British Comedy Guide

Schedule Thursday 31st December 2009

Radio 4 2:15pm
45 min
Fireworks At The Villa Lucia. Pete (Philip Whitchurch)

Fireworks At The Villa Lucia

Comedy drama by Paul Mendelson about a struggling TV writer who tries to sell his dog-eared screenplay to a cult movie director.

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 6

Mary Mary has shocking news of an egg on a wall.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Andy Zaltzman's History Of The Third Millennium. Andy Zaltzman. Copyright: Avalon Television

Andy Zaltzman's History Of The Third Millennium

Episode 4

As the decade teeters on the edge of its own existence, Andy looks at the planet we live on and the people who live on it and judges whether or not the world is still fit for purpose.

BBC Radio 5 Live 9pm
60 min
Web 2010 With Helen And Olly. Image shows from L to R: Helen Zaltzman, Olly Mann. Copyright: Somethin' Else

Web 2010 With Helen And Olly

Episode 1 - Web 2009 with Helen and Olly

Helen Zaltzman and Olly Mann present an alternative review of the year by dishing out their expense-spared awards to the cream of weblebrity from the past twelve months.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 10:40pm
65 min
The Graham Norton Show. Graham Norton. Credit: So Television, Christopher Baines

The Graham Norton Show

Series 6, New Year Special - The Graham Norton New Year's Eve Show

The Graham Norton brings the year to an end with his anarchic talk show. Among the guests in this special edition are Sex and The City star Sarah Jessica Parker; heart-throb British actor Dominic West, who discusses his life as the star of hit show The Wire; and legendary comedienne Joan Rivers, who helps Graham take a satirical look back at the events of 2009.

BBC One Scotland. Copyright: BBC 11:15pm
30 min
Only An Excuse?. Jonathan Watson

Only An Excuse?

New Year Special - 2009

Kick-off time again for the famous football satire show. Scotland's premier football comedy team, led by Jonathan Watson, sharpen their studs for another sliding tackle on the national obsession.

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