British Comedy Guide

Schedule Wednesday 3rd March 2010

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Fags, Mags And Bags. Image shows from L to R: Alok (Susheel Kumar), Ramesh (Sanjeev Kohli), Dave (Donald Mcleary), Sanjay (Omar Raza). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Fags, Mags And Bags

Series 3, Episode 4 - The Lenzie Splicer

Dave is thrown into turmoil after an old school friend appears in the shop.

Radio 4 2:15pm
45 min
Shakespeare. William Shakespeare

Vortigern And Rowena

A comedy drama based on a thoroughly unlikely true story, starring Alex Jennings and Lorchan Cranitch.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 5:15pm
30 min
The Legend Of Dick And Dom. Copyright: BBC

The Legend Of Dick And Dom

Series 2, Episode 1 - Beastly

As another plague besets the people of Fyredor, Princes Dick and Dom are once again sent out to find the ingredients for a cure - but the terrible illness is about to take a turn for the worse!

BBC Four 7:30pm (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 4

Clare Balding is back in the guest judge chair, and the experts this time are Prof Geoff Beattie and New Scientist magazine's cosmology consultant, Marcus Chown.

U&Dave channel logo 9:40pm (repeat)
Black Books. Image shows from L to R: Bernard Black (Dylan Moran), Manny Bianco (Bill Bailey), Fran Katzenjammer (Tamsin Greig). Copyright: Assembly Film And Television

Black Books

Series 1, Episode 4 - The Blackout

Fran sees her boyfriend on a lunch date. Bernard is snubbed by friends but doesn't know why and Manny plays good cop, bad cop.

BBC Two 9:55pm (repeat)
Grumpy Old Women. Copyright: Liberty Bell

Grumpy Old Women

Series 3, Episode 3 - My Family And Other Animals

A veritable army of women "of a certain age" join forces to bemoan the vicissitudes of family life.

Comedy Central 10pm
30 min
Grouchy Young Men. Image shows from L to R: Jon Richardson, Donny Tourette, Jim Jefferies, Jack P. Shepherd, Seann Walsh. Copyright: Liberty Bell

Grouchy Young Men

Series 1, Episode 2

These twenty-something celebrity blokes, including Jim Jeffries and Russell Kane, are rather dazed and confused with the issue of being now, irrefutably grown up.

BBC Three 10:35pm (repeat)
Coming Of Age. Image shows from L to R: Chloe (Anabel Barnston), Matt (Tony Bignell), DK (Joe Tracini), Ollie (Ceri Phillips), Jas (Hannah Job). Copyright: BBC

Coming Of Age

Series 2, Episode 8 - Live Or Die

Ollie's in hospital after his heart attack, deep in sleep whilst a distraught Jas and their worried friends keep vigil. But he is facing an angel, giving him the option of whether to live, or to die.

ITV3 logo. Credit: ITV 11pm (repeat)
Ladies Of Letters. Image shows from L to R: Vera Small (Anne Reid), Irene Spencer (Maureen Lipman). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Ladies Of Letters

Series 1, Episode 1

After Irene's daughter gets married, she receives a thank you note from Vera, with whom she socialised at the occasion. Touched by the gesture, Irene responds to Vera's note, and so begins a correspondence in which the ladies discourse upon all manner of events in their lives.

Radio 7 11pm
Radio 7

Miles Jupp Live

The ever so posh comedian - host of Radio 7's Newsjack - entertains an audience in London.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Earls Of The Court. Image shows from L to R: Lloydie (Stewart Wright), Johnno (Will Adamsdale)

Earls Of The Court

Episode 2 - The Eklov Experience

Now living with his girlfriend, Johnno is steadying himself for a couples' day out. But his sofa-crashing best mate Lloydie has other plans.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11pm (repeat)
Shameless. Frank Gallagher (David Threlfall). Copyright: Company Pictures

Shameless

Series 7, Episode 6

Patrick's plans to salsa into the sunset with his new love are scuppered when Mimi forces him to guarantee the financial security of the family.

Radio 4 11:15pm (repeat)
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 7

It's New Year's Day and riot police are called in as the Teddy Bears try to have their picnic.

BBC Two 11:20pm (repeat)
The Bubble. David Mitchell. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

The Bubble

Episode 2 - Jon Richardson, Germaine Greer, Ed Byrne

After spending four days isolated from the media, Germaine Greer, Ed Byrne and Jon Richardson must determine which news stories are real and which are fakes.

ITV3 logo. Credit: ITV 11:35pm (repeat)
Ladies Of Letters. Image shows from L to R: Vera Small (Anne Reid), Irene Spencer (Maureen Lipman). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Ladies Of Letters

Series 1, Episode 2

Irene shows off her new man to Vera.

BBC Four 12:15am (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 4

Clare Balding is back in the guest judge chair, and the experts this time are Prof Geoff Beattie and New Scientist magazine's cosmology consultant, Marcus Chown.

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