Schedule Friday 16th August 2013
6am
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The Green Green Grass
Series 2, Episode 5 - Schoolboy FrenchThe circle of life comes knocking at the Boyces' door with Tyler's French exchange student and a past love from Peckham sheds new light on old memories.
6:30am
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The Green Green Grass
Series 2, Episode 6 - More Questions Than AnswersLlewellyn has been forced to employ teachers over the summer as casual labour but even they can't help the fact that his farm is running at a massive deficit. With Boycie's farm doing well, Llewellyn challenges him to a pub quiz in the hope of winning £5,000.
7am
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'Allo 'Allo!
Series 3, Episode 5 - Pretty Maids All In A RowAs the airmen don new disguises, General Von Klinkerhoffen is on the warpath. He is particualrly suspicious of the café: after all, why would a small provincial establishment have hanging on its wall a genuine Van Gogh...?
7am
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The Right Time
Episode 3.5: There's a timeshare shock in the sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.
7:30am
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Jo Caulfield's Speakeasy
Episode 2With guests Ian Rankin, Boothby Graffoe, Janey Godley and Guy Pratt.
7:45am
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'Allo 'Allo!
Series 3, Episode 6 - The Great Un-EscapeWhilst the inhabitants of the nearby POW camp have been busy tunneling out, Fairfax and Carstairs are desperate to tunnel in. Helped by René, Edith and the rest of the resistance, they break through just as the tunnel is discovered by the Colonel and Captain; soon all are trapped inside the camp!
8am
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Steptoe And Son
Episode 4, The Stepmother: Harold is not happy to meet Albert's new girlfriend.
8:25am
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Sadie J
Series 3, Episode 4 - RicolatinoSadie is so depressed that Kit has left the country that she decides to audition for a new bling friend; but is there really anyone out there who can match up to her old BFF?
8:30am
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Life With The Lyons
Time Marches Back: Ben needs jokes for his big speech at the Festival of Britain. Can the family help?
8:35am
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Bread
Series 2, Episode 5Billy is distraught when Julie takes the baby and heads to London to stay with friends; meanwhile Freddie Boswell comes home to stay.
8:55am
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Sooty
Modern incarnation of the children's comedy series. The puppets Sooty, Sweep and Soo help Richard Cadell at a coastal holiday park.
9am
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King Street Junior
Series 10, Episode 3 - AccusationsMr. Sims is accused of "improper conduct" with one of the girls in his class.
9:10am
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Sooty
Modern incarnation of the children's comedy series. The puppets Sooty, Sweep and Soo help Richard Cadell at a coastal holiday park.
9:15am
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Ever Decreasing Circles
Series 2, Episode 7Martin has a chance meeting with a psychiatrist at Paul's party and sings his praises. Ann suggests that he may like to talk to him again - professionally!
9:30am
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Electric Ink
Series 1, Episode 2In order to increase sales of the newspaper, the marketing department decide to give away a free wall chart - with disastrous results.
9:50am
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Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 21, Episode 3 - Magic And The Morris MinorCompo, Clegg and Truly happen upon a couple whose car has got stuck in a remote field.
10:30am90 min
MacAulay And Co
Edinburgh 2013, Episode 10Fred MacAulay is back with another daily dose of news and comedy from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
10:30am
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Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 21, Episode 4 - Elegy For Fallen WelliesWhen Nora forsakes her wrinkled stockings for black tights, the results are catastrophic.
10:30am
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Horrible Histories
Series 3, Episode 2There is plenty of "goo and poo" today, as some medieval knights discover the most disgusting way to attack a castle.
11:10am
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Only Fools And Horses
Series 3, Episode 7 - Who's A Pretty Boy?Denzil is nervous about letting the Trotters decorate his flat because, if they do it wrong, he has to face the wrath of his wife, Corinne. She still hasn't forgiven Del for messing up the catering at her wedding but, as long as they heed her warning to stay out of the kitchen, nothing can go wrong...
11:30am
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With Nobbs On
Episode 2 - From Howerd's End To Pebble MillDavid Nobbs has trouble explaining why he's impersonating Frankie Howerd in public to the police. Meanwhile Pebble Mill reject a short story about a man battling with his identity as a successful middle class, middle management manager called Reginald Iolanthe Perrin.
11:45am
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Chekhov: Comedy Shorts
Episode 1 - A Reluctant Tragic HeroTolkachov (Johnny Vegas) is a frustrated and exasperated family man.
11:50am
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Only Fools And Horses
Series 4, Episode 1 - Happy ReturnsA chance encounter with old flame Juney, back on the estate after some 20-odd years, leaves Del suspicious of her daughter Debbie's parentage. Serious questions need to be asked - not least when Derek realises that Rodney could be getting comfortable with his own niece!
12pm
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Monarch Of The Glen
Series 4, Episode 3Comedy drama set in the Scottish Highlands, based on the comic novels of Compton Mackenzie.
12pm
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Steptoe And Son
Episode 4, The Stepmother: Harold is not happy to meet Albert's new girlfriend.
12:25pm
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'Allo 'Allo!
Series 3, Episode 5 - Pretty Maids All In A RowAs the airmen don new disguises, General Von Klinkerhoffen is on the warpath. He is particualrly suspicious of the café: after all, why would a small provincial establishment have hanging on its wall a genuine Van Gogh...?
12:30pm
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Life With The Lyons
Time Marches Back: Ben needs jokes for his big speech at the Festival of Britain. Can the family help?
1:10pm
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Please Sir!
Movie spin-off from the popular TV sitcom, in which teacher Bernard Hedges takes troublesome class 5C to a holiday camp.
1:15pm
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'Allo 'Allo!
Series 3, Episode 6 - The Great Un-EscapeWhilst the inhabitants of the nearby POW camp have been busy tunneling out, Fairfax and Carstairs are desperate to tunnel in. Helped by René, Edith and the rest of the resistance, they break through just as the tunnel is discovered by the Colonel and Captain; soon all are trapped inside the camp!
1:30pm
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My Phone Genie
Episode 17 - UpgradesWhen Jaz needs to clean the house after a party, Gene gets all the household appliances to help.
1:55pm
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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.
2pm
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Just A Minute
Episode 9Joining Nicholas Parsons and Paul Merton to play Just A Minute today are Liza Tarbuck, Gyles Brandreth, and Tony Hawks.
2:10pm
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Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 28, Episode 10 - Sinclair And The Wormley WitchesSinclair believes he has been cursed, so Trudy, Entwistle and Alvin unwisely decide to exorcise him.
2:40pm
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Ever Decreasing Circles
Series 2, Episode 7Martin has a chance meeting with a psychiatrist at Paul's party and sings his praises. Ann suggests that he may like to talk to him again - professionally!
2:50pm
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Birds Of A Feather
Series 5, Episode 10 - Find The LadyTracey and Sharon need help to understand their husband's tax returns. As the wife of an accountant, Dorien helps them out. They discover that Tracey's husband Darryl has invested well and now has a large sum to look forward to in his pension, but Sharon's husband Chris was less well advised. Sharon tracks down a mystery financial advisor to explain...
3pm
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Doctor In Clover
Gaston Grimsdyke goes on a medical school course run by Sir Lancelot Spratt. Stars Leslie Phillips.
3:20pm
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Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 21, Episode 3 - Magic And The Morris MinorCompo, Clegg and Truly happen upon a couple whose car has got stuck in a remote field.
3:30pm
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Birds Of A Feather
Series 5, Episode 11 - An Inspector StaysThe police want to use Tracey and Sharon's home for a surveillance operation.
3:40pm
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Shaun The Sheep
Series 2, Episode 9 - Supersize TimmyTimmy accidentally eats a tomato grown with Miracle-Grow fertilizer, and expands to become the King Kong of sheep. Shaun must keep the giant toddler out of sight while trying to figure out how to return him to normal size.
4pm
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Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 21, Episode 4 - Elegy For Fallen WelliesWhen Nora forsakes her wrinkled stockings for black tights, the results are catastrophic.
4:20pm
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Only When I Laugh
Series 4, Episode 1 - Blood BrothersGlover has all the symptoms of anaemia and a transfusion seems necessary, but he has a rare blood group and doesn't want it to be contaminated.
4:40pm
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Blackadder
Blackadder Goes Forth, Episode 4 - Private PlaneBlackadder's latest plan to escape the terror of the trenches is to join the glamorous world of Lord Flasheart in the Royal Flying Corps.
4:50pm
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Duty Free
Series 2, Episode 2 - CasinoDavid's money is running low but, despite this, he decides to gamble it all in the casino.
5pm
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Second Thoughts
Episode 4.1, Last Words: Bill is back home, but what are the chances of a romantic weekend?
5:10pm
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Monarch Of The Glen
Series 4, Episode 3Comedy drama set in the Scottish Highlands, based on the comic novels of Compton Mackenzie.
5:20pm
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Outnumbered
Series 3, Episode 3Karen recreates The Apprentice, Ben takes a close interest in Dad's medical tests, Mum thinks Jake's healthy interest in girls is becoming unhealthy, and the ghost of John McEnroe hovers over Dad's Saturday morning game of tennis. Karen decides to sort things out.
5:20pm
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Duty Free
Series 2, Episode 3 - CouplesA young honeymoon couple find themselves offered marital advice from some unlikely sources - the Pearce's and the Cochran's.
5:25pm
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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.
5:30pm
(repeat)
The Right Time
Episode 3.5: There's a timeshare shock in the sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.
6pm
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Just A Minute
Episode 10Joining Nicholas Parsons and Paul Merton to play Just A Minute today are Julian Clary, Stephen Fry, and Shappi Khorsandi.
6:20pm
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Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 28, Episode 10 - Sinclair And The Wormley WitchesSinclair believes he has been cursed, so Trudy, Entwistle and Alvin unwisely decide to exorcise him.
6:30pm30 min
6:30pm30 min
Bremner's One Question Quiz
Episode 1Rory Bremner presents a topical satire show that blends stand-up, sketch, investigative satire and interviews.
6:40pm
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dinnerladies
Series 1, Episode 4 - MoodsTwinkle's worried she's pregnant, and everyone else is in a bad mood for their own reasons. Philippa decides the best way of cheering everyone up is to organise a tea party to bring their mothers along for.
7pm
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Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 23, Episode 1 - A Brief Excursion In The Fast LaneWesley invents an off-the-road motorised scooter.
7pm60 min version (repeat)
7pm
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Steptoe And Son
Episode 4, The Stepmother: Harold is not happy to meet Albert's new girlfriend.
7:20pm
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Porridge
Series 2, Christmas Special - No Way OutFletcher plans to spend Christmas in hospital to avoid being press-ganged into Grouty's latest scheme to spring a fellow prisoner. His plan backfires when Grouty finds out about his upcoming civilian hospital appointment and gives him a vital role in proceedings.
7:30pm
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Life With The Lyons
Time Marches Back: Ben needs jokes for his big speech at the Festival of Britain. Can the family help?
7:40pm
(repeat)
Birds Of A Feather
Series 5, Episode 10 - Find The LadyTracey and Sharon need help to understand their husband's tax returns. As the wife of an accountant, Dorien helps them out. They discover that Tracey's husband Darryl has invested well and now has a large sum to look forward to in his pension, but Sharon's husband Chris was less well advised. Sharon tracks down a mystery financial advisor to explain...
8:20pm
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Birds Of A Feather
Series 5, Episode 11 - An Inspector StaysThe police want to use Tracey and Sharon's home for a surveillance operation.
9pm
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Jonathan Creek
Series 2, Episode 6 - Mother RedcapA high profile judge is killed despite his round-the-clock police protection. Could Maddy's gothic "pub of death" investigation hold the vital key?
9pm60 min version (repeat)
Live At The Apollo
Series 8, Episode 5 - Omid Djalili, Reginald D Hunter, Julian ClaryOmid Djalili presents stand-up from the world-famous Hammersmith Apollo. He introduces sets from Reginald D Hunter and Julian Clary.
9pm30 min
Big School
Series 1, Episode 1Mr Church is about to resign from Greybridge School, but the arrival of new French teacher Miss Postern changes everything. Taking advice from a pupil on women doesn't prove immediately successful, however.
9pm60 min version (repeat)
9pm
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Russell Howard's Good News
Topical stand-up comedy and chat show hosted by Russell Howard.
9pm
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Doc Martin
Series 5, Episode 7 - Cats And SharksBert Large's restaurant business is financial trouble. He can't even afford the food and drink for a charity event to raise money for Florence Dingle's cat sanctuary. Mrs Dingle is distraught. She desperately needs the money to continue to look after the cats and kittens in her care.
9pm60 min
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 1 (Channel 4: Series 2), Episode 4Sarah Millican and Chris Ramsey play the game with Sean, Jon and Jimmy this week. Susie Dent is joined in Dictionary Corner by Abandoman, while Rachel Riley dispenses the letters and numbers with a little help from comedian Joe Wilkinson.
9:30pm
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Mrs. Brown's Boys
Series 3, Episode 1 - Mammy's SpellThe family celebrate the baptism of Dermot and Maria's triplets with a party, and the hypnotist puts Agnes and Winnie under his spell.
9:30pm
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Russell Howard's Good News
Topical stand-up comedy and chat show hosted by Russell Howard.
10pm
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I'm Alan Partridge
Series 2, Episode 6 - Alan Wide ShutAlan's book is due to be pulped and he's clearly feeling the strain at Lynn's baptism. But, needless to say, he has the last laugh.
10pm
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Seann Walsh World
Episode 5Comedian Seann Walsh delves into the depths of the internet. Tonight he deals with exploding toilets, sex toy swords, and electric shocks with someone who should know better.
10pm
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The Trip
The Trip, Episode 4 - Hipping HallFor their fourth meal together, Steve and Rob are at Hipping Hall.
10pm60 min version (repeat)
Have I Got News For You
Series 41, Episode 6Alan Johnson MP acts as host as Ian Hislop and Paul Merton continue to satirise the events of week. With guest panellists Miles Jupp and Graham Linehan.
10pm
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Live At The Apollo
Series 6, Episode 4 - Kevin Bridges, Shappi Khorsandi, Jack WhitehallKevin Bridges introduces Shappi Khorsandi and Jack Whitehall.
10pm
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Where Did It All Go Wrong?
Episode 2, Blakey 'Blake' Blakeson: Simon Munnery debunks the image of one of England's forgotten folk heroes.
10pm
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Lee Mack Live
Lee Mack presents a stand-up show from London's Bloomsbury Theatre.
10pm
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A League Of Their Own
Series 3, Episode 3England and Manchester United captain Rio Ferdinand and comedian Lee Mack join in the fun. Plus, strong stomachs are required when the teams compete in a dizzying end-game.
10:20pm
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Jo Caulfield's Speakeasy
Episode 2With guests Ian Rankin, Boothby Graffoe, Janey Godley and Guy Pratt.
10:35pm
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Would I Lie To You?
Series 6, Episode 5Andy Hamilton, Gabby Logan, Dr Christian Jessen and Diane Parish join Rob, Lee and David.
10:40pm
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Coogan's Run
Steve Coogan's cult series in which he adopts a new comic persona in each episode.
10:55pm
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I've Never Seen Star Wars
Series 3, Episode 4 - Ardal O'HanlonMarcus Brigstocke asks Ardal O'Hanlon to take some herbal remedies and try Twitter.
11pm
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Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Series 26, Episode 10Actor Stephen Mangan takes over hosting duties this week. Noel Fielding and Phill Jupitus are joined by Kayvan Novak and Michelle Heaton.
11:05pm
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 1 (Channel 4: Series 2), Episode 4Sarah Millican and Chris Ramsey play the game with Sean, Jon and Jimmy this week. Susie Dent is joined in Dictionary Corner by Abandoman, while Rachel Riley dispenses the letters and numbers with a little help from comedian Joe Wilkinson.
11:05pm
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Pramface
Series 2, Episode 5 - If You Cry, I'll CryWhen Laura learns that Jamie has a date, she goes out of her way to get one herself. She wants to show him that if he's over her, she can move on too.
11:20pm
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Jo Brand's Great Wall Of Comedy
Episode 5More lid-lifting on the sitcom world, with regulars Jo Brand, Barry Cryer and Rebecca Front joined by Dave Spikey, Vicki Michelle and more guests from classic sitcoms.
11:30pm60 min version (repeat)
Live At The Apollo
Series 8, Episode 5 - Omid Djalili, Reginald D Hunter, Julian ClaryOmid Djalili presents stand-up from the world-famous Hammersmith Apollo. He introduces sets from Reginald D Hunter and Julian Clary.
11:30pm
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The Flight Of The Conchords
Episode 3, The Fans Proposition: The Kiwi band face fan propositions.
11:40pm60 min version (repeat)
Russell Howard's Good News
Topical stand-up comedy and chat show hosted by Russell Howard.
11:45pm
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Father Ted
A selection of four episodes from Chanel 4's most successful sitcom.
Midnight
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French And Saunders
Long-running popular sketch show starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.
12:05am
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The Last Leg
Series 2, Episode 3Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker look back on the week with the help of guest Alan Carr.
12:30am
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Sweat The Small Stuff
Series 1, Episode 5From daily obsessions to personal dilemmas, Grimmy, along with team captains Rickie and Melvin from Kiss FM and The Saturdays' Rochelle Humes are all sweating the small stuff with special guests Tulisa Contostavlos, Danny Dyer and Katherine Ryan.
12:30am
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PhoneShop
Series 3, Episode 4 - #goodtimesAs PhoneShop Sutton attempt to win The Golden Bowl insurance sales award for the sixth year in a row, and Janine attempts to stage the greatest, most elaborate sales evening of all time, all of Lance's energy is going into getting Gregg Wallace to follow him on Twitter.
12:40am
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Dave's One Night Stand
Series 4, Episode 3 - Angelos EpithemiouAward winning burger van owner turned stand-up Angelos Epithemiou (Dan Renton Skinner) returns to his hometown of Derby to perform in front of the locals. Joining him is Imran Yusuf, Tom Rosenthal and Katherine Ryan.
12:55am
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I'm Alan Partridge
Series 2, Episode 6 - Alan Wide ShutAlan's book is due to be pulped and he's clearly feeling the strain at Lynn's baptism. But, needless to say, he has the last laugh.
1am
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Comedy Central At The Comedy Store
Series 1, Episode 17Dave Fulton on the World Cup, Mick Ferry on long term relationships, Jeff Innocent on holidaying in Guernsey, and Ian Moore on today's youth.
1am
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Boom Town
Episode 1In the first episode, viewers are introduced to a host of new characters, including Cream The Rapper, who is waxing lyrical in his local corner shop; Kev The Witch, who is getting his house valued by a local estate agent; and Jonny Nash The Ladies Man.
1am
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1:10am
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Birds Of A Feather
Series 5, Episode 10 - Find The LadyTracey and Sharon need help to understand their husband's tax returns. As the wife of an accountant, Dorien helps them out. They discover that Tracey's husband Darryl has invested well and now has a large sum to look forward to in his pension, but Sharon's husband Chris was less well advised. Sharon tracks down a mystery financial advisor to explain...
1:30am
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Coogan's Run
Steve Coogan's cult series in which he adopts a new comic persona in each episode.
1:30am
(repeat)
Dead Ringers
TV impressions show that ran throughout the 2000s. Featuring Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Phil Cornwell, Kevin Connelly and Mark Perry.
1:30am
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Live At The Electric
Series 2, Episode 7Lothario Antonio tells us how to stimulate a woman's mind, Film Fizz's Chris Kendall goes head to head with Colin Firth and snooty Frenchman Marcel Lucont shares his views on religion.
1:35am
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Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy
Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy, Episode 5 - Mash Potato UtopiaNoel is taunted by a Dolphin Bomber, New York Cop tells the tale of the singing fish finger and Secret Peter reveals where Alan Hansen has been hiding.
1:40am45 min version (repeat)
Have I Got News For You
Series 41, Episode 6Alan Johnson MP acts as host as Ian Hislop and Paul Merton continue to satirise the events of week. With guest panellists Miles Jupp and Graham Linehan.
2am
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The Comic Strip Presents...
Series 3, Episode 1 - The StrikeA young and innocent man from the Welsh Valleys pens a script about the miners' strike. When success comes calling, he and the script get the Hollywood treatment.
2am
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Badults
Series 1, Episode 4 - GirlsThere's a deluge of girls in the boys' lives this weeks, as lies they've told come to haunt them: Tom's faux engagement; Matthew's online girlfriend, Tess; and Ben's face.
2am
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King Street Junior
Series 10, Episode 3 - AccusationsMr. Sims is accused of "improper conduct" with one of the girls in his class.
2:10am
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Campus
Episode 6 - The Final Preliminary Report Of DoomThe Day of Reckoning. Stomachs and hearts are in knots as George prepares to deliver the bad news. 'The News' however, turns out to be not quite what they anticipated, leaving everyone with a new set of ever more complicated problems to unpick.
2:25am
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Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Series 26, Episode 10Actor Stephen Mangan takes over hosting duties this week. Noel Fielding and Phill Jupitus are joined by Kayvan Novak and Michelle Heaton.
2:30am
(repeat)
Electric Ink
Series 1, Episode 2In order to increase sales of the newspaper, the marketing department decide to give away a free wall chart - with disastrous results.
2:55am45 min version (repeat)
Russell Howard's Good News
Topical stand-up comedy and chat show hosted by Russell Howard.
3am
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The Ricky Gervais Show
Series 3, Episode 11 - WartimeIn this show, topics include Karl's thoughts on the importance of historic artefacts and how his book will be viewed in the future. Plus, the meaning of popular wartime expressions and what life must be like for a soldier's spouse.
3:05am
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3:30am
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Sweat The Small Stuff
Series 1, Episode 5From daily obsessions to personal dilemmas, Grimmy, along with team captains Rickie and Melvin from Kiss FM and The Saturdays' Rochelle Humes are all sweating the small stuff with special guests Tulisa Contostavlos, Danny Dyer and Katherine Ryan.
3:30am
(repeat)
Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy
Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy, Episode 5 - Mash Potato UtopiaNoel is taunted by a Dolphin Bomber, New York Cop tells the tale of the singing fish finger and Secret Peter reveals where Alan Hansen has been hiding.
5am
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Second Thoughts
Episode 4.1, Last Words: Bill is back home, but what are the chances of a romantic weekend?
5:30am
(repeat)
The Right Time
Episode 3.5: There's a timeshare shock in the sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.