Schedule Sunday 28th August 2016

Mapp & Lucia

Series 2, Episode 3: Lady Bountiful.
Bolstered by her success on the stock market, Lucia embarks on a series of charitable works in Tilling, which in turn garners her much favourable press coverage and leads to her being offered a seat on the town council. Mapp is not amused, not least as she and Benjy find themselves flooded out at Grebe and are forced to seek refuge at Mallards with Lucia.

Jeeves And Wooster

Bertie's back in New York, thoroughly enjoying a quiet, relaxed existence, and working on wooing a young artist by the name of Gwladys Pendlebury. His peace does not look set to last, however, when Tuppy arrives in hope of licencing an old family recipe for soup, and Aunt Agatha turns up equally unannounced with Wooster's twin cousins in tow.

Sooty

Modern incarnation of the children's comedy series. The puppets Sooty, Sweep and Soo help Richard Cadell at a coastal holiday park.

Welcome To Our Village, Please Invade Carefully

Uljabaan's superior officer Gryvook is coming for an assessment visit. Uljabaan is hoping to get the go-ahead to invade the rest of Earth - but first he has to prepare a welcome banquet.

Boj

Denzil has lost his treasured teddy bear, Snugsy. The Twitchlets have Snugsy, and they won't give him back! How can Boj get him back to Denzil and keep the Twitchlets happy?

'Allo 'Allo!

When the Communist Resistance hold Herr Flick's sausage ransom, a plan is concocted for René to buy it from them. Of course, they'd all be better off going in disguise...

We're In Business

The Newspaper Business.
Can Dudley and Harry make a go of it in the newspaper business? Stars Peter Jones and Harry Worth. From May 1960.

The Jason Explanation

David Jason looks at the world of money and cash.

Only Fools And Horses

A selection of eight episodes from Britain's most popular sitcom.

Ladies Who Do

Comedy about a group of cleaning ladies to City bigwigs.

Gigglebiz

The Berrito Brothers show off their basketball skills to a small audience, while Storybook Stan has problems reading a book about flying, and Professor Muddles struggles to get his latest invention - a Bounce Back Fence - to work properly.

We're In Business

The Newspaper Business.
Can Dudley and Harry make a go of it in the newspaper business? Stars Peter Jones and Harry Worth. From May 1960.

Just A Minute

This is a very special episode coming from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and features the following guests: Paul Merton, Janey Godley, Nish Kumar and Marcus Brigstocke.

Hacker Time

More top line entertainment from the pooch with pedigree, including the tension-fuelled game of strategy, What's In 'Em?. Hacker tackles Robbie Savage with some footie banter.

The Jason Explanation

David Jason looks at the world of money and cash.

My Phone Genie

Mobbsy's obsession with a new Girlfriend App on his phone leads Gene to take him and the girls inside the app in order to dump her.

Horrible Histories

We follow Napoleon as he rises from humble beginnings to be the Emperor of France, bashing most of Europe along the way, and ultimately meeting his Waterloo at, well, Waterloo! Meanwhile across the world we meet the Indian traveller who brought Shampoo to the world.

Let's Be Famous

Village shopkeeper Jimmy fancies himself as a great singer; when he catches the attention of a passing BBC official, his dream seems to be within reach.

My Parents Are Aliens

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

Justin's House

Justin builds a time machine and transports everyone in the house back in time, meeting a few familiar-looking ancestors along the way!

Bean - The Ultimate Disaster Movie

Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) finds himself in Los Angeles, masquerading as the National Gallery's top art expert and destroying everything in his wake.

Welcome To Our Village, Please Invade Carefully

Uljabaan's superior officer Gryvook is coming for an assessment visit. Uljabaan is hoping to get the go-ahead to invade the rest of Earth - but first he has to prepare a welcome banquet.

Outnumbered

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

Spice World

Comic adventure film starring the Spice Girls as they rush to perform at the Royal Albert Hall.

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

Sent to find the Ultimate Question to Life, the Universe and Everything, Arthur Dent and his companions have been cornered by two humane cops who, nevertheless, have left them in a certain-death situation.

Tell Me Another

Billy Dainty explains how he stepped over Ernie Wise to get into the limelight and Jack Parnell tells you how to grow an instant beard on TV. This week starring: Colin Crompton, Billy Dainty, Clement Freud, Hughie Green, Yootha Joyce, Jack Parnell, Leslie Phillips, Kenneth Williams.

Gavin & Stacey

A selection of episodes from the first and second series of the sitcom by and starring Ruth Jones and James Corden.

Sketchorama

Thom Tuck presents sketch comedy from Casual Violence, Croft & Pearce and Beasts.

Trial And Error

Legal satire. A seedy barrister is given the dock brief for a man who freely admits he murdered his wife; he is acquitted owing to incompetent defence, and they both continue their fantasy lives.

My Parents Are Aliens

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

Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean books into a hotel room and makes himself well and truly at home. In typical fashion he manages to lock himself out in a state of undress. Fortunately, help comes from an unexpected saviour.

Mr. Bean

The inept master of disaster finds himself looking after a baby at a funfair.

Father Ted

Father Stone, a priest even more boring than Dougal is stupid, is paying his annual visit - and he doesn't have to get back to his Parish for a few weeks...

Have I Got News For You

Regular team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Victoria Coren Mitchell and guest panellists Hal Cruttenden and Jacob Rees-Mogg.

Father Ted

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.

Fleabag

Haunted by memories of her dead best friend, dumped by her emotionally-fragile boyfriend, and now desperately trying to sell her stolen goods, Fleabag attempts to rekindle romantic fires to distract her from the mayhem of her life.

Welcome To Our Village, Please Invade Carefully

Uljabaan's superior officer Gryvook is coming for an assessment visit. Uljabaan is hoping to get the go-ahead to invade the rest of Earth - but first he has to prepare a welcome banquet.

Britain's Best Loved Sitcoms

Channel 4 has commissioned a new poll to find Britain's best loved sitcom. Tamsin Greig narrates as we look at sitcoms old and new to find which one is the most loved.

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Jimmy Carr, Sean Lock and Jon Richardson are joined by celebrity guests David Baddiel and Trevor Noah. Joey Essex is in Dictionary Corner while Alex Horne and The Horne Section help Rachel Riley.

Jimmy Carr: Making People Laugh

Television broadcast of Jimmy Carr's sixth stand-up DVD.

Murder In Successville

D.I. Sleet is joined by TV personality Mark Wright, who takes on the role of his cop sidekick.

Warhorses Of Letters

Still cruelly sundered by fate despite the war having ended, Marengo is put rather unwillingly out to stud and discovers the overwhelming and exhausting joys of parenthood.

Tina C Goes Down Under: The Aborogynal Monologues

Tina explores Brisbane, where developers have built so many skyscraper hotels that the beach is in shade for most of the day. She sings her version of Waltzing Matilda on a local breakfast TV show and parties at a redneck bar.

Up There

Comic film about a dead man who must welcome the newly departed into the afterlife. He dreams of going 'Up There' too.

The Skivers

Sketch comedy show from the same stable as And Now In Colour. Written and performed by Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh, with Peter Bradshaw, Melanie Giedroyc and this week's special guest, Leslie Phillips.

Think The Unthinkable

Sitcom about a firm of incompetent management consultants who cause havoc every time they are hired.

Comedy Connections

Through interviews with original cast members and those involved behind-the-scenes, this episode examines the legacy of Are You Being Served? and its huge success.

Features interviews with John Inman, Wendy Richard, David Croft, Jeremy Lloyd, Molly Sugden, and Frank Thornton.

Comedy Connections

Writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, director-producer Sydney Lotterby and members of the cast give the inside story of Porridge.

Have I Got News For You

Regular team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Victoria Coren Mitchell and guest panellists Hal Cruttenden and Jacob Rees-Mogg.

Comedy Connections

Through interviews with original cast members and those involved behind-the-scenes, this episode examines the legacy of Are You Being Served? and its huge success.

Features interviews with John Inman, Wendy Richard, David Croft, Jeremy Lloyd, Molly Sugden, and Frank Thornton.

Comedy Connections

Through interviews with original cast members and those involved behind-the-scenes, this episode examines the legacy of Are You Being Served? and its huge success.

Features interviews with John Inman, Wendy Richard, David Croft, Jeremy Lloyd, Molly Sugden, and Frank Thornton.

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

Sent to find the Ultimate Question to Life, the Universe and Everything, Arthur Dent and his companions have been cornered by two humane cops who, nevertheless, have left them in a certain-death situation.

Doghouse

Horror comedy. A group of blokes travel to a small village for a get away break only to discover all of the female inhabitants have turned into killer zombies.

15 Storeys High

Vince falls for Stacey, the aqua aerobics instructor at the pool where he works as a lifeguard. Stacey thinks Vince is a bit weird until she sees his medical notes... Meanwhile, Errol has his own problems. He agrees to take part in a swimathon in aid of sick kids even though he can't swim. Vince decides his flatmate needs to conquer his phobia of saying "no".

Comedy Connections

Writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, director-producer Sydney Lotterby and members of the cast give the inside story of Porridge.

Comedy Connections

Writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, director-producer Sydney Lotterby and members of the cast give the inside story of Porridge.

8 Out Of 10 Cats

This week's guests are Jeremy Clarkson, David Walliams, Holly Walsh and James McQuillan from The Apprentice.

The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything

The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything is back for the last in this brand new series, with Jimmy Carr in the driving seat, as Noel Fielding, Eddie Izzard, Alan Carr, Chelsea Peretti, Romesh Ranganathan and Dara O Briain pit their wits against each other for the coveted Big Fat Quiz trophy.

15 Storeys High

Car-boot sales, pigeon droppings, illegal substances and ping-pong enthusiasts may, to the casual observer, seem somewhat unconnected. However, all four seemingly disparate elements converge in one day, resulting in quite an eventful and particularly miserable time for Vince.

8 Out Of 10 Cats

Jimmy Carr, Sean Lock, Jason Manford, Patrick Kielty, Rhod Gilbert, Shappi Khorsandi and Kevin Bridges talk about all things British.

Red Dwarf

Dimwitted third-class space ship technician Dave Lister is dumbstruck to find that, after what was supposed to be an 18-month punishment in stasis (suspended animation), he has woken up some 3 million years later, a radiation leak having long killed his Red Dwarf colleagues and left him as the last human being.

Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy

Noel discovers that Andy Warhol is a forgery, Tony Reason is visited by his old mucker Tod Michaels, the music-producing hammerhead shark, and the jungle is terrorised by a giant tiger with an STD.

Jam

Comedy show from Chris Morris which delivers various unsettling sketches.

Jason Byrne In Ireland

Sitcom short in which a couple steal a rug from a store.

Diet Of Worms In Ireland

Comedy playlet about Ireland's most famous quintuplets, created by the comedy group Diet Of Worms.

Al Porter In Ireland

Sitcom playlet about a 'Karaoke King' who lives at home with his grandmother.

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Jimmy Carr, Sean Lock and Jon Richardson are joined by celebrity guests David Baddiel and Trevor Noah. Joey Essex is in Dictionary Corner while Alex Horne and The Horne Section help Rachel Riley.

Keith Lemon: The Film

Film starring Leigh Francis as his infamous alter-ego, Keith Lemon.

Friday Night Dinner

The boys arrive home to find a 'For Sale' sign in front of the house. How will they stop Mum and Dad from selling the family home? And what happens when Jim comes round as a potential buyer?

15 Storeys High

Vince falls for Stacey, the aqua aerobics instructor at the pool where he works as a lifeguard. Stacey thinks Vince is a bit weird until she sees his medical notes... Meanwhile, Errol has his own problems. He agrees to take part in a swimathon in aid of sick kids even though he can't swim. Vince decides his flatmate needs to conquer his phobia of saying "no".

Desmond's

A selection of episodes from the sixth series of Channel 4's longest-running sitcom.

Alison Spittle In Ireland

Comedy short set in a ladies' nightclub toilet.

Katherine Ryan In Ireland

Katherine Ryan visits Ireland for the Christening of her nephew.

Seann Walsh In Ireland

Sitcom playlet in which actor Robin (Seann Walsh) visits Ireland to detox.

Mapp & Lucia

TV series based on the 1930s books by EF Benson. Prunella Scales and Geraldine McEwan star.

Mount Pleasant

There's a fiery end to Series 5.

15 Storeys High

Car-boot sales, pigeon droppings, illegal substances and ping-pong enthusiasts may, to the casual observer, seem somewhat unconnected. However, all four seemingly disparate elements converge in one day, resulting in quite an eventful and particularly miserable time for Vince.

Birds Of A Feather

Overdue bills lead to the electricity being cut off. Garth has been fighting in school and the central heating is leaking. Roll on two useless plumbers, a pair of female plumbers who botch it up and one who couldn't give a firm time arriving just as the house begins to flood.

Rising Damp

The house is plunged into confusion and mourning when Rigsby discovers basement tenant Mr Osborne, stiff as a board.

Welcome To Our Village, Please Invade Carefully

Uljabaan's superior officer Gryvook is coming for an assessment visit. Uljabaan is hoping to get the go-ahead to invade the rest of Earth - but first he has to prepare a welcome banquet.