Schedule Saturday 22nd February 2014
9am
Tony Law's Surreal Guide To Surreal Comedy
Absurdist comedian Tony Law takes us on a journey through the twists and turns of Surrealism in comedy, with rare interviews from Gerard Hoffnung, Monty Python sketches, and a first outing on BBC Radio 4 Extra for Chris Morris and Peter Cook's Why Bother. Helping Tony make sense of it all, historian Mary Beard talks about the oldest surviving joke book, Sean Hughes remembers Elvis the talking spider, comedy writer Robert Popper confesses to a prank call about Gordon Brown that got slightly out of hand, and author Will Self renders the entire exercise practically pointless by asking us to be clearer about what the word Surrealism actually means. 'ToneZone' (as he insists the producer calls him) investigates whether the world is becoming more surreal and if the targets of Surrealism have changed.
11am60 min
Fighting Talk
Series 11, Episode 26Jonathan Pearce is joined by former England cricketer Michael Vaughan, Silver Olympic Badminton Medallist Gail Emms, comedian Justin Moorhouse and sports commentator John Rawling.
6pm
(repeat)
Porridge
Series 3, Episode 5 - A Test Of CharacterGodber's History O Level exams are a few days away. Fletcher enlists the help of Warren and McLaren to steal the exam paper - if Godber is so determined to pass, Fletch's going to make sure he's well prepared before he enters the exam room.
6:40pm
(repeat)
Fawlty Towers
A selection of episodes from the second series of the hotel-based sitcom.
8pm60 min version (repeat)
8pm
(repeat)
A League Of Their Own
Series 3, Episode 2In this week's fix, Arsenal's Gael Clichy and comedian Dara O'Briain join in the fun.
9pm
(repeat)
The Office
A selection of episodes from the second series of the multi award-winning sitcom.
9pm
(repeat)
Mock The Week
A selection of episodes from the fourth series of the satirical panel game.
9:50pm60 min
The Jonathan Ross Show
Series 6, Episode 8 - Jack Whitehall, Lizzie Yarnold, Jenny Jones, Bradley Walsh, McBustedThe guests this week are Bad Education and Fresh Meat star Jack Whitehall; boy band supergroup McBusted; Olympic heroes Lizzie Yarnold and Jenny Jones; and actor Bradley Walsh.
10pm45 min version (repeat)
10:20pm
(repeat)
Celebrity Juice
2014 Special - Saturday Night Takeaway SpecialAhead of the new series in March, the team return for a special episode with Ant & Dec.
11pm
(repeat)
Yes Minister
Series 2, Episode 6 - The Quality Of LifeAfter visiting a City Farm threatened by closure, Jim rashly promises to keep it open. Unfortunately for Hacker, he's unaware of a particularly important merchant bank's plans for high-rise offices on the site, and is thrown into a conflict of interests.
11:40pm
(repeat)
Yes Minister
Series 2, Episode 7 - A Question Of LoyaltySir Humphrey and Jim are to be interviewed by a Select Committee who are scrutinising their department. A book's about to be published with some rather damning revelations - but who can rely on Jim to give the correct response, Number 10 or Sir Humphrey...?
11:40pm60 min version (repeat)