British Comedy Guide

Schedule Thursday 16th August 2012

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 10am
35 min
Hacker Time. Copyright: BBC

Hacker Time

Series 2, Episode 9 - Ricky Boleto

News just in! Ricky Boleto has been inadvertently tricked in to appearing on Hacker Time! Expect news-based chaos! Bong!

BBC Radio Scotland 10:30am
90 min
MacAulay And Co. Image shows from L to R: Fred MacAulay, Susan Calman. Copyright: BBC

MacAulay And Co

Edinburgh 2012, Episode 9

Fred is live from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, bringing you all the best comedy talent for a second week.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Image shows from L to R: Harry H. Corbett, Wilfrid Brambell

Steptoe And Son...And Sons

Paul Jackson considers the legacy of legendary sitcom Steptoe And Son.

BBC Three 9pm
Russell Brand

Russell Brand: From Addiction to Recovery

Ten years ago Russell Brand was addicted to heroin, his career was unravelling and he was told he may only have six months to live. The story of how he battled to stay clean of drugs is at the heart of this serious personal film in which Brand challenges how our society deals with addicts and addiction.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 9pm
115 min
Peter Kay Live: The Tour That Didn't Tour - Tour. Peter Kay. Credit: Goodnight Vienna Productions

Peter Kay Live: The Tour That Didn't Tour - Tour

Television version of northern comic Peter Kay's record-breaking Tour That Doesn't Tour Tour live show.

Radio 2 logo 9:30pm
30 min
The Blagger's Guide. David Quantick. Copyright: Unique Productions

The Blagger's Guide

Blagger's Guide To The Games, Episode 4

In this final episode, the Olympic symbols and emblems come under scrutiny. We uncover the stories behind the Olympic mascots, which originated in 1968 and this year manifested themselves in the guise of droplets of molten steel hanging from the girders of the Olympic Stadium.

ITV2 logo. Credit: ITV 10pm
45 min
Lemon La Vida Loca. Image shows from L to R: Rosie Parker (Laura Aikman), Keith Lemon (Leigh Francis). Copyright: Talkback / Bang Tidy Productions

Lemon La Vida Loca

Series 1, Episode 3

Keith heads down to the gym in an attempt to get in shape before jetting off to Marbella to shoot his very own calendar. Back in the UK, cracks are beginning to appear in his relationship with his long-term girlfriend, Rosie.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10:55pm
35 min
Verry Terry. Terry Tibbs (Kayvan Novak). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Verry Terry

Chat show pilot hosted by Kayvan Novak in character as Terry Tibbs, his hit loud mouth character from Facejacker.

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