Schedule Sunday 15th January 2012
6am
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Victoria Wood As Seen On TV
Victoria Wood casts another comic glance at the world, with help from Julie Walters and Celia Imrie.
6:40am
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Keeping Up Appearances
A selection of episodes from the fifth series of the sitcom about snobbish social climber Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet). Repeated again as of 15.00.
7:10am
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Carpool
Episode 5 - Paul Daniels & Craig CharlesThis month's final episode sees Robert driving magician Paul Daniels and Red Dwarf co-star Craig Charles.
7:30am
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Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
Series 3, Episode 6 - Piddler On The RoofArthur prepares for his performance of Fiddler on the Roof, but an unfortunate typo on the posters leads to widespread confusion. When Arthur receives a concussion the performance is in doubt, but he soldiers on in his inimitable style.
7:35am
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Carpool
Episode 6 - Jo Brand & Jason ByrneCarpool is back after it's Christmas break, as host Robert Llewellyn picks up Jason Byrne from Heathrow Airport and takes Jo Brand to the hairdressers.
8:30am
(repeat)
The Good Life
The first three episodes of the self-sufficient sitcom.
9am
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The Ministry Of Curious Stuff
Series 1, Episode 1Vic and his team work out the chances of dinosaurs ever returning to roam the earth, discover whether animals can be superheroes and find out if robots will ever take over the world.
9am30 min
My Phone Genie
Episode 3 - It's a Jungle in HereGene helps Jaz revive the school plants she's forgotten to water over the holidays... turning the house into a living jungle!
9:30am
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4 O'Clock Club
Series 1, Episode 1 - Back To SchoolRap and comedy combine to tell a tale of sibling rivalry. Rookie teacher Nathan Carter starts his first day back at Elmsbury High School where he was once - well - not the best kid in the class.
10:30am
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The Green Green Grass
Series 1, Episode 1 - Keep On RunningDenzil calls about Boycie's house bringing news that the infamous Driscoll Brothers are being released early from prison and they're on the hunt for the supergrass who helped get them banged up. Boycie is horrified. By the time Marlene and Tyler return, he's sold the house, sold the car dealership and planned a new life in Shropshire.
11am60 min
7 Day Saturday
Series 3, Episode 2Al Murray is joined to by Andy Zaltzman, Rebecca Front and Richard Herring. On the agenda: Scottish Independence, high speed rail and Eric Cantona.
11:10am
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Doctor In Trouble
Dr Burke is in love with Ophelia but doesn't have time to propose to her as she leaves for a cruise to the Mediterranean.
12pm
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The Unbelievable Truth
Series 8, Episode 3David Mitchell is joined by Tom Wrigglesworth, Tony Hawks, Alan Davies and John Finnemore to talk on subjects such as hamburgers, snoring, pens and crocodiles.
12:55pm
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Only Fools And Horses
Miami Twice, Christmas Special - Oh To Be In EnglandDel and Rodney arrive in Miami and things start to go wrong immediately. Nothing too dramatic, though, until Del is mistaken for a local mafia godfather and his henchmen want him as a decoy!
1pm
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The Sandwich Man
Film charting a day in the life of a sandwich-board man and pigeon-fancier as he wanders the streets of London.
1:25pm
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Horrible Histories
Series 2, Episode 12Ug and Grunt show us how to paint like a caveman, some silly WW2 codebreakers forget their own code, and Henry VIII challenges the King of France to a wrestlemania-style showdown!
2pm
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Pixelface
Series 2, Episode 1 - Bling My DroidWith the QM away, Aethelwynne discovers a stack of cheat codes for Swords of the Ancients, and soon finds that his game is a lot more fun when you have infinite lives and maximum magic.
2:55pm
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On The Buses
Series 5, Episode 13 - Vacancy For InspectorInspector Blake decides to divide and rule by promoting Jack, to the rank of Inspector. He quickly spills all of his pal's secrets...
3pm
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Jonathan Creek
Series 2, Episode 4 - The Problem At Gallows Gate (Part 1)When Jonathan's badger watch becomes a murder watch, the intrigue is only just beginning. For the man seen strangling a young woman had plunged to his death just weeks earlier...
3:30pm
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On The Buses
Series 5, Episode 14 - A Thin TimeArthur is attracted to Beryl, the clippie on his regular bus. And Beryl has only two requirements in men - those with a fondness for athletics and those with a good head of hair!
4pm
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Jonathan Creek
Series 2, Episode 5 - The Problem At Gallows Gate (Part 2)As Jonathan develops an unhealthy obsession with stockings and Maddy becomes infuriated with his s-less typewriter, they look as unlikely as the police to solve the killed-by-a-dead-man conundrum.
4pm
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Harry Hill's TV Burp
Award-winning comedian Harry Hill takes a surreal look at television clips from the previous seven days.
4:20pm
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The Royal Bodyguard
Episode 3 - Bullets Over Broad StreetHubble enlists the help of his aspirant sniffer dog Winston as he continues in his new role of Royal Bodyguard with a Royal visit to an Oxford museum.
4:20pm
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Sadie J
Series 1, Episode 13 - Girltastic, Part 2When Steve and Keith discover that Sadie's main competition for Girltastic Girl of the Year is Whitney, the captain of the Cheerups, they have their work cut out to convince the journo that Sadie is better - but things go wrong when Steve and Whitney have a fight in the Y.
4:30pm
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Laughed Off The Page
Series 4, Episode 2 - Greg HemphillGreg Hemphill speaks to Janice Forsyth about his writing partnership with Ford Kiernan and how they went on to enjoy huge success with the sitcom Still Game.
5pm
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Heroes Of Comedy
Series 2, Episode 1 - Les DawsonCelebrating the comedy of Les Dawson with clips from his shows and tributes from friends, colleagues,
and his widow Tracy.
5:15pm
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Me & My Monsters
Series 1, Episode 8 - SleepoverWhen Angela's new-found friends bail out of her first ever sleepover, the monsters are only too keen to step in for some girly fun. But her fickle friends decide to turn up after all, and Angela finds herself trying to keep the two sleepovers separate.
6pm60 min
Legends Of British Comedy
Episode 5 - "Oh, Miss Jones!" - The Very Best Of Leonard RossiterAn affectionate tribute to comic actor Leonard Rossiter, whose masterly portrayals of miserly landlord Rigsby and disenchanted Reggie Perrin live long in the memory.
6pm
(repeat)
Heroes Of Comedy
Series 5, Episode 1 - Kenneth WilliamsPortrait of popular comic actor Kenneth Williams, star of TV, radio and film, whose outrageous antics masked loneliness and a life of paradoxes.
6pm60 min version (repeat)
7pm
(repeat)
Steptoe And Son
Series 6, Episode 2 - Come DancingAlbert Steptoe and his son Harold run a rag and bone business. Harold wants to move on in the world and leave home but his plans are always thwarted.
7pm
(repeat)
Last Of The Summer Wine
A selection of episodes from the sixth and seventh series of Britain's longest running sitcom.
7pm
(repeat)
Mr. Bean
A selection of four episodes featuring Rowan Atkinson's comic creation.
7:15pm30 min
It's Your Round
Series 2, Episode 4The panellists are Andrew Maxwell, Celia Pacquola, Will Smith and Jason Solomons.
7:40pm
(repeat)
Keeping Up Appearances
Episode 3.7, What to Wear When Yachting: Hyacinth plans to hold a supper on a boat.
8pm60 min
8pm
(repeat)
Gavin & Stacey
Series 1, Episode 3After his initial angry reaction to Stacey's news, Uncle Bryn agrees to drive them all to Essex to meet the Shipmans.
8:20pm
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Only Fools And Horses
1996 Christmas Trilogy, Christmas Special - Heroes And VillainsOnly on the streets of Peckham will you find No VAT Man and Boy Plonker. Del is stuck with 125 Latvian radio alarm clocks that go off when they like, a box full of base ball caps "that even East 17 fans wouldn't wear" and the council have turned down his application for a home improvements grant.
8:40pm
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Gavin & Stacey
Series 1, Episode 4The Shipmans drive down to Wales for the wedding fayre, and after a momentous trip to the church for the reading of the banns, Nessa tells Stacey her big secret.
9pm
(repeat)
Monty Python: Almost The Truth
Episode 1The five surviving Pythons reunite to reflect on their award-winning series and the ground-breaking films which changed the face of comedy forever.
9pm
(repeat)
Jonathan Creek
Series 2, Episode 4 - The Problem At Gallows Gate (Part 1)When Jonathan's badger watch becomes a murder watch, the intrigue is only just beginning. For the man seen strangling a young woman had plunged to his death just weeks earlier...
9pm
(repeat)
Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow
Series 2, Episode 2 - SunderlandMichael McIntyre takes his Comedy Roadshow to the Empire Theatre in Sunderland. Headlining tonight is comedy gem of the North East, local lass Sarah Millican, with special guests Simon Evans, Jimeoin and Imran Yusuf.
9pm
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Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live
2011, Episode 1Jon Richardson introduces Josh Widdicombe, Shappi Khorsandi, Seann Walsh, Ed Byrne, Abandoman, Mark Watson, Russell Kane, Tom Stade and many more.
9:20pm
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Not Going Out
Series 3, Episode 3 - AmyOver-excited by the appearance of a lesbian couple in their building, Lee and Tim ask them over for dinner, little realising that their adolescent attempt to get their jollies will backfire when Lucy discovers a side to herself that she never knew existed.
9:40pm
(repeat)
The Royle Family
Series 3, Episode 3Jim's stripping the wallpaper in the dining room, and has roped Twiggy in to help. Balking at the £15/day charge for steamer hire, before long the whole family are attacking the walls with all manner of flat, sharp-edged implements.
10pm
(repeat)
Monty Python And The Holy Grail
The Monty Python team put their own spin on the Arthurian legends.
10pm
(repeat)
Jonathan Creek
Series 2, Episode 5 - The Problem At Gallows Gate (Part 2)As Jonathan develops an unhealthy obsession with stockings and Maddy becomes infuriated with his s-less typewriter, they look as unlikely as the police to solve the killed-by-a-dead-man conundrum.
10pm
(repeat)
Lee Evans Live From The West End
A one-off live performance from the comic genius, recorded at the Lyric Theatre in 1995.
10pm
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Not Going Out
Series 3, Episode 4 - PartyWhen Tim and Lee try to organise a surprise party for Lucy's 30th birthday their ideas of what makes a good party differ widely.
10pm
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Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
Series 3, Episode 6 - Piddler On The RoofArthur prepares for his performance of Fiddler on the Roof, but an unfortunate typo on the posters leads to widespread confusion. When Arthur receives a concussion the performance is in doubt, but he soldiers on in his inimitable style.
10pm30 min
That Sunday Night Show
Series 3, Episode 2In this episode, Adrian is joined by TV legend Des O'Connor, dancing queen Nancy Dell'Olio and regular panellist Ross Noble.
10:15pm
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Early Doors
Series 1, Episode 5Some good news for Melanie hurts Ken. Meanwhile, Phil and Nige own up to an error, Eddie and Joan are all dressed up for their anniversary and Jean's Maltesers are missing. Joe keeps a secret, is Duffy in for a taste of his own medicine?
10:40pm
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Gavin & Stacey
Series 1, Episode 3After his initial angry reaction to Stacey's news, Uncle Bryn agrees to drive them all to Essex to meet the Shipmans.
10:55pm
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Early Doors
Series 1, Episode 6It's the big day in The Grapes. The boys prepare for the Big Boys Beano with a hearty breakfast, while Melanie meets her real Dad. Back at The Grapes, Ken discovers who's been blocking the urinals!
10:55pm40 min version
The One...
Episode 2 - The One Jasper CarrottThis week, comedy legend Jasper Carrott treats viewers to a brand new stand-up set where he shares the truth about grandkids and getting older.
11pm
(repeat)
Legends Of British Comedy
Episode 5 - "Oh, Miss Jones!" - The Very Best Of Leonard RossiterAn affectionate tribute to comic actor Leonard Rossiter, whose masterly portrayals of miserly landlord Rigsby and disenchanted Reggie Perrin live long in the memory.
11pm
(repeat)
As Told To Craig Brown
Craig Brown introduces a mixture of satire, social observation and nonsense.
11:10pm
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Frank Skinner's Opinionated
Series 3, Episode 1 - SalfordThis week Frank is in Salford and Dave Gorman is amongst the guests joining him.
11:20pm
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Gavin & Stacey
Series 1, Episode 4The Shipmans drive down to Wales for the wedding fayre, and after a momentous trip to the church for the reading of the banns, Nessa tells Stacey her big secret.
11:30pm
(repeat)
Live At The Apollo
Series 5, Episode 6 - Alistair McGowan, Reginald D Hunter and Kevin BridgesStand-up comedy from the world-famous Hammersmith Apollo. The nation's favourite impressionist, Alistair McGowan, introduces guest appearances from young Scottish comedy prodigy Kevin Bridges and acclaimed comic Reginald D Hunter.
11:40pm
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Fast And Loose
Episode 7Improvised games with guests Greg Davies, Justin Edwards, Pippa Evans, Humphrey Ker, Marek Larwood and Laura Solon.
11:45pm
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Fast And Loose
Episode 7Improvised games with guests Greg Davies, Justin Edwards, Pippa Evans, Humphrey Ker, Marek Larwood and Laura Solon.
Midnight
(repeat)
Not Going Out
Series 3, Episode 3 - AmyOver-excited by the appearance of a lesbian couple in their building, Lee and Tim ask them over for dinner, little realising that their adolescent attempt to get their jollies will backfire when Lucy discovers a side to herself that she never knew existed.
12:20am
(repeat)
Frank Skinner's Opinionated
Series 3, Episode 1 - SalfordThis week Frank is in Salford and Dave Gorman is amongst the guests joining him.
12:40am
(repeat)
Not Going Out
Series 3, Episode 4 - PartyWhen Tim and Lee try to organise a surprise party for Lucy's 30th birthday their ideas of what makes a good party differ widely.
12:45am
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Comedy Kings - Best Of Just For Laughs
Episode 6Noel Fielding, Flight of the Conchords and Dylan Moran perform stand-up comedy routines at Montreal's renowned Just For Laughs festival.
1:05am
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Beaver Falls
Series 1, Episode 2July 4. The day America celebrates ridding itself of the tyranny of British oppression. It's also the day Beaver Falls pulls out all the stops to put on its annual Independence Day Pageant.
1:20am
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Al Murray's Compete For The Meat
Episode 2The quirky game show hosted by Al Murray, in which contestants compete for a frozen chicken, continues. Apprentice alumni Raef Bjayou, Stuart Baggs and James McQuillan help out this week.
1:35am
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Jeff Green: Back From The Bewilderness
Comedy special featuring award-winning comic and best-selling author Jeff Green, filmed in London's West End.
1:45am
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Absolutely Fabulous
Series 5, Episode 5 - Birthin'It's a big night for Patsy as she gears up to present a prestigious style awards ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall. However it's destined to be a bigger night for Saffy, who suddenly goes into Labour, and without a doctor in sight.
2:15am
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Absolutely Fabulous
Series 5, Episode 6 - Schmoozin'Eddy's first ever boyfriend, Pete, is back on the scene, and he's in possession of a set of lost Beatles recordings. As he, Patsy and Eddy celebrate the find and prepare to unveil the tapes to the world, it seems that nothing can go wrong.
2:15am
(repeat)
Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Series 24, Episode 2The presenter is Catherine Tate, with guests Howard Marks, Badly Drawn Boy, Katy Wix and Tulisa Contostavlos.
2:45am
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Crapston Villas
Flossie starts her new job, Granny takes some pills and the kids spray paint the neighbourhood.
2:45am
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Mr & Mrs Hotty Hott Hot Show
Studio-based 1950s style comedy gameshow pilot hosted by sketch group Pappy's.
3:10am
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Grouchy Young Men
Series 2, Episode 3In this programme the Grouchies have a good old moan about public transport in Britain, the internet and computer games; with Alun Cochrane and Donny Tourette.
3:20am
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Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live
2011, Episode 1Jon Richardson introduces Josh Widdicombe, Shappi Khorsandi, Seann Walsh, Ed Byrne, Abandoman, Mark Watson, Russell Kane, Tom Stade and many more.
3:35am
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Birds Of A Feather
Series 6, Episode 9 - In At The Deep EndTracey receives a letter addressed to Darryl requesting a quotation for the installation of a swimming pool. Sharon decides it would be a good idea to start up a pool business of their own, especially when she discovers that there is profit of at least £5,000 to be made. Meanwhile, Garth is depressed and wants to know the meaning of life, and Dorien is sponsoring a child in the Gambia - but she sends him a pair of gloves and matching scarf from Harrods.
4:20am
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Mongrels
Series 2, Episode 5 - Nelson And The AMAZING NutsMarion becomes a YouTube sensation after getting his head stuck in a car tyre. When building work threatens his den, Nelson must find a new flatmate from an endangered species or lose his home. Destiny uncovers a shocking secret about her owner Gary.
4:50am
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Mongrels
Series 2, Episode 8 - Vince And The Helpful HorseIt's New Year's Day and the night before is a complete blur. With a police dog hot on their trail, Nelson and the gang must solve the mystery of what happened to them on New Year's Eve before the law catches up with them. Where did Marion find his Siamese wife? Why are they now two identical Destinys? And not forgetting Nelson's screaming horse flashbacks...