British Comedy Guide

Schedule Wednesday 21st 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 2 - Big Machine

Gordon invents a new form of computing device to help break codes.

Radio 4 2:15pm
45 min
Those Hard To Reach Places. Copyright: BBC

Those Hard To Reach Places

A widowed former mayor hires a "nude" cleaner in a moment of madness. Written by first-time radio writer Daniel Thurman.

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 12 - Halo Goodbye

Waking up with a halo above his head, Roy realises that he has even less control over his body than he had imagined. Now how to be rid of this embarrassing illumination?

Radio 7 6:30pm (repeat)
Stairs

Oneira

Episode 3 - A String Of Time

Oneira ends up in the Texan Desert with a dead American comic and a 13th-century Friar.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Lenny Henry

Rudy's Rare Records

Series 2, Episode 2 - Oh Carolina

Rudy is outraged and confused in equal measure when Carolina, an attractive Italian woman who's been hanging around the shop, asks Adam out rather than him. Adam may have drawn the short straw though!

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

Harry Hill's TV Burp

Episode 9.2: Quick fire comic Harry Hill skewers more of the funniest, quirkiest and silliest clips from the week's TV output, including the usual mix of top reality shows, soaps and dramas, along with some genuine oddities.

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 2 - Happy Days Are Here Again

With Neil Oliver pounding the streets of the city, Sir George Parr in the studio, and George Brown reprising his own version of I Dreamed A Dream, the team asks if happy days really are here again.

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

Trinity

Episode 5

It is Founders Day, and Trinity alumni come back to visit the college. Much to Maltravers' disgust, among them is Hunter, the richest man in the world. And Maddy receives an unwelcome visit from her boyfriend.

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 3

The guest celebrity judge is broadcaster Kirsty Wark and the experts are Dr David Bainbridge, Prof Chris Budd and Prof Stanley Wells.

BBC Three 10:45pm (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 6 - Don And The Wedding

Don is asked to be the best man at his old school friend's wedding. But finding someone to pretend to be his wife for the day is far from his only challenge.

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

And Another Thing...

Episode 8

Part eight of the sixth book in The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy 'trilogy', in which an immortal battle is waged.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 10:55pm (repeat)
The Omid Djalili Show. Omid Djalili. Copyright: BBC

The Omid Djalili Show

Series 1, Episode 4

Omid talks about the culture of fame and about how using different accents can help in life. Sketches include a 1970s American-Iranian detective, Donny Chicago.

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

Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off

Germany: The bumbling student backpacker replaces his sister on an exchange visit. From October 2003.

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

One

Series 3, Episode 3

Some holiday snaps featuring Satan; a scary toy; Neil Armstrong pinches Buzz Aldrin's speech; and more.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:10pm (repeat)
School Of Comedy. Image shows from L to R: Max Brown, Will Poulter, Ella Ainsworth. Copyright: Left Bank Pictures

School Of Comedy

Series 1, Episode 3

This episode includes sketches from Aussie Tommo, a museum perv and a wedding photographer.

BBC Three 11:15pm (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: Channel K / BBC

Lunch Monkeys

Series 1, Episode 6 - Ghost

The admin team are working late and Tania is in charge, in the concluding episode of the comedy series about the slackers in personal injury firm Fox Cranford.

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 2 - The Quest for the Other Rabbit's Foot

Myths and mucking out at the court of King Arthur.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:45pm (repeat)
Fonejacker. The Fonejacker (Kayvan Novak). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Fonejacker

Series 2, Episode 3

The Fonejacker calls up a Blackpool florist pretending to be in a 'war zone', The Mouse is looking to get out of the snake house at the zoo, and we get to hear the George Agdgdgwngo Rap.

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