British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Wednesday 19th 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 8 - Wednesday 19th

Fred MacAulay chats to Andrew Collins, Richard Herring, Jo Caulfield, Dan Atkinson, Adam Hills and more.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Ayres On The Air. Pam Ayres. Copyright: BBC

Ayres On The Air

Series 3, Episode 1 - Passion

Pam Ayres returns with a new series packed with poetry, anecdotes and sketches. Featuring poems about the difficulty of getting a new mattress up the stairs and the heartfelt plea 'Don't Ask Me To the Wedding'.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 4:30pm
30 min
Roy. Image shows from L to R: Becky (Martha Byrne), Maura (Cathy Belton), Bill (Simon Delaney). Copyright: JAM Media

Roy

Series 1, Episode 3 - Sick

Roy faces a dilemma over whether to pretend to be ill.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The Odd Half Hour. Copyright: BBC

The Odd Half Hour

Series 2, Episode 3

Sketch show that looks at the pains of modern life. What it's like to own your own Hadron Collider and how a spelling mistake landed a man in court.

BBC Two 10pm
30 min
Taking The Flak. Image shows from L to R: Rory Wallace (Damian O'Hare), Jane Thomason (Doon Mackichan), David Bradburn (Martin Jarvis), Joyful Sifuri (Kobna Holdbrook-Smith), Margaret Hollis (Joanna Brookes), Harry Chambers (Bruce Mackinnon), Grace Matiko (Lydiah Gitachu). Copyright: BBC

Taking The Flak

Episode 7 - Viva Africa

The war is over and celebrations fill the streets of Karibu, in the last episode of the satire about international news reporting.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Dave Podmore. Dave 'Pod' Podmore (Christopher Douglas)

Dave Podmore

2009 Specials - Dave Podmore's Ashes

Dave "Pod" Podmore, English cricket's most celebrated bits-and-pieces cricketer, is missing in his country's hour of need.

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