British Comedy Guide

Schedule Thursday 22nd October 2009

Radio 7 6:30pm (repeat)
Stairs

Oneira

Episode 4 - The Thing With Two Cappuccinos

When she forgets to pay for a coffee, Oneira is chased by multiplying android coffee bar staff.

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!. Count Arthur Strong (Steve Delaney). Copyright: Komedia Entertainment

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!

Series 4, Episode 4 - Coach Trip

After an attempted coach trip to Bridlington goes terribly wrong, Arthur decides the only way out of a sticky situation is to go 'native'.

Radio 7 7pm (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

The Greatest Mountain in the World: Neddie Seagoon attempts to climb a peak even higher than Everest. From March 1954.

BBC Three 8pm
30 min
Off The Hook. Image shows left to right: Scarlet (Joanna Cassidy), Fred (James Buckley), Shane (Danny Morgan), Danny (Jonathan Bailey). Credit: Green Room Entertainment

Off The Hook

Episode 7

With the first term hurtling towards its finale, Danny's end-of-term project sees him having to produce his own live TV show.

BBC Two 9:30pm
30 min
Never Mind The Buzzcocks. Image shows from L to R: Phill Jupitus, Noel Fielding. Copyright: TalkbackThames / BBC

Never Mind The Buzzcocks

Series 23, Episode 4

Guest host Jack Whitehall is joined by musician Mr Hudson, Rochelle Wiseman from The Saturdays, Loose Women's Andrea McLean and actor Stephen Mangan.

BBC Two 10pm
30 min
Home Time. Gaynor (Emma Fryer). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions

Home Time

Episode 6

As the girls wake up from a boozy sleepover, Gaynor gets a nasty shock - an invitation to a school reunion. Whether she goes or not, she's finally going to have to face up to all the rumours about why she went and what went wrong.

Radio 2 logo 10pm
30 min
Clive Anderson's Chat Room. Copyright: Above The Title Productions

Clive Anderson's Chat Room

Series 7, Episode 6

This week's panellists are comedian Mark Dolan, radio host Vanessa Feltz, writer and sometime Radio 2 presenter David Quantick, and the restaurant critic and novelist Jay Rayner.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10pm
30 min
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 4

This episode includes sketches about the bad news police, publisher Bob Ryan, a piano teacher and a Talk Sport loving cabbie.

BBC Three 10:30pm
30 min
Russell Howard's Good News. Russell Howard. Copyright: Avalon Television

Russell Howard's Good News

Series 1, Episode 1

Russell introduces his new show and looks at the big stories in the news, including the recent political conferences. His mystery guest turns out to be the most tattooed senior citizen in the world.

Radio 2 logo 10:30pm (repeat)
The Wilson Dixon Line. Jesse Griffin. Copyright: BBC

The Wilson Dixon Line

Episode 2 - Sweet Home Colorado

Legendary outlaw country singer Wilson Dixon talks about the country scene, his hometown, Cripple Creek, Colorado, and America in general. He reminisces about his isolated childhood, the people in his dysfunctional family and the local characters that shaped his upbringing.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10:35pm (repeat)
The Inbetweeners. Image shows from L to R: Will Mackenzie (Simon Bird), Charlotte Hinchcliffe (Emily Atack). Copyright: Bwark Productions

The Inbetweeners

Series 2, Episode 4 - Night Out In London

In a desperate attempt at reinvention, Will decides that the lads should become cool and go clubbing.

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

And Another Thing...

Episode 9

Part nine of the sixth book in The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy 'trilogy', in which there is more fighting, but thankfully no Vogon poetry.

U&Dave channel logo 11pm (repeat)
Absolute Power. Image shows from L to R: Martin McCabe (John Bird), Charles Prentiss (Stephen Fry). Copyright: BBC

Absolute Power

The House of Lords: the Government has got to be seen to be doing something radical about reforming their Lordships, so Number 10 asks Charles to come up with a headline grabbing strategy.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Pick Ups. Image shows from L to R: Dave (Phil Rowson), Lind (Sally Lindsay), Mike (John Thomson), Alan (Ash Tandon). Copyright: BBC

Pick Ups

Series 2, Episode 2 - The Angel Of Death

Mike gets chatting to a passenger who shares his passion for fish, but there is a dark secret.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 11:15pm (repeat)
Smack The Pony. Image shows from L to R: Fiona Allen, Sally Phillips, Doon Mackichan

Smack The Pony

A double bill of the all-woman sketch show featuring Sally Phillips, Doon Mackichan and Fiona Allen.

ITV2 logo. Credit: ITV 11:30pm (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.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:35pm (repeat)
Peep Show. Image shows from L to R: Jeremy Usbourne (Robert Webb), Mark Corrigan (David Mitchell). Copyright: Objective Productions

Peep Show

Series 6, Episode 5 - The Party

As a last desperate hurrah before the baby arrives, Mark and Jeremy decide to throw a party.

BBC Four 11:45pm (repeat)
The Armstrong & Miller Show. Image shows from L to R: Ben Miller, Alexander Armstrong. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions / Toff Media

The Armstrong & Miller Show

Series 2, Episode 1

We learn about the origins of hairdressing from Neanderthals; Brabbins and Fyffe, the filthy alter-egos of Flanders and Swann, sing a jolly little song about women.

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