and Tom Binns as Ivan Brackenbury.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Cabin Pressure. Image shows from L to R: Arthur (John Finnemore), Douglas (Roger Allam), Carolyn (Stephanie Cole), Martin (Benedict Cumberbatch). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Cabin Pressure

Series 2, Episode 5 - Kuala Lumpur

A week on standby at the airfield gives Arthur an opportunity to brush up on his stewarding skills, while Douglas seems to have disappeared. And why is everyone terrified of Dirk the groundsman?

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 8

No News Is Bad News: This week, Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis take a look at the worlds of food and newspapers, while Mitch Benn gets all patriotic, Jon Holmes is wee and goes "whee!", and special guest Andy Zaltzman pinpoints the importance of next week's Test match with laser precision.

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 8

An exclusive dating agency is holding a 'romantic event' at Babylon, and elsewhere someone in the hotel has written a manuscript for an erotic novel, featuring members of staff under paper-thin pseudonyms.

Radio 2 logo 9:15pm
15 min
The Adventures Of Sexton Blake. Sexton Blake (Simon Jones). Copyright: Perfectly Normal Productions

The Adventures Of Sexton Blake

Episode 3 - All Fired Up

Sexton and Tinker travel to the Hatchetings Hotel to find the man trying to kill Miss Beauchamp, only to find that he has been killed himself.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10pm
30 min
The Kevin Bishop Show. Kevin Bishop. Copyright: Objective Productions

The Kevin Bishop Show

Series 2, Episode 3

Harry Hill reads the news; Michael McIntyre takes over Donald MacIntyre's investigative journalism show; trailers for the British versions of American Pie and High School Musical; a song from Coldplay; the late-night version of Hole In The Wall; Russell Brand phones up Keith and Orville; and David Mitchell stars in EastEnders.

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