British Comedy Guide

Schedule Sunday 10th February 2013

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 6am (repeat)
Bread. Image shows from L to R: Joey Boswell (Graham Bickley), Aveline Boswell (Melanie Hill), Nellie Boswell (Jean Boht), Grandad (Kenneth Waller), Shifty (Bryan Murray), Adrian Boswell (Jonathon Morris), Billy Boswell (Nick Conway), Freddie Boswell (Ronald Forfar). Copyright: BBC

Bread

Series 3, Episode 6

Joey is forced to confront Roxy's husband, with unusual results, and Aveline decides to give up her modelling career.

ITV3 logo. Credit: ITV 6:10am (repeat)
On The Buses. Olive (Anna Karen). Copyright: London Weekend Television

On The Buses

Series 7, Episode 11 - The Allowance

A new clippie arrives at the depot, but she is no ordinary woman! A committed feminist, it's not long before Jack's turned her to his advantage in the never-ending war against the Inspector, as all the clippies demand extra pay for public convenience visits on their routes.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 6:30am (repeat)
Bread. Image shows from L to R: Joey Boswell (Graham Bickley), Aveline Boswell (Melanie Hill), Nellie Boswell (Jean Boht), Grandad (Kenneth Waller), Shifty (Bryan Murray), Adrian Boswell (Jonathon Morris), Billy Boswell (Nick Conway), Freddie Boswell (Ronald Forfar). Copyright: BBC

Bread

Series 3, Episode 7

Freddie has been arrested for running off with his dust cart after getting the sack, and Grandad has been taken to hospital after wandering off on his own.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 7am (repeat)
Creature Comforts. Copyright: Aardman Animations

Creature Comforts

Animated thoughts from the animal kingdom.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 7:10am (repeat)
Last Of The Summer Wine. Image shows from L to R: Walter C. 'Foggy' Dewhurst (Brian Wilde), William 'Compo' Simmonite (Bill Owen), Norman Clegg (Peter Sallis). Copyright: BBC

Last Of The Summer Wine

1986 Specials, New Year Special - Uncle Of The Bride

For Compo and Clegg, the wedding of Wesley and Edie's daughter would have been little more than a happy diversion, but when they meet Uncle Seymour - retired headmaster and would-be brilliant inventor - nothing seems to go quite as expected - especially when he takes charge of the groom on his stag night.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Bleak Expectations. Image shows from L to R: Hardthrasher (Geoffrey Whitehead), Aunt Lily (Celia Imrie), Young Pip (Tom Allen), Mr Gently Benevolent (Anthony Head), Sir Philip Bin (Richard Johnson), Harry Biscuit (James Bachman). Copyright: BBC

Bleak Expectations

Series 4, Episode 3 - A Wretched Life Made Much Much Sadder

After an embarrassing disaster involving a bridge and a train full of puppies and orphans, Pip and Harry travel to America on the SS Massive Britain.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
Doctor At Large

Doctor At Large

Episode 3, Women On Board: Seasick ship's doctor Simon Sparrow takes a shine to the company chairman's daughter.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

Episode 7, The Hole: The time-wasting twosome get bogged down in a building project.

Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky 8:30am (repeat)
John Bishop's Only Joking. John Bishop

John Bishop's Only Joking

Episode 5

A lucky dip of guests, including comic Shappi Khorsandi, reality TV regular Sally Bercow and The Love Machine presenter Stacey Solomon, keep John Bishop company as he reaches the halfway point of his stand-up series.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 8:50am (repeat)
Shaun The Sheep. Copyright: Aardman Animations / BBC

Shaun The Sheep

Series 1, Episode 19 - Who's The Mummy?

Shaun finds himself out of his depth when newly hatched chicks believe he's their mummy.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 9am (repeat)
Porridge. Image shows from L to R: Mr. Mackay (Fulton Mackay), Fletcher (Ronnie Barker), Godber (Richard Beckinsale). Copyright: BBC

Porridge

A repeat run of the two Christmas specials and the entire third series of the prison-based sitcom. Repeated again as of 15.00.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 9am (repeat)
Horrible Histories. Image shows from L to R: Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Willbond, Mathew Baynton. Copyright: Lion Television / Citrus Television

Horrible Histories

Series 2, Episode 6

The Ug and Ugio families go head to head on Stone Age Family Fortunes, mad King George III's doctors are even madder than he is, and Emperor Elagabalus launches his pranktastic Roman lottery.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 9:30am (repeat)
Dani's Castle. Image shows from L to R: Esme (Jordan Brown), Kait (Shannon Flynn), Dani (Dani Harmer). Copyright: The Foundation

Dani's Castle

Series 1, Episode 4 - 21st Century Boy

Dani admits her true feelings for Gabe but he thinks he needs to update himself to win her affection. A surprise visit from Ben suggests Gabe has competition.

Film4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11am (repeat)
Very Important Person. Sir Ernest Pease KBE FRS / Lt. Farrow, RN (James Robertson Justice). Copyright: Independent Artists

Very Important Person

1961 film spoofing stiff-upper-lipped war dramas, starring James Robertson Justice as a bombastic scientist who ends up in a PoW camp.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11am (repeat)
Quando, Quando, Quando. Copyright: BBC

Quando, Quando, Quando

Christmas Special - The Christmas Rush

When the Christmas snipping gets out of hand and the clients get too crazy, Carlo decides that he has had enough.

CITV 11:35am (repeat)
My Phone Genie. Image shows from L to R: Gene (Adam Wadsworth), Mobbsy (Fox Jackson-Keen), Jaz (Bessie Cursons), Naoko (Haruka Abe). Copyright: Talent TV

My Phone Genie

Episode 10 - The Exciting Life of Jaz

Jaz wishes she had a more exciting life - but she doesn't expect Gene to make her life into a reality show with her as the star!

Radio 4 12pm (repeat)
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 10, Episode 6

John Finnemore, Henning Wehn, Holly Walsh and Arthur Smith are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as Germany, Beards, Camels and Simon Cowell.

CITV 12:05pm (repeat)
My Parents Are Aliens

My Parents Are Aliens

Long-running children's sitcom following the lives of three orphaned children. Their new foster parents are secretly aliens.

CITV 12:30pm (repeat)
My Parents Are Aliens

My Parents Are Aliens

Long-running children's sitcom following the lives of three orphaned children. Their new foster parents are secretly aliens.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 12:30pm (repeat)
Fit. Image shows from L to R: Cariad Lloyd, Humphrey Ker, Tala Gouveia, Aisling Bea. Copyright: Citrus Television

Fit

Episode 2

The army are called in to get children to eat five fruit and veg a day, how to get gold if you only won bronze, and we meet Des, the fitness coach from beyond the grave.

Film4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 1pm (repeat)
Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging. Georgia Nicolson (Georgia Groome)

Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging

Coming-of-age comedy starring Georgia Groome as a teenager who is just coming up to 15 and eager to meet boys.

U&Dave channel logo 1pm (repeat)
QI Titles. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series E, Episode 6 - Everything, Etc.

With Jeremy Clarkson, Clive Anderson and Vic Reeves.

U&Dave channel logo 1:40pm (repeat)
HIGNFY Titles. Copyright: BBC / Hat Trick Productions

Have I Got News For You

Series 38, Episode 2

With guest host David Mitchell and panellists Grayson Perry and Ed Byrne.

U&Dave channel logo 2:20pm (repeat)
Never Mind The Buzzcocks. Image shows from L to R: Phill Jupitus, Noel Fielding. Copyright: TalkbackThames / BBC

Never Mind The Buzzcocks

Series 24, Episode 7

Guest presenter Tim Westwood is joined by panellists JLS, Holly Walsh, Russell Watson and Wiley.

U&W channel logo 3pm (repeat)
My Family. Image shows from L to R: Michael Harper (Gabriel Thomson), Susan Harper (Zoë Wanamaker), Ben Harper (Robert Lindsay), Janey Harper (Daniela Denby-Ashe)

My Family

A selection of episodes from the fourth series of the mainstream BBC One sitcom.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3pm (repeat)
Doctor At Large

Doctor At Large

Episode 3, Women On Board: Seasick ship's doctor Simon Sparrow takes a shine to the company chairman's daughter.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 3:30pm (repeat)
Sadie J. Copyright: BBC

Sadie J

Series 3, Episode 2 - Mamalicious

When Steve tries to make Sadie spend Mother's Day with his new girlfriend, Sadie goes on a campaign to get rid of her.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3:30pm (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

Episode 7, The Hole: The time-wasting twosome get bogged down in a building project.

Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky 3:30pm (repeat)
A League Of Their Own. Image shows left to right: Jill Scott, Romesh Ranganathan, Micah Richards, Mo Gilligan, Jamie Redknapp

A League Of Their Own

A selection of episodes from the first series of the sports-based panel show.

CITV 5pm (repeat)
My Phone Genie. Image shows from L to R: Gene (Adam Wadsworth), Mobbsy (Fox Jackson-Keen), Jaz (Bessie Cursons), Naoko (Haruka Abe). Copyright: Talent TV

My Phone Genie

Episode 10 - The Exciting Life of Jaz

Jaz wishes she had a more exciting life - but she doesn't expect Gene to make her life into a reality show with her as the star!

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 5pm (repeat)
Live At Luigi's

Live At Luigi's

Episode 4

Comedy series featuring topical humour and sketches lampooning life in Wales today.

U&Dave channel logo 5pm (repeat)
QI Titles. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series E, Episode 6 - Everything, Etc.

With Jeremy Clarkson, Clive Anderson and Vic Reeves.

U&Dave channel logo 5:40pm (repeat)
HIGNFY Titles. Copyright: BBC / Hat Trick Productions

Have I Got News For You

Series 38, Episode 2

With guest host David Mitchell and panellists Grayson Perry and Ed Byrne.

BBC Two Scotland 5:45pm (repeat)
Open All Hours. Image shows from L to R: Nurse Gladys Emmanuel (Lynda Baron), Granville (David Jason), Albert Arkwright (Ronnie Barker). Copyright: BBC

Open All Hours

Series 1, Episode 3 - A Nice Cosy Little Disease

Perhaps a nice cosy little disease on Arkwright's part would be the thing to attract the ministrations of a certain district nurse?

U&Dave channel logo 6:20pm (repeat)
Never Mind The Buzzcocks. Image shows from L to R: Phill Jupitus, Noel Fielding. Copyright: TalkbackThames / BBC

Never Mind The Buzzcocks

Series 24, Episode 7

Guest presenter Tim Westwood is joined by panellists JLS, Holly Walsh, Russell Watson and Wiley.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 6:30pm
30 min
Blandings. Image shows from L to R: Freddie (Jack Farthing), Connie (Jennifer Saunders), Clarence (Timothy Spall), Beach (Mark Williams). Copyright: Mammoth Screen

Blandings

Series 1, Episode 5 - Lord Emsworth And The Girl Friend

With the help of Freddie and some mischievous schoolchildren, Clarence hopes to dodge the double ordeal of having to wear a top hat and make a speech at the Blandings fete.

BBC Three 7pm (repeat)
A Close Shave. Credit: BBC, Aardman Animations

A Close Shave

Wallace's whirlwind romance with the proprietor of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin; but not all is well for Gromit.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Quando, Quando, Quando. Copyright: BBC

Quando, Quando, Quando

Christmas Special - The Christmas Rush

When the Christmas snipping gets out of hand and the clients get too crazy, Carlo decides that he has had enough.

BBC Two 7:30pm (repeat)
Open All Hours. Image shows from L to R: Nurse Gladys Emmanuel (Lynda Baron), Granville (David Jason), Albert Arkwright (Ronnie Barker). Copyright: BBC

Open All Hours

Series 1, Episode 3 - A Nice Cosy Little Disease

Perhaps a nice cosy little disease on Arkwright's part would be the thing to attract the ministrations of a certain district nurse?

U&Yesterday channel logo 7:35pm (repeat)
Last Of The Summer Wine. Image shows from L to R: Walter C. 'Foggy' Dewhurst (Brian Wilde), William 'Compo' Simmonite (Bill Owen), Norman Clegg (Peter Sallis). Copyright: BBC

Last Of The Summer Wine

A selection of episodes from the 7th and 29th series of Britain's longest running sitcom.

U&Dave channel logo 8pm (repeat)
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Sandi Toksvig. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

A selection of three extended episodes from Series H of the world's cleverest and most interesting panel game.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8pm (repeat)
Doctor At Large

Doctor At Large

Episode 3, Women On Board: Seasick ship's doctor Simon Sparrow takes a shine to the company chairman's daughter.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30pm (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

Episode 7, The Hole: The time-wasting twosome get bogged down in a building project.

Loaded TV 9pm
30 min
Marshal's Law. Lesland Marshal (Jason Attar). Copyright: Golden Tortoise

Marshal's Law

Episode 11 - Holiday Time

Lesland and Donny take a break and book into Shetland Tony's holiday park ShetLand, the Scottish theme park.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 9pm (repeat)
The Royle Family Portraits. Image shows from L to R: Caroline Aherne, Sue Johnston, Craig Cash, Ricky Tomlinson, Ralf Little. Copyright: Jellylegs

The Royle Family Portraits

Royle Family highlights clip show, featuring interviews and introductions from the cast.

Sky Living logo. Copyright: Sky 9pm (repeat)
The Spa. Alison (Rebecca Front). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

The Spa

Episode 1 - High Anxiety

It's a typically abnormal day at The Spa as Rose goes to great heights to get noticed and Sally suffers the consequences of upsetting fussy regular Ms Begita Wylde.

Comedy Central 10pm (repeat)
Jimmy Carr: Stand Up. Jimmy Carr. Copyright: Bwark Productions

Jimmy Carr: Stand Up

Jimmy Carr's second live DVD, recorded in 2005 at London's Bloomsbury Theatre, presented for TV audiences.

More4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10pm (repeat)
Father Ted. Image shows from L to R: Father Dougal McGuire (Ardal O'Hanlon), Father Ted Crilly (Dermot Morgan), Mrs Doyle (Pauline McLynn), Father Jack Hackett (Frank Kelly). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Father Ted

Series 2, Episode 9 - New Jack City

When Father Jack is hospitalised, Ted's hopeful that the drunken old letch won't return, and he'll be down to having to deal with just one dependent - but when Bishop Brennan sends Father Stack too be a new 3rd Priest on the island, Jack suddenly seems far more tolerable...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Bleak Expectations. Image shows from L to R: Hardthrasher (Geoffrey Whitehead), Aunt Lily (Celia Imrie), Young Pip (Tom Allen), Mr Gently Benevolent (Anthony Head), Sir Philip Bin (Richard Johnson), Harry Biscuit (James Bachman). Copyright: BBC

Bleak Expectations

Series 4, Episode 3 - A Wretched Life Made Much Much Sadder

After an embarrassing disaster involving a bridge and a train full of puppies and orphans, Pip and Harry travel to America on the SS Massive Britain.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
The Sofa Of Time. Image shows from L to R: Parker (Nick Frost), Mliford (Matt King). Copyright: BBC

The Sofa Of Time

Episode 2, Where the Brave Go Shopping: With heroics to perform, Milford and Parker pop into Bravemart.

More4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10:35pm (repeat)
Father Ted. Image shows from L to R: Father Dougal McGuire (Ardal O'Hanlon), Father Ted Crilly (Dermot Morgan), Mrs Doyle (Pauline McLynn), Father Jack Hackett (Frank Kelly). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Father Ted

Series 2, Episode 10 - Flight Into Terror

Ted, Dougal and Jack stare death in the eyes when the plane they're flying in loses almost all of its fuel. Who could be to blame? What will they do? And what will be the trio's fate?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Fellah's Hour With The Cheese Shop

Fellah's Hour With The Cheese Shop

Episode 6: Steve 'not the snooker player' Davis reveals all on streaking, eggs and colonizing the moon.

BBC Four 11pm (repeat)
Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me. Frankie Howerd (David Walliams)

Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me

David Walliams stars as his comedy hero Frankie Howerd is this humorous and poignant story of the comedian's fight with his inner demons.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11pm (repeat)
My Mad Fat Diary. Rae Earl (Sharon Rooney). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

My Mad Fat Diary

Series 1, Episode 4 - Chapter 4: Don't Ever Tell Anyone Anything!

Rae realises she's started to fall for Finn and contemplates telling him how she feels.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 11:05pm (repeat)
The Royle Family. Image shows from L to R: Denise Royle / Best (Caroline Aherne), Dave Best (Craig Cash), Jim Royle (Ricky Tomlinson), Antony Royle (Ralf Little)

The Royle Family

Christmas Special - The Golden Egg Cup

There's a new buzz in the Royle family household as it is a special time for Jim and Barbara and a celebration (including Twiglets and scotch eggs) is planned.

More4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:05pm (repeat)
Aim Low: The Very Best Of Dylan Moran. Dylan Moran. Copyright: Universal Pictures

Aim Low: The Very Best Of Dylan Moran

A selection of the best bits from the career of Irish stand-up comedian and Black Books star Dylan Moran.

Comedy Central 11:20pm (repeat)
The Alternative Comedy Experience. Copyright: Comedy Central

The Alternative Comedy Experience

Series 1, Episode 1 - Value Bastard

New series filmed in a live comedy club. German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn and Isy Suttie join tonight's line up of original comedians. Stewart Lee meets them backstage.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 11:25pm
40 min version
Room 101. Frank Skinner. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Room 101

Series 2, Episode 6 - Clive Anderson, Alex Jones, Jack Whitehall

TV and radio presenter Clive Anderson, One Show co-host Alex Jones and comedian Jack Whitehall nominate deer, British themed bars in foreign countries and metrosexuality to be cast into Room 101.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
The Nick Revell Show

The Nick Revell Show

Episode 6: The writer ponders moving in with his girlfriend, and which geranium is sexiest?

ITV2 logo. Credit: ITV 12:15am (repeat)
Celebrity Juice. Image shows from L to R: Holly Willoughby, Rufus Hound, Leigh Francis, Fearne Cotton

Celebrity Juice

Series 7, Episode 5

Regulars Holly Willoughby, Fearne Cotton and Rufus Hound are joined by Jason Donovan and Robbie Savage as they fight to prove who knows the most about the latest celebrity gossip.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 12:25am (repeat)
Getting On. Image shows from L to R: Sister Den Flixter (Joanna Scanlan), Nurse Kim Wilde (Jo Brand), Doctor Pippa Moore (Vicki Pepperdine). Copyright: Vera Productions

Getting On

A repeat run of the entire first series of the hospital-based comedy written by and starring Jo Brand, Joanna Scanlan and Vicki Pepperdine.

Loaded TV 1am (repeat)
Marshal's Law. Lesland Marshal (Jason Attar). Copyright: Golden Tortoise

Marshal's Law

Episode 11 - Holiday Time

Lesland and Donny take a break and book into Shetland Tony's holiday park ShetLand, the Scottish theme park.

BBC Two 1:40am (repeat)
Being Eileen. Copyright: BBC

Being Eileen

Episode 1 - Missing

Chaos descends on the Lewis family as it appears that Eileen has gone missing and isn't answering her mobile phone, prompting daughter Paula to have a meltdown and drag the rest of the family into a search to find her.

U&Dave channel logo 2am (repeat)
Shameless. Frank Gallagher (David Threlfall). Copyright: Company Pictures

Shameless

Series 3, Episode 3

After being knocked to the ground during a purse robbery at the shop, a heavily pregnant Mandy Maguire gives birth to Lip's daughter. But the Maguires won't let him anywhere near them.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
Quando, Quando, Quando. Copyright: BBC

Quando, Quando, Quando

Christmas Special - The Christmas Rush

When the Christmas snipping gets out of hand and the clients get too crazy, Carlo decides that he has had enough.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 2:10am (repeat)
The Comic Strip Presents.... Credit: Comic Strip Productions

The Comic Strip Presents...

Series 3, Episode 6 - Funseekers

It's high season in Ibiza, and the 18-30s holidaymakers have arrived for another annual binge. But the pace is so frantic no-one notices the pregnant maid ostracised by her nearest and dearest. What's more, there's an over-age man in the midst of all this frenetic pleasure-seeking - Tony (who is in fact 34, and therefore shouldn't be there at all).

BBC Radio 4 Extra 3am (repeat)
Doctor At Large

Doctor At Large

Episode 3, Women On Board: Seasick ship's doctor Simon Sparrow takes a shine to the company chairman's daughter.

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