British Comedy Guide

Schedule Saturday 31st December 2016

Radio 4 10:30am
30 min
The Corbett Follies. Ronnie Corbett. Copyright: London Weekend Television

Remembering Ronnie Corbett

Liza Tarbuck hosts a tribute to the comedy career of Ronnie Corbett.

BBC Radio 5 Live 11am
60 min
Colin Murray

Fighting Talk

Series 14, New Year Special

Fighting Talk celebrates the end of 2016 as Colin Murray is joined by four panellists who all have one thing in common; they know little or nothing about the world of sport!

Channel 5 logo 6pm
120 min
Ken Dodd: In His Own Words. Ken Dodd. Copyright: Alamy

Ken Dodd: In His Own Words

Definitive documentary about the career of Ken Dodd, featuring an interview with the comedian.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 6:20pm
65 min
Peter Pan Goes Wrong. The Narrator (David Suchet). Copyright: BBC

Peter Pan Goes Wrong

Join the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society for their latest production, Peter Pan.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 8pm
60 min
Peter Cook & Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches. Image shows from L to R: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore. Copyright: Alan Messer / REX / Shutterstock

Peter Cook & Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches

Rediscovered sketches from Not Only... But Also... broadcast alongside classic material.

BBC Four 9pm
120 min
Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes. Dawn French

Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes

Dawn French stars in her critically acclaimed one-woman show, 30 Million Minutes.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 9pm
125 min
Alan Carr: Chatty Man. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Alan Carr: Chatty Man

2016 Specials, New Year Special - Alan Carr's New Year Specstacular

Alan Carr's New Year Specstacular is back - witness Alan and his special celebrity guests running riot around Channel 4 HQ bringing in 2017 with unpredictable madness, party games and special guests. With special guests Danny Dyer, Keith Lemon, Greg Rutherford, Laura Whitmore, Will Mellor, Sinitta, Gemma Collins and Professor Green.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 10:25pm
60 min
The Graham Norton Show. Graham Norton. Credit: So Television, Christopher Baines

The Graham Norton Show

Series 20, New Year Special - Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, James McAvoy, Frank Skinner, Gary O'Donovan, Paul O'Donovan, Pete Tong

On Graham's star-studded New Year's Eve sofa: award-winning actors Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, together in Assassin's Creed; X-Men star James McAvoy, starring in new film Split; comedian Frank Skinner, hosting the new series of Room 101; and Irish rowing heroes Gary and Paul O'Donovan. Plus music from Pete Tong and the Heritage Orchestra.

Russia Today 10:30pm
30 min
Sam Delaney's News Thing. Sam Delaney

Sam Delaney's News Thing

Highlights Special - News Thing Hootenanny

Sam attempts to replace Jools Holland as the face of New Year's Eve, with a look back on some of the best moments from the last few weeks.

BBC One Scotland. Copyright: BBC 11pm
30 min
Only An Excuse?

Only An Excuse?

New Year Special - 2016

Jonathan Watson returns with the team for another look back at what the past twelve months have served up both on and off the pitch. As well as highlighting the woes of Gordon Strachan's Scotland team, Sir Alex Ferguson, Mark Warburton and new bhoy Brendan Rodgers chip in with their contributions while non-footballing headline makers like Donald Trump, Sir Rod Stewart and Nicola Sturgeon also have something to say.

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