Schedule Tuesday 31st January 2012
6am
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Sykes
Series 3, Episode 1 - The Stolen BentleySitcom about identical twins Eric and Hattie Sykes, who live together in suburban London.
6:30am
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The Liver Birds
Series 2, Episode 11 - Mother's DayMother's Day would normally see Beryl's parents visit, but this year Sandra's invited hers. They compromise with a party, but neither mother likes the other and slob vs snob could result in friction!
7am
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Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 3, Episode 7 - Isometrics And AfterCompo and Clegg are not as fit as they used to be according to Foggy, who recommends some exercise. But Clegg has a nagging suspicion that some of the world's nicest people are among those with tired, flagging limbs.
7:30am
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Just Good Friends
Series 1, Episode 4Vince hasn't been to his father for advice since he was a kid, and he soon remembers why. Meanwhile, Penny's mother decides to reveal a few secrets from her own past in order to warn her off Vince.
7:30am
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Mr And Mrs Smith
Episode 1 - The Dinner PartyWill and Annabelle throw a disastrous dinner party. The quarrelling couple tell their counsellor Guy all about the event, with flashbacks to the dinner party itself.
8am
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2point4 Children
Series 4, Episode 2 - Family PlotFrustrated at the family squabbles over dinner, Bill takes advantage of a blown fusebox to force the Porter household into an evening of civilised discussion.
8am
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The Goon Show
Episode 6.24, The Treasure in the Lake: Neddie discovers he is heir to a massive fortune in Scotland.
8:40am
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Sykes
Series 3, Episode 1 - The Stolen BentleySitcom about identical twins Eric and Hattie Sykes, who live together in suburban London.
8:45am
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Scoop
Series 3, Episode 8 - Taking PicturesDigby and Hacker train as undercover security guards in a gallery to catch an art thief.
9am45 min version (repeat)
The News Quiz
Series 76, Episode 5Sandi Toksvig questions panellists Jeremy Hardy, Rebecca Front, Hugo Rifkind and Steve Punt about this week's news while Carolyn Brown reads out cuttings sent in by listeners.
9:05am
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Rising Damp
Series 3, Episode 6 - The Cocktail HourAlan's getting more serious about Caroline, but her parents are well-to-do and Rigsby's far from convinced that the young scruff could possibly make the relationship work. Especially when he's not invited to a party in his own house...
9:20am
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The Liver Birds
Series 2, Episode 11 - Mother's DayMother's Day would normally see Beryl's parents visit, but this year Sandra's invited hers. They compromise with a party, but neither mother likes the other and slob vs snob could result in friction!
9:45am
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Hamish And Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea
Series 2, Episode 4 - The Poison Pen LettersHamish and Dougal try to discover the identity of the author of a series of letters that are unsettling their Highland community.
10am
(repeat)
Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 3, Episode 7 - Isometrics And AfterCompo and Clegg are not as fit as they used to be according to Foggy, who recommends some exercise. But Clegg has a nagging suspicion that some of the world's nicest people are among those with tired, flagging limbs.
10:40am
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Just Good Friends
Series 1, Episode 4Vince hasn't been to his father for advice since he was a kid, and he soon remembers why. Meanwhile, Penny's mother decides to reveal a few secrets from her own past in order to warn her off Vince.
11am
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Hotel Trubble
Series 1, Episode 8 - High Trubble MusicalThe staff must put on a fabulous performance for Mr Trubble's birthday.
11:20am
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2point4 Children
Series 4, Episode 2 - Family PlotFrustrated at the family squabbles over dinner, Bill takes advantage of a blown fusebox to force the Porter household into an evening of civilised discussion.
12pm
(repeat)
Last Of The Summer Wine
A selection of episodes from the 16th series of Britain's longest running sitcom.
12pm
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The Goon Show
Episode 6.24, The Treasure in the Lake: Neddie discovers he is heir to a massive fortune in Scotland.
12:40pm
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My Family
Series 2, Episode 12 - Ben Wants To Be A MillionaireBen meets an old school friend who is now a millionaire. After being told by him about the wonders of the stock market, he and Susan decide to invest a large amount of money. Things go well at first but Ben's refusal to sell up while they're ahead costs them the lot!
1pm
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What The Dickens?
Series 2, Episode 8Dave Gorman and Stephen K Amos take up the challenge of Sandi Toksvig's entertaining and unpredictable cultural comedy quiz, joining team captains Chris Addison and Sue Perkins.
1:20pm
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My Family
Series 2, Episode 13 - BreakableNick's decision to become a motorbike stunt driver brings more worry for Susan in this great episode. Meanwhile Janey's new job isn't what she expected it to be.
2pm30 min
Laughed Off The Page
Series 4, Episode 5 - Richard HerringRichard Herring speaks to Janice Forsyth about his career as a comedy writer and performer as well as the success he has found on both television and radio. With programmes that include Week Ending, Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World and Fist of Fun to name but a few.
2pm
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One Foot In The Grave
A selection of episodes from the second series of the Richard Wilson sitcom.
2pm
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Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 12, Episode 2 - Come In Sunray MajorFoggy goes hi-tech to establish good communications with Compo and Clegg.
2:55pm
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ChuckleVision
Series 19, Episode 8 - In-Console-AblePaul's addiction to a video game threatens their employment as chefs in a high class bistro. After Barry tries out the game it transfers superhuman powers to him. Paul decides to put them to good use by getting him to do all the hard work but, as ever, his scheme backfires spectacularly.
4pm
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As Time Goes By
A selection of episodes from the romantic sitcom starring Geoffrey Palmer and Judi Dench.
4:20pm
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Gigglebiz
CBeebies legend Justin Fletcher gets the nation's under-sixes laughing their socks off with his collection of crazy comedy characters.
4:30pm30 min
Pixelface
Series 2, Episode 5 - You're HistoryAlexia receives a gift from her Russian uncle: a red jigsaw block. But the block starts multiplying, and soon the console is overrun with coloured shapes falling out of the air.
5:15pm
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Rising Damp
Series 3, Episode 7 - Suddenly At HomeThe house is plunged into confusion and mourning when Rigsby discovers basement tenant Mr Osborne, stiff as a board.
5:40pm
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My Family
Series 2, Episode 12 - Ben Wants To Be A MillionaireBen meets an old school friend who is now a millionaire. After being told by him about the wonders of the stock market, he and Susan decide to invest a large amount of money. Things go well at first but Ben's refusal to sell up while they're ahead costs them the lot!
6pm
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Open All Hours
A selection of episodes from the third series of the shop-based sitcom starring Ronnie Barker and David Jason.
6:15pm
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Horrible Histories
Series 2, Episode 11Barmy Roman emperor Caligula fails to invade Britain so collects seashells instead, King Henry VIII plays tennis while Anne Boleyn is executed, and some naughty Saxon monks throw a funky party.
6:20pm
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My Family
Series 2, Episode 13 - BreakableNick's decision to become a motorbike stunt driver brings more worry for Susan in this great episode. Meanwhile Janey's new job isn't what she expected it to be.
6:30pm30 min
Mr And Mrs Smith
Episode 2 - Sally's BirthdayWill and Annabelle attend her mum's 60th birthday party, where Will makes an effort to get on with his straight-talking father-in-law John.
7pm
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The Goon Show
Highly surreal radio adventures that helped take British comedy into a new age. Starring Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe.
7pm
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Harry Hill's TV Burp
Series 11, Highlights Special - The Best Of TV Burp 22Clips include Harry regaling viewers with an old Spandau Ballet hit with the help of Tony Robinson, a look at what Autumnwatch would be like in 3D and Harry going on Nick Baker's trail all the way to Mexico on the hunt for more weird creatures.
7:50pm
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Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 12, Episode 2 - Come In Sunray MajorFoggy goes hi-tech to establish good communications with Compo and Clegg.
8pm
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Only Fools And Horses
Series 5, Christmas Special - A Royal FlushRodney meets an upper-crust young lady selling paintings down the market and they instantly hit it off. However, when Del finds out that she's Lady Victoria of Malebury, whose father is a cousin of the Queen, he begins to plot the couple's wedding.
8pm60 min version (repeat)
9pm
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Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow
Series 2, Episode 5 - BristolMighty Boosh star Noel Fielding headlines, with additional performances from Seann Walsh, Mike Gunn and Hal Cruttenden.
9:25pm
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Absolutely Fabulous
Series 1, Episode 4 - Iso TankWith Bubble now surprisingly efficient at the office, Edina feels surplus to her own life. Forbidden by Safron from attending her sixth form's open day, she decides that adopting a Romanian baby would be a good idea...
10pm
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Men Behaving Badly
Series 4, Episode 7 - Playing AwayFlat share sitcom following security salesman Gary and his lodger, as they attempt to navigate the opposite sex.
10pm
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Shameless
Series 2, Episode 3Things liven up on the estate when the council run a Best Kept Garden competition to win a year's free rent. Carol and Veronica both get green-fingered, and light-fingered, trying to win.
10pm
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Threesome
Series 1, Episode 1Alice turns 30 and has a drug-addled threesome with her boyfriend and their gay friend. When she discovers she's pregnant it's a decision whether to keep it or not.
10pm
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Have I Got News For You
Series 41, Episode 5Masterchef's John Torode and Gregg Wallace become HIGNFY's first co-hosts. Guest panellists are Richard Herring and Samira Ahmed.
10pm
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Mr And Mrs Smith
Episode 1 - The Dinner PartyWill and Annabelle throw a disastrous dinner party. The quarrelling couple tell their counsellor Guy all about the event, with flashbacks to the dinner party itself.
10pm60 min
Shameless
Series 9, Episode 5A figure from Jamie's past shows up on the estate, looking to call in a favour. Brooksy, or more accurately D.S. Brooks, is currently suspended pending serious charges.
10:30pm
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Little Britain
Series 1, Episode 3Lou and Andy visit the seaside, and there is a new member at Fat Fighters.
10:30pm
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The Ape That Got Lucky
Episode 2 - Social DevelopmentIn his second episode, Chris Addison looks at the development of social development in early humans, claiming that humans just got lucky.
10:35pm
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Benidorm
Series 4, Episode 3The Garvey's get a bit of a shock when they discover that Mel's debt has been taken on by some gangsters. They find themselves attempting a very risky bet to pay off what they owe.
10:40pm
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Men Behaving Badly
Series 5, Episode 1 - HairTony returns from his holidays sporting a beard, and Dorothy moves in with Gary.
11pm15 min
I, Regress
Series 1, Episode 5Dr Berry's latest patient, Christian Parcel, finds himself in the worst place on the planet thanks to some 'experimental hypnotherapy'. But events take a twist that even Dr Berry himself finds hard to control, thanks to a football pitch, a nightclub and a very unusual tattoo...
11pm
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Trevor's World Of Sport
Sitcom about sports agent Trevor Heslop and his struggle to cope with with work and family. Continuation of the TV series of the same name.
11pm
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Sirens
Episode 1 - Up, Horny, DownIt's a typical night for the emergency team, who are called to a major road traffic collision where a young woman is trapped in an up turned car and not breathing.
11:05pm
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11:15pm
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Tim Vine Live
Former Guinness World Record holding joke machine Tim Vine performs in London.
11:15pm
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Continuity
Episode 5An update on the much-debated renaming of Book at Bedtime, an 'in depth' report from inside the Met Office, and an exciting vacancy in Radio 4's continuity department.
11:20pm
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Bottom
Series 2, Episode 2 - CultureAfter their TV is repossessed by Rumbelows, Eddie and Richie are left bored at home for the evening. Perhaps a game of chess could pass the time.
11:45pm60 min version (repeat)
Midnight
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Bottom
Series 2, Episode 4 - ParadeRichie and Eddie make £8 each for taking part in a police line-up, and intend to drink it away. When they arrive at the pub, bookmaker Larry is already drunk and soon talking of dead certs.
Midnight
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The Catherine Tate Show
Series 1, Episode 3Bernie welcomes a new co-worker, an American girl explains a meaningful conversation with a man and the scared woman is scared again.
12:40am
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Men Behaving Badly
Series 4, Episode 7 - Playing AwayFlat share sitcom following security salesman Gary and his lodger, as they attempt to navigate the opposite sex.
12:40am
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The Catherine Tate Show
Series 1, Episode 4Paul and Sam discover that their geography is a bit rusty, Nan is excited about Meals On Wheels and Carole is annoyed by vegetarians, mime artists and windscreen washers.
12:45am
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Shameless
Series 2, Episode 3Things liven up on the estate when the council run a Best Kept Garden competition to win a year's free rent. Carol and Veronica both get green-fingered, and light-fingered, trying to win.
12:50am
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Dirty Sexy Funny: Olivia Lee
A hidden camera prank show for Comedy Central starring Olivia Lee. Features stunts, scripted sketches and setups.
1:15am
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Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps
Series 5, Episode 13 - Love 83199Jonny realises it's time to be responsible now he's a father, and incredibly, decides to get a job. He's amazed to find his dream job is being advertised in the local paper - working in a biscuit factory! Now all he has to do is get an interview...
1:20am
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Men Behaving Badly
Series 5, Episode 1 - HairTony returns from his holidays sporting a beard, and Dorothy moves in with Gary.
1:20am
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Grouchy Young Men
Series 1, Highlights SpecialMore of the best bits from the series as our Grouchies look back grimly on their early years, watching porn, and Brits abroad.
1:25am
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Rising Damp
Series 3, Episode 7 - Suddenly At HomeThe house is plunged into confusion and mourning when Rigsby discovers basement tenant Mr Osborne, stiff as a board.
1:40am
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1:50am
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The Detectives
Episode 1, What the Butler Saw: Briggs and Louis get involved in a real-life whodunit when the Earl of Lisson is killed at his country hotel.
1:55am
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Murder Most Horrid
Episode 4.1, Frozen: World War Two is over, and two sisters develop a passion for a freezer repair man.
2am45 min version (repeat)
The News Quiz
Series 76, Episode 5Sandi Toksvig questions panellists Jeremy Hardy, Rebecca Front, Hugo Rifkind and Steve Punt about this week's news while Carolyn Brown reads out cuttings sent in by listeners.
2:15am
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Star Stories
Series 1, Episode 4 - Guy Richie Presents A Guy Ritchie Film - The Wife's LifeGuy Ritchie presents his brand new film The Wife's Life - his own unique take on the Madonna phenomenon. What were the key events that ensured that she became the Queen of Pop?
2:25am
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Jo Brand Through The Cakehole
Series 2, Episode 6 - What A StateIn the final programme of the series, Jo Brand turns her thoughts to HRT, soap operas, politically correct banking and Clause IV of the Labour Party. It also includes Imelda Staunton's own version of the National Anthem.
2:45am
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Hamish And Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea
Series 2, Episode 4 - The Poison Pen LettersHamish and Dougal try to discover the identity of the author of a series of letters that are unsettling their Highland community.
3:20am
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Birds Of A Feather
Series 7, Episode 6 - Rising DampFollowing Chris and Darryl's reincarceration, Tracey wastes no time in going out to look for a new man. But with roles more than a little reversed, Sharon's eagerly fighting Chris's corner. Elsewhere, Dorien's got Marcus right where she wants him.
3:25am
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Little Britain
Series 1, Episode 3Lou and Andy visit the seaside, and there is a new member at Fat Fighters.