British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Friday 12th October 2012

Radio 4 10:45am
15 min
HighLites. Beverley (Lorraine Ashbourne). Copyright: BBC

HighLites

HighLites: Retouched, Episode 5

When intimidating witnesses, tampering with CCTV, and making false statements fail to take the heat off Beverley and Shirley in a hit and run investigation, they resort to discrediting the victim. All in a week's work.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Gloomsbury. Image shows from L to R: Henry Mickleton (Jonathan Coy), Vera Sackcloth-Vest (Miriam Margolyes), DH Lollipop (John Sessions), Lionel Fox (Nigel Planer), Venus Traduces (Morwenna Banks), Ginny Fox (Alison Steadman). Copyright: Little Brother Productions

Gloomsbury

Series 1, Episode 3 - The St Ives School Of Painting

Vera Sackcloth-Vest and Ginny Fox rush down to St Ives in search of DH Lollipop. But it is Vera's persistent and flamboyant admirer Venus Traduces who is ravished in the brambles.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:45pm
15 min
...At The Stand. Hardeep Singh Kohli. Copyright: Dabster Productions

...At The Stand

Hardeep At The Stand 2, Episode 5

This week's performers are David Kay, Terry Alderton, Keara Murphy and Graeme Thomas.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 5:30pm
30 min
The Revolting World Of Stanley Brown. Stanley (Dean Chapman). Copyright: Retort

The Revolting World Of Stanley Brown

Episode 4 - Night Of The Living Virus

Stanley is making the most revolting film ever, but first he must find a leading lady.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 78, Episode 6

Sandi Toksvig is in the chair and Carolyn Brown reads out cuttings as panellists Susan Calman, Nick Doody, Francis Wheen and Rebecca Front take a satirical look at the week's news.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9pm
30 min
Have I Got News For You. Image shows left to right: Ian Hislop, Paul Merton. Credit: Matt Crockett

Have I Got News For You

Series 44, Episode 1

Clare Balding makes her first appearance in the chair. Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guests Graham Linehan and Ken Livingstone.

Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky 9pm
30 min
Trollied. Image shows from L to R: Julie (Jane Horrocks), Lorraine (Stephanie Beacham), Gavin (Jason Watkins). Copyright: Roughcut Television

Trollied

Series 2, Episode 8

Gavin and Lorraine are as unlikely a pairing as Spam and ice cream but, with Julie on 'sick leave', they're forced to work together.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9:30pm
30 min
Me And Mrs Jones. Image shows from L to R: Gemma Jones (Sarah Alexander), Billy (Robert Sheehan)

Me And Mrs Jones

Episode 1

Gemma raises the jealousy of the other mums at the school gates when handsome Tom asks her on a date. She's beyond nervous - but it's the surprise return of son Alfie from international travelling with new friend Billy that really throws her.

Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky 9:30pm
30 min
Moone Boy. Image shows from L to R: Sean Murphy (Chris O'Dowd), Martin (David Rawle). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions / Sprout Pictures

Moone Boy

Series 1, Episode 6 - The Bell-End Of An Era

It's a big moment in the life of young Martin Moone: his last week of primary school.

BBC Three 9:45pm
45 min version
Russell Howard's Good News. Russell Howard. Copyright: Avalon Television

Russell Howard's Good News

Series 7, Episode 3

Russell Howard returns to pore through another week's weird and wild news stories and international media events.

BBC Two 10pm
30 min
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Jo Brand, Stephen Fry, Liza Tarbuck, Sue Perkins. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series J, Episode 5 - J-Places

With Sandi Toksvig, Susan Calman and Bill Bailey.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm
Arthur Smith

The Comedy Club At The Cheltenham Literature Festival

The Comedy Club escapes the Radio 4 Extra studio and heads off to the Cheltenham Literature Festival for a night of stand-up comedy. ?Hosted by Arthur Smith, and featuring the stand-up talents of the various Radio 4 Extra Comedy Club presenters.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10pm
70 min
Alan Carr: Chatty Man. Alan Carr. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Alan Carr: Chatty Man

Series 9, Episode 5 - Cheryl Cole, McFly, Dara O Briain, Leona Lewis

Alan's sofa is crammed with pop stars as Cheryl Cole talks about her new book, Cheryl: My Story, and boy band McFly give the inside story on their new book, Unsaid Things: Our Story. Comedian Dara O Briain talks about his new tour and the music is from Leona Lewis, who performs her latest single, Trouble.

Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky 10pm
30 min
Moone Boy. Image shows from L to R: Sean Murphy (Chris O'Dowd), Martin (David Rawle). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions / Sprout Pictures

Moone Boy

Series 1, Documentary - Behind The Scenes

In this special, Sky1 goes behind the scenes on Moone Boy's first series.

Comedy Central 11pm
30 min
Comedy Central At The Comedy Store. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Comedy Central At The Comedy Store

Series 2, Episode 15

Imran Yusef has his own citizenship test, Roger Monkhouse thinks we're f***ed, James Acaster is perplexed and Roisin Conaty watches a 'karate' film.

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