British Comedy Guide

Schedule Friday 20th October 2017

Radio 4 10:45am
15 min
Sarah Millican: How To Be Champion. Sarah Millican

Sarah Millican: How To Be Champion

Episode 5 - Recipe For My Very Favourite Cake

Sarah shares her recipe for her favourite cake - also known as a rescue plan for old, dead bananas.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Big Problems With Helen Keen. Helen Keen. Copyright: BBC

Big Problems With Helen Keen

Series 2, Episode 1 - Food

Natural resources are dwindling. How can we make sure everyone is fed? Can science help? Will the future be meals in a pill? Professional science amateur Helen Keen investigates.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
Breaking The News. Des Clarke. Copyright: BBC Studios

Breaking The News

Series 8, Episode 1

Topical comedy with guests Geoff Norcott, Catriona Shearer, Raymond Mearns and Elaine Malcolmson.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 6:30pm
30 min
The Harri-Parris' Radio Show. Ifan (Dan Rochford)

The Harri-Parris' Radio Show

Series 3, Episode 2 - Vote For Me

When there's a vacancy on the village committee, Anni and Ifan become rivals in the election. Deiniol decides he's born to be a political spin doctor and proceeds to cause havoc for both campaigns.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 94, Episode 7

Miles Jupp is joined by Hugo Rifkind, Desiree Burch, Jeremy Hardy and Suzi Ruffell to hash out the week's news. This week the panellists will be discussing the implications of a Brexit 'no deal' scenario, the FA's racism inquiry and Storm Ophelia.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9pm
30 min
Have I Got News For You. Martin Clunes

Have I Got News For You

Series 54, Episode 3

Ian Hislop and Paul Merton are joined by guest host Martin Clunes and panellists Jon Richardson and Kirsty Wark.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 9pm
60 min
Cold Feet. Image shows from L to R: Adam Williams (James Nesbitt), Pete Gifford (John Thomson)

Cold Feet

Series 7, Episode 7

When a threat is made towards David's daughters, he takes matters into his own hands. Although in no position to do so, Adam offers Pete some relationship advice - with disastrous consequences.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9:30pm
30 min
Porridge. Image shows from L to R: Joe Lotterby (Dave Hill), Fletch (Kevin Bishop), Scudds (Ricky Grover). Copyright: BBC

Porridge

Episode 3 - The Minder

Fletch gets on the wrong side of a mysterious new inmate. And to make matters worse he gets a present he wasn't expecting - he's inherited Scudds as a minder.

BBC Two 10pm
30 min
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Bill Bailey, Sandi Toksvig, Phill Jupitus, Claudia Winkleman. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series O, Episode 1 - Ologies

In the first episode of the 'O' series, Sandi Toksvig sets out in search of 'Ologies' and 'Odoxies' - and finds out how an amusement arcade helped to win the Cold War, meets a lizard with three eyes, and much else besides. The guests are Bill Bailey, Phill Jupitus and Claudia Winkleman.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10pm
60 min
The Last Leg. Image shows from L to R: Josh Widdicombe, Adam Hills, Alex Brooker

The Last Leg

Series 12, Episode 4

In this show the team are joined by Jonnie Peacock, Oti Mabuse, James Acaster and Kasabian, who also perform live in the studio.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 10:35pm
45 min
The Graham Norton Show. Graham Norton. Credit: So Television, Christopher Baines

The Graham Norton Show

Series 22, Episode 4 - Hillary Clinton, Jeff Goldblum, Gerard Butler, Jack Whitehall, Gregory Porter

Hillary Clinton talks about What Happened and reveals how she tried to get out of Trump's inauguration ceremony, Jeff Goldblum talks about his new movie, Gerard Butler says his motorbike accident was pretty hefty, Jack Whitehall jokes about being an action hero and Gregory Porter performs live in the studio.

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