British Comedy Guide

Schedule Tuesday 22nd June 2010

Radio 4 2:15pm
45 min
Two Pipe Problems. Image shows from L to R: William Parnes (Richard Briers), Sandy Boyle (Stanley Baxter). Copyright: Catherine Bailey Productions Limited

Two Pipe Problems

Series 4, Episode 1 - Right Old Charlie

Comedy drama starring Richard Briers, Stanley Baxter and Barry Cryer. The joke book of once-famous stand-up Charlie Fisher goes missing.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 5:15pm
30 min
Horrible Histories. Image shows from L to R: Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Willbond, Mathew Baynton. Copyright: Lion Television / Citrus Television

Horrible Histories

Series 2, Episode 8

Some Vikings attack a monastery but can't remember why, a peasant gets a posh makeover on Georgian Fashion Fix, Crimewatch BC tries to solve the murder of Julius Caesar... and prepare to be confused by the Egyptian hieroglyphics song.

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
Fags, Mags And Bags. Image shows from L to R: Sanjay (Omar Raza), Dave (Donald Mcleary), Alok (Susheel Kumar), Ramesh (Sanjeev Kohli). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Fags, Mags And Bags

Series 2, Episode 1 - Beansy, Beansy, Beansy, Beansy, Beansy

Ramesh and Dave come to the rescue after a number of local cats go missing. Meanwhile no one wants the job of telling Colin he smells.

U&Dave channel logo 9:30pm (repeat)
Mock The Week. Image shows from L to R: Andy Parsons, Hugh Dennis, Dara O Briain, Russell Howard, Frankie Boyle. Copyright: Angst Productions

Mock The Week

Series 7, Episode 4

With guest stand-ups Adam Hills and Alun Cochrane.

BBC Three 9:30pm (repeat)
Russell Howard's Good News. Russell Howard. Copyright: Avalon Television

Russell Howard's Good News

Series 2, Episode 5

Russell turn news junkie once again as he puts his spin on the week's headlines. With guest stand-up Arnab Chanda.

BBC Three 10pm
30 min
Mongrels. Credit: BBC

Mongrels

Series 1, Episode 1 - Nelson The Online Predator

Nelson discovers the harsh reality of interspecies dating, Marion gets himself adopted after his previous owner dies, Destiny bites her owner so she can attend dog obedience classes and Kali implicates DJ Toby Anstis in one of her evil schemes.

ITV2 logo. Credit: ITV 10pm (repeat)
Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels

Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels

London-based gangster comedy movie directed by Guy Ritchie. Eddie and his three friends find enough money to take on Hatchet Harry in a poker game.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10pm (repeat)
The Ricky Gervais Show. Image shows from L to R: Stephen Merchant, Karl Pilkington, Ricky Gervais. Copyright: Media Rights Capital / Wildbrain

The Ricky Gervais Show

Series 1, Episode 1

Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington cover a range of pointless topics, including inventions, a cursed tankard and monkeys in space exploration.

U&Dave channel logo 10:10pm
45 min version
(repeat)
QI. Stephen Fry. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series F, Episode 3 - Flotsam And Jetsam

With Charlie Higson, Andy Hamilton and Rob Brydon.

BBC Four 10:25pm (repeat)
Till Death Us Do Part. Image shows from L to R: Mike Rawlins (Anthony Booth), Rita Rawlins (Una Stubbs), Alf Garnett (Warren Mitchell), Else Garnett (Dandy Nichols). Copyright: BBC

Till Death Us Do Part

Series 1, Episode 1 - Arguments, Arguments

A weekend in the Garnett household is punctuated with rows and the main protagonist is generally Alf. Whether it is politics, family, drink or football he has an opinion that is shared by very few - least of all his long-suffering wife Else and his son-in-law, Mike.

BBC Three 10:30pm
5 min
Special 1 TV. Copyright: Blue Elf Productions / Caboom Entertainment

Special 1 TV

Series 1, Episode 3

An update from S1TV HQ in Cape Town with Jose, Wayne, Fabio and Sven.

Radio 4 11pm (repeat)
The Odd Half Hour. Copyright: BBC

The Odd Half Hour

Series 2, Episode 1

Returning for a second series, The Odd Half Hour is the show that looks at that pains of modern life - big and small - with sketches and songs from leading comic talents. Sketches include how the recession is affecting supermarkets, the conspiracy behind celebrity gossip magazines and how Radio 4 is going to rebrand itself.

Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky 11pm (repeat)
A League Of Their Own. Image shows from L to R: James Corden, Georgie Ainslie, Andrew Flintoff, John Bishop, Jamie Redknapp. Copyright: CPL Productions

A League Of Their Own

Series 1, Episode 2

Something's occurring this week as Gavin & Stacey star Ruth Jones joins her mate James Corden for sports-related banter. Alastair Campbell also guests on the comedy panel show.

U&Dave channel logo 11:10pm (repeat)
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 One. Copyright: BBC 11:25pm (repeat)
The Graham Norton Show. Graham Norton. Credit: So Television, Christopher Baines

The Graham Norton Show

Series 7, Episode 11 - Joanna Lumley, David Hyde Pierce, Hamish and Andy

Graham's guests are Absolutely Fabulous actress and campaigner Joanna Lumley, Hollywood star of Frasier David Hyde Pierce, and Australia's hottest comedy duo Hamish and Andy. Fyfe Dangerfield performs She's Always A Woman.

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