Schedule Thursday 16th December 2010
8:10am10 min
Timmy Time
Series 2, Episode 24 - Timmy's MonsterIt is a wintry day at the nursery and Timmy discovers some strange extra-large footprints in the snow.
10:45am15 min
Uncle Gwyn's Posthumous Curse
Episode 4Charles finally realises that Aunty Susan is in fact Tony Llewellyn the famous Welsh golfer.
11:30am30 min
Joan Turner: The Highs And Lows Of The Wacky Warbler
Lesley Garrett tells the fascinating story of operatic comedienne Joan Turner, whose turbulent lifestyle brought success and failure in equal measure.
2:15pm45 min
Chequebook And Pen
Johnny Vegas stars as Les Dawson in a play which asks how the BBC might have engaged with him during the 1980s.
3:30pm30 min
Laughed Off The Page
Series 3, Episode 7 - Steve PuntSteve Punt tells Janice Forsyth about his love of comedy writing and his successful long-time partnership with Hugh Dennis.
3:50pm7 min
Shaun The Sheep
Series 2, Episode 39 - Snowed InShaun and his chums awake to find the farm covered in snow. But while the sheep are enjoying themselves having a massive snowball fight, they are all unaware that the farmer is snowed inside the farmhouse and trying desperately to escape.
6:30pm30 min
Bleak Expectations
Series 4, Episode 6 - A Life Destroyed, And Then Repaired And Re-HappiedOur hero Pip faces his nemesis Mister Benevolent for an epic Russian battle.
6:35pm
(repeat)
Last Of The Summer Wine
1996 Christmas Special, Extra! Extra!: A movie crew from Hollywood arrives in the village to make a film, and pesky pensioners Compo, Clegg and Foggy manage to get themselves roped in as extras.
7:35pm
(repeat)
The Good Life
Christmas Special - Silly, But It's Fun....When the Leadbetter Christmas is cancelled, Tom and Barbara save the day by inviting them over for a self-sufficient Christmas that cost only 15p.
7:40pm
(repeat)
8pm
The Royal Variety Performance 2010
Michael McIntyre hosts the 82nd annual Royal Variety Performance, where the cream of music, comedy and theatre come together in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, at the iconic London Palladium. The evening features comedy from John Bishop, Sarah Millican, Jack Whitehall, Lee Mack and Micky Flanagan. Music acts include Take That, Kylie Minogue, Cheryl Cole and N-Dubz. Also featuring acrobatic Britain's Got Talent winners Spellbound.
8:15pm
(repeat)
Only Fools And Horses
Series 3, Christmas Special - Thicker Than WaterWhen Rodney opens the door to a stranger at the flat he soon learns from Grandad that it's his long lost father, Reg. As Del returns home from the pub, his anger is abated when Reg tells them he is ill and it may be hereditary. The subsequent blood test results threaten to split the brothers up.
8:55pm
(repeat)
Only Fools And Horses
Series 7, Episode 4 - The Class Of 62A school reunion has unexpected repercussions for the Trotter family, as events threaten to disrupt Del's glorious path to fatherhood.
9pm60 min
Dirk Gently
Episode 1 - PilotDirk Gently, a detective who believes in the fundermental interconnectness of all things, is called upon by pensioner Ruth to help solve the apparently simple and harmless disappearance of her cat. However, when Dirk spots old university friend Richard MacDuff breaking into the house next door he refuses to put the meeting down to mere coincidence.
9:30pm30 min
Meet The Parents
Series 1, Episode 5 - Scout MasterGeorgie has been dating her boyfriend Will for three months and is about to meet his family for the first time. Will's fake mother is Kat, the ultimate passive-aggressive mother-in-law from hell.
9:40pm
(repeat)
Mock The Week
Series 2, Episode 4Sandi Toksvig joins Hugh Dennis and Frankie Boyle. Andy Parsons, David Mitchell and John Oliver form the other team (Rory Bremner is away).
10pm
(repeat)
The Vicar Of Dibley
2004/2005 Specials, New Year Special - Happy New YearGeraldine's 40th birthday is approaching, and she's determined that she doesn't want any celebration. Her friends, however, are determined to make the occasion somehow, and detecting how lonely she appears at times, contribute £1.50 each for a ticket to a speed-dating evening...
10pm30 min
Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Series 24, Episode 9Juliette Lewis hosts, with guest panellists Theo Hutchcraft, Nick Grimshaw, Kimberly Wyatt and Vic Reeves.
10pm45 min
Celebrity Juice
Series 4, Special - JLS SpecialRegulars Keith, Holly, Fearne and Rufus are joined by JLS band members Marvin, Oritse, JB and Aston for some hilarious fun and games. Plus Hollywood star Verne Troyer features in a special round.
10pm60 min
Misfits
Series 2, Episode 6After the existence of super-powers is exposed to the world at large, the gang become celebrity super-heroes, known as the 'ASBO Five'.
10:20pm60 min version (repeat)
Have I Got News For You
Series 39, Episode 9After 39 series spanning over two decades, Have I Got News For You's most famous recurring gag is hosting the show - John Prescott. With guest panellists John Bishop and Penny Smith.
10:30pm60 min
Russell Howard Live: Dingledodies
A TV broadcast of Russell Howard's 2008 stand-up tour.
10:30pm
(repeat)
A League Of Their Own
Series 2, Episode 6Bragging rights are up for grabs in a rematch between the Reds and Blues. James Corden welcomes X Factor's Dermot O'Leary and triple-jumper Phillips Idowu into the fold as well.
10:40pm
(repeat)
French And Saunders
2003 Christmas Special: Seasonal sketches from 2003, as the comedy duo pay homage to Madonna and Britney, Rosemary and Thyme, and the sport of freerunning.
11pm30 min
ElvenQuest
Series 2, Episode 5Vidar and the Questers accidentally trespass on the grounds of the Emperor Jackie. Meanwhile Lord Darkness' chief priest is upset.
11:35pm
(repeat)
Shooting Stars
Series 3, Christmas SpecialWith Louise Nurding, Mark Owen, Melvyn Hayes, Lorraine Kelly.