Schedule Thursday 20th August 2009
10am85 min
MacAulay And Co
Edinburgh 2009, Episode 9 - Thursday 20thFred MacAulay chats to Jack Whitehall, Geraldine Quinn, Adam Riches, The Penny Dreadfuls, Alun Cochrane, Greg Behrendt and Paul Sinha. Plus improv music from The Showstoppers.
12:45pm
(repeat)
A Stitch In Time
Knockabout comedy starring Norman Wisdom. A butcher's assistant tries to cheer up a sad orphan in hospital.
2:15pm45 min
Higher
Series 1, Episode 1 - PartnersWe return to the crazy world of "pile 'em high Hayborough University". The buzz word is "partners" - get out into the real world and work with industry, this will develop money spinning initiatives and share costs - that's the theory anyway. So when neurotic and emotionally stunted lecturer David Poll is delegated the task of finding partners, he blunders into a scheme which doesn't quite benefit the department.
6:30pm
(repeat)
Electric Ink
Series 1, Episode 3Using Twitter as a source, Freddy inadvertently breaks a top story about the Treasury.
7:30pm
(repeat)
The Personality Test
Series 1, Episode 3 - Gyles BrandrethBroadcaster and author Gyles Brandreth is at the helm of the panel show where all the questions are about the host's own life. With Alan Carr, Sue Perkins, Lucy Porter and Robin Ince.
8pm30 min
As Seen On TV
Episode 6Steve Jones hosts as the rivalry hots up between team captains Jason Manford and Fern Britton. Jason and Fern are joined by funny man Bradley Walsh, presenter Hardeep Singh-Koli, former Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips and news presenter Dermot Murnaghan.
9pm30 min
Mock The Week
Series 7, Highlights SpecialAt the halfway point in the series, Dara O'Briain presents a special show featuring unseen material and favourite bits from the series so far.
9:30pm60 min
The Funny Side Of...
Episode 3 - The Funny Side Of AnimalsClive Anderson guides us through the history of television's love affair with animals. Never work with children or animals is an old adage, but TV continues to ignore it. And so mistakes and mishaps are bound to happen.
9:40pm
(repeat)
Live At The Apollo
Jack Dee Live At The Apollo Series 2, Episode 1 - Lee MackJack Dee introduces The Sketch Show's Lee Mack, whose routine touches on driving tests and the trade secrets of Freddie Mercury and Stevie Wonder.
10pm30 min
The Jason Byrne Show
Series 2, Episode 5 - HolidaysIn this holiday-themed episode, listeners can find out what didn't go wrong with Jason's recent family holiday in Florida.
10:30pm30 min
We Are Klang
Episode 4 - TourismThe Klangbury Council klutzes are in a pickle again: Steve is in a coma, and the Annual Small Town Of The Year competition is looming.
10:30pm
(repeat)
Buy Me Up TV
Episode 1The TV station organises a charity telethon for animals, with Ewen from The Office in the loos taking the calls. However, guest presenter Eamonn Holmes is a spanner in the works. It soon emerges that not only is the seemingly reliable GMTV presenter happy to defraud charity appeals, he once cheated on Celebrity Ready Steady Cook too.
10:40pm
(repeat)
Live At The Apollo
Series 4, Episode 2 - Al Murray, Shappi Khorsandi and Russell KaneAl Murray introduces comedy from Shappi Khorsandi and Russell Kane.
11pm
(repeat)
MacAulay And Co
Edinburgh 2009, Episode 9 - Thursday 20thFred MacAulay chats to Jack Whitehall, Geraldine Quinn, Adam Riches, The Penny Dreadfuls, Alun Cochrane, Greg Behrendt and Paul Sinha. Plus improv music from The Showstoppers.
11pm
(repeat)
I've Never Seen Star Wars
Series 1, Episode 1 - Phill JupitusMarcus Brigstocke invites Phill Jupitus to try a Findus Crispy Pancake, read his first Jane Austen novel, undertake a colonic irrigation and other such new experiences.
11pm
(repeat)
Free Agents
Episode 1Alex and Helen try to cope with the aftermath of their drunken one-night stand.
11:10pm35 min
TNT Show
Episode 11Dictionary Corner features the words 'Twattoo', 'Weddread' and 'Bar-be-fuck-U'; the Jack Whitehall Investigates studio audience debate religion; Quentin Tarantino films are re-imagined in a Nazi theme; and Gilbert interviews the rather arrogant and rude model Alicia Douvall.
11:30pm
(repeat)
Will Smith Presents: The Tao Of Bergerac
Episode 4 - MachismoWill wonders how he can defend his machismo when he is scared of his builders... and his studio guest, drunk stunt man Dirk Fall.
11:40pm
(repeat)
You Have Been Watching
Series 1, Episode 7This week's guests are David Mitchell, Ben Miller and Holly Walsh. The TV Club show is Desperate Romantics and Charlie asks the guests to also watch Total Wipeout and Christian superhero preaching programme Bible Man.