Schedule for 20th April 2011 - British Comedy Guide

8am
25 min

Me & My Monsters

Series 2, Episode 8 - Next Big Thing

Children's series combining live action and puppetry about a family who discover a group of monsters living under their house.

11:30am
30 min

Beauty Of Britain

Series 2, Episode 3 - The Little Black Shorts

Beauty starts a romance with the handsome but somewhat immature Leon. She also deals with a relationship at the other end of life's journey when she is sent by her agency to look after a warring elderly couple.

2:15pm
45 min

The Bat Man

Romantic comedy starring Bill Nighy as a bat-obsessed widower. Written by Amelia Bullmore.

6:30pm
30 min

Act Your Age

Series 3, Episode 5

Jon Richardson is paired with Carl Donnelly, Lucy Porter with Justin Edwards and Tom O'Connor with Norman Lovett.

8:20pm (repeat)

I'm Alan Partridge

Series 2, Episode 2 - The Colour Of Alan

Alan is slightly disturbed when Michael sleeps over. However, his biggest worry is securing a contract to host an award ceremony - before severly injuring himself on a fence spike.

8:30pm
30 min

Life Of Riley

Series 3, Episode 2 - Letter Of The Law

Maddy has what she thinks is a neighbourly chat with her neighbour, a lawyer, and finds she has been charged for the pleasure. Meanwhile, Jim discovers he has an ardent admirer.

9pm
60 min version (repeat)

Russell Howard's Good News

Series 1, Episode 3

More top internet clips and funniness from Russell Howard, including some Bonfire Night themed viral videos. In the extended-length repeat, Canadian comic Craig Campbell tells us what he likes about Britain.

9pm (repeat)

White Van Man

A repeat run of all six episodes of the sitcom starring Will Mellor. 9pm - Midnight.

9:15pm (repeat)

Blackadder

Special - Blackadder Back & Forth

It's New Year's Eve 1999 and Lord Edmund Blackadder V is holding a dinner party for his four closest friends.

10pm (repeat)

Outnumbered

Series 3, Episode 3

Karen recreates The Apprentice, Ben takes a close interest in Dad's medical tests, Mum thinks Jake's healthy interest in girls is becoming unhealthy, and the ghost of John McEnroe hovers over Dad's Saturday morning game of tennis. Karen decides to sort things out.

10pm (repeat)

Red Dwarf

Series II, Episode 3 - Thanks For The Memory

Having drunkenly revealed that he only ever slept with one woman, once, Lister decides to transfer to Rimmer's memory a full 8 months of his own - the 8 amazing months of Lise Yates.

10:40pm (repeat)

The Thick Of It

2007 Specials - The Rise Of The Nutters

Hugh Abbott, the Minister for Social Affairs and Citizenship, is away in Australia. With the coast clear, shadow minister Peter Mannion and his team over at Opposition HQ are free to float a few new policies.

10:40pm (repeat)

Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul title sequence. Image shows from L to R: Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Harry & Paul

Series 1 - Ruddy Hell! It's Harry & Paul, Episode 3

New characters including Kenny Leyton the hopeless boxer, man in the kitchen Jasper Hazelnut and Seventies throwback the Barbican Man, as well as established faces Didier Peskovitch, José Arrogantio and Nelson Mandela.

10:45pm (repeat)

Would I Lie To You?

Series 4, Episode 5

Rob Brydon welcomes legendary comedian Ronnie Corbett, TV darling Julian Clary, Geordie comic Sarah Millican and TV presenter Holly Walsh to the comedy panel show.

11pm
15 min