Schedule for 12th January 2014 (full list)

6am (repeat)

One Foot In The Grave

A selection of episodes from the first series of the sitcom starring Richard Wilson as Victor Meldrew.

6am (repeat)

Feeling Kind Of Funny

Episode 1

Janey Godley, Debs Gatenby and Harriet Dyer share stories, jokes and revelations about their experiences with various areas of mental health with Julia Sutherland.

7:15am (repeat)

Sooty

Series 2, Episode 10 - The Fancy Dress Party

When Sooty's magic powder falls in the costume box, the gang end up with real super powers. Can they save the fancy dress competition, or will the evil Barrie Bonkers bring it to a sticky end? Guest starring Shaun Williamson.

7:25am (repeat)

Sooty

Series 2, Episode 11 - April Foolishness

It's the April Fools Tea Party, and Richard is determined not to be crowned The Biggest Fool for the second year running. All he has to do is deliver a car to Mr Slater's friend. But with Sooty behind the wheel, will his plans backfire?

7:30am (repeat)

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!

Series 4, Episode 4 - Coach Trip

After an attempted coach trip to Bridlington goes terribly wrong, Arthur decides the only way out of a sticky situation is to go 'native'.

8am (repeat)

The Burkiss Way

Series 2, Episode 3 - Gain Spiritual Fulfilment The Burkiss Way

A dangerous panto gang escapes, as the team go Nationwide.

8:20am (repeat)

Steptoe And Son

Series 7, Christmas Special

Albert Steptoe and his son Harold run a rag and bone business. Harold wants to move on in the world and leave home but his plans are always thwarted.

8:30am (repeat)

The Clitheroe Kid

It's All in the Mind: When the cheeky schoolboy's gang needs a meeting venue, it's time for more trickery.

9:20am (repeat)

Steptoe And Son

Series 1, Episode 5 - The Holiday

Harold announces his intention to go on holiday abroad, alone, next year - but Albert wants them to go back to Bognor together as usual.

9:30am (repeat)

Sorry, I've Got No Head

Series 3, Episode 2

Jasmine and Prudith have a go at pitch and putt, The Witchfinder General finds himself on daytime television and Phillipe the French exchange student tries to cheat at scrabble.

9:30am (repeat)

Just William - Live!

Martin Jarvis performs Richmal Crompton's comic classics, live on-stage in front of audiences.

10:20am (repeat)

Outnumbered

A selection of episodes from the third series of the semi-improvised sitcom.

11am (repeat)

Red Dwarf

Series I, Episode 3 - Balance Of Power

Sickened to the last by Rimmer's toe-curlingly officious, petty nature - particularly galling considering he's the only actual human alive - Lister resolves to improve his standing on the ship and become the superior crew member.

11am (repeat)

That Reminds Me

Series 2, Episode 4 - Sir Clement Freud

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

11:30am (repeat)

Meet The Adebanjos

A British-African sitcom following a larger-than-life father struggling to instil his old-fashioned African values in his reluctant British household.

11:30am (repeat)

Dad Made Me Laugh

Max Hudd: Roy Hudd's son chats to Sally Magnusson about life with the News Huddlines and Coronation Street star.

11:40am (repeat)

Red Dwarf

Series I, Episode 4 - Waiting For God

Whilst Rimmer preoccupies himself with an unidentified object that Holly has tracked and brought aboard the ship, Lister is in equal measure distraught and amazed to discover that owing to a few horrible misunderstandings all those millennia ago, he is the cat god Cloister.

12pm (repeat)

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 12, Episode 2

David Mitchell is joined by Marcus Brigstocke, Holly Walsh, John Finnemore and Rufus Hound as they lie about Eton, babies, Russia and hats.

12:05pm (repeat)

Bottom Knocker Street

Episode 9 - Going Nowhere

Councillor Cowdrey gets nowhere when he tries to find a town willing to twin with Lower Mintworth.

12:15pm (repeat)

Bottom Knocker Street

Episode 41 - Luck What Luck?

When Dinga obtains a magic waistcoat, Councillor Cowdrey is determined to get his hands on it.

12:20pm (repeat)

Only Fools And Horses

Series 5, Christmas Special - A Royal Flush

Rodney meets an upper-crust young lady selling paintings down the market and they instantly hit it off. However, when Del finds out that she's Lady Victoria of Malebury, whose father is a cousin of the Queen, he begins to plot the couple's wedding.

12:20pm (repeat)

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Have I Got News For You

Series 38, Episode 2

With guest host David Mitchell and panellists Grayson Perry and Ed Byrne.

12:30pm (repeat)

Dani's Castle

Series 1, Episode 3 - Ghost Tour

Dani and the gang come up with a way to pay off the castle debts but will it work without the help of Gabriel and Esme, or indeed the visiting Sam?

1pm (repeat)

Dani's Castle

Series 1, Episode 4 - 21st Century Boy

Dani admits her true feelings for Gabe but he thinks he needs to update himself to win her affection. A surprise visit from Ben suggests Gabe has competition.

1:10pm (repeat)

One Foot In The Grave

Series 2, Episode 3 - Dramatic Fever

Margaret joins the local amateur dramatic society and takes Victor to a Bergerac watching party. Meanwhile, Margaret's mother manages to get stuck in the bath with wallpaper paste.

1:25pm (repeat)

Roy. Image shows from L to R: Becky (Martha Byrne), Maura (Cathy Belton), Bill (Simon Delaney). Copyright: JAM Media

Roy

Series 2, Episode 12 - Uncle Troy

Rather than confess to Hammond that he scared off a substitute teacher, Roy pretends to be his uncle, teacher Troy O'Brien. He maintains the facade but Miss Sheringham is suspicious. Can she prove Roy and Troy are the same person?

1:40pm (repeat)

Blackadder

A selection of episodes from the second series of the comic historical saga.

1:50pm (repeat)

One Foot In The Grave

Series 2, Episode 4 - Who Will Buy?

Unexpected visitors drop in and mistakenly believe Victor has killed an elderly blind man. A charity concert gives Victor the chance to use his ventriloquist's dummy.

3pm (repeat)

My Parents Are Aliens

Long-running children's sitcom following the lives of three orphaned children. Their new foster parents are secretly aliens.

3pm (repeat)

The Burkiss Way

Series 2, Episode 3 - Gain Spiritual Fulfilment The Burkiss Way

A dangerous panto gang escapes, as the team go Nationwide.

3:30pm (repeat)

My Parents Are Aliens

Long-running children's sitcom following the lives of three orphaned children. Their new foster parents are secretly aliens.

3:30pm (repeat)

The Clitheroe Kid

It's All in the Mind: When the cheeky schoolboy's gang needs a meeting venue, it's time for more trickery.

3:40pm (repeat)

The Story Of Dibley

Documentary celebrating the popular BBC sitcom The Vicar Of Dibley, featuring interviews with cast and crew.

5pm (repeat)

Harry Hill's TV Burp

A selection of four episodes of Harry Hill's take on a week of telly.

5:30pm (repeat)

A Bit Of A Do

Series 2, Episode 2 - The Christening

Much has changed for the characters as Rita is now a Labour Councillor, Elvis is a journalist and Ted is engaged to Corinna. It is not all happy news though, as Jenny announces that her marriage is over and Elvis rows with Carol.

5:30pm (repeat)

Just William - Live!

Martin Jarvis performs Richmal Crompton's comic classics, live on-stage in front of audiences.

6pm (repeat)

Red Dwarf

Series I, Episode 3 - Balance Of Power

Sickened to the last by Rimmer's toe-curlingly officious, petty nature - particularly galling considering he's the only actual human alive - Lister resolves to improve his standing on the ship and become the superior crew member.

6:20pm (repeat)

Horrible Histories

Series 1, Episode 2

A stone-age doctor tries to help a modern patient, a whining Pharaoh invents the pyramid, and Henry VIII meets his dead friends.

6:40pm (repeat)

Monarch Of The Glen

Series 1, Episode 2

Comedy drama set in the Scottish Highlands, based on the comic novels of Compton Mackenzie.

6:40pm (repeat)

Red Dwarf

Series I, Episode 4 - Waiting For God

Whilst Rimmer preoccupies himself with an unidentified object that Holly has tracked and brought aboard the ship, Lister is in equal measure distraught and amazed to discover that owing to a few horrible misunderstandings all those millennia ago, he is the cat god Cloister.

7pm (repeat)

Outnumbered

A selection of episodes from the third series of the semi-improvised sitcom.

7pm (repeat)

Last Of The Summer Wine

A selection of episodes from the 23rd series of Britain's longest running sitcom.

7pm (repeat)

That Reminds Me

Series 2, Episode 4 - Sir Clement Freud

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

7:15pm
15 min

Warhorses Of Letters

Series 3, Episode 1

Our heroes deal with the aftermath of battle, as Marengo becomes part of the spoils of war.

7:20pm (repeat)

Have I Got News For You

Series 38, Episode 2

With guest host David Mitchell and panellists Grayson Perry and Ed Byrne.

7:30pm (repeat)

Political Animals

Series 1, Episode 1 - Wilberforce

In this first programme, Wilberforce (Clive Swift) chief mouser to the Cabinet Office 1973-1987, reflects on his life with Margaret Thatcher.

7:30pm (repeat)

Dad Made Me Laugh

Max Hudd: Roy Hudd's son chats to Sally Magnusson about life with the News Huddlines and Coronation Street star.

8pm (repeat)

This Is Jinsy

Series 2, Episode 1 - Intelligent Hair

Maven's annual Arbiter ceremony goes catastrophically wrong when the historic wig used to crown him suddenly becomes reanimated. Stephen Fry stars as wig keeper Dr Bevelspepp.

8pm
60 min version (repeat)

QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Stephen Fry. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series I, Episode 6 - Inventive

With Bill Bailey, Nina Conti (with her puppet Gran) and Sean Lock.

8pm (repeat)

The Burkiss Way

Series 2, Episode 3 - Gain Spiritual Fulfilment The Burkiss Way

A dangerous panto gang escapes, as the team go Nationwide.

8:30pm (repeat)

This Is Jinsy

Series 2, Episode 2 - Acco!

Time is of the essence as Maven races against the clocks to get his accounts done in time. The only problem is, Jinsy's ink-addicted accountants have gone feral, forcing him to strike a deal with the Chief Accountant (Ben Miller) involving his daughter, Berpetta (also Miller).

8:30pm (repeat)

Chekhov: Comedy Shorts

Episode 2 - The Bear

Smirnoff (Julian Barratt) a rude and boorish landowner, calls on the recently widowed Popova (Julia Davis). Also starring Reece Shearsmith.

8:30pm (repeat)

The Clitheroe Kid

It's All in the Mind: When the cheeky schoolboy's gang needs a meeting venue, it's time for more trickery.

9pm (repeat)

Only Fools And Horses

Series 5, Christmas Special - A Royal Flush

Rodney meets an upper-crust young lady selling paintings down the market and they instantly hit it off. However, when Del finds out that she's Lady Victoria of Malebury, whose father is a cousin of the Queen, he begins to plot the couple's wedding.

9pm (repeat)

Russell Howard's Good News

A selection of three extended episodes of the satirical comedy.

10pm (repeat)

Jimmy Carr: Stand Up

Jimmy Carr's second live DVD, recorded in 2005 at London's Bloomsbury Theatre, presented for TV audiences.

10pm (repeat)

Father Ted

Series 1, Episode 3 - The Passion Of Saint Tibulus

The 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.

10pm (repeat)

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!

Series 4, Episode 4 - Coach Trip

After an attempted coach trip to Bridlington goes terribly wrong, Arthur decides the only way out of a sticky situation is to go 'native'.

10:15pm (repeat)

Birds Of A Feather

Series 10, Episode 2 - Slave

Sharon finds that looking after Dorien's every wish is a full time job - and with money tight, Sharon and Tracey take Dorien's designer clothes to a car boot sale to raise funds. But it's not enough - Dorien will have to start earning too.

10:20pm (repeat)

Not The Nine O'Clock News

Popular satirical sketch show of the late 70s and early 80s starring Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Pamela Stephenson.

10:30pm (repeat)

Jonathan Creek

Series 1, Episode 2 - Jack In The Box

Veteran comedian Jack Holiday has committed suicide. But how did a man with crippling arthritis manage to hold a gun to his head? And how was Jonathan duped into another of Maddy's "grisly murder investigations"?

10:30pm

The News Quiz. Simon Hoggart. Copyright: BBC

The News Quiz - Tribute to Simon Hoggart

A repeat in tribute to Simon Hoggart, who recently passed away. In this edition from July 2005, Simon was joined by current panellists Andy Hamilton and Fred MacAulay, accompanied by two other much missed regulars of the day, Linda Smith and Alan Coren.

10:35pm (repeat)

Father Ted

Series 1, Episode 4 - Competition Time

Ted'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 (repeat)

Not The Nine O'Clock News

Popular satirical sketch show of the late 70s and early 80s starring Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Pamela Stephenson.

11pm (repeat)

King Cutler

Episode 5

Episode 5: Phyllis King and Ivor Cutler present offbeat humorous songs, stories and poems.

11:20pm (repeat)

Rhod Gilbert And The Cat That Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst

Welsh wonder Rhod Gilbert performs his acclaimed stand-up show at the Hammersmith Apollo.

11:25pm (repeat)

The Revolution Will Be Televised

Series 2, Episode 2

In Brussels, Barnaby tries to convince James about the pros of staying allied to the EU.

11:30pm (repeat)

Harry Enfield & Chums

Hit 1990s sketch show starring Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse and Kathy Burke.

11:35pm (repeat)

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.

4Music. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation

11:40pm (repeat)

Peep Show

Series 1, Episode 3 - On The Pull

Jeremy meets Mark in the supermarket and asks him to go to a party. Mark doesn't want to go having been rebuffed earlier by Sophie when he asked her for a date.

11:50pm (repeat)

A Bit Of A Do

Series 2, Episode 2 - The Christening

Much has changed for the characters as Rita is now a Labour Councillor, Elvis is a journalist and Ted is engaged to Corinna. It is not all happy news though, as Jenny announces that her marriage is over and Elvis rows with Carol.

11:55pm (repeat)

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Series 2 (Channel 4: Series 3), Episode 2

Sean Lock and Jon Richardson are joined by Miles Jupp and Aisling Bea. Countdown regular Susie Dent has help from Nick Helm.

11:55pm (repeat)

Cemetery Junction

Coming-of-age comedy-drama by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Set in the 1970s, it follows three young friends in a dreary suburb of Reading.

11:55pm
60 min version (repeat)

QI

Series I, Episode 6 - Inventive

With Bill Bailey, Nina Conti (with her puppet Gran) and Sean Lock.

12:05am (repeat)

Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live

2011, Episode 2

Andi Osho introduces Pete Firman, Phil Nichol, Terry Alderton, Jason Byrne, Charlie Baker, Imran Yusuf, Rich Hall and more.

12:10am (repeat)

The Revolution Will Be Televised

Series 2, Episode 2

In Brussels, Barnaby tries to convince James about the pros of staying allied to the EU.

12:10am (repeat)

Peep Show

Series 1, Episode 4 - Mark Makes A Friend

Mark attends a work conference and in the process makes a new friend, Alan Johnson, which upsets the 'El Dude' partnership.

12:20am (repeat)

The Alternative Comedy Experience

Series 1, Episode 1 - Value Bastard

New series filmed in a live comedy club. German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn and Isy Suttie join tonight's line up of original comedians. Stewart Lee meets them backstage.

12:40am (repeat)

Cemetery Junction

Coming-of-age comedy-drama by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Set in the 1970s, it follows three young friends in a dreary suburb of Reading.

12:40am (repeat)

Spaced

Series 2, Episode 6 - Dissolution

As Sophie and Tim get closer, Daisy and Mike get increasingly jealous. Secrets from the past come back to haunt Tim and Daisy. Twist and Brian split up. Everyone finally vents their frustration at Daisy's birthday dinner.

12:55am (repeat)

French And Saunders

Long-running popular sketch show starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.

12:55am (repeat)

Russell Howard's Good News

A selection of three extended episodes of the satirical comedy.

1am (repeat)

Gimme Gimme Gimme

Series 1, Episode 4 - Do They Take Sugar?

Tom is equally horrified and ecstatic to discover that his favourite soap actress and gay icon, Sugar Walls, is in fact Linda's sister. When she arrives at the flat unexpectedly, the pair's lives appear to be changing for the good.

1:05am (repeat)

Live At The Electric

Series 3, Episode 1

Two Episodes Of Mash launch their new unconventional nicotine aversion product, Luke McQueen enters a rap battle in an attempt to win back his lost love, Chastity Butterworth discovers how difficult it is to shout breadbuns while wearing a snorkel, and Alex Smith laments being white, middle-class and vaguely attractive.

1:10am
50 min version (repeat)

8 Out Of 10 Cats

Series 10, Episode 5

With Carol Vorderman, Myleene Klass, Russell Kane and Rufus Hound.

1:30am (repeat)

Not The Nine O'Clock News

Popular satirical sketch show of the late 70s and early 80s starring Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Pamela Stephenson.

1:35am (repeat)

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.

1:55am (repeat)