British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Saturday 24th March 2012

BBC Radio 5 Live 11am
60 min
Fighting Talk. Colin Murray. Copyright: World's End Productions

Fighting Talk

Series 9, Episode 34

Steve Bunce, Neil Delamere, Dougie Anderson and Brian Reade fight for punditry points.

BBC Two 6:50pm (repeat)
Dad's Army. Image shows from L to R: Private Godfrey (Arnold Ridley), Lance Corporal Jones (Clive Dunn), Private Walker (James Beck), Captain Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe), Private Frazer (John Laurie), Sergeant Wilson (John Le Mesurier), Private Pike (Ian Lavender)

Dad's Army

Series 3, Episode 5 - Something Nasty In The Vault

During an air-raid, the bank is hit by a bomb. The good news is that the bomb has not blown up. The bad news is reason why it has not: Mainwaring and Wilson are holding it!

BBC Two 7:20pm (repeat)
The Story Of Light Entertainment. Copyright: Shine

The Story Of Light Entertainment

Episode 5 - Pop And Easy Listening

Music had always been at the heart of variety, but in the 1950s rock 'n' roll and the concept of the teenager arrived. TV didn't know how to cope so the 60s viewer was fed a diet of easy listening.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 7:30pm
30 min
Harry Hill's TV Burp. Harry Hill. Copyright: Avalon Television

Harry Hill's TV Burp

Series 12, Episode 8

In the last ever episode of TV Burp, Harry celebrates Amanda Lamb's laugh, and is distraught by Heather off EastEnders' death

Radio 2 logo 10pm
30 min
Henning Wehn

Henning Knows Best

Episode 2 - Politics

Henning Wehn looks at British politics, sharing his views on the history of the parties, voting and Europe. He is joined by former football mascot and now Mayor of Hartlepool, Stuart Drummond.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 10:20pm
30 min
The Jonathan Ross Show. Jonathan Ross. Copyright: Hot Sauce / ITV Studios

The Jonathan Ross Show

Series 2, Episode 12 - Danny DeVito, Dara O'Briain, Simon Cowell, David Walliams

On the final show of the series, Jonathan Ross welcomes Hollywood star Danny DeVito, comedian Dara O'Briain and Britain's Got Talent judges Simon Cowell and David Walliams. There is also a performance from chart-topper Labrinth.

Radio 2 logo 10:30pm (repeat)
Two Episodes Of Mash. Image shows from L to R: Diane Morgan, Joe Wilkinson. Copyright: BBC

Two Episodes Of Mash

Series 1, Episode 4

Diane and Joe decide to plan a party to celebrate the end of the series. David O'Doherty is drafted in to help.

ITV2 logo. Credit: ITV 11:05pm (repeat)
Celebrity Juice. Image shows from L to R: Holly Willoughby, Rufus Hound, Leigh Francis, Fearne Cotton

Celebrity Juice

Series 7, Episode 7 - Corrie vs EastEnders Special

Keith Lemon presents a special soap-themed edition of Celebrity Juice. Team captains Holly Willoughby and Fearne Cotton are joined by Coronation Street's Catherine Tyldesley and Jack P Shepherd and EastEnders stars Rita Simons and John Partridge for some side-splitting soap-based fun.

BBC Two 11:10pm (repeat)
The Sarah Millican Television Programme. Sarah Millican. Copyright: So Television / Chopsy Productions

The Sarah Millican Television Programme

Series 1, Episode 3 - Food & Survival

This week Sarah Millican is looking at Food and Survival programmes and meeting Saturday Kitchen wine expert Olly Smith, adventurer Charley Boorman and The Great British Bake Off's Paul Hollywood.

U&Dave channel logo 11:15pm (repeat)
QI. Stephen Fry. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series A, Episode 11 - Arts

With Richard E. Grant, Bill Bailey and Linda Smith.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 11:40pm (repeat)
Absolutely Fabulous. Image shows from L to R: Patsy (Joanna Lumley), Edina (Jennifer Saunders). Copyright: Saunders And French Productions / BBC

Absolutely Fabulous

Series 4, Episode 1 - Parralox

A new TV venture's on the cards for Edina, and she's lined up a guest spot with Richard and Judy to help launch a new campaign; for Patsy, life revolves around a skin-freezing serum called Parralox. Saffy, meanwhile, hopes for a government job promoting British culture.

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