British Comedy Guide

Schedule Monday 7th March 2011

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Neil Pearson

Brian Gulliver's Travels

Series 1, Episode 3 - Osminia

This week Brian recounts his travels in Osminia, a country where marriage is outlawed, and how their unusual bodies resulted in Brian finding fame as "The Amazing Catching Man".

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

Just A Minute

Series 59, Episode 5

Comedy panel game, chaired by Nicolas Parsons. Just how hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition and deviation?

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

The Story Of Variety With Michael Grade

Episode 2 - Onto The Box

What happened to the variety stars once the theatres closed and the cameras beckoned? Michael Grade tells the ups and downs of the variety stars on television.

Radio 2 logo 10pm
60 min
George Formby - Britain's Original Pop Star. George Formby. Copyright: Smooth Operations

George Formby - Britain's Original Pop Star

Episode 1

Stuart Maconie celebrates the early life and career of George Formby, perhaps Wigan's most famous son, and asks whether he was, in fact, Britain's first pop star.

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 3 - Mammy's Merchandise

Dermot wants to ask his childhood friend, Buster, to be best man at his wedding - now just weeks away - but Agnes has set her heart on Mark, her eldest son, filling the position.

5Star 10:50pm
30 min
Comedy Kings - Best Of Just For Laughs. Copyright: Just For Laughs Productions

Comedy Kings - Best Of Just For Laughs

Episode 1

Alan Carr, Ardal O'Hanlon and Russell Peters perform stand-up comedy routines at Montreal's renowned Just For Laughs festival.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Stand Up For Comic Relief. Image shows from L to R: Tony Blackburn, Jenni Murray. Copyright: BBC

Stand Up For Comic Relief

Episode 1

BBC Radio presenters Dev, Tony Blackburn, Tom Service, Jenni Murray, Tony Livesey and Shaun Keaveny try stand-up comedy for the first time.

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