British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Tuesday 19th March 2013

Radio 4 10:45am
15 min
Soloparentpals.com. Image shows from L to R: Rosie (Liz White), Tom (Julian Rhind-Tutt). Copyright: BBC

Soloparentpals.com

Series 4, Episode 2 - London Calling

Rosie's unexpected redundancy causes problems and Tom is forced to look further afield for employment.

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

Shaun The Sheep

Series 3, Episode 17 - The Hang Glider

The Farmer has a thrilling new hobby - however it's not as easy as it looks! When the Farmer gets stuck in a tree Bitzer comes to his rescue, leaving Shaun and the Flock to get to grips with the airborne contraption.

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 10

Johnny and Inel decide to recruit some Mini Mes to preserve the Johnny and Inel legacy.

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 6 - The Great Escape

The Questers discover the Sword of Asnagar but are sent to a prison camp when they fall into a trap. Now Lord Darkness will be supreme ruler - but first he has to put on a festival.

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

Heading Out

Episode 4

Sara is forced to get help from an unlikely source when a veterinary inspector calls at the surgery. A Russian woman issues an ultimatum concerning her dog to Sara. Daniel spends some quality time with the ladies.

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

Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask

Series 2, Episode 4

With host Alexander Armstrong this time are Rebecca Front, Mark Steel and Clive Anderson.

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 3

After Bluestone 42 join a midnight raid on a bomb factory and rescue a kidnapped Danish aid worker, they find more than they bargained for. Simon tries to get a book deal for his memoir.

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 3

In part three, David considers Carry On innuendo, the birth of satire, and the heyday of light entertainment, as he examines '60s and '70s British comedy.

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

Shameless

Series 11, Episode 4

Jamie's illusion of his brother's perfect life is shattered when the police raid Kassi's home and haul him to the station.

Fox 10:30pm
30 min
The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret. Todd Margaret (David Cross). Copyright: RDF Television / Merman

The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret

Series 2, Episode 3 - How The Liver And The Salad Conspired To Ruin Todd's Good Deed

High on morphine, Todd mistakes a small teddy bear for Hudson, Alice's former boyfriend, whom he rightly suspects of trying to win her back. Desperate to make it to La Molecule before Hudson, Todd steals a test tube of toxic spores on the way.

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 3

Matt Lucas asks broadcaster Gyles Brandreth and comedians Mark Watson and Holly Walsh for more nominations for his awards.

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

The Alternative Comedy Experience

Series 1, Episode 7 - Ed Miliband

Live comedy show curated by Stewart Lee. On tonight's bill Robin Ince is joined by the oddity of Josie Long and Simon Munnery, plus Alun Cochrane and Tony Law.

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