British Comedy Guide

Schedule Thursday 26th August 2010

Radio 4 10:45am
15 min
Soloparentpals.com. Image shows from L to R: Rosie (Liz White), Tom (Julian Rhind-Tutt). Copyright: BBC

Soloparentpals.com

Series 2, Episode 4 - Emotional Quicksand

Rosie finds her love life in a tangle, while Tom gets cold feet about Siobhan.

Radio 4 3:30pm
15 min
Comic Fringes. Copyright: BBC

Comic Fringes

Series 6, Episode 3 - On The Dot

Comedian and newspaper columnist Shazia Mirza reads her story On The Dot about Mrs Pims, who is always late for everything but no one knows why, until one day...

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Arthur Smith's Balham Bash. Arthur Smith. Copyright: BBC

Arthur Smith's Balham Bash

Edinburgh Bash, Episode 1 - Arthur Smith's Edinburgh Bash

Arthur Smith takes his audience on a magical tour of top music and comedy from around the Pleasance at the Edinburgh Festival, featuring Emo Phillips and Clanadonia.

Radio 4 7:45pm (repeat)
Soloparentpals.com. Image shows from L to R: Rosie (Liz White), Tom (Julian Rhind-Tutt). Copyright: BBC

Soloparentpals.com

Series 2, Episode 4 - Emotional Quicksand

Rosie finds her love life in a tangle, while Tom gets cold feet about Siobhan.

U&Dave channel logo 9pm (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 7

The show is hosted by Mark Watson, with team captains Phill Jupitus and Noel Fielding. Guests include comedian Tim Minchin, investigative journalist Donal Macintyre, musician Daniel Merriweather and lead singer of The Noisettes Shingai Shoniwa.

U&Dave channel logo 9:40pm (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 8

Actor Martin Freeman hosts. The guests are singer/songwriter Martha Wainwright, Screenwipe's Charlie Brooker and star of The Inbetweeners, Simon Bird. Plus there's the triumphant return of Dappy from N-Dubz.

BBC Two 10pm (repeat)
Grumpy Old Men. Copyright: Liberty Bell

Grumpy Old Men

Episode 3.2, Everywhere You Look: Celebrities in their middle years offer a mature, insightful, irreverent perspective on the trials that face motorists and pedestrians on a daily basis, including filling up with petrol, visits to the supermarket and dealing with traffic wardens. With Rory McGrath, Des Lynam and Tim Rice.

U&Dave channel logo 10:20pm (repeat)
HIGNFY Titles. Copyright: BBC / Hat Trick Productions

Have I Got News For You

Series 37, Episode 2

Damian Lewis acts as host with guest panellists Chris Addison and Janet Street-Porter.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10:35pm (repeat)
Alan Carr: Chatty Man. Alan Carr. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Alan Carr: Chatty Man

Series 4, Episode 10 - Drew Barrymore, Gary Lineker, Danielle Lineker, Phill Jupitus

Alan Carr is joined by Drew Barrymore, football presenter Gary Lineker and his wife Danielle Lineker, and comedian Phill Jupitus. Music comes from Goldfrapp.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 11pm (repeat)
It's David O'Doherty Time. David O'Doherty. Copyright: BBC

It's David O'Doherty Time

Stand-up comedy and stories from the if.comedy award-winning stand-up comic.

U&Dave channel logo 11pm (repeat)
HIGNFY Titles. Copyright: BBC / Hat Trick Productions

Have I Got News For You

Series 37, Episode 3

Jack Dee acts as host with guest panellists Clare Balding and Fred MacAulay.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Recorded For Training Purposes. Copyright: BBC

Recorded For Training Purposes

Series 4, Episode 6

A razor-sharp sketch show about modern communication takes aim at such idiocies of modern life as TV talent show formats and disclaimers at the end of emails.

Radio 4 11:30pm (repeat)
Safety Catch. Simon McGrath (Darren Boyd). Copyright: BBC

Safety Catch

Series 2, Episode 3 - If A Job's Not Worth Doing

Simon suffers from the awful realisation that he loves his job and also finds himself proposing to Anna. There is only one thing he can do: he has to learn to hate again.

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