Schedule Sunday 24th March 2013
6am
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Walk On The Wild Side
Family comedy series in which a group of comedians voiceover footage from the BBC's natural history department.
6am
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Ripping Yarns
Series of comic plays written by Pythons Terry Jones and Michael Palin.
6am
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On The Buses
Series 5, Episode 12 - The New TellyWhen the Christmas Club payout arrives, Stan and the family decide to buy a colour television. But they have a problem disposing of their old set - especially when Blake buys it!
6:30am
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Creature Comforts
Animated thoughts from the animal kingdom.
7am
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Keeping Up Appearances
A selection of three episodes of the sitcom about snobbish social climber Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet).
7:30am
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Another Case Of Milton Jones
Series 3, Episode 3 - MagicianMilton is a famous magician and illusionist who gets tangled up in a devilish plot to make the Bank of England disappear.
8am
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Doctor At Large
Episode 9, To Bed or Not to Bed: Simon Sparrow takes Wendy off for a naughty weekend, but events don't quite go to plan.
8:30am
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The Men From The Ministry
Episode 6.1, Bye Bye Mildred: The bumbling civil servants' secretary is set to be lured away.
9am
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Heroes Of Comedy
Series 1, Episode 2 - Tommy CooperA celebration of the career of legendary comic Tommy Cooper. Classic footage shows that Cooper's lumbering bulk, manic laugh and anxious features belied his aplomb and perfect timing. Among those paying tribute are his widow, Gwen Cooper, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Bob Monkhouse and Eric Sykes.
9:30am
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Dani's Castle
Series 1, Episode 10 - Bogmoor BirthdayJimmy fakes his birthday to get out of cleaning the castle, and Kaitlin uncovers a fake when her beloved Prince William is claimed by a stranger.
10am
(repeat)
Walk On The Wild Side
Family comedy series in which a group of comedians voiceover footage from the BBC's natural history department.
10:25am
(repeat)
Follow That Camel
Comedy from the Carry On team about a young English aristocrat who joins the Foreign Legion. Phil Silvers guest stars.
10:50am
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Heroes Of Comedy
Series 5, Special - The Magic Of Tommy CooperFew comedians have made a more lasting impression upon the British public than the fez-capped Tommy Cooper. This Heroes Of Comedy special is a tribute to the man and his mastery of magic.
11am
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Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester
The Reluctant Jester Strikes Back, Episode 6: Michael Bentine remembers going the extra mile in creating some madcap pranks for BBC TV's Square World.
11:30am
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Palace Of Laughter
Series 1, Episode 1 - London WindmillGeoffrey Wheeler explores the venue famed for its nude tableaux and known as the 'comics' graveyard'.
11:35am
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My Phone Genie
Episode 22 - GroundedJaz breaks the family television and is grounded. As she is not able to leave her room, Gene brings the outside world to her.
11:50am
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Only Fools And Horses
A selection of episodes from the second series of Britain's most popular sitcom.
12pm
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Just A Minute
Series 65, Episode 6Nicholas Parsons presents another episode of the panel show where guests must speak on a subject without repetition, hesitation or deviation.
12:05pm
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My Parents Are Aliens
Long-running children's sitcom following the lives of three orphaned children. Their new foster parents are secretly aliens.
12:15pm
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Carry On Camping
Sid James and Bernard Bresslaw play a pair of likely lads who try to take their prudish girlfriends to a nudist holiday camp.
12:30pm
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My Parents Are Aliens
Long-running children's sitcom following the lives of three orphaned children. Their new foster parents are secretly aliens.
12:35pm
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Youngers
Series 1, Episode 1 - South's Finest Part 1It's GCSE results day and friends Yemi and Jay nervously make their way to school to find out what the future holds.
1pm
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What's The Story?
Series 8, Episode 6Tom Price hosts the topical comedy quiz show which takes a sideways look at the week's news.
1pm
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1:40pm
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Have I Got News For You
Series 38, Episode 7Ian Hislop and Paul Merton again look at the week's news. With guest host Jo Brand and panellists Quentin Letts and Jon Richardson.
2pm
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John Bishop's Only Joking
Episode 4Comedy connoisseurs like Dan Nightingale, Mick Ferry and Tom O'Connor are joined by one-time EastEnder Natalie Cassidy, former footballer Robbie Savage and boxer Ricky Hatton.
2:05pm
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Doc Martin
Series 3, Episode 5 - The Holly Bears A PrickleDoc Martin and Louisa are finally going on a date. They have found the perfect spot for romance, the stunning grounds of a country house while classical music plays.
2:20pm
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Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Series 24, Episode 5David O'Doherty is joined by Olly Murs, Peter Jones, Mel B and Joe Wilkinson.
2:30pm
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John Bishop's Only Joking
Episode 5A 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.
2:50pm
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Are You Being Served?
The staff of Grace Bros. take a trip to Costa Plonka while the department is being remodelled.
3pm
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3pm
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Doctor At Large
Episode 9, To Bed or Not to Bed: Simon Sparrow takes Wendy off for a naughty weekend, but events don't quite go to plan.
3:30pm
(repeat)
The Men From The Ministry
Episode 6.1, Bye Bye Mildred: The bumbling civil servants' secretary is set to be lured away.
3:50pm
(repeat)
The Comedy Genius Of John Sullivan
Documentary tributing the genius of comedy writer John Sullivan, creator of Only Fools And Horses.
4pm
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Sadie J
Series 3, Episode 8 - SeasonaliciousSadie is desperate to go to a summer music festival - but her plans are wrecked when Steve and Bev decide to hold Christmas in June!
4:30pm
(repeat)
Heroes Of Comedy
Series 1, Episode 2 - Tommy CooperA celebration of the career of legendary comic Tommy Cooper. Classic footage shows that Cooper's lumbering bulk, manic laugh and anxious features belied his aplomb and perfect timing. Among those paying tribute are his widow, Gwen Cooper, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Bob Monkhouse and Eric Sykes.
4:45pm
(repeat)
The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill But Came Down A Mountain
When the residents of a Welsh village learn that their "mountain" is just short of the required 1,000ft threshold, they plan to make it taller.
5pm
(repeat)
My Phone Genie
Episode 22 - GroundedJaz breaks the family television and is grounded. As she is not able to leave her room, Gene brings the outside world to her.
5pm
(repeat)
5:40pm
(repeat)
Have I Got News For You
Series 38, Episode 7Ian Hislop and Paul Merton again look at the week's news. With guest host Jo Brand and panellists Quentin Letts and Jon Richardson.
6:10pm
(repeat)
Heroes Of Comedy
Series 5, Special - The Magic Of Tommy CooperFew comedians have made a more lasting impression upon the British public than the fez-capped Tommy Cooper. This Heroes Of Comedy special is a tribute to the man and his mastery of magic.
6:20pm
(repeat)
Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Series 24, Episode 5David O'Doherty is joined by Olly Murs, Peter Jones, Mel B and Joe Wilkinson.
6:50pm
(repeat)
Last Of The Summer Wine
A selection of episodes from the tenth series of Britain's longest running sitcom.
7pm
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Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester
The Reluctant Jester Strikes Back, Episode 6: Michael Bentine remembers going the extra mile in creating some madcap pranks for BBC TV's Square World.
7:15pm
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Fawlty Towers
Series 2, Episode 5 - The AnniversaryIt's the Fawlty's wedding anniversary, and Sybil storms out, thinking Basil has forgotten - just moments before a group of their friends arrive for celebratory drinks.
7:15pm30 min
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section
Series 2, Episode 5Guest starring Doc Brown, who raps with the band and talks to whales.
7:30pm
(repeat)
Palace Of Laughter
Series 1, Episode 1 - London WindmillGeoffrey Wheeler explores the venue famed for its nude tableaux and known as the 'comics' graveyard'.
7:55pm
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Fawlty Towers
Series 1, Episode 6 - The GermansSybil's in hospital, receiving treatment for an ingrowing toenail. Basil's left at the hotel to carry out a fire alarm test and oversee a group of German guests. What could possibly go wrong?
8pm
(repeat)
Have I Got News For You
A selection of episodes from the 42nd series of the satirical panel game. Repeated again as of 22.40.
8pm
(repeat)
Doctor At Large
Episode 9, To Bed or Not to Bed: Simon Sparrow takes Wendy off for a naughty weekend, but events don't quite go to plan.
8:30pm
(repeat)
The Men From The Ministry
Episode 6.1, Bye Bye Mildred: The bumbling civil servants' secretary is set to be lured away.
8:40pm
(repeat)
Only Fools And Horses
Series 7, Episode 1 - The Sky's The LimitRodney's marriage problems have made him seek solace from drink but, although he offers help, Del is too busy himself to offer any practical help
8:45pm
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Monty Python: Almost The Truth
Episode 4The Pythons make it big in the States, release their first film, And Now For Something Completely Different, and then set out to make Monty Python And The Holy Grail.
8:50pm
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Butterflies
Sitcom following dissatisfied housewife Ria Parkinson as she considers embarking on an exciting romantic affair with successful businessman Leonard.
9pm60 min version
Sexxx
Episode 3 - BoothBen and Pauly hatch a plan to introduce a viewing booth to the Sexxx shop. However whilst scouting for dancing girls, Pauly bumps into a familiar face in an unfamiliar place.
9pm
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The Spa
Episode 7 - Guilty Until Proven InnocentThe first series of the comedy concludes with Marcus and Alison's long-awaited showdown. Chesney Hawkes guest stars.
9:25pm
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Butterflies
Sitcom following dissatisfied housewife Ria Parkinson as she considers embarking on an exciting romantic affair with successful businessman Leonard.
9:50pm
(repeat)
Only Fools And Horses
Series 7, Episode 2 - The Chance Of A LunchtimeRaquel attends an audition and, despite Del's help, she gets the part. But fortune has a knack of spoiling the best laid plans...
10pm
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Father Ted
Series 1, Episode 3 - The Passion Of Saint TibulusThe fearsome Bishop Brennan drops by the parochial house in order to task Ted and Dougal with picketing a new film, The Passion Of Saint Tibulus.
10pm30 min
Mock The Week Looks Back At...
Episode 4 - EntertainmentSome of the big moments include Dara O Briain's defence of Konnie Huq, a "sober reaction" to the death of Michael Jackson and a discussion of the BBC's subtitling problems.
10pm
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Another Case Of Milton Jones
Series 3, Episode 3 - MagicianMilton is a famous magician and illusionist who gets tangled up in a devilish plot to make the Bank of England disappear.
10:15pm
(repeat)
Michael McIntyre: Hello Wembley!
Stand-up Michael McIntyre performs to a sell-out crowd at the Wembley Arena. From October 2009.
10:30pm30 min
It's Kevin
Episode 2Kevin Eldon is back with more fantastical sketches and characters. This time Charles Darwin forms his theory of evolution, Kevin gets to the bottom of the British obsession with queuing and we meet The Incredible Moose Human.
10:30pm
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Meet David Sedaris
Series 2, Episode 2 - Me Talk Pretty One Day And It's CatchingThis week the perils of an American learning French in Paris in "Me Talk Pretty One Day" and an essay dealing with a friend's concern for cleanliness; "It's Catching".
10:35pm
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Father Ted
Series 1, Episode 4 - Competition TimeTed's excited. He thinks he's got a good chance of winning the all-priests lookalike show this year. Sadly, neither Jack nor Dougal are particularly inventive souls...
10:55pm
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Cuckoo
Series 1, Episode 4 - Grandfather's CatThe family are off to see Lorna's dad Tony to celebrate his birthday, but events surrounding a cat put Ken in the doghouse.
10:55pm
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Cuckoo
Series 1, Episode 4 - Grandfather's CatThe family are off to see Lorna's dad Tony to celebrate his birthday, but events surrounding a cat put Ken in the doghouse.
11pm
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The Comic Strip Presents...
Series 3, Episode 4 - The YobAn illegal psychic teleportation experiment goes horribly wrong, and pretentious promo director Patrick gets his genes mixed with those of a football hooligan. Slowly, he begins to change - taking on some undeniably yobbish tendencies.
11pm
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Sensitive Skin
Joanna Lumley and Denis Lawson star as an affluent couple who live in metropolitan London.
11pm
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Bluestone 42
Series 1, Episode 3After 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.
11pm
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11pm
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Moone Boy
Series 1, Episode 3 - Another Prick In The WallUsing the battle for the bathroom as an opportunity to catch extra zeds, Martin falls foul of Sinead's pranks when she covers him in make-up while he's asleep. Unable to get to a mirror, Martin heads off to school unaware of his Boy George-esque look...
11:05pm
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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.
11:30pm
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The Nick Revell Show
Episode 2.2, Visitors: When the writer's niece and an old pal visit, love is in the air. Or is it just a hangover?
11:50pm
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The Alternative Comedy Experience
Series 1, Episode 7 - Ed MilibandLive 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.
11:50pm
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Celebrity Juice
Series 9, Episode 4Guests include film hard man Danny Dyer and stand-up comedian Chris Ramsey.
11:55pm
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Jonathan Creek
Special - Satan's ChimneyWhen an actress is murdered on the set of her latest movie, Jonathan is called upon to explain how the killer managed to fire a gun through a plate glass window without breaking it. The funeral, held at the ancient Doomdorf Castle in Scotland presents more mysteries and Jonathan, without Maddy, has only a pushy showbiz agent, Carla Borrego, to trust.
12:15am
(repeat)
The Comedy Genius Of John Sullivan
Documentary tributing the genius of comedy writer John Sullivan, creator of Only Fools And Horses.
12:55am
(repeat)
The Comic Strip Presents...
Series 3, Episode 4 - The YobAn illegal psychic teleportation experiment goes horribly wrong, and pretentious promo director Patrick gets his genes mixed with those of a football hooligan. Slowly, he begins to change - taking on some undeniably yobbish tendencies.
1am60 min version (repeat)
Sexxx
Episode 3 - BoothBen and Pauly hatch a plan to introduce a viewing booth to the Sexxx shop. However whilst scouting for dancing girls, Pauly bumps into a familiar face in an unfamiliar place.
1:20am
(repeat)
Peep Show
Series 5, Episode 6 - Mark's WomenMark gets into online gaming and live role play with Dobby and wonders whether she may be 'the one'. Meanwhile Mark and Sophie finally sort out their annulment. Jeremy joins a cult.
1:25am
(repeat)
The Likely Lads
Bob discovers that Terry is co-habiting with a Finnish beauty called Christina.
1:55am
(repeat)
Ripping Yarns
Series of comic plays written by Pythons Terry Jones and Michael Palin.
1:55am
(repeat)
Shameless
Series 4, Episode 7Explosions across the estate spark fears that Chatsworth is a terrorist target, but the Maguire's are worried that they're under threat from folk a little closer to home.
2am
(repeat)
Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester
The Reluctant Jester Strikes Back, Episode 6: Michael Bentine remembers going the extra mile in creating some madcap pranks for BBC TV's Square World.
2:30am
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Roger & Val Have Just Got In
Series 1, Episode 5 - Reply AllRoger lies almost mute in bed in the spare room. Val tries hard to reach him, but slowly it dawns on them both that there's more to this crisis than the recent news about his father.
2:30am
(repeat)
Palace Of Laughter
Series 1, Episode 1 - London WindmillGeoffrey Wheeler explores the venue famed for its nude tableaux and known as the 'comics' graveyard'.
3am
(repeat)
Doctor At Large
Episode 9, To Bed or Not to Bed: Simon Sparrow takes Wendy off for a naughty weekend, but events don't quite go to plan.
3:25am
(repeat)
Bluestone 42
Series 1, Episode 3After 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.
3:50am
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Shameless
Series 11, Episode 4Jamie's illusion of his brother's perfect life is shattered when the police raid Kassi's home and haul him to the station.
4:45am
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Monty Python: Almost The Truth
Episode 4The Pythons make it big in the States, release their first film, And Now For Something Completely Different, and then set out to make Monty Python And The Holy Grail.