British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Wednesday 30th December 2009

ITV3 logo. Credit: ITV 10:05am (repeat)
Carry On Cruising. Image shows from L to R: Captain Wellington Crowther (Sid James), Dr Arthur Binn (Kenneth Connor), First Officer Leonard Marjoribanks (Kenneth Williams)

Carry On Cruising

Comedy with the Carry On crew, in which a sea captain discovers that his regular shipmates have defected and so must he hire an inexperienced crew.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Radio 4

Ballylenon

Series 7, Episode 6

Vera and Muriel experience the fallout from Mr. Gallagher's discovery.

ITV3 logo. Credit: ITV 2:15pm (repeat)
On The Buses. Image shows from L to R: Inspector Blake (Stephen Lewis), Jack Harper (Bob Grant), Stan Butler (Reg Varney). Copyright: Hammer Film Productions

On The Buses

Feature-length film spin-off from the popular 1970s sitcom. Stan and the rest of the lads are horrified when the company decides to hire women drivers.

ITV3 logo. Credit: ITV 4:05pm (repeat)
Mutiny On The Buses. Image shows from L to R: Suzy (Janet Mahoney), Stan Butler (Reg Varney). Copyright: STUDIOCANAL

Mutiny On The Buses

Second spin-off from the popular sitcom. Stan wants to get married, but his family are not impressed by the idea.

BBC Two 5:30pm (repeat)
A Child's Christmases In Wales

A Child's Christmases In Wales

A one-off period comedy, peeping into the lives of a south Wales family's Christmases across the 1980s. Written by Mark Watson.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 5:50pm (repeat)
A Close Shave. Credit: BBC, Aardman Animations

A Close Shave

Wallace's whirlwind romance with the proprietor of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin; but not all is well for Gromit.

Radio 4 6:15pm
15 min
The News At Bedtime. Image shows from L to R: Jim Tweedledee (Peter Capaldi), John Tweedledum (Jack Dee). Copyright: BBC

The News At Bedtime

Episode 5

Mary Mary reports on a medical mystery involving and old woman who swallowed a fly.

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
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'.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 7pm
30 min
Big Top. Image shows from L to R: Geoff (John Thomson), Lizzie (Amanda Holden), Helen (Sophie Thompson). Copyright: Big Bear Films

Big Top

Episode 6 - Thief

Erasmus's criminal past comes back to haunt him when he is accused of a series of burglaries.

Channel 5 logo 9pm (repeat)
Greatest Christmas Comedy Moments. Copyright: Objective Productions

Greatest Christmas Comedy Moments

Channel 5 counts down Britain's best-loved Christmas TV comedy favourites.

U&Dave channel logo 9pm (repeat)
Live At The Apollo. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Live At The Apollo

A selction of three editions of the show, featuring Jack Dee, Michael McIntyre, Rhod Gilbert, Rich Hall and Lee Mack.

BBC Four 9:05pm (repeat)
Micro Men. Image shows from L to R: Chris Curry (Martin Freeman), Sir Clive Sinclair (Alexander Armstrong). Copyright: DSP

Micro Men

Comedy drama about the rise and fall of the home computer market in the 1980s. Stars Alexander Armstrong and Martin Freeman.

BBC Two 10pm
60 min
Unwrapped With Miranda Hart. Miranda Hart. Copyright: BBC

Unwrapped With Miranda Hart

Episode 1 - 2009 Unwrapped With Miranda Hart

Miranda Hart hosts a look back at the defining cultural, political and televisual moments of the year, remembering the events that shaped the world in 2009, or would have done if they'd actually happened.

BBC Four 10:30pm
30 min
We Need Answers. Image shows from L to R: Mark Watson, Tim Key, Alex Horne. Copyright: BBC

We Need Answers

Series 2, Episode 5 - Language

Former EastEnder and comic actress Tracy-Ann Oberman competes against best-selling author of The Long Firm, Jake Arnott. In the physical challenge, Tracey-Ann takes on Jake in composing a sentence using alphabet spaghetti.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10:35pm (repeat)
The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year. Jimmy Carr

The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year

Episode 6 - The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2008

With James Corden, Sean Lock, Claudia Winkleman, Davina McCall, Michael McIntyre and Dara O'Briain.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 11pm (repeat)
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened. John Cleese. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

Episode 1 - Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

John Cleese hosts a special tribute to what is arguably the finest sitcom ever made.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 11pm
45 min
Victoria Wood's Mid Life Christmas. Victoria Wood. Copyright: Phil McIntyre Entertainment

Victoria Wood's Mid Life Christmas

This searing in-depth documentary tells the story of how a lot of people, some of whose names the makers never really got to grips with, stood in a wet field trying to make a funny programme for Christmas.

BBC Two 11pm (repeat)
Never Mind The Buzzcocks. Image shows from L to R: Noel Fielding, Greg Davies, Daisy May Cooper, Jamali Maddix

Never Mind The Buzzcocks

Panel game based on the world of rock and pop music, featuring comedians and musicians.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
All Bar Luke. Luke Walsall (Tim Key). Copyright: Angel Eye Media

All Bar Luke

2009 Special, Christmas Special

Designated driver Luke Walsall and his disastrous social life returns for a half-hour Christmas special. Luke ferries Lee and Hayley between Christmas dinners with their parents nursing family conflict, marital breakdown and his own broken heart in typically fumbling style.

BBC Four 11pm (repeat)
Cowards. Image shows from L to R: Tim Key, Stefan Golaszewski, Lloyd Woolf, Tom Basden. Copyright: Angel Eye Media

Cowards

Episode 3

Sketches include a restaurant that will allow you to order anything; an animation featuring Martin Clunes looking for friends to join him for a game of football; and an over-subscribed dinner party.

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 3, Episode 5 - The Pain of the Mastersons

The family find bohemian inspiration in the Lake District.

BBC Two 11:30pm (repeat)
I'm Alan Partridge. Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan). Copyright: Talkback Productions

I'm Alan Partridge

Episode 4, Basic Alan: Since Alan is the only guest at the Linton Travel Tavern, the manager decides to close it for refurbishment, leaving Alan at a loose end.

BBC Four 11:30pm (repeat)
Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe. Charlie Brooker. Copyright: Zeppotron

Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe

Gameswipe, Special - Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe

Charlie Brooker, with the help of Dom Joly, Graham Linehan and Dara O Briain, looks at video games and their relationship with the media.

BBC Two Midnight (repeat)
Grumpy Old New Year. Copyright: Liberty Bell

Grumpy Old New Year

Middle-aged celebrities have a good whinge about the New Year festivities - the compulsory partying, the staying up late and more.

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