British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Monday 30th August 2010

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 8:40am (repeat)
Carry On Matron. Image shows from L to R: Cyril Carter (Kenneth Cope), Matron (Hattie Jacques)

Carry On Matron

Medical-based comedy from the Carry On team. A gang plan to raid a maternity hospital to steal a gigantic stock of birth control pills.

U&Dave channel logo 9am (repeat)
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Sandi Toksvig. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Channel Dave devotes today to the world's cleverest and most interesting panel game, with a selection of episodes from Series A, B and C.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 10:25am (repeat)
Carry On Loving. Copyright: Peter Rogers Productions / Rank Organisation

Carry On Loving

Chaos ensues when the Carry On gang run a marriage bureau. The proprietors, Sid Bliss and Sophie Plummer, seem to only match the most unlikely couples.

Film4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11am (repeat)
Please Sir!. Image shows from L to R: Bernard Hedges (John Alderton), Maureen Bullock (Liz Gebhardt), Sharon Eversleigh (Carol Hawkins), Dennis Dunstable (Peter Denyer), Eric Duffy (Peter Cleall). Copyright: Rank Organisation / ITV Studios

Please Sir!

Movie spin-off from the popular TV sitcom, in which teacher Bernard Hedges takes troublesome class 5C to a holiday camp.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
HR. Image shows from L to R: Peter (Jonathan Pryce), Sam (Nicholas Le Prevost). Copyright: BBC

HR

Series 2, Episode 2 - Dogging

Sam, determined to help depressed Peter find a sense of purpose in his retirement, gets him a dog. But will the scruffy mongrel help Peter, or will it add to his aggression and sense of injustice?

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 12:10pm (repeat)
Carry On Again Doctor. Image shows from L to R: Dr James Nookey (Jim Dale), Maud 'Goldie Locks' Boggins (Barbara Windsor)

Carry On Again Doctor

A doctor stumbles upon a shaman's weight-reducing potion and, realising the potential, returns to England with the aim of making a fortune.

ITV3 logo. Credit: ITV 1:45pm (repeat)
Man About The House. Robin Tripp (Richard O'Sullivan). Copyright: Hammer Film Productions

Man About The House

When their landlord has to sell-up for redevelopment, Robin and his two female flatmates organise a petition to their local MP.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 1:55pm (repeat)
Carry On Up The Jungle. Image shows from L to R: Claude Chumley (Kenneth Connor), Lady Evelyn Bagley (Joan Sims), June (Jacki Piper), Prof. Inigo Tinkle (Frankie Howerd). Copyright: Peter Rogers Productions / Rank Organisation

Carry On Up The Jungle

The Carry On gang are joined by Frankie Howerd as they set off on an exotic jungle expedition. They encounter an all-female tribe and a sex-crazed gorilla.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 3:40pm (repeat)
Carry On Matron. Image shows from L to R: Cyril Carter (Kenneth Cope), Matron (Hattie Jacques)

Carry On Matron

Medical-based comedy from the Carry On team. A gang plan to raid a maternity hospital to steal a gigantic stock of birth control pills.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 5:25pm (repeat)
Carry On Loving. Copyright: Peter Rogers Productions / Rank Organisation

Carry On Loving

Chaos ensues when the Carry On gang run a marriage bureau. The proprietors, Sid Bliss and Sophie Plummer, seem to only match the most unlikely couples.

Radio 7 6pm (repeat)
The Brightonomicon. Copyright: Ladbroke Productions / Hocus Bloke Productions

The Brightonomicon

Episode 4 - The Monstrous Mystery Of The Moulsecoomb Crab

Rune and Rizla learn the piratical history of Moulsecoomb and uncover an alien plot.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Just A Minute. Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute

Series 57, Episode 5

Chaired by Nicholas Parsons, Paul Merton and fellow witty and loquacious panellists try to speak for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 7:10pm (repeat)
Carry On Again Doctor. Image shows from L to R: Dr James Nookey (Jim Dale), Maud 'Goldie Locks' Boggins (Barbara Windsor)

Carry On Again Doctor

A doctor stumbles upon a shaman's weight-reducing potion and, realising the potential, returns to England with the aim of making a fortune.

BBC Two 7:30pm (repeat)
Roger & Val Have Just Got In. Image shows from L to R: Roger Stevenson (Alfred Molina), Val Stevenson (Dawn French). Copyright: BBC

Roger & Val Have Just Got In

Series 1, Episode 4 - Be Our Guests

Roger's dad is slipping away. To add to the anxiety, cousin Cathy is arriving with her husband to say her last goodbyes and, in a mad moment, Val has been panicked into inviting them to stay in the spare room.

ITV4 logo. Credit: ITV 9pm (repeat)
Benidorm. Image shows from L to R: Jacqueline Stewart (Janine Duvitski), Donald Stewart (Kenny Ireland). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Benidorm

Series 2, Episode 3

Janice tries to convince Madge not to agree to a wed a man they have only known for five minutes. Meanwhile an arm-wrestling match organised by The Oracle and his mum turns into Fight Club, offering some a chance to settle old scores.

U&Dave channel logo 9pm (repeat)
HIGNFY Titles. Copyright: BBC / Hat Trick Productions

Have I Got News For You

Series 31, Episode 7

Jeremy Clarkson acts as host. With Julia Hartley-Brewer on Ian's side and Mark Steel on Paul's.

ITV4 logo. Credit: ITV 9:30pm (repeat)
Benidorm. Image shows from L to R: Jacqueline Stewart (Janine Duvitski), Donald Stewart (Kenny Ireland). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Benidorm

Series 2, Episode 4

Everyone, apart from The Oracle and Telle (who strike up an unlikely friendship), head off on a free trip to a bullfight. But they all soon discover that there's no such thing as a free trip in Benidorm!

U&Dave channel logo 9:40pm (repeat)
HIGNFY Titles. Copyright: BBC / Hat Trick Productions

Have I Got News For You

Series 31, Episode 8

Jack Dee acts as host. With John O'Farrell on Ian's side and Liza Tarbuck on Paul's.

BBC Two 10pm
30 min
Grandma's House. Image shows from L to R: Simon (Simon Amstell), Tanya (Rebecca Front), Clive (James Smith). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Grandma's House

Series 1, Episode 4 - The Day Simon Decided He Was Forlorn

Simon is having a life crisis and is depressed. The situation is exacerbated when a guest he interviewed on his show attacks him in the press.

U&Dave channel logo 10:20pm (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 5, Episode 8

Alun Cochrane is the guest Hugh Dennis and Frankie Boyle's team. Meanwhile Russell Howard and Andy Parsons get Ed Byrne.

BBC Two 10:30pm (repeat)
Dara O'Briain Live At The Theatre Royal. Dara O Briain. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Dara O'Briain Live At The Theatre Royal

Stand-up comedy from Dara O'Briain. An hour of highlights from the comedian's 2006 routine.

Channel One 10:35pm (repeat)
Room 101. Paul Merton. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions / BBC

Room 101

Series 8, Episode 4 - Gordon Ramsey

Gordon Ramsey talks about why he dislikes traffic wardens, okra and London taxi drivers.

U&Dave channel logo 11pm (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 5, Episode 9

Mark Watson returns to the show, joining Hugh Dennis and Frankie Boyle. Russell Howard and Andy Parsons are helped by Jo Caulfield.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:05pm (repeat)
Shameless. Frank Gallagher (David Threlfall). Copyright: Company Pictures

Shameless

Series 6, Episode 11

When Jamie finds out Joe has been battering Mandy, he puts Joe in hospital. With Jamie's previous murder conviction, the Maguires refuse to let him go back behind bars indefinitely.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:10pm (repeat)
Alan Carr: Chatty Man. Alan Carr. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Alan Carr: Chatty Man

Series 4, Episode 11 - Whoopi Goldberg, Jedward, Kim Cattrall, McFly

Alan is joined by American actress Whoopi Goldberg, Jedward, Sex and the City actress Kim Cattrall, and pop band McFly.

U&W channel logo 11:45pm (repeat)
Jonathan Creek. Image shows from L to R: Jonathan Creek (Alan Davies), Maddy Magellan (Caroline Quentin). Copyright: BBC

Jonathan Creek

Series 2, Episode 3 - The Scented Room

Jonathan knows how a million pound painting was stolen. But after a bad review from the painting's owner, even a £50,000 reward and a begging Maddy can't persuade the moody magic man to tell.

ITV3 logo. Credit: ITV 2:05am (repeat)
On The Buses. Jack Harper (Bob Grant). Copyright: London Weekend Television

On The Buses

Series 4, Episode 11 - The Lodger

Between decimalisation and inflation the Butlers are feeling the pinch. Blakey suggests the family take in a lodger - and he happens to know someone who's looking. Unfortunately for Stan, there's no spare bedroom at home...

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