Schedule Sunday 27th December 2015
6am
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In Loving Memory
Series 3, Christmas Special - God Rest Ye Merry GentlemenIt's looking to be a cash-strapped Christmas at Unsworth's, but Ivy has just the thing to distract and bring some joy: producing the local undertaker's association's pantomime.
6:05am
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Tommy Cooper
Sketch, stand-up and magic from the inimitable Tommy Cooper.
6:25am
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Fresh Fields
Series 3, Christmas Special - A Dickens Of A ChristmasWhen Emma and Peter re-arrange their Christmas plans, Hester and William are left with some empty seats to fill. What ensues could turn out to be the most fun the family's had in quite a while!
7am
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Desmond's
Series 3, Episode 10 - DobbinWhen kids smash a window in the barber shop Desmond is furious at first, but, realising that they have nowhere to play, sets out to get the council to renovate the playground.
7am
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Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 30, Episode 1 - Some Adventures Of The Inventor Of The Mother StitchWhen Hobbo discovers that the newly divorced Morton is lonely and depressed, what else should a former milkman and undercover spy do but find him a good friend.
7am
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CBeebies Panto: Jack And The Beanstalk
Childrens' pantomime starring CBeebies favourites in the story of Jack and the Beanstalk.
7:05am
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Rising Damp
Series 2, Christmas Special - For The Man Who Has EverythingRigsby's hopes for a quiet Christmas alone crumble when his tenants begin arriving back at the house unexpectedly. The solitude wasn't quite as fun as he'd expected though!
7:10am
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Sooty
Series 2, Episode 17 - The Dance CompetitionSooty Sweep, Soo and Richard take to the ballroom floor in Mr Slater's annual dance competition - but who will win the prize? Guest starring Helen Pearson.
7:30am
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Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 30, Episode 2 - The Mother Of All Mistakes - Or Is It?Adopted as a baby, former milkman and undercover secret agent Hobbo is determined to trace his natural mother.
7:30am
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Ed Reardon's Week
Series 6, Episode 4 - Cheese CricketDespite his assumption that somewhere in the vaults of the National Health Service can be found statistics for injuries sustained in the kitchen as a result of the dash to turn the wireless off at 6.30, Ed finds himself a surprise hit when he takes part in a new Radio 4 'topical quiz with a tasty twist'.
7:35am
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Danger Mouse
Series 1, Episode 8 - The Other Day The Earth Stood StillOnly Danger Mouse can save the world from chaos when the Baron stops the world spinning with a plague of traffic lights.
7:35am
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Mr Bean
Series 2, Episode 24 - Caring BeanMrs Wicket is injured and Mr Bean has to look after her - then her demands start to become a pain.
7:50am
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Mr Bean
Series 2, Episode 25 - Opera BeanMr Bean's car has broken down and he is late meeting Irma at the opera. Bean finally arrives, but is refused entry because of his filthy attire. Forced to borrow some clothes from the local launderette, Bean is mistaken for the star of the show, and ends up on the stage giving the operatic performance of a lifetime!
8am
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Only Fools And Horses
Gold devotes the entire week to Britain's most popular sitcom.
8am
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The Al Read Show
Hospitals, the Post Office and noisy neighbours.
8:25am
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Timmy Time
Spin-off from Shaun The Sheep for the CBeebies channel, featuring Timmy the baby lamb and his friends.
8:30am
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A Life Of Bliss
Series 4, Episode 11 - Office SecretsBumbling David becomes entangled in his secretary's secretive love life.
8:35am
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Desert Mice
Comedy about the activities of an ENSA (Every Night Something Awful) troupe of entertainers. Starring Sid James, Dora Bryan, Alfred Marks & Liz Fraser.
9:05am
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Shaun The Sheep
Christmas Special - The Farmer's LlamasWhen the Farmer and Bitzer go to a Country Fair, Shaun steals away with them intent on causing mischief.
9:15am
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Flushed Away
When an uptown rat gets flushed down the toilet in his penthouse apartment, he ends up in the sewers of London.
9:20am
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CBeebies Panto: Alice In Wonderland
A CBeebies adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic tale.
9:25am
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Mr Bean
Series 2, Episode 13 - The NewspaperMr Bean is left in peace when Mrs Wicket goes off on her holidays. This means Mr Bean has free access to her daily newspaper. Every time he goes down to collect it from the letterbox it has disappeared. Someone is taking it, but who? Mr Bean is determined to nab the mysterious newspaper stealer and uses a range of ingenious homemade traps in his quest to catch the sneaky thief.
9:30am
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Desmond's
A selection of episodes from the third and fourth series of Channel 4's longest-running sitcom.
9:35am
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Horrible Histories
Series 3, Episode 7Robert Walpole struggles to talk to England's German King; the Roman Emperors channel the King of Pop in their musical argument; and more...
9:40am
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On The Buses
Feature-length film spin-off from the popular 1970s sitcom. Stan and the rest of the lads are horrified when the company decides to hire women drivers.
9:40am
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Mr Bean
Series 2, Episode 14 - Viral BeanMr Bean is trying to find a nice quiet place to read his book so he sets off for the library. There he is distracted by some funny online videos on the library computer. Before he knows it, Mr Bean is recording his own video, which is uploaded for everyone to see. Things start to go crazy when people check it out and his popularity takes off. Will he enjoy being in the public eye and how long will his celebrity last?
10:45am
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Go Jetters
Series 1, Episode 10 - Chichen Itza, MexicoGrandmaster Glitch's giant ball game threatens El Castillo. Can the Go Jetters bounce back and save it?
11:25am
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Blue Murder At St. Trinian's
The girls of St. Trinian's win a tour of Europe, getting involved in love, stolen diamonds and plenty of chaos along the way.
11:45am
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Gigglebiz
Series 4, Episode 21It's autumn in Will Barrow's garden and a cheeky squirrel is finding lots of places to bury his nuts. Newsreader Arthur Sleep has trouble with his important newsreader's chair.
12pm
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I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
Series 64, Episode 4A return visit to York for regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden, plus Sandi Toksvig on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair.
12pm
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The Al Read Show
Hospitals, the Post Office and noisy neighbours.
12:30pm
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My Phone Genie
Episode 18 - SistersJaz wins tickets to a local concert and is soon battling her sister for who gets to go, though Gene may have a solution.
12:30pm
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A Life Of Bliss
Series 4, Episode 11 - Office SecretsBumbling David becomes entangled in his secretary's secretive love life.
1pm
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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.
1pm
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Celebrity Squares
Series 2, Episode 6Warwick is joined by Mr Selfridge star Katherine Kelly, former EastEnders star Nina Wadia, presenters Rylan Clark and Alice Levine, comedians Frank Skinner, Dane Baptiste and Aisling Bea alongside resident comedians Tim Vine and Joe Wilkinson, as Alex from Cheshire and Phai from London play for the jackpot.
1:15pm
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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.
2pm
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The Darling Buds Of May
Comedy drama series about H.E. Bates's eccentric Larkin family.
2pm
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Terry Pratchett's Hogfather
Episode 2There is not much time for Death and Albert to save the Hogfather. As they continue giving out presents, Death pops in the offices of the Unseen University to see if the wizards might have an answer. Susan meanwhile makes her way to the Toothfairy's castle with the help of the newly created god of hangovers.
2:20pm
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CBeebies Panto: Alice In Wonderland
A CBeebies adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic tale.
2:30pm
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Desmond's
A selection of episodes from the second and third series of Channel 4's longest-running sitcom.
2:30pm60 min
The Football's On
Series 3, Christmas SpecialIan Stone is joined by comedians Matt Lucas and Elis James for a festive special to take a humorous look at the year's football stories. Featuring an appearance by Eddie Izzard.
2:50pm
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Strange Hill High
Series 1, Episode 7 - Read All About ItEngaging in some journalism for the school paper, Mitchell decides it's easier to make stories up than look for real ones. Then they start coming true...
3:10pm
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Scream Street
Series 1, Episode 6 - Zoo Of The WeirdOtto is selling safari tickets to Scream Street.
3:20pm
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Danger Mouse
Series 1, Episode 7 - The World Wide SpiderDanger Mouse has to face his only fear when Penfold accidentally wakes a gigantic World Wide Spider.
3:45pm
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Go Jetters
Series 1, Episode 10 - Chichen Itza, MexicoGrandmaster Glitch's giant ball game threatens El Castillo. Can the Go Jetters bounce back and save it?
4pm
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Justin's House
Series 2, Highlights Special - Robert's Memory DownloadIn this special episode, Justin, Robert and Little Robot remember some of the funniest things that have happened in Justin's house.
4:35pm
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Millions
Heart-warming comedy drama film. When seven-year-old Damian finds a suitcase of cash, he thinks it's a gift from God.
4:40pm
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Keeping Up Appearances
A selection of three Christmas specials from the sitcom about snobbish social climber Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced 'Bouquet').
5:25pm
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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.
5:30pm
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Ed Reardon's Week
Series 6, Episode 4 - Cheese CricketDespite his assumption that somewhere in the vaults of the National Health Service can be found statistics for injuries sustained in the kitchen as a result of the dash to turn the wireless off at 6.30, Ed finds himself a surprise hit when he takes part in a new Radio 4 'topical quiz with a tasty twist'.
6pm
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Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
Episode 1 - Fawlty Towers: Re-OpenedJohn Cleese hosts a special tribute to what is arguably the finest sitcom ever made.
6:05pm
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Somewhere Else
Episode 2The settlers have finally arrived - but what kind of promised land have they found? Undeterred by the conditions, the colony set to work building the settlement. And, desperate to foil her mother's plan to marry her off, Ffion involves Arwell in a harmless white lie - which might lead to a white wedding...
6:25pm
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Shaun The Sheep
Series 1, Episode 5 - ScrumpingThose pesky pigs have taken all the apples, and wont let the sheep have one - they didn't count on Shaun!
6:35pm
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Strange Hill High
Series 1, Episode 9 - The Ghost Writers Of Strange Hill HighMitchell stumbles across an old, abandoned, blocked-off classroom whilst hiding from his teachers. Finding it is haunted by ghosts eager to work, he establishes a homework service.
7pm60 min version (repeat)
7:10pm
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Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit
Wallace and Gromit discover that their new pest control business is in high demand when a monstrous rabbit strikes.
8pm
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Trigger Happy TV
Series 1, Episode 3Quick-fire prank show that made Dom Joly a star. The comic unleashes his twisted humour on an unsuspecting British public.
8pm
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Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
Episode 2 - Fawlty Towers Exclusive: Basil's Best BitsA special tribute to the peerless sitcom. John Cleese discusses his experience of playing Basil Fawlty and picks out his favourite moments from the show.
8pm30 min
Still Open All Hours
Series 2, Episode 2Granville is having a cut-price sale but only on old stock, not the boiled ham or new inflatable underwear support system that are getting a special Arkwright promotion. Meanwhile, there's an air of romance around as Mrs Featherstone takes a shine to new resident Mr Newbold; a former patient of Nurse returns; and Mavis has a plan to invite Granville to her house for coffee.
8pm
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Gavin & Stacey
Series 2, Christmas Special - Gavin & Stacey Christmas SpecialIt's Christmas Eve and the Wests join the Shipmans for one of Mick's famous turkey dinners.
8:30pm
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Trigger Happy TV
Series 1, Episode 4Quick-fire prank show that made Dom Joly a star. The comic unleashes his twisted humour on an unsuspecting British public.
8:30pm
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Trollied
Series 5, Christmas Special - A Christmas CarolIt's Christmas Eve and Gavin is proving a real Scrooge. Can a surprise visit from Julie put him in the festive spirit?
9pm
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PhoneShop
A selection of episodes from the third series of the High Street sitcom.
9pm
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Father Ted
A selection of episodes from the second series of Channel 4's most successful sitcom.
9pm
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8 Out Of 10 Cats
Series 10, Christmas SpecialJimmy Carr hosts a Christmas edition of Channel 4's hit comedy panel show. Featuring special guests Jack Dee, Lorraine Kelly, Josie Long and Britain's favourite pantomime Dame, Christopher Biggins.
9pm
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Michael McIntyre's Showtime
TV broadcast of Michael McIntyre's number one best-selling 2012 stand-up DVD.
9pm
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Bridget Jones's Diary
Film based on Helen Fielding's novel about an unlucky-in-love Londoner who decides to take control of her life and start a diary.
9:20pm
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Not Going Out
Series 7, Christmas Special - WeddingThe will-they-won't-they tension between Lee and Lucy reaches new highs in this epic series finale for Christmas, as the couple find themselves in previously uncharted emotional water.
9:30pm
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Little Crackers
Little Crackers 2012, Episode 4 - Caroline Quentin's Little CrackerYoung Kitty has the starring role in her ballet school's Christmas production of The Nutcracker and she wants more than anything for her mum to be in the audience.
10pm
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Josh Widdicombe: And Another Thing
TV broadcast of Josh Widdicombe's 2013 stand-up DVD.
10pm
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Ed Reardon's Week
Series 6, Episode 4 - Cheese CricketDespite his assumption that somewhere in the vaults of the National Health Service can be found statistics for injuries sustained in the kitchen as a result of the dash to turn the wireless off at 6.30, Ed finds himself a surprise hit when he takes part in a new Radio 4 'topical quiz with a tasty twist'.
10pm
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 6 (Channel 4: Series 7), Christmas SpecialJohnny Vegas joins Sean as they take on Jon and Katherine Ryan, while David O'Doherty is in Dictionary Corner.
10:20pm
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Blackadder
1988 Specials, Christmas Special - Blackadder's Christmas CarolEbenezer Blackadder is the kindest man in England, until a visit from the Spirit of Christmas helps him to see the error of his ways.
10:25pm35 min
Catherine Tate's Nan
2015 Specials - Nanger ManagementNan's aggressive attitude finally gets her into trouble with the police and she's forced to attend anger management classes.
10:30pm
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My Teenage Diary
Series 5, Episode 4 - Rachel JohnsonWriter Rachel Johnson revisits her gap year, when she worked on a kibbutz with her brother.
10:45pm
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Through The Keyhole
Series 3, Christmas Special - Through The Christmas KeyholeA festive Keith Lemon peeks into three more celebrity homes, sniffing out seasonal clues to help the star-studded studio panel guess who it is that lives there. Getting in the Christmas spirit with Keith are magician and presenter Stephen Mulhern, Strictly Come Dancing's Claudia Winkleman and comedian Jimmy Carr.
10:50pm
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Fresh Meat
Series 2, Episode 4It's the Easter break and JP invites the gang to stay at his country house, but it's not as idyllic as it seems.
11pm60 min
Miranda Hart: My, What I Call, Live Show
A TV broadcast of Miranda Hart's live comedy show.
11pm
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I Think I've Got A Problem
Series 1, Episode 4After getting a job at a supermarket, Tom finally proposes to Sadie, but first he must ask her father for permission. Tom's "imaginary" band get in on the act. Will it all end with a song and a dance?
11pm
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The Inbetweeners 2
Comedy sequel to smash-hit 2011 film The Inbetweeners Movie. Will, Simon, Jay and Neil head off on an Australian road trip.
11:05pm
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Can You Keep It Up For A Week?
Infamous 1974 sex comedy, starring Jeremy Bulloch as walking disaster-area Gil.
11:20pm
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QI
A selection of episodes from Series D from the world's cleverest and most interesting panel game.
11:30pm
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Gavin & Stacey
Series 1, Episode 1After being phone buddies for months Gavin and Stacey finally arrange a rendezvous.
11:30pm
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A Look Back At The Future
Episode 5, 2025: Recorded in July 1994, Brian Perkins, Ken Livingstone and Nigel Planer foresee ego transplants and the USA invading Narnia.
12:05am
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Absolutely Fabulous
Series 3, Episode 6 - The EndEddy's taken up residence in a new age commune, and with Patsy now in New York and Saffy away at uni, Mother squats in the otherwise empty house, going on a shopping TV spree. But Edina's soon bored of her lifestyle, and Patsy's not having as much fun as she hoped - could a reunion be on the cards?
12:10am
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The Catherine Tate Show
Series 2, Episode 1Lauren is not impressed by her teacher's dress sense, Nan's television breaks down and Derek Faye is insulted by a doctor.
12:10am
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Channel 4's Comedy Gala
Episode 1 - Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2015Channel 4's Comedy Gala, in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity, returns for a sixth year to London's O2 arena.
12:20am
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Adventures Of A Private Eye
While his boss is away, assistant private eye Bob West helps a woman who is being blackmailed with some compromising photographs.
12:20am
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8 Out Of 10 Cats
Series 12, Christmas SpecialComedians Sean Lock and Jon Richardson head up the teams for this year's Christmas capers, joined by guests pop duo Jedward, comedian Micky Flanagan, actress and presenter Liza Tarbuck and The Inbetweeners star Greg Davies.
12:30am
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Drunk History
A selection of episodes from the first series of the drunken comedy.
12:35am
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Russell Howard's Good News
Series 9, Episode 1In the first episode of the new series Russell looks at Ebola, the UK Independence Party, Oscar Pistorius and a reopened Irish pub...
12:45am
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Men Behaving Badly
Series 3, Episode 2 - BedGary has been sent out to find indigestion tablets for Dorothy, while Tony attempts the garden fence.
12:50am
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The Catherine Tate Show
Series 2, Episode 2The Aga Saga Woman is terrified by a Geordie babysitter, Irene & Vern describe their encounter with Desmond Tutu and Nan's visit at the doctor soon turns unpleasant.
12:55am
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The Inbetweeners
A selection of episodes from the first and second series of the E4 sitcom.
1:05am
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Crims
A repeat run of the entire series of the prison-based sitcom.
1:20am60 min version (repeat)
Have I Got News For You
Series 41, Episode 1Jack Dee hosts the satirical panel game, with guest panellists Caroline Wyatt and Jon Richardson.
1:25am
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Pulling
Series 1, Episode 2Donna decides that it's time to completely re-evaluate her life and puts herself back on the job market. A "tired and emotional" Karen manages to do the same thing by bursting into tears in front of her class of infants, and quickly resolves to live the life of a free-spirited alcoholic. Meanwhile, Louise decides that she's fallen in love with Karen's most recent conquest, 'Thingy'.
2am
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Kevin Bridges - The Story Continues
Young Scottish stand-up comic Kevin Bridges performs his second live tour in front of a packed-out Glasgow arena crowd.
2:05am
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Pramface
Series 1, Episode 2 - Pregnant RapistLaura is in shock, having discovered that Jamie is only 16 years old, and refuses to speak to him. Jamie feels that Laura is not taking him seriously and decides the only way to get her attention is to propose.
2:20am50 min version (repeat)
Have I Got News For You
Series 45, Episode 6Jo Brand hosts the topical quiz, with guest panellists John Cooper Clarke and Michael Fabricant joining Ian and Paul.
2:30am
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The IT Crowd
Series 1, Episode 1 - Yesterday's JamThe unloved, ignored, socially-awkward Roy and Moss make up the I.T. department of Reynholm Industries. Their world is shattered by the arrival of Jen, a new 'relationship manager'.
2:35am
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Yes, Prime Minister
Series 1, Episode 3 - The Smoke ScreenJim finds himself frustrated, as ever, by the conflicting demands of his colleagues, the Civil Service, and interest groups. This time the health of the nation is as stake as the Minister for Health puts forward anti-smoking proposals, whilst Jim is already struggling with the Treasury to find tax cuts.
2:35am
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The Almost Impossible Gameshow
Anarchic comedy game show in which 10 contestants per episode get 50 chances to beat each of a series of simple but difficult challenges.
3am
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The IT Crowd
Series 1, Episode 2 - Calamity JenThe team face their first test during Reynholm Industries' so-called 'war on stress'. The office is on fire, Roy has a sudden attack of kleptomania, and Jen's new shoes are two sizes too small.
3:05am
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Yes, Prime Minister
Series 1, Episode 4 - The KeyWhen Hacker's political adviser complains that she has been shifted off to a far corner of the maze that is Downing Street, he resolves to move her office back closer to his own. Sir Humphrey has other ideas, but on this occasion, the Prime Minister holds a rather effective trump card!
3:10am
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3:45am
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Tommy Cooper
Episode 6Tommy Cooper presents his own show, with sketches and special guests. Featuring Patrick Cargill and Trisha Noble.
4:20am
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Little Crackers
Little Crackers 2011, Episode 1 - Barbara Windsor's Little CrackerA budding young actress receives a boost in a short inspired by the life and times of Barbara Windsor.
4:35am
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Little Crackers
Little Crackers 2011, Episode 2 - Jack Whitehall's Little CrackerThe Prince of Thieves offers a few pearls of wisdom in a short inspired and written by Jack Whitehall.
5am
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Little Crackers
A selection of four episodes of festive comedy.
5:05am
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Minder
Series 3, Episode 13 - InTerry has to track down some tough Scots when Arthur lands himself in trouble with the police.
5:30am
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Ed Reardon's Week
Series 6, Episode 4 - Cheese CricketDespite his assumption that somewhere in the vaults of the National Health Service can be found statistics for injuries sustained in the kitchen as a result of the dash to turn the wireless off at 6.30, Ed finds himself a surprise hit when he takes part in a new Radio 4 'topical quiz with a tasty twist'.