British Comedy Guide

Schedule Friday 3rd November 2017

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

Big Problems With Helen Keen

Series 2, Episode 3 - Personality

Helen Keen explores how human ingenuity deals with nature's big challenges. Who are we? Why do we have a personality? Do different brains give us different personalities?

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

Breaking The News

Series 8, Episode 3

Alun Cochrane, Fern Brady, Clare Johnston and Stuart Mitchell look back at the week.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 4:50pm
10 min
Scream Street. Copyright: Coolabi / Factory Transmedia

Scream Street

Series 1, Episode 51 - Lucky Penny

A lucky leprechaun head brings Luke all the luck he needs, but at a cost - everyone else now has bad luck! Luke must put everything right or he will be cast out from Scream Street.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The Now Show. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt. Copyright: BBC

The Now Show

Series 51, Episode 1

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week through topical stand-up and sketches. Steve and Hugh are joined by Sindhu Vee, Tez Ilyas, Pippa Evans and Luke Kempner.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 8:30pm
30 min
Porridge. Fletch (Kevin Bishop). Copyright: BBC

Porridge

Episode 5 - The Listener

An intriguing new inmate arrives at Wakeley, in the form of depressed rock star Rob Strange. Fletch is tasked with keeping an eye on him but events take an unexpected turn.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9pm
30 min
Have I Got News For You. Jo Brand

Have I Got News For You

Series 54, Episode 5

Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Jo Brand and guest panellists Miles Jupp and Quentin Letts.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9:30pm
30 min
Tracey Breaks The News. Tracey Ullman. Copyright: BBC

Tracey Breaks The News

Series 1, Episode 2

Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell watch television, whilst Angela Merkel has trouble resisting the charms of Emanuel Macron and the newsreader reveals her own history of sexual harassment at the BBC.

BBC Two 10pm
30 min
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Joe Lycett, Sandi Toksvig, Aisling Bea, David Mitchell. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series O, Episode 3 - Oceans

Tune in to hear one publisher's suggestion for a radical improvement to Moby Dick. With Aisling Bea, Joe Lycett and David Mitchell.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10:15pm
70 min
The Last Leg. Image shows from L to R: Josh Widdicombe, Adam Hills, Alex Brooker

The Last Leg

Series 12, Episode 6 - Stand Up 2 Cancer Special

Adam, Josh and Alex are joined by Man Down stars Greg Davies and Roisin Conaty.

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 6 - Murder on the Orient Express cast

Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer and Josh Gad talk about Murder on the Orient Express and St Vincent performs live in the studio.

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