British Comedy Guide

Schedule Wednesday 14th October 2009

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Hut 33. Image shows from L to R: Charles (Robert Bathurst), Joshua Fanshawe-Marshall (Alex Macqueen), Archie (Tom Goodman-Hill). Copyright: BBC

Hut 33

Series 3, Episode 1 - Know Thyne Enemy

It's 1942, the war is not going well, and the codebreakers of Bletchley Park are under even more pressure than before.

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 11 - Testing Testing

Even cartoon characters have to sit exams, as the comic adventures of a cartoon boy living in the real world continue.

ITV2 logo. Credit: ITV 5:45pm (repeat)
Goodnight Sweetheart. Image shows from L to R: Yvonne Sparrow (Emma Amos), Gary Sparrow (Nicholas Lyndhurst), Phoebe Sparrow (Elizabeth Carling). Copyright: Alomo Productions / BBC

Goodnight Sweetheart

Episode 6, In The Mood I: Yvonne delivers an ultimatum to Gary, but Ron makes him an offer he can't refuse. Will he return to 1940, and if he does, will he ever come back to the 1990s?

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Lenny Henry

Rudy's Rare Records

Series 2, Episode 1 - Ill Communication

Rudy falls ill, giving Adam the chance to run the shop on his own and the chance to alphabetise the records.

ITV2 logo. Credit: ITV 7pm (repeat)
Harry Hill's TV Burp. Harry Hill. Copyright: Avalon Television

Harry Hill's TV Burp

Award-winning comedian Harry Hill takes a surreal look at television clips from the previous seven days.

More4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 9pm (repeat)
Bremner, Bird & Fortune: The Last Show Before The Recovery. Rory Bremner. Copyright: Vera Productions

Bremner, Bird & Fortune: The Last Show Before The Recovery

Episode 1 - The Blame Game

From greedy MPs to media scandals, the cult of celeb chefs and the Sachsgate affair to financial disaster and the PM's much-derided YouTube grin, modern Britain is in meltdown.

ITV2 logo. Credit: ITV 9pm (repeat)
Trinity. Copyright: Roughcut Television

Trinity

Episode 4

It is election day for the first year representative position, and Charlotte and Rosalind go head-to-head in a bid to win over the college vote. Meanwhile, the Warden's suspicions are growing, and Lord Gaudain worries that Maltravers is losing his grip.

BBC Two 10pm (repeat)
Mock The Week. Image shows from L to R: Andy Parsons, Hugh Dennis, Dara O Briain, Russell Howard, Frankie Boyle. Copyright: Angst Productions

Mock The Week

Series 6, Episode 1

Host Dara O'Briain is joined by regulars Hugh Dennis, Frankie Boyle, Andy Parsons and Russell Howard. With guests Michael McIntyre and Lucy Porter.

BBC Four 10:30pm (repeat)
It's Only A Theory. Image shows from L to R: Andy Hamilton, Reginald D Hunter. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

It's Only A Theory

Episode 2

The guest celebrity is broadcaster and journalist Martha Kearney and the experts are Professor David Crystal, John Man and Dr Kathleen Richardson.

Radio 4 10:45pm
15 min
And Another Thing...

And Another Thing...

Episode 3

Part three of the sixth book in The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy 'trilogy', in which a deal is struck and there is some bad Vogon poetry.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 11pm (repeat)
The Omid Djalili Show. Omid Djalili. Copyright: BBC

The Omid Djalili Show

Series 1, Episode 3

Omid talks about the environment and interfering Iranians. Sketches include another instructional video from Steve 'the Dragon' Thompson on how to find love, and the Wannabe Actor tries to impress Doctor Who actress Freema Agyeman.

Radio 7 11pm (repeat)
Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off. Giles Wemmbley Hogg (Marcus Brigstocke). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off

Tanzania: The bumbling student backpacker sets out on an East African safari. From October 2003.

BBC Three 11pm (repeat)
How Not To Live Your Life. Image shows from L to R: Samantha (Laura Haddock), Don Danbury (Dan Clark), Mrs Treacher (Leila Hoffman), Eddie (David Armand). Copyright: Brown Eyed Boy

How Not To Live Your Life

Series 2, Episode 5 - Don Gets Healthy

Don's attempt to prove to Sam and Eddie that he's perfectly healthy has somewhat unexpected consequences.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
One. David Quantick. Copyright: Random Entertainment

One

Series 3, Episode 2

A new sound for the Beatles, school dinners made of teachers, some very specific language lessons, and more.

Radio 7 11:30pm (repeat)
The Masterson Inheritance. Image shows from L to R: Phelim McDermott, Josie Lawrence, Jim Sweeney, Caroline Quentin, Lee Simpson, Paul Merton. Copyright: BBC

The Masterson Inheritance

Series 2, Episode 1 - Beware the Ides of Masterson

The award-winning improvised comedy series returns with a story of intrigue, terror, tyrants and togas set in ancient Rome.

BBC Three 12:20am (repeat)
Lunch Monkeys. Image shows from L to R: Kenny Graham (Christian Foster), Tania MacGuire (Jessica Hall), Asif Khan (Abdullah Afzal), Shelley Benson (Rachel Rae), Darrel Wadsworth (Chris Hannon). Copyright: BBC

Lunch Monkeys

Sitcom about the misadventures of an admin team at a 'no win no fee' law firm in Manchester.

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