Schedule Friday 15th March 2013

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Musicals can fly. Or crawl. Should Sam invest his lottery win in one?

...At The Stand

Join Hardeep Singh Kohli for comedy, jokes, anecdotes and backstage revelations from Paul Foot, Benny Boot and Dana Alexander.

Shaun The Sheep

The Farmer wants a family photo and instructs Bitzer to gather all the animals together. Getting them all to stand still at the same time is more than they can manage and Shaun discovers he's cut out of the shot. Bitzer can't bear to have his friend left out so the pair set out to find a solution.

Beastly Baroque

A short fuse and a liking for eating are two of the chief characteristics of the musical genius with the best commercial brains of the Baroque.

4 O'Clock Club

Josh has written his best track ever and decides he's going to sell CDs of it in school. But when he realises he's sampled a famous track without permission he has to get all the CDs back before he's caught.

What's The Story?

Tom Price hosts the topical comedy quiz show which takes a sideways look at the week's news.

The Now Show

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.

Comic Relief

Lenny Henry kicks off the biggest night in television, this year celebrating 25 years on our screens, with contributions from the best comedy and entertainment talent in the UK.

Comic Relief - Red Nose Day

8 Hour Live Broadcast - 7pm to 3am.

Lenny Henry kicks off one of the biggest nights for television comedy as a host of A-list stars do funny things to raise money for people in the UK and Africa. This year Comic Relief is celebrating 25 years on our screens, with contributions from the best comedy and entertainment talent in the UK.

Highlights include Rowan Atkinson appearing as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Miranda Hart starring in a unique edition of Call the Midwife, Jack Whitehall and Micky Flanagan joining Dame Edna Everage for MasterChef, and Peter Kay presenting the results of his very own physical challenge. Plus, Ricky Gervais returns as David Brent in a new sketch!

Later in the night there will be comedy from Mrs Brown's Boys, and the cast of Fresh Meat go back to their roots with a unique university-based challenge.

Citizen Khan travels down from Birmingham, and David Walliams meets all the celebrities that he's been 'intimate' with over the last 12 months. Plus, Russell Howard serves up some good news.

There's also highlights from other Comic Relief programmes, including Graham Norton's big chat show, and the river challenge involving Jack Dee and Dara O'Briain. Music stars lending a hand include the biggest boyband on the globe - One Direction.

Presenters across the night will include Lenny Henry, Jonathan Ross, Jack Whitehall, Michael McIntyre, Rob Brydon and John Bishop.

From 1:30am Nick Grimshaw presents the very best sketches from the last 25 years of the telethon, mixed with his favourite comedy clips from the last 12 months.

Full Red Nose Day TV Guide

John Bishop's Only Joking

John Bishop calls on a few more friends for this final jolly, including Roger Monkhouse, Andi Osho, Warwick Davis and Joe Pasquale.

Stella

Ruth Jones's much-loved comedy may have finished its second run, but head back to the valleys for this making-of special.

The Vicar Of Dibley

Geraldine and the parishioners head to London. And this time they're on a mission: to ensure the Church approves the ordination of female bishops.

Russell Howard's Good News

Russell Howard introduces a highlights compilation of the best bits of good news from the past year.