Schedule Saturday 17th March 2012
6am
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2point4 Children
A selection of episodes from the third series of the family sitcom by Andrew Marshall.
6:20am
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7:15am
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Goodnight Sweetheart
Series 4, Episode 1 - You're Driving Me CrazyWith both of the women in his life expecting babies, Gary finds there are heavy demands on his time - not to mention his bank balance.
7:30am
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Bread
Liverpudlian Boswell family are experts at exploiting the system to get by in life, with plenty of dodgy deals and government handouts to help.
7:50am
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Goodnight Sweetheart
Series 4, Episode 2 - In The MoodGary fears he may not be the only one who can go back to 1942 when young Arthur disappears from the shop.
8am
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Creature Comforts
Episode 4, The Sea: We meet a frightened shark, a walrus with the bends, a shrimp holding its breath and plankton riding the waves.
8:05am
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Pixelface
Series 2, Episode 8 - Strictly RomfordRomford has always been desperate for a body, so when Alexia suggests contacting a 'body parts' man, he is delighted.
8:10am
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Bread
Liverpudlian Boswell family are experts at exploiting the system to get by in life, with plenty of dodgy deals and government handouts to help.
8:50am
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Bread
Liverpudlian Boswell family are experts at exploiting the system to get by in life, with plenty of dodgy deals and government handouts to help.
9am
Just A Minute Without Hesitation
Nicholas Parsons celebrates 45 years of wit and wonder from Just a Minute, including classic performances from Clement Freud, Paul Merton, Linda Smith, Shelia Hancock and Kenneth Williams. Three hour broadcast.
9:30am
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2point4 Children
Series 1, Episode 1 - Leader Of The PackWhilst Ben's having a "busy" day drinking tea, Bill is sent running around after everyone. Jenny's in trouble at school, David's noisy at home, and the shop is overrun with OAPs.
10am
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Roy
Series 2, Episode 10 - DIY RoyRoy and friends are building a rabbit hutch, but Roy's eagerness destroys it and the team fires him. Bill employs Roy on a decorating job which also ends badly. Can Roy repair the damage and make up with his mates?
10:10am
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Sykes
Series 1, Episode 1 - BurglaryMr. Brown has been burgled and, keen that he and Hattie not be seen to have nothing worth stealing, Eric claims that the reason his house hasn't been raided is due to his huge, ferocious dog, Nero.
10:30am
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Sorry, I've Got No Head
Series 2, Episode 2In North Barrasay, Ross reveals his latest science project about climate change; Jasmine and Prudith take a ride on public transport and decide a bus journey will cost £1,000; Timmy's mum tries to find another enterprising way to beat the school run; and the noisy knights invigilate an exam.
10:50am
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Yes Minister
Series 1, Episode 1 - Open GovernmentNewly installed in his office, Jim Hacker is about to have his first encounter with the feared Sir Humphrey Appleby in an effort to establish "Open Government".
11am60 min
Fighting Talk
Series 9, Episode 33Eleanor Oldroyd, Greg Brady, Des Kelly and John Rawling compete for punditry points.
11:30am
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As Time Goes By
Episode 1, You Must Remember This: A couple meet up 38 years after being separated.
11:30am
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Dani's House
A sitcom/sketch show for Children's BBC starring Dani Harmer. Dani is left at home to look after her annoying younger brother Max.
12:10pm
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Open All Hours
Series 1, Episode 1 - Full Of Mysterious Promise"Why don't we get engaged before we both grow a moustache?"
What's more fruitless - Arkwright's pursuit of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel, or his attempt to sell tins of food without labels?
12:30pm
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Sadie J
Series 2, Episode 8 - BridesmaidamundoWhen Sadie interferes in her aunt's wedding, she discovers an uncomfortable truth from the past.
12:30pm
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The Now Show
Series 36, Episode 5Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis with a mix of topical sketches and stand-up with Matt Forde, Laura Shavin and Mitch Benn.
12:50pm
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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.
1:30pm
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Last Of The Summer Wine
Comedy Playhouse, Episode 1 - Of Funerals And FishBlamire, Compo and Clegg are three opposites with one thing in common - determination to make each day as full as possible. After being thrown out of the library for smoking and eating, the trio head to the café and are driven away by argument, then do a little fishing - before a chance sighting up in the hills opens the library doors to them once more.
2pm
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Dad's Army
Series 2, Episode 15 - The King Was In His Counting HouseWhile Mainwaring hosts a party in his house with some of his men, the bank gets bombed. It is up to his troops to make sure that none of the bank's money goes missing.
2:10pm
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Blackadder
The Black Adder, Episode 1 - The ForetellingArriving late for the Battle of Bosworth Field, Edmund Plantagenet, the Duke of Edinburgh, mistakenly beheads his uncle, King Richard III. With his father now King, the weasely Prince re-christens himself 'The Black Adder'.
2:15pm
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Harry Hill's TV Burp
Series 12, Episode 6Harry is rather intrigued by the money-saving tips in SuperScrimpers, and surprised by Make Bradford British. But which is better, Zeus or juice?
2:30pm
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Steptoe And Son
Oh, What a Beautiful Mourning: The family clash at Albert's brother's funeral.
2:55pm
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2point4 Children
Series 1, Episode 1 - Leader Of The PackWhilst Ben's having a "busy" day drinking tea, Bill is sent running around after everyone. Jenny's in trouble at school, David's noisy at home, and the shop is overrun with OAPs.
3:30pm
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Mr. Bean
Episode 5 - The Trouble With Mr. BeanThanks to some ingenious driving, Mr. Bean gets to an appointment with the dentist after oversleeping. He also has trouble in the park with a bothersome wasp, and meets a child with a remote-controlled boat.
3:35pm
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Sykes
Series 1, Episode 1 - BurglaryMr. Brown has been burgled and, keen that he and Hattie not be seen to have nothing worth stealing, Eric claims that the reason his house hasn't been raided is due to his huge, ferocious dog, Nero.
4pm
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Mr. Bean
Episode 6 - Mr. Bean Rides AgainRowan Atkinson creates more comic mayhem as Mr. Bean comes to the aid of a heart-attack victim, fails miserably to post a letter and flies off on holiday.
4:15pm
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Yes Minister
Series 1, Episode 1 - Open GovernmentNewly installed in his office, Jim Hacker is about to have his first encounter with the feared Sir Humphrey Appleby in an effort to establish "Open Government".
4:40pm
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Red Dwarf
Series IV, Episode 5 - Dimension JumpIn an alternate universe, we see another Arnold Rimmer. He's a test pilot in the Space Corps, and is more fondly named "Ace".
4:55pm
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As Time Goes By
Episode 1, You Must Remember This: A couple meet up 38 years after being separated.
5pm
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Dani's House
A sitcom/sketch show for Children's BBC starring Dani Harmer. Dani is left at home to look after her annoying younger brother Max.
5:20pm
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Would I Lie To You?
Series 4, Episode 6The guests this week are Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Rufus Hound, Miranda Hart and Welsh funny man Rhod Gilbert.
5:30pm
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4 O'Clock Club
Series 1, Episode 7 - FootballJosh, Ryan and Ash sign up for the school footie team to get out of lessons, but discover that even studying is preferable to PE teacher Thorne's strict disciplinary regime.
5:30pm
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What's So Funny?
Series 3, Episode 11Ed Byrne and Lucy Porter take a look the world of comedy. Ed is joined by Justin Edwards, Veronica Lee and Jimeoin.
5:35pm
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Open All Hours
Series 1, Episode 1 - Full Of Mysterious Promise"Why don't we get engaged before we both grow a moustache?"
What's more fruitless - Arkwright's pursuit of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel, or his attempt to sell tins of food without labels?
6:15pm
(repeat)
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.
6:30pm
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Social Club FM
Series 1, Episode 4 - AusterityMr Chairman and Rex look to star guest Roy Noble to add pizzazz to the station's 'austerity' programming. But will he even turn up?
6:30pm
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Dad's Army
Series 3, Episode 4 - The Bullet Is Not For FiringThe platoon get into a spot of bother after firing at a German plane during an air raid. Displeased at the spending of precious bullets, Mainwaring organises a court of inquiry into the situation.
6:55pm
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Last Of The Summer Wine
Comedy Playhouse, Episode 1 - Of Funerals And FishBlamire, Compo and Clegg are three opposites with one thing in common - determination to make each day as full as possible. After being thrown out of the library for smoking and eating, the trio head to the café and are driven away by argument, then do a little fishing - before a chance sighting up in the hills opens the library doors to them once more.
7pm
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Mr. Bean
Episode 5 - The Trouble With Mr. BeanThanks to some ingenious driving, Mr. Bean gets to an appointment with the dentist after oversleeping. He also has trouble in the park with a bothersome wasp, and meets a child with a remote-controlled boat.
7pm
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The Story Of Light Entertainment
Episode 4 - The ComicsThis edition charts the comedian's meteoric rise to the top, from working men's clubs to Tony Hancock to 1980s alternative comedy.
7:10pm
Let's Dance For Sport Relief
Paddy McGuiness, Rhod Gilbert and Frank Skinner are on hand to judge the final of the dance competition. Those competing are The Cuban Brothers; Rowland Rivron; Omid Djalili; CBBC's Dani Harmer & Outnumbered's Tyger Drew-Honey; Eddie The Eagle; Miles Jupp; EastEnders Tameka Empson & Laurie Brett; and Terry Alderton.
7:30pm
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Mr. Bean
Episode 6 - Mr. Bean Rides AgainRowan Atkinson creates more comic mayhem as Mr. Bean comes to the aid of a heart-attack victim, fails miserably to post a letter and flies off on holiday.
7:30pm30 min
Harry Hill's TV Burp
Series 12, Episode 7Harry Hill looks at the American 'sport' of beard growing in tonight's episode. There's also a look at the dogs in Horizon's Woof, and an ode to TV presenter Amanda Lamb.
7:35pm
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Blackadder
The Black Adder, Episode 1 - The ForetellingArriving late for the Battle of Bosworth Field, Edmund Plantagenet, the Duke of Edinburgh, mistakenly beheads his uncle, King Richard III. With his father now King, the weasely Prince re-christens himself 'The Black Adder'.
8pm
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Last Of The Summer Wine
A selection of episodes from the tenth series of Britain's longest running sitcom.
8:20pm
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One Foot In The Grave
Series 1, Episode 1 - Alive And BuriedReplaced at work by a box, Victor embarks on his enforced retirement but finds it exasperatingly difficult to adapt to his directionless new existence. As he struggles without his security guard job, he begins magnifying mundane aspects of everyday life into major dramas.
9pm
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Outnumbered
Series 1, Episode 1We meet the three children. They are a regal five-year-old girl with a talent for interrogation and an interest in nits, a seven-year-old boy with a penchant for lying and an 11-year-old who is gearing up for his scary first day at secondary school.
9pm
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Have I Got News For You
Series 41, Episode 7Bill Bailey acts as tonight's guest host. Joining Ian Hislop and Paul Merton are guest panellists Armando Iannucci and Jack Whitehall.
9:15pm30 min
The Jonathan Ross Show
Series 2, Episode 11 - Sarah Millican, Gok Wan, Sugar Ray LeonardJoining Jonathan today are comedian Sarah Millican, fashionista Gok Wan and boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard. With musical guests Snow Patrol.
9:40pm
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Absolutely Fabulous
Series 1, Episode 1 - FashionWealthy international public relations maven Edina Monsoon awakes hungover with one day to put together a major fashion show. Who should she turn to for help, and can she do it whilst off the booze?
10pm30 min
Henning Knows Best
Episode 1 - ClassHenning Wehn looks at Britain and its unique foibles, and in this opening episode the topic is Class. The special guest is social expert Peter York.
10pm
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Eddie Izzard - Sexie
Episode 2: Pondering fox-hunting, racism and difficult mime, the outspoken comedian entertains an audience in Brighton.
10pm
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Celebrity Juice
Series 7, Episode 6 - Girls On Top SpecialThis week's show sees Alexandra Burke and Hollyoaks star Jorgie Porter joining the teams.
10:20pm
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Gimme Gimme Gimme
Episode 1, Who's That Boy?: Hung over, Linda and Tom awake to find a half-naked man in their flat - but who got lucky?
10:30pm
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Two Episodes Of Mash
Series 1, Episode 3David organises an Outside Broadcast. Diane and Joe are given a guided tour of Ken Bruce's house... only problem is, Ken hasn't invited them.
10:45pm
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...At The Stand
Sarah At The Stand, Episode 1Sarah Millican goes behind the scenes at The Stand Comedy Club, where Mark Nelson, Alun Cochrane and Reginald D Hunter are hoping to raise a laugh.
11pm
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A Bit Of Fry & Laurie
Episode 1 - PilotThis Boxing Day pilot was the very first bit of Fry and Laurie. Sketches covered things such as Australian soap operas, a toy car showroom, and their own late-night review show "Argue the Toss".
11pm
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11:05pm
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Live At The Apollo
Series 6, Episode 1 - Sean Lock and John BishopLive At The Apollo returns to BBC One, showcasing the best of British comedy talent. 8 Out Of 10 Cats star Sean Lock introduces Liverpool's finest, John Bishop, from the world-famous Hammersmith Apollo.
11:25pm
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A League Of Their Own
Series 4, Episode 3Corden referees as golfing champ and Major winner Rory McIlroy joins the Reds, and comedian Jack Whitehall is enlisted by the Blues. London 2012 hopeful Jo Jackson pops by too.
11:40pm
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Outnumbered
Series 1, Episode 1We meet the three children. They are a regal five-year-old girl with a talent for interrogation and an interest in nits, a seven-year-old boy with a penchant for lying and an 11-year-old who is gearing up for his scary first day at secondary school.
12:05am
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Lee Evans - Different Planet Tour
Lee Evans's Different Planet Tour, live from the West End at the culmination of more than 100 performances.
12:20am
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Absolutely Fabulous
Series 1, Episode 1 - FashionWealthy international public relations maven Edina Monsoon awakes hungover with one day to put together a major fashion show. Who should she turn to for help, and can she do it whilst off the booze?
12:25am
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Pramface
Series 1, Episode 4 - Man Of The MomentJamie's and Laura's parents meet for lunch to discuss the future of their families. Laura and Jamie are rightly apprehensive about a family summit, but even they couldn't have foreseen how badly it would go.
12:30am
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The Sarah Millican Television Programme
Series 1, Episode 2 - Drama & WeatherThis week Sarah Millican looks at costume drama, with special reference to zombies, and meets distinguished actor Simon Callow, plus Downton Abbey star Phyllis Logan.
12:45am
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The Ricky Gervais Show
Series 1, Episode 11Storylines from this episode include: Valentine's Day; Karl's pulling techniques; fish vs. humans; and the final Monkey News.
12:55am
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White Van Man
Series 2, Episode 4 - The Ones That Got AwayOllie inadvertently arranges a date with an old flame, Emma discovers that Tony has managed to get a date of his own, and Darren is left alone to work for a client with whom he shares a bitter past.
1am
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Jo Brand Through The Cakehole
Series 1, Episode 6This week, Jo asks what's so 'super' about supermodels. She also gives a certain coffee advert a bit of a roasting, before sending some poor people on a murderous rampage.
1:15am
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Steve Coogan Live: The Man Who Thinks He's It
Steve Coogan stars as some of his best known characters including Alan Partridge, Paul and Pauline Calf, and Tony Ferrino. From 1998.
1:15am
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Harry Hill's TV Burp
Series 12, Episode 7Harry Hill looks at the American 'sport' of beard growing in tonight's episode. There's also a look at the dogs in Horizon's Woof, and an ode to TV presenter Amanda Lamb.
1:20am
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The Ricky Gervais Show
Series 1, Episode 12Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington cover a range of pointless topics including a questionnaire, organ donation and slippers.
1:25am
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Russell Howard's Good News
Series 3, Episode 2Russell Howard gives his take on some of the key stories of the week. The Good News Extra stand-up is Pete Johansson.
1:30am
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Jo Brand Through The Cakehole
Series 2, Episode 2 - Sex And MenJo Brand looks at sex and men. She talks condoms with Lynne Franks and there is an investigation into who really shot the arrow into Harold's eye.
1:40am
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Carry On Laughing
A series of half-hour stories, mostly historical romps, presented by the Carry On team. Starring Sid James, Barbara Windsor, Joan Sims and other regulars from the films.
1:50am
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Meet The Parents
Series 1, Episode 2 - Religious FamilyJosh has been dating Holly for three months and now he's about to meet her family.
2:05am
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Blackadder
The Black Adder, Episode 4 - The Queen Of Spain's BeardIn need of more land and alliances across Europe, the King arranges a speedy marriage between the Spanish Infanta, Maria, and Edmund. However, whilst she appears besotted with her betrothed, the Duke of Edinburgh is horrified and resolves to get out of the ceremony any way he can.
2:15am
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Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Series 23, Episode 11Host Frankie Boyle is joined by guests including former Countdown co-host Carol Vorderman, British rap star DJ Ironik, Jon McClure of Reverend and the Makers, and comedian Richard Herring.
2:25am
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Sports Mash - Taking The Mic
ITV4 show in which archive sport footage is given a comic twist with new commentary supplied by comedians.
3:40am
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Pramface
Series 1, Episode 4 - Man Of The MomentJamie's and Laura's parents meet for lunch to discuss the future of their families. Laura and Jamie are rightly apprehensive about a family summit, but even they couldn't have foreseen how badly it would go.
4:10am
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White Van Man
Series 2, Episode 4 - The Ones That Got AwayOllie inadvertently arranges a date with an old flame, Emma discovers that Tony has managed to get a date of his own, and Darren is left alone to work for a client with whom he shares a bitter past.
4:40am
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Russell Howard's Good News
Series 3, Episode 2Russell Howard gives his take on some of the key stories of the week. The Good News Extra stand-up is Pete Johansson.
5:30am
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What's So Funny?
Series 3, Episode 11Ed Byrne and Lucy Porter take a look the world of comedy. Ed is joined by Justin Edwards, Veronica Lee and Jimeoin.