British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Sunday 26th September 2010

BBC Radio 5 Live 11am
60 min
7 Day Saturday. Chris Addison. Copyright: Avalon Television

7 Day Saturday

Series 2, Episode 3

The week the Commonwealth Games got Dehli Belly. Chris Addison talks to Andy Zaltzman, Sarah Millican and Justin Moorhouse.

Radio 4 12pm (repeat)
Just A Minute. Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute

Series 57, Episode 8

With Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Ross Noble and Sheila Hancock.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 2:25pm (repeat)
Lucky Jim. James Dixon (Ian Carmichael)

Lucky Jim

Ian Carmichael stars in a humorous romp based on the novel by Kingsley Amis about an unlucky lecturer.

Radio 7 3pm (repeat)
Ayres On The Air. Pam Ayres. Copyright: BBC

Ayres On The Air

Series 1, Episode 1 - Deterioration

Pam Ayres brings us her own poetry and sketches, with the help of Felicity Montagu and Geoffrey Whitehead. She looks at deterioration; of eyesight, figure and memory, the list goes on!

Radio 7 3:30pm (repeat)
Hut 33. Image shows from L to R: Charles (Robert Bathurst), Joshua Fanshawe-Marshall (Alex Macqueen), Archie (Tom Goodman-Hill). Copyright: BBC

Hut 33

Series 1, Episode 1 - A Bridge Too Far

Hut 33 faces Hut 6 in the Bletchley Park Bridge Tournament. Gordon can't play because he has a date with Minka, so rather than play with Charles, Archie tries to teach Joshua the game. Unsurprisingly it doesn't go well.

Radio 7 4pm (repeat)
Nebulous. Image shows from L to R: Paula Breeze (Rosie Cavaliero), Rory Lawson (Graham Duff), Professor Nebulous (Mark Gatiss). Copyright: BBC / Baby Cow Productions

Nebulous

Series 1, Episode 1 - Holofile 117: The Night Of The Vegetarians

After a series of deaths in Weston-Hyper-Mare, Nebulous travels to the last vegetarian colony on Earth, run by Doctor Klench.

Radio 7 4:30pm (repeat)
Chain Reaction. Copyright: BBC

Chain Reaction

Series 6, Episode 6 - Stephen Merchant interviews Jarvis Cocker

Comedian and co-creator of The Office, Stephen Merchant interviews former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker.

U&Dave channel logo 7:40pm (repeat)
Have I Got News For You. Image shows from L to R: Ian Hislop, Angus Deayton, Paul Merton. Copyright: BBC / Hat Trick Productions

Have I Got News For You

Series 22, Episode 4

With Rosie Boycott on Ian's side and Richard Bacon on Paul's.

U&Dave channel logo 8:20pm (repeat)
QI Titles. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series C, Episode 11 - Carnival

With Clive Anderson, Jo Brand and Phill Jupitus.

U&Dave channel logo 9pm (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.

BBC Three 9pm (repeat)
Gavin & Stacey. Image shows from L to R: Gavin (Mathew Horne), Stacey (Joanna Page), Smithy (James Corden), Mick (Larry Lamb), Pam (Alison Steadman), Bryn (Rob Brydon), Nessa (Ruth Jones). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions

Gavin & Stacey

Series 3, Out-takes - The Outtakes

Ruth Jones and James Corden look through the best outtakes from all three series and the 2008 Christmas special of the award-winning Gavin and Stacey.

BBC Three 9:30pm (repeat)
Him & Her. Image shows from L to R: Steve (Russell Tovey), Becky (Sarah Solemani). Copyright: Big Talk Productions

Him & Her

Series 1, Episode 3 - The Fancy Dress Party

Paul's son, Little Luke, is out of hospital so he's having a fancy dress party to celebrate.

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

Have I Got News For You

Series 35, Episode 8

Jeremy Clarkson acts as host, with Kate Silverton on Ian's side and Ian McMillan on Paul's.

ITV4 logo. Credit: ITV 10pm (repeat)
Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club. Richard Bacon. Copyright: TalkbackThames

Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club

Series 1, Episode 1

With guests Tim Lovejoy, Rufus Hound and Charlie Baker.

Radio 7 10pm (repeat)
The Maltby Collection. Copyright: BBC

The Maltby Collection

Series 1, Episode 4

The collection is saved, leaving the staff with the time and energy to pursue romance.

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

Have I Got News For You

Series 37, Episode 5

With guest presenter Alexander Armstrong and panellists Reginald D. Hunter and Stuart Maconie.

Radio 7 10:30pm (repeat)
Hut 33. Image shows from L to R: Charles (Robert Bathurst), Joshua Fanshawe-Marshall (Alex Macqueen), Archie (Tom Goodman-Hill). Copyright: BBC

Hut 33

Series 1, Episode 2 - Baghdad

An opportunity to go to Iraq comes up and both Charles and Archie want to go.

BBC Three 10:45pm (repeat)
The King Is Dead. Simon Bird. Copyright: TalkbackThames

The King Is Dead

Episode 4 - Assistant Regional Head Of Sales

The assistant regional head of sales is dead! Simon, Nick and Katy interview Eamonn Holmes, Kate Walsh and Mollie King from The Saturdays to see who is best suited for the most exciting office job since the expansion of the accounts department.

Radio 7 11pm (repeat)
Swots. Image shows from L to R: Miles Jupp, Susan Morrison. Copyright: BBC

Swots

Series 1, Episode 1

With Barbara Rafferty, John Mackay, Raymond Mearns and Elaine Mackenzie Ellis.

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

Have I Got News For You

Series 37, Episode 6

With guest host David Mitchell and guest panellists Andrew Maxwell and Richard Coles.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:05pm (repeat)
Russell Brand: Doing Life. Russell Brand. Copyright: Vanity Projects Limited

Russell Brand: Doing Life

A TV broadcast of Russell Brand's 2007 live show. The comic displays his distinctive sense of humour live at the Hackney Empire.

More4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:10pm (repeat)
Father Ted. Image shows from L to R: Father Dougal McGuire (Ardal O'Hanlon), Father Ted Crilly (Dermot Morgan), Mrs Doyle (Pauline McLynn), Father Jack Hackett (Frank Kelly). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Father Ted

Series 1, Episode 4 - Competition Time

Ted's excited. He thinks he's got a good chance of winning the all-priests lookalike show this year. Sadly, neither Jack nor Dougal are particularly inventive souls...

BBC Three 11:15pm (repeat)
Gavin & Stacey. Image shows from L to R: Gavin (Mathew Horne), Stacey (Joanna Page), Smithy (James Corden), Mick (Larry Lamb), Pam (Alison Steadman), Bryn (Rob Brydon), Nessa (Ruth Jones). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions

Gavin & Stacey

Series 3, Out-takes - The Outtakes

Ruth Jones and James Corden look through the best outtakes from all three series and the 2008 Christmas special of the award-winning Gavin and Stacey.

More4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:40pm (repeat)
Father Ted. Image shows from L to R: Father Dougal McGuire (Ardal O'Hanlon), Father Ted Crilly (Dermot Morgan), Mrs Doyle (Pauline McLynn), Father Jack Hackett (Frank Kelly). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Father Ted

Series 1, Episode 5 - And God Created Woman

Ted ends up playing host to one of his favourite novelists, the rather attractive Polly Clarke. Meanwhile, a group of Nuns are also scheduled to pay visit to Craggy island.

BBC Three 11:45pm (repeat)
Ideal. Moz (Johnny Vegas). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions

Ideal

Series 6, Episode 6 - The Accident

When Moz discovers that Keith and Carol have been kidnapped by the Low triad, he asks Cartoon Head's gang for assistance - something he will soon have good reason to regret.

More4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 12:15am (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 3, Episode 3 - Moo-Ma And Moo-Pa

Manny's parents are coming to stay so Bernard and Fran are called upon to go along with the slight exaggerations he has made of his life.

BBC Three 12:15am (repeat)
Him & Her. Image shows from L to R: Steve (Russell Tovey), Becky (Sarah Solemani). Copyright: Big Talk Productions

Him & Her

Series 1, Episode 3 - The Fancy Dress Party

Paul's son, Little Luke, is out of hospital so he's having a fancy dress party to celebrate.

U&Dave channel logo 12:20am (repeat)
QI Titles. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series E, Episode 5 - Europe

With David Mitchell, Dara O'Briain and Phill Jupitus.

More4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 12:50am (repeat)
The IT Crowd. Image shows from L to R: Roy (Chris O'Dowd), Jen (Katherine Parkinson), Moss (Richard Ayoade), Douglas Reynholm (Matt Berry). Copyright: TalkbackThames

The IT Crowd

Series 3, Episode 3 - Tramps Like Us

Jen, Roy and Moss find their lives moving in different directions after a disappointing settlement to a sexual harassment suit. Jen seeks pastures new, Roy ends up on the streets and Moss gets slightly concussed.

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