British Comedy Guide

Schedule Monday 28th February 2011

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Neil Pearson

Brian Gulliver's Travels

Series 1, Episode 2 - Juradia

This week Brian talks about his adventures in Juradia, a country where every other person is a lawyer and has more than 16,000,000 laws, and seemingly utopian Incartia, where there is just one law consisting of two words.

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

Just A Minute

Series 59, Episode 4

The comedy panel game continues this week with Sir Terry Wogan making his first ever appearance alongside Paul Merton, Julian Clary and Graham Norton. Nicholas Parsons hosts.

BBC One Wales. Copyright: BBC 8:30pm
30 min
Max Boyce: The Road To Treorchy

Max Boyce: The Road To Treorchy

The story of Live at Treorchy, the best-selling album that turned an unknown comedian and singer called Max Boyce into an international star.

BBC Four 9pm
60 min
The Story Of Variety With Michael Grade. Michael Grade. Copyright: BBC

The Story Of Variety With Michael Grade

Episode 1 - After The War

Sixty years ago every UK town had a variety theatre. Michael Grade tells the story of this lost world.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 10:35pm
30 min
Mrs. Brown's Boys. Image shows from L to R: Dermot Brown (Paddy Houlihan), Rory Brown (Rory Cowan), Winnie McGoogan (Eilish O'Carroll), Agnes Brown (Brendan O'Carroll), Cathy Brown (Jennifer Gibney), Buster Brady (Danny O'Carroll). Copyright: BBC

Mrs. Brown's Boys

Series 1, Episode 2 - Mammy's Secret

Mrs Brown is concerned that her family are keeping too many secrets. Her daughter, Cathy, won't tell anyone about her new boyfriend and son Mark won't tell anyone why wife Betty has thrown him out.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Mark Watson

Mark Watson's Live Address To The Nation

Episode 1 - Pilot

Mark looks at 'Ambition' - is it always positive thing to be ambitiously reaching for the stars, even if those stars are way out of our galaxy? Or should we sometimes be a bit more humble and accept our shortcomings.

BBC Four 11pm
The Art Of Tommy Cooper. Tommy Cooper. Copyright: forgetaboutit

The Art Of Tommy Cooper

BBC Wales documentary on the life and work of the magician and comedy legend Tommy Cooper.

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