British Comedy Guide

Schedule Sunday 7th April 2013

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 6am (repeat)
Sykes. Image shows from L to R: Corky Turnbull (Deryck Guyler), Eric Sykes (Eric Sykes), Hattie Sykes (Hattie Jacques). Copyright: BBC

Sykes

A selection of episodes from the first series of the sitcom starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques as identical twins.

ITV3 logo. Credit: ITV 6:10am (repeat)
On The Buses. Stan Butler (Reg Varney). Copyright: London Weekend Television

On The Buses

Series 3, Episode 9 - Foggy Night

Freezing fog forces Stan to pull off the road, with Mum, Arthur, Olive and Blakey on board...

U&Dave channel logo 7am (repeat)
Carpool. Robert Llewellyn. Copyright: RDF Television

Carpool

Episode 5 - Paul Daniels & Craig Charles

This month's final episode sees Robert driving magician Paul Daniels and Red Dwarf co-star Craig Charles.

Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky 7am (repeat)
Spy. Image shows from L to R: The Examiner (Robert Lindsay), Marcus (Jude Wright), Tim (Darren Boyd). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Spy

Series 1, Episode 5 - Codename: Blood

Tim's spy senses should be tingling when he strikes a dodgy deal with The Examiner. Meanwhile, Marcus is given a taste of power, and he likes it...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Chain Reaction. Copyright: BBC

Chain Reaction

Series 4, Episode 1 - Catherine Tate interviews David Tennant

Catherine Tate takes the host's chair as she talks to David Tennant.

Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky 7:30am (repeat)
Spy. Image shows from L to R: The Examiner (Robert Lindsay), Marcus (Jude Wright), Tim (Darren Boyd). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Spy

Series 1, Episode 6 - Codename: Portis

It's the day of the custody hearing, and the odds are stacked against poor Tim.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 7:40am (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 third series of Britain's longest running sitcom.

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

Shaun The Sheep

Stop-motion animated children's sitcom by Aardman Animations for CBBC. Wildly popular with not just kids, but adults too.

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

Doctor At Large

Episode 11, Disengagement: Sparrow gets inadvertently betrothed, so it's up to Benskin and Spratt to help him out.

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

The Men From The Ministry

Episode 6.3, Storm in a Tea Urn: Trouble starts brewing over Sir Gregory's ban on the duo making tea.

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 12

Ug and Grunt show us how to paint like a caveman, some silly WW2 codebreakers forget their own code, and Henry VIII challenges the King of France to a wrestlemania-style showdown!

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 11 - Communication Problems

Kaitlin protests at yet another harebrained Jimmy scheme, which involves a massive satellite dish, phone signals and crossed wires. Can things return to near normal before Dani returns from an audition?

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 9:40am (repeat)
Keeping Up Appearances. Image shows from L to R: Hyacinth Bucket (Patricia Routledge), Richard Bucket (Clive Swift). Copyright: BBC

Keeping Up Appearances

A selection of episodes about snobbish social climber Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet).

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11am (repeat)
Radio

That Reminds Me

Series 1, Episode 1 - Barry Cryer

Factually comedic series in which celebrities - mostly comics - share tales and reminisce.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30am (repeat)
Palace Of Laughter. Copyright: BBC

Palace Of Laughter

Series 1, Episode 3 - Manchester Playhouse

Geoffrey Wheeler tells the theatre's story plus that of its neighbour, the Hulme Hippodrome. With Morecambe & Wise and Ken Dodd.

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 26 - Mobbsy's Girlfriend

Mobbsy's obsession with a new Girlfriend App on his phone leads Gene to take him and the girls inside the app in order to dump her.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 11:40am (repeat)
Porridge. Image shows from L to R: Mr. Mackay (Fulton Mackay), Fletcher (Ronnie Barker), Godber (Richard Beckinsale). Copyright: BBC

Porridge

Series 1, Episode 2 - The Hustler

Gambling fever has hit Slade - subjects include the number of bricks in a cell, and the number of eggs laid by the hens on the prison farm. Fletch has organised a big game in a secret location, but will anyone actually win?

Radio 4 12pm (repeat)
Just A Minute. Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute

Series 65, Episode 8

Jason Manford, Paul Merton, Grahan Norton and Sue Perkins try to talk on subjects for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition and deviation.

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.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 12:20pm (repeat)
Porridge. Image shows from L to R: Mr. Mackay (Fulton Mackay), Fletcher (Ronnie Barker), Godber (Richard Beckinsale). Copyright: BBC

Porridge

Series 1, Episode 3 - A Night In

Godber moves into the bottom bunk in Fletcher's cell. Unable to sleep, the two spend the night discussing their hopes, fears, and the lives they left outside.

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.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 12:35pm (repeat)
Youngers. Image shows from L to R: Davina (Shavani Seth), Yemi (Ade Oyefeso), Jay (Calvin Demba). Copyright: Big Talk Productions

Youngers

Series 1, Episode 3 - For Man-dem Only

After the Boxes debacle Jay attempts to get his phone back from Jodie - but she's not gonna give it up easily. Yemi invites Davina to his bedroom studio to record. However Jay's response to this is less than warm.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 1pm (repeat)
'Allo 'Allo!. Image shows from L to R: Edith Melba Artois (Carmen Silvera), René François Artois (Gorden Kaye), Yvette Carte-Blanche (Vicki Michelle). Copyright: BBC

'Allo 'Allo!

A repeat run of the first three episodes of the wartime sitcom.

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

Have I Got News For You

Series 38, Episode 8

Ian Hislop and Paul Merton again look at the week's news. With guest host Dominic West and panellists James May and Reginald D. Hunter.

U&Dave channel logo 1:40pm (repeat)
QI Titles. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series D, Episode 12 - Domesticity

With Jessica Stevenson, Jo Brand and Phill Jupitus.

Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky 2pm (repeat)
A League Of Their Own. Image shows from L to R: James Corden, Georgie Ainslie, Andrew Flintoff, John Bishop, Jamie Redknapp. Copyright: CPL Productions

A League Of Their Own

Series 1, Episode 2

Something's occurring this week as Gavin & Stacey star Ruth Jones joins her mate James Corden for sports-related banter. Alastair Campbell also guests on the comedy panel show.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 2:05pm (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 11

Barmy Roman emperor Caligula fails to invade Britain so collects seashells instead, King Henry VIII plays tennis while Anne Boleyn is executed, and some naughty Saxon monks throw a funky party.

U&Dave channel logo 2:20pm (repeat)
QI Titles. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series C, Episode 1 - Campanology

With Rob Brydon, Bill Bailey and Rich Hall.

Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky 2:30pm (repeat)
A League Of Their Own. Image shows from L to R: James Corden, Georgie Ainslie, Andrew Flintoff, John Bishop, Jamie Redknapp. Copyright: CPL Productions

A League Of Their Own

Series 1, Episode 3

It's round three and, while Peter Crouch's fiance Abbey Clancy joins Redknapp on the Reds, Neil Morrissey is picked for Flintoff's Blues. Corden referees.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 2:35pm (repeat)
Doc Martin. Dr Martin Ellingham (Martin Clunes). Copyright: Buffalo Pictures / Homerun Productions

Doc Martin

Series 3, Episode 7 - Happily Ever After

It's business as usual for Dr Martin Ellingham even though it's his wedding day. He opens the surgery as normal to a stream of patients, including one of the bridesmaids.

ITV3 logo. Credit: ITV 2:50pm (repeat)
The Pure Hell Of St. Trinian's. Flash Harry (George Cole). Copyright: Vale Film Productions / STUDIOCANAL

The Pure Hell Of St. Trinian's

A compassionate professor takes over St. Trinian's after the girls burn the school down, but there is more to his plans than meets the eye.

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 sixth series of the mainstream BBC One sitcom.

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

Doctor At Large

Episode 11, Disengagement: Sparrow gets inadvertently betrothed, so it's up to Benskin and Spratt to help him out.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 3:15pm (repeat)
Only Fools And Horses. Image shows from L to R: Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst), Del (David Jason), Grandad (Lennard Pearce). Copyright: BBC

Only Fools And Horses

A selection of episodes from the second and third series of Britain's most popular sitcom.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 3:20pm (repeat)
Walk On The Wild Side. Copyright: BBC

Walk On The Wild Side

CBBC Pilot, Episode 1

An episode for the CBBC Channel. The show features everyone's favourite animals, only this time they're chatting too.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 3:20pm
30 min
Walk On The Wild Side. Copyright: BBC

Walk On The Wild Side

Best in Show, Highlights Special

A compilation of the best moments from the first two series of the comedy animal show.

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

The Men From The Ministry

Episode 6.3, Storm in a Tea Urn: Trouble starts brewing over Sir Gregory's ban on the duo making tea.

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 26 - Mobbsy's Girlfriend

Mobbsy's obsession with a new Girlfriend App on his phone leads Gene to take him and the girls inside the app in order to dump her.

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

Have I Got News For You

Series 38, Episode 8

Ian Hislop and Paul Merton again look at the week's news. With guest host Dominic West and panellists James May and Reginald D. Hunter.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 5:15pm (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

A selection of episodes from the first and second series of the cornershop sitcom.

U&Dave channel logo 5:40pm (repeat)
QI Titles. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series D, Episode 12 - Domesticity

With Jessica Stevenson, Jo Brand and Phill Jupitus.

U&Yesterday channel logo 6pm (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

Series 12, Episode 7 - The Empire That Foggy Nearly Built

Foggy decides to go big in the car-parking business.

U&Dave channel logo 6:20pm (repeat)
QI Titles. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series C, Episode 1 - Campanology

With Rob Brydon, Bill Bailey and Rich Hall.

U&Yesterday channel logo 6:40pm (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

Series 12, Episode 8 - The Last Surviving Maurice Chevalier Impression

Compo realises that he must become a celebrity if he is going to impress Nora Batty.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Radio

That Reminds Me

Series 1, Episode 1 - Barry Cryer

Factually comedic series in which celebrities - mostly comics - share tales and reminisce.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 7:10pm (repeat)
Rock & Chips. Del Boy (James Buckley). Copyright: Shazam Productions / BBC

Rock & Chips

Episode 1 - Rock & Chips

In Peckham, the Trotters are all under one roof: Grandad, Joan, husband Reg and the teenage Del Boy. Things suddenly change, however, when ex-con Freddie Robdal appears.

Radio 4 7:15pm (repeat)
Richard Wilson

Believe It!

Series 1, Episode 1 - Drink

Richard Wilson narrates his fictional autobiography, based on glimmers of truth. Why does Richard Wilson get drunk every November 25? For the first time, he tells the naked truth.

U&Yesterday channel logo 7:20pm (repeat)
Butterflies. Image shows from L to R: Ben Parkinson (Geoffrey Palmer), Ria Parkinson (Wendy Craig)

Butterflies

Sitcom following dissatisfied housewife Ria Parkinson as she considers embarking on an exciting romantic affair with successful businessman Leonard.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Palace Of Laughter. Copyright: BBC

Palace Of Laughter

Series 1, Episode 3 - Manchester Playhouse

Geoffrey Wheeler tells the theatre's story plus that of its neighbour, the Hulme Hippodrome. With Morecambe & Wise and Ken Dodd.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 7:30pm
30 min
Off Their Rockers. Copyright: CPL Productions

Off Their Rockers

Series 1, Episode 1

In this first episode, a nun wreaks havoc on a mobility scooter, a pensioner seeks advice on who should inherit her cash, and a beautician deals with a surprising enquiry about vajazzling.

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

QI

A selection of extended episodes from Series I of the world's cleverest and most interesting panel show. Repeated again as of 23.00.

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

Doctor At Large

Episode 11, Disengagement: Sparrow gets inadvertently betrothed, so it's up to Benskin and Spratt to help him out.

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

The Men From The Ministry

Episode 6.3, Storm in a Tea Urn: Trouble starts brewing over Sir Gregory's ban on the duo making tea.

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

Porridge

Series 1, Episode 2 - The Hustler

Gambling fever has hit Slade - subjects include the number of bricks in a cell, and the number of eggs laid by the hens on the prison farm. Fletch has organised a big game in a secret location, but will anyone actually win?

Comedy Central 9pm (repeat)
Jason Manford Live. Jason Manford. Copyright: Channel X

Jason Manford Live

TV broadcast of Jason Manford's return to the stage with his 2011 live tour, recorded at the MEN Arena.

Sky Arts logo. Copyright: Sky 9pm (repeat)
Monty Python: Almost The Truth. Copyright: Bill And Ben Productions / Eagle Rock Film Productions

Monty Python: Almost The Truth

Episode 6

In the final episode, the Pythons play at the Hollywood Bowl, make Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life, mourn the death of Graham Chapman, and go their separate ways.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 9:40pm (repeat)
Porridge. Image shows from L to R: Mr. Mackay (Fulton Mackay), Fletcher (Ronnie Barker), Godber (Richard Beckinsale). Copyright: BBC

Porridge

Series 1, Episode 3 - A Night In

Godber moves into the bottom bunk in Fletcher's cell. Unable to sleep, the two spend the night discussing their hopes, fears, and the lives they left outside.

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 1 - Hell

The time has come for the trio's annual summer holiday, and Father Ted has a fellow priest's caravan in mind as a perfect location.

BBC Two 10pm
30 min
Mock The Week Looks Back At.... Copyright: Angst Productions

Mock The Week Looks Back At...

Episode 6 - Science And Technology

Highlights include anxiety about the Hadron Collider, stand-up from Michael McIntyre and Peter Mandelson's sinister machine.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Chain Reaction. Copyright: BBC

Chain Reaction

Series 4, Episode 1 - Catherine Tate interviews David Tennant

Catherine Tate takes the host's chair as she talks to David Tennant.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 10:20pm (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

Series 1, Episode 1

It's just 6 weeks until Denise and Dave's wedding day, and Jim's scrutinising the bills closely. Who on Earth has been making phone calls to Aberdeen...?

Comedy Central 10:20pm (repeat)
Lee Evans - Big - Live At The O2. Lee Evans. Copyright: Little Mo Films

Lee Evans - Big - Live At The O2

A TV broadcast of Lee Evans's record-breaking tour, which played to over half a million fans across the UK. Infectious stand-up from the top comic.

BBC Two 10:30pm
30 min
It's Kevin. Kevin Eldon. Copyright: BBC

It's Kevin

Episode 4

Kevin Eldon returns, this time with special guest The Great Spagboletti, a misunderstanding with his doctor and a trip backstage with trusty studio caretaker Bob. And there's a man playing the bongos for good measure.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Meet David Sedaris. David Sedaris

Meet David Sedaris

Series 2, Episode 4 - Us And Them - Selected Diary Extracts

This week, we learn no two families are ever alike in "Us and Them" and we get a peep into the caustic mind of the author when he reads selections from his extensive diaries.

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 2 - Think Fast, Father Ted

With the parochial house falling apart, Ted decides it's time to raise some money, and it seems that a raffle is the best way to do it. Pulling in a favour from Bishop Brennan, he secures a car as the top prize...

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 11pm (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 Two Scotland 11pm (repeat)
Mock The Week Looks Back At.... Copyright: Angst Productions

Mock The Week Looks Back At...

Episode 6 - Science And Technology

Highlights include anxiety about the Hadron Collider, stand-up from Michael McIntyre and Peter Mandelson's sinister machine.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Maltby Collection. Copyright: BBC

The Maltby Collection

Series 1, Episode 2

Rod's efforts to save the collection from closure are threatening his boss's early retirement.

Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky 11pm (repeat)
Moone Boy. Image shows from L to R: Sean Murphy (Chris O'Dowd), Martin (David Rawle). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions / Sprout Pictures

Moone Boy

Series 1, Episode 5 - Godfellas

While Fidelma joins the church choir, Martin's confirmation service leads to an epiphany: he wants to become to an altar boy. Has he got what it takes?

BBC Two Scotland 11:30pm (repeat)
It's Kevin. Kevin Eldon. Copyright: BBC

It's Kevin

Episode 4

Kevin Eldon returns, this time with special guest The Great Spagboletti, a misunderstanding with his doctor and a trip backstage with trusty studio caretaker Bob. And there's a man playing the bongos for good measure.

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

The Nick Revell Show

Episode 2.4, Health and Fitness: When his geraniums laugh at his puny physique, the writer overdoes his new fitness regime.

Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky 11:30pm (repeat)
Moone Boy. Image shows from L to R: Sean Murphy (Chris O'Dowd), Martin (David Rawle). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions / Sprout Pictures

Moone Boy

Series 1, Episode 6 - The Bell-End Of An Era

It's a big moment in the life of young Martin Moone: his last week of primary school.

ITV2 logo. Credit: ITV 11:40pm (repeat)
Celebrity Juice. Image shows from L to R: Kelly Brook, Leigh Francis, Holly Willoughby

Celebrity Juice

Series 9, Episode 6

Guests preparing to be ribbed mercilessly in this show include style guru Gok Wan, Radio 1 DJ and TV presenter Nick Grimshaw, Made in Chelsea star Millie Mackintosh and stand-up comedian Joe Lycett.

Loaded TV Midnight
60 min version
(repeat)
Sexxx. Copyright: Loaded TV

Sexxx

Episode 5 - Pink

Pauly decides to branch out and stock some new merchandise, but Ben needs a little bit of convincing. Meanwhile Katia and Pauly swing by a masquerade party with a difference.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 12:05am (repeat)
Rock & Chips. Del Boy (James Buckley). Copyright: Shazam Productions / BBC

Rock & Chips

Episode 1 - Rock & Chips

In Peckham, the Trotters are all under one roof: Grandad, Joan, husband Reg and the teenage Del Boy. Things suddenly change, however, when ex-con Freddie Robdal appears.

BBC Three 12:35am (repeat)
Bad Education. Image shows left to right: Joe (Ethan Lawrence), Rem Dogg (Jack Binstead), Mitchell (Charlie Wernham), Alfie (Jack Whitehall), Stephen Carmichael (Layton Williams), Chantelle (Nikki Runeckles), Jing (Kae Alexander). Credit: Tiger Aspect Productions

Bad Education

Series 1, Episode 1 - Parents' Evening

Parents' evening is a nightmare unlike any other for Alfie, and today he's also got a pile of mock exams to mark before fierce deputy headmistress Pickwell fails his entire class.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 1:50am (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

Series 1, Episode 1

It's just 6 weeks until Denise and Dave's wedding day, and Jim's scrutinising the bills closely. Who on Earth has been making phone calls to Aberdeen...?

U&Dave channel logo 2am (repeat)
Dave's One Night Stand. Ben Elton. Copyright: Amigo Television / Phil McIntyre Entertainment

Dave's One Night Stand

Series 1, Episode 1 - Ben Elton

This week Ben Elton performs at the Broadway Theatre in his hometwon of Catford, London in his first televisied stand-up in a decade. Featuring support from Jason Byrne and Tom Stade.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
Radio

That Reminds Me

Series 1, Episode 1 - Barry Cryer

Factually comedic series in which celebrities - mostly comics - share tales and reminisce.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 2:20am (repeat)
Sykes. Tommy Grando (Peter Sellers). Credit: BBC

Sykes

Series 1, Episode 6 - Stranger

Hattie is taken aback when a swarthy, thuggish-looking stranger arrives at the door; it turns out to be little Tommy Grando, a local boy who ran away to sea many years ago and swore he'd marry Hattie upon his return...

Comedy Central 2:25am (repeat)
The Alternative Comedy Experience. Copyright: Comedy Central

The Alternative Comedy Experience

Series 1, Episode 9 - Rude Words

Masterful Glaswegian stand-up Stephen Carlin joins the show alongside acts including Robin Ince and Phil Nichol. Grumpy BAFTA winner Stewart Lee meets them backstage.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
Palace Of Laughter. Copyright: BBC

Palace Of Laughter

Series 1, Episode 3 - Manchester Playhouse

Geoffrey Wheeler tells the theatre's story plus that of its neighbour, the Hulme Hippodrome. With Morecambe & Wise and Ken Dodd.

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

Doctor At Large

Episode 11, Disengagement: Sparrow gets inadvertently betrothed, so it's up to Benskin and Spratt to help him out.

Sky Arts logo. Copyright: Sky 3:25am (repeat)
Monty Python: Almost The Truth. Copyright: Bill And Ben Productions / Eagle Rock Film Productions

Monty Python: Almost The Truth

Episode 6

In the final episode, the Pythons play at the Hollywood Bowl, make Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life, mourn the death of Graham Chapman, and go their separate ways.

4seven logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 3:45am (repeat)
Shameless. Frank Gallagher (David Threlfall). Copyright: Company Pictures

Shameless

Series 11, Episode 6

Aidan is under great pressure when OAP Stanton suddenly dies while Aidan is caring for him as part of his community service.

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