British Comedy Guide

Schedule Wednesday 17th June 2015

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 10, Episode 6 - The New Thirty

Ed decides things are going rather well ahead of his 60th birthday, until a unusual encounter with Jeremy Paxman changes his mind.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Big Problems With Helen Keen. Helen Keen. Copyright: BBC

Big Problems With Helen Keen

Series 1, Episode 2 - Love

Helen explores how to find the perfect mate and how bikes revolutionised sex.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 9pm
60 min
Bob Monkhouse... The Million Joke Man. Copyright: Rain Media Entertainment

Bob Monkhouse... The Million Joke Man

Episode 3 - The Elder Statesman Of Comedy

Paul O'Grady charts Bob Monkhouse's reinvention as the elder statesman of British comedy from 1994 to his death in 2003 and sees how at the end of his life Bob was performing some of his most outstanding comedic work. Paul marvels at Bob's final stage performance, and tells the story of how his prized joke books went missing from the BBC.

Comedy Central 10pm
30 min
Stand Up Central. Russell Howard

Stand Up Central

Series 1, Episode 7

Russell explains the many ways his mum embarrasses him, and answers a question on bad Christmas presents. His guests are Roisin Conaty and Sean McLoughlin.

Sky Atlantic logo. Copyright: Sky 10:10pm
30 min
Doll & Em. Image shows from L to R: Doll (Dolly Wells), Em (Emily Mortimer). Copyright: King Bee Productions / Revolution Films

Doll & Em

Series 2, Episode 3

A chance encounter with Ewan McGregor takes Dolly by surprise, while Emily lands a film role that could threaten the future of her off-Broadway play with Doll.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 10:35pm
30 min
SunTrap. Image shows from L to R: Brutus (Bradley Walsh), Woody (Kayvan Novak). Copyright: Happy Tramp Productions

SunTrap

Episode 4 - Casino

Woody goes undercover to find a thief at the island's gangster-owned casino.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Bunk Bed

Bunk Bed

Series 2, Episode 1

Patrick Marber and Peter Curran share a bunk bed and a stream of semi-consciousness about family, relationships, work and imagined life. Under cover of darkness, the bedfellows discuss the first time they kissed a girl as youths and older men they would consider leaving their families for - if only theoretically.

Radio 4 11:15pm
15 min
Before They Were Famous

Before They Were Famous

Series 3, Episode 5

Ian Leslie presents the spoof documentary that brings to light the often surprising first literary attempts of the world's best-known writers.

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