Schedule Sunday 17th December 2017
6am
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On The Buses
Series 5, Episode 10 - Stan's UniformWhen Stan's uniform is covered in filth by a blocked drain, he concocts a plan to get the company to pay for a new one. Somehow it works - but Arthur's been repainting the kitchen furniture...
6am
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Sooty
Series 2, Episode 6 - The Early NightRichard plans an early night in preparation for Mr Slater's fitness class. But when Sooty's pet mouse escapes, and Sweep loses his favourite bone, his hopes of a good night's sleep look set for disaster.
6:10am
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Bottom Knocker Street
Episode 15 - Magic PencilBo struggles to compete with the others when it comes to art. Maybe Sonia has the solution?
6:20am
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Bottom Knocker Street
Episode 18 - The Good FairyCouncillor Cowdrey has committed a thousand bad deeds and the Good Fairy would like a word with him.
6:45am
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Twirlywoos
Series 4, Episode 12 - More About OverStop-motion preschool programme about the adventures of four inquisitive Twirlywoos.
7:10am
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The Two Ronnies
Series 8, Christmas SpecialHugely popular and long-running sketch show that established Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker as two of the biggest names in British comedy.
7:10am
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Class Dismissed
Series 3, Episode 3 - Extra-Curricular TeachingJuan Castanetta takes another unusual approach to teaching Spanish, Mr Capp tries to be cool and proves he is anything but, and Mrs Winstone has an unusual proposition for Jasmine.
7:30am
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Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change?
Episode 4 - 2000sMicky takes us through the last decade, which he has spent settling down with a middle class woman. Includes an interview with Sean Lock.
7:50am
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A Sharp Intake Of Breath
Series 3, Episode 3 - Look Who's Coming For EverWhen her brother and sister-in-law head for a fortnight's holiday in Benidorm, Sheila's Dad comes to stay with the Barnes'. Peter isn't keen, but ends up hitting it off with the old man, who takes him for a round of golf.
8am
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Little Roy
Series 2, Christmas Special - Santa's Little HelperRoy realises that Christmas is about giving presents as well as getting them - but he doesn't have anything for Maura and Bill!
8am
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Sid And Dora
Celebrating Christmas does not quite go to plan for Sid and Dora Edge.
8:10am
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Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 16 - Dead CatWhile trying to redecorate the hall, Bean is obstructed at every turn by his landlady's vile one-eyed cat. Bean pops it in the dustbin to keep it out of the way for a while. Just his luck that it is rubbish collection day.
8:15am
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A Sharp Intake Of Breath
Series 4, Episode 1 - WheelsPeter's asked to deliver the company chairman his car - a flash Mercedes. Giving it a quick drive around, he encounters a group of anti-car, anti-pollution protesters and is swiftly arrested alongside them.
8:30am
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The Naughty Navy Show
Spike Milligan's one-off festive show before a student audience at the Greenwich Royal Naval College.
8:45am
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To The Manor Born
Series 1, Christmas SpecialIt's Audrey's first Christmas outside of Grantleigh, and Mrs fforbes-Hamilton is feeling rather hard-done-by with DeVere having inherited most of her traditional festive duties.
9:20am
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As Time Goes By
2005 Christmas Special - Christmas Special (Part 2)Patrick is looking for his father, Jean would like grandchildren, Stephen wants to be a celebrity and Lionel just wants peace and quiet. So how do they all finish up in hospital?
10am
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The Punch And Judy Man
Comedy starring Tony Hancock as a seaside entertainer in one of Britain's lesser coastal towns.
10:05am
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Horrible Histories
Christmas Special - Horrible ChristmasFarting jesters, Christmas cards full of bacon, and having the festive meal confiscated by Oliver Cromwell... welcome to Christmas, Horrible Histories style.
10:20am
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The Green Green Grass
Series 2, Special - From Here To PaternityJed, Elgin and Bryan are convinced a mythical creature is stalking Winterdown Farm.
10:25am
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Mr Bean
A selection of episodes from the first series of the animated version of Rowan Atkinson's comic creation.
10:45am
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Gigglebiz
Series 3, Episode 13King Flannel gets dressed for a party with Lady Chatalot, intrepid explorer Rapids Johnson tries to get a photo of the rare Mexican Hat Bear and gardener Will Barrow has trouble with a cheeky woodpecker.
11am
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Go Jetters
Series 1, Christmas Special - The North PoleThe Go Jetters visit the North Pole on Christmas Eve, but disaster strikes as they discover Grandmaster Glitch has borrowed Santa's sleigh!
11:20am
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My Family
Series 9, Christmas Special - 2039: A Christmas OddityIt is December 2039, and the Harpers are gathering together to celebrate Christmas. With a 'greed gift exchange', a rival cousin and a Nativity play battle, there may not be too much room for peace and goodwill.
12pm
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Outnumbered
A selection of episodes from the third and fourth series of the semi-improvised sitcom.
12pm
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12pm
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I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
Series 68, Episode 5A welcome visit to the New Theatre in Hull for regular panellists Barry Cryer and Tim Brooke-Taylor, who are joined by Miles Jupp and John Finnemore.
12pm
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Sid And Dora
Celebrating Christmas does not quite go to plan for Sid and Dora Edge.
12:30pm
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The Naughty Navy Show
Spike Milligan's one-off festive show before a student audience at the Greenwich Royal Naval College.
12:40pm
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The Two Ronnies
Christmas Special - Christmas Night with the Two RonniesHugely popular and long-running sketch show that established Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker as two of the biggest names in British comedy.
12:55pm
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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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Would I Lie To You?
A selection of three episodes of the lie-based panel game.
1:30pm
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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.
1:30pm
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Mr. Bean
Episode 4 - Mr. Bean Goes To TownIn this escapade, Mr. Bean buys a TV and a new camera, has an itchy foot and goes on a date.
1:40pm
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Only Fools And Horses
Christmas Special - DatesDel attempts to meet his dream woman at a dating agency after seeing Trigger have some success. Meanwhile, Uncle Albert is dropping heavy hints about his impending birthday...
2:50pm
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Go Jetters
Series 1, Christmas Special - The North PoleThe Go Jetters visit the North Pole on Christmas Eve, but disaster strikes as they discover Grandmaster Glitch has borrowed Santa's sleigh!
3:10pm
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Mr Bean
A selection of episodes from the first series of the animated version of Rowan Atkinson's comic creation.
3:30pm
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Class Dismissed
Series 3, Episode 11 - Christmas!It's the last day before the Christmas holidays and everyone gets very excited when it starts to snow, but as the snow gets heavier and heavier, it starts to look like everyone's worst nightmare might be about to happen - being trapped in school, for Christmas!
3:50pm
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Strange Hill High
Series 2, Christmas Special - A Strange Hill ChristmasAs Mitchell attempts to escape school and bring his Christmas holidays to an early start, the entirety of the staff and students become locked inside.
4pm
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The Smallest Show On Earth
A couple inherit a cinema and are shocked to find a decrepit building.
4:50pm
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Gigglebiz
Series 3, Episode 14Captain Adorable has problems with a space guinea pig, fitness instructor Keith Fitt gets Arthur Sleep running in the studio and zany scientist Professor Muddles demonstrates his bicycle-powered recycling machine.
4:50pm30 min
Born Silly
Show in which kids are pranked by their parents.
5:15pm
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Up Pompeii
Classic British farce in which Roman slave Lurcio unwittingly gains possession of a list of people who are conspiring to bring down the Emperor Nero.
5:20pm
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Nativity!
A British comedy film about a frustrated under-achieving teacher trying to put on a festive play. Stars Martin Freeman.
5:30pm
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Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change?
Episode 4 - 2000sMicky takes us through the last decade, which he has spent settling down with a middle class woman. Includes an interview with Sean Lock.
6pm
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The Vicar Of Dibley
1996 Specials, Christmas Special - The Christmas Lunch IncidentIt's the Vicar's second Christmas in Dibley, and she has to make her sermon a good one "or you've lost them to Satan till next December". An arguably greater worry, however, is the three Christmas dinners Geraldine's agreed to eat. But she can pull it off - right?
6:55pm
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Doc Martin
Series 2, Christmas Special - On The EdgeBirdwatchers disturb the peace of Portwenn in the search of a rare chough meanwhile Louisa's father arrives and Pauline plans to leave.
7pm
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Murder On The Blackpool Express
Comedy drama about a coach driver investigating a series of murders.
7:15pm30 min
Jeeves Live!
Series 3, Episode 2 - Jeeves and the Yule-Tide SpiritBertie Wooster recounts his visit to a Christmas Eve house party. There's seasonal high-jinks as Bertie's rival, Tuppy Glossop, is also a guest. Bertie is smitten with attractive Roberta Wickham. Jeeves doesn't approve. Old scores must be settled in the dead of night, involving a darning needle and a punctured hot-water bottle. But will things go according to plan? Ask Jeeves!
7:30pm
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Hacker Time
Series 5, Episode 5 - Kevin CliftonFun, chat and music from Hacker T Dog, featuring Strictly Come Dancing's professional dancer Kevin Clifton as Hacker's special guest.
8pm
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The Cracksman
Comic crime caper starring Charlie Drake as a naïve and unwilling safe-cracker, jail-breaker and home-breaker.
8:05pm
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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.
8:30pm
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Horrible Histories
Series 1, Episode 5A priest makes a piano from live pigs, Emperor Caligula declares war on the sea, and we discover disgusting beauty tips from Ancient Egypt.
8:35pm
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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.
9pm
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The Good Life
Christmas Special - Silly, But It's Fun....When the Leadbetter Christmas is cancelled, Tom and Barbara save the day by inviting them over for a self-sufficient Christmas that cost only 15p.
9pm50 min version (repeat)
8 Out Of 10 Cats
Series 15, Episode 10Jon, Sean and Jimmy are joined by Susan Calman, Carol Vorderman, Chris Ramsey and Mel Giedroyc.
9pm
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Tommy Cooper Forever
Episode 1The documentary traces Tommy Cooper's extraordinary journey from South Wales to top of the bill at the Palladium, with the help of family, friends who worked with him and famous fans - a cast list which includes Jennifer Saunders, Simon Callow, Lionel Blair, Anita Harris, Les Dennis and Jerome Flynn.
9pm60 min version (repeat)
9pm
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Stella
2016 Christmas SpecialEnjoy a festive fix of the heartwarming comedy-drama starring Ruth Jones. But is it going to be a merry Christmas in Pontyberry for Stella and the gang?
9:40pm
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Not Going Out
Series 2, Christmas Special - Murder At ChristmasLee's plan to spend time alone with Lucy at Christmas is threatened by the presence of Tim, Daisy, Tim and Lucy's parents, and even Barbara, doing the cooking. All seems to be going well until a murder mystery game brings family tensions to a head.
9:50pm
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8 Out Of 10 Cats
Series 16, Episode 1More from the irreverent, irrelevant and revealing weekly topical panel show. The guests are Jack Dee, David O'Doherty, Steve Jones and Jamelia.
10pm
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Tommy Cooper Forever
Episode 2The documentary series continues to trace Tommy Cooper's extraordinary journey from South Wales to top of the bill at the Palladium, with the help of family, friends who worked with him and famous fans - a cast list which includes Jennifer Saunders, Simon Callow, Lionel Blair, Anita Harris, Les Dennis and Jerome Flynn.
10pm
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Detectorists
Series 2, Christmas SpecialLance seems to have lost his metal detecting mojo, and Russell's talk of a curse isn't helping.
10pm
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Taskmaster
Series 4, Episode 8 - Tony Three PiesIt's the series finale so one of the five courageous comedians will end up strutting around proudly with Greg Davies's golden trophy head in their mucky paws. Alex Horne keeps the tasks running fairly smoothly as Noel Fielding finds an unlikely soul mate, Lolly Adefope shows everyone the money and Mel Giedroyc regrets putting M&Ms on her shopping list.
10pm
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Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change?
Episode 4 - 2000sMicky takes us through the last decade, which he has spent settling down with a middle class woman. Includes an interview with Sean Lock.
10:20pm
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Only Fools And Horses
Miami Twice, Christmas Special - Oh To Be In EnglandDel and Rodney arrive in Miami and things start to go wrong immediately. Nothing too dramatic, though, until Del is mistaken for a local mafia godfather and his henchmen want him as a decoy!
10:25pm
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Sam Delaney's News Thing
Episode 48 - Star Wars, Cheggers, And A Bit Of PoliticsSam pays tribute to the awesome nature of humanity as embodied in Keith Chegwin, Star Wars, David Davies (yep the Brexit secretary), and our special guest, UKIP's Head of Calypso, Mike Read. With Vanessa Feltz, Laura Lexx and Marlon Davis.
10:30pm
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Cabin Pressure
Series 3, Episode 5 - RotterdamIt's lifejacket, camera, action as stardom beckons for one of the crew of MJN Air, but who will get to blow the final whistle? And will they look good in a vest?
10:30pm
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Trollied
Series 6, Christmas SpecialBrian returns to the store and is clearly unimpressed with humble new pharmacist Alan. Elsewhere, Colin and Lisa witness something horrifying and with romance in the air at the Valco Christmas party.
10:38pm60 min
#LaughAt2017
Twitter special in which comics take a look back at the last twelve months.
10:50pm
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Bad Robots
Series 1, Episode 4B.O.T enforces strict security protocols on clients trying to enter TezCorp HQ.
11pm
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A League Of Their Own
A selection of episodes from the ninth series of the sports-based panel game.
11pm
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What Does The K Stand For?
Series 1, Episode 1 - Who Am I?Young Stephen wrestles with his identity and gets some career advice from his useless but enthusiastic teacher.
11pm
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A League Of Their Own
Series 8, Episode 8Olympic medallist Jenny Jones, football legend Gianfranco Zola and comedian Johnny Vegas join Corden and co for the final episode of the series.
11:10pm
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 7 (Channel 4: Series 8), Episode 1Jimmy Carr returns to host a brand new episode, with Sean Lock and Jason Manford going up against Jon Richardson and Roisin Conaty. Sam Simmons joins Countdown's resident lexicographer Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner, while Rachel Riley looks after the numbers and letters.
11:25pm
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Through The Keyhole
Christmas SpecialKeith Lemon rifles through three celebrity homes, sniffing out seasonal clues to help the star-studded studio panel guess the identity of the owner. Getting in the Christmas spirit with Keith are soap star and pop star Shayne Ward, model Kelly Brook and comedian Johnny Vegas.
11:30pm
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Lee Evans - Big - Live At The O2
A TV broadcast of Lee Evans's record-breaking tour, which played to over half a million fans across the UK. Infectious stand-up from the top comic.
11:30pm
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Insert Name Here
Series 3, Episode 4 - PaulIn episode four, Josh is joined by Ed Gamble and historian Suzannah Lipscomb, and Richard is joined by Katy Brand and the BBC's media editor Amol Rajan.
11:30pm
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Jelly Mountain
Episode 2: Ivor Cutler's unique views on how to promote a child's growth.
11:45pm
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Sir Henry At Rawlinson End
Episode 2, Cabbage Looking in Mufti: Surreal saga of a dynasty delicately balanced on the edge of sanity.
12:10am
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The Fast Show
The Fast Show Night, Documentary - Suit You, Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast ShowThe stories behind the genesis of the characters such as Ron Manager, the jazz-club host, and Rowley Birkin.
12:10am
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 7 (Channel 4: Series 8), Episode 2Sean Lock and Rob Beckett go up against Jon Richardson and Cariad Lloyd. Jamie Laing joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner, while Rachel Riley looks after the numbers and letters again.
12:20am
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The Inbetweeners
A selection of episodes from the second series of the E4 sitcom.
1am
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Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish
Series 4, Episode 1 - It Was An Accident And I Was HospitalisedDave addresses so-called guilty pleasures and how some fans of things can take all of the fun out of liking something.
1:10am
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Not Going Out
Series 3, Christmas Special - Absent Father ChristmasLee's father turns up at the flat unannounced. This is the man who walked out of the family home when Lee was four, never paid his maintenance and ate Lee's goldfish.
1:50am
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Not Going Out
Series 2, Christmas Special - Murder At ChristmasLee's plan to spend time alone with Lucy at Christmas is threatened by the presence of Tim, Daisy, Tim and Lucy's parents, and even Barbara, doing the cooking. All seems to be going well until a murder mystery game brings family tensions to a head.
2am
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Micky Flanagan: Back In The Game
East End comic Micky Flanagan returns with his second, highly anticipated stand-up show, Back In The Game.
2am
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Taskmaster
Series 4, Episode 8 - Tony Three PiesIt's the series finale so one of the five courageous comedians will end up strutting around proudly with Greg Davies's golden trophy head in their mucky paws. Alex Horne keeps the tasks running fairly smoothly as Noel Fielding finds an unlikely soul mate, Lolly Adefope shows everyone the money and Mel Giedroyc regrets putting M&Ms on her shopping list.
2:30am
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Peep Show
Series 3, Episode 4 - SisteringMark's plans for an enjoyable and productive week off work go out the window when his sister comes to stay. Jeremy clearly has the hots for her, and when Mark warns him to back off, Jeremy just wants her more...
3am
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Drunk History
Series 1, Episode 5Russell Kane talks King Charles II, Alex Horne on the 1966 World Cup trophy theft, and Diane Morgan chats Lady Godiva.
3:05am
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A Sharp Intake Of Breath
Series 4, Episode 1 - WheelsPeter's asked to deliver the company chairman his car - a flash Mercedes. Giving it a quick drive around, he encounters a group of anti-car, anti-pollution protesters and is swiftly arrested alongside them.
3:10am
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8 Out Of 10 Cats
Series 16, Episode 2Sean and Jon are joined in their quest to uncover the public's most popular taking points by guests Richard Hammond, Carol Vorderman, Paul Foot and Matt Forde.
3:25am
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Drunk History
Series 2, Episode 1Tom Craine regales us with the story of Sir Walter Raleigh (starring Jack Whitehall and Michelle Keegan). Tom Davis tells the tale of Robin Hood (Mathew Baynton) and Maid Marian (Emma Bunton).
3:50am
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Bo' Selecta!
Sketch comedy series starring Leigh Francis as Avid Merrion, Transylvania's biggest celebrity fan.
4:20am
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Bo' Selecta!
Sketch comedy series starring Leigh Francis as Avid Merrion, Transylvania's biggest celebrity fan.
5:30am
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Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change?
Episode 4 - 2000sMicky takes us through the last decade, which he has spent settling down with a middle class woman. Includes an interview with Sean Lock.