British Comedy Guide

Schedule Tuesday 12th March 2013

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 3:15pm
5 min
Shaun The Sheep. Copyright: Aardman Animations / BBC

Shaun The Sheep

Series 3, Episode 12 - Fossils

Bitzer has a map and a nose for hidden treasure - especially when it's a bone. This time he has unearthed more than he can chew. Shaun and the Flock get stuck in to help discover what he has found. It's beyond everyone's wildest dreams.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 5:15pm
30 min
The Johnny & Inel Show. Image shows from L to R: Johnny Cochrane, Inel Tomlinson. Copyright: Princess Productions

The Johnny & Inel Show

Series 1, Episode 9

Johnny and Inel are working hard to raise money for Comic Relief. Only Inel's ambitious plans for a Comic Relief quadrathlon proves too much for Johnny.

BBC Radio 3 5:30pm
15 min
Beastly Baroque. Image shows from L to R: Philip Pope, Mitch Benn, Simon Russell Beale, Felicity Duncan. Copyright: BBC

Beastly Baroque

Episode 2 - Lully the Bully

Today, Simon Russell Beale stars as 'Lully the Bully' - No one gets in the way of the Sun King's favourite property-speculating composer until he loses control of his pole.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
ElvenQuest. Image shows from L to R: Penthiselea (Ingrid Oliver), Sam (Stephen Mangan), Lord Darkness (Alistair McGowan). Copyright: BBC

ElvenQuest

Series 4, Episode 5 - The Bard

When the Questers chance upon the fabled Dagger of Razzak-Dar, they realise they have a rare opportunity to kill Lord Darkness. Meanwhile, Lord Darkness is looking for a new bard.

BBC Two 10pm
30 min
Heading Out. Sara Ford (Sue Perkins)

Heading Out

Episode 3

Sara's ex-girlfriend Sabine turns up unexpectedly, throwing her life into disarray.

U&Dave channel logo 10pm
40 min
Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask. Alexander Armstrong

Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask

Series 2, Episode 3

On fire in the panel show where guests must devise their own questions this time are Russell Kane, Reginald D Hunter and Susan Calman.

BBC Three 10pm
30 min
Bluestone 42. Image shows from L to R: Simon (Stephen Wight), Mary (Kelly Adams), Millsy (Gary Carr), Nick (Oliver Chris). Copyright: BBC

Bluestone 42

Series 1, Episode 2

Nick has grown tired of eating the same food every day and is desperate to find something tastier. Mary encourages Nick to let Millsy run a re-training exercise. Millsy is ecstatic and ensures he does a very thorough job, much to the disdain of the team.

Radio 2 logo 10pm
60 min
Radio 2's History Of British Comedy. David Mitchell. Copyright: Made In Manchester Productions

Radio 2's History Of British Comedy

Episode 2

David Mitchell traces the history of British humour from the Second World War to the dawn of the 1960s. A look at catchphrases, ITMA, Take It From Here, and the BBC's 'Green Book'. Plus The Goon Show, The Windmill Theatre and Tony Hancock.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10pm
60 min
Shameless. Frank Gallagher (David Threlfall). Copyright: Company Pictures

Shameless

Series 11, Episode 3

When Lillian asks Kelly to rescue her savings from police surveillance, Kelly agrees for a cut of the stash.

Fox 10:30pm
30 min
The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret. Image shows from L to R: Dave (Blake Harrison), Todd Margaret (David Cross). Copyright: RDF Television / Merman

The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret

Series 2, Episode 2 - Todd And His Valet Arrive In Leeds And What They Saw There

Todd and Dave decide to take a trip to sell some Thunder Muscle. On the way, they stop at La Molecule, Alice's favorite restaurant, in an attempt to convince the chef to hire Alice so Todd can regain her favour. Todd complicates things by spinning a ridiculous lie.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 10:35pm
30 min
The Matt Lucas Awards. Matt Lucas. Copyright: John Stanley Productions / BBC

The Matt Lucas Awards

Series 2, Episode 2

The nominations this time are provided by comedian Jason Manford, presenter Eamonn Holmes and stand-up Josie Long.

Comedy Central 11pm
30 min
The Alternative Comedy Experience. Copyright: Comedy Central

The Alternative Comedy Experience

Series 1, Episode 6 - Danger Comedians

Tonight's show includes surreal stand-up Tony Law, idiosyncratic comedian Eleanor Tiernan, satirist Andy Zaltzman, German Henning Wehn and backstage chats with Stewart Lee.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Our Woman In Norton Tripton. Ros Moss (Jenny Eclair). Copyright: BBC

Our Woman In Norton Tripton

Washed up Fleet Street journalist Ros Moss (Jenny Eclair) has ended up back in her childhood village of Norton Tripton. The only job she can get is working for her loathed ex-sister-in-law who runs the local tourist website. Ros and her nerdy cameraman Keith (Mark Heap) visit Tammington Towers, the location of the cult horror film Woman in a Petticoat. They discover that things are still going bump in the night...

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