British Comedy Guide

Schedule Wednesday 20th October 2010

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 8am
25 min
Me & My Monsters. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Me & My Monsters

Series 1, Episode 3 - Monster In A Box

Haggis is depressed and no one knows why. A therapist says he needs a father figure so Nick reluctantly steps into the role. But when Nick starts to enjoy his time with his new monster son, Eddie and the other monsters start to get jealous.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 5:15pm
25 min
Scoop. Digby Digworth (Shaun Williamson). Copyright: BBC

Scoop

Series 2, Episode 5 - Digby & The Viking

Digby thinks he has found a hoard of ancient treasure when he unearths a criminal's loot.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 5:45pm
25 min
Bear Behaving Badly. Barney (Barney Harwood)

Bear Behaving Badly

Series 4, Episode 3 - School's In

Aunt Barbara sets up a classroom in Barney's flat and everyone must attend.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Episode 1 - An Audience With Ed Reardon

Ed Reardon presents his audience with selections from his favourite prose and poetry; all, of course, written by himself. Recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe.

ITV2 logo. Credit: ITV 7pm (repeat)
Harry Hill's TV Burp. Harry Hill. Copyright: Avalon Television

Harry Hill's TV Burp

Series 10, Episode 2

This week's episode featured Nigella's innuendos, a query over the shape of the cube from The Cube, another bush push on EastEnders and a discoloured doorbell on The X Factor.

BBC Four 8pm (repeat)
We Need Answers. Image shows from L to R: Mark Watson, Tim Key, Alex Horne. Copyright: BBC

We Need Answers

Series 2, Episode 8 - Medicine

Presenter and comedian Sue Perkins competes with doctor and comedian Phil Hammond. Sue and Phil try to see if they can eat, move and think at the same time - the cue for yoghurt, spinning chairs and a word search.

U&Dave channel logo 9pm (repeat)
Not Going Out. Image shows from L to R: Lucy (Sally Bretton), Barbara (Miranda Hart), Guy (Simon Dutton), Lee (Lee Mack), Tim (Tim Vine). Copyright: Avalon Television / Arlo Productions

Not Going Out

Series 2, Episode 2 - Gay

Tim is worried that he isn't manly enough. Lee is persuaded by Lucy to pretend to be gay.

U&Dave channel logo 9:40pm (repeat)
Peep Show. Image shows from L to R: Jeremy Usbourne (Robert Webb), Mark Corrigan (David Mitchell). Copyright: Objective Productions

Peep Show

Series 1, Episode 2 - The Interview

Mark decides that Jeremy needs a job, because he is behind with his rent, so he gets him a job application for JLB Finance. Mark then goes to work to carry on his flirtation with Sophie via post-it notes cartoons.

ITV4 logo. Credit: ITV 10pm
45 min
Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club. Richard Bacon. Copyright: TalkbackThames

Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club

Series 1, Episode 5

Joining Richard for a can and a slice today are comedians Rufus Hound, Seann Walsh and Charlie Baker and today's topics include the worst accident you have ever had, and the worst gig you have ever done.

U&Dave channel logo 10:15pm (repeat)
QI Titles. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series E, Episode 4 - Exploration

With Rich Hall, Sean Lock and Bill Bailey.

ITV4 logo. Credit: ITV 10:45pm
30 min
Image shows from L to R: Alistair McGowan, Dave Lamb

Sports Mash - Taking The Mic

Episode 4

Alistair McGowan, Dave Lamb and Lucy Montgomery trawl through the ITV World of Sport archive from the 1970s and 80s.

U&Dave channel logo 11pm (repeat)
Mock The Week. Image shows from L to R: Rory Bremner, Dara O Briain, Hugh Dennis, Frankie Boyle. Copyright: Angst Productions

Mock The Week

Series 2, Highlights Special

The best scenes from the previous seven weeks.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Ida Barr - Artificial Hip Hop. Ida Barr (Christopher Green). Copyright: BBC

Ida Barr - Artificial Hip Hop

Episode 4 - Transparency

Music hall singer Ida Barr investigates the theme of 'transparency' blending together music-hall and hip-hop.

Radio 4 11:15pm
15 min
A Series Of Psychotic Episodes. Copyright: BBC

A Series Of Psychotic Episodes

Series 2, Episode 4

We learn about the death of Mosquit, the only mosquito pop star and Darwinian families launch a new toy range.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 11:20pm (repeat)
Love Soup. Alice Chenery (Tamsin Greig). Copyright: BBC

Love Soup

Series 2, Episode 9 - Kiss Of Death

Alice meets one of her childhood heroes, actor Gordon Bexter, who is currently directing a play about necrophilia. Following a change in Lloyd's relationship status, she decides to break up with Douglas; soon, he decides that their separation isn't working.

BBC Two 11:20pm (repeat)
Whites. Roland White (Alan Davies). Copyright: BBC

Whites

Episode 4

The White House restaurant undergoes a health and safety inspection. Roland is used to passing with flying colours with the help of a little bit of casual bribery. Not this time though as new inspector, Heather Critch, means he can't rely on his usual methods to pass.

U&Dave channel logo 11:35pm (repeat)
Not Going Out. Image shows from L to R: Lucy (Sally Bretton), Barbara (Miranda Hart), Guy (Simon Dutton), Lee (Lee Mack), Tim (Tim Vine). Copyright: Avalon Television / Arlo Productions

Not Going Out

Series 2, Episode 2 - Gay

Tim is worried that he isn't manly enough. Lee is persuaded by Lucy to pretend to be gay.

BBC Two 11:50pm (repeat)
Harry & Paul. Image shows from L to R: Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Harry & Paul

Series 3, Episode 4

Jonathan Ross presents Northern Relief Night, silly old drunken Gerald feels a bit of a goof after some homicidal pranks, The Beatles celebrate their 200th platinum album with a trip to Bournemouth, and ex-banker Tim Nice But Balding makes a visit to the Dragons' Den.

BBC Three 12:50am
30 min
One Non Blonde: Down Under. Pammi Du Vois (Jocelyn Jee Esien). Copyright: Brown Eyed Boy

One Non Blonde: Down Under

Episode 5

Didio meets an award-winning bull breeder, while Titchy raps with Rastafarian MCs the Soldiers of Sound and records a video for his/her track Save the Whale. Pammy carries on with her interviews and all three stars meet the same whitebait fishermen.

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