British Comedy Guide

Schedule Monday 7th January 2019

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Mark Bonnar

For The Love Of Leo

Series 1, Episode 2 - The Countess of Mars

Leo's aristocratic friend Clementine seeks love to heal sorrow. Leo offers friendship instead.

Radio 4 12:04pm
14 min
Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years. Image shows from L to R: Harry McEntire, Sue Townsend. Copyright: Pier Productions

Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years

Episode 6

At last, Adrian is asked to write a book, Pandora calls a summit meeting for the Moles and the Braithwaites, and Rosie has some news.

Radio 4 4:30pm
30 min
The Infinite Monkey Cage. Image shows from L to R: Brian Cox, Robin Ince. Copyright: BBC

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 19, Episode 1 - Microbes: Secret Rulers Of The World?

Brian and Robin are joined by comedian Ed Byrne, oceanographer Dr Jon Copley and planetary scientist Professor Monica Grady, to ask whether the real master-race on planet Earth are not humans but microbes. They'll be looking at how microbes are found in every extreme environment on the planet, how and when they first arrived on the Earth and why the hunt is on to find evidence of microbes in space.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 6:30pm
30 min
Bravo Two Charlies. PC Dennis Babb (Martin Trenaman). Copyright: Giddy Goat Productions

Bravo Two Charlies

Series 1, Episode 1 - Hungry

This week the traffic police are in search of sustenance. As hunger sets in, they're not happy with what they find.

Radio 4 6:30pm
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 21, Episode 3

David Mitchell is joined by Sandi Toksvig, Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter and Graeme Garden as they talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as drunkenness, passports, orange and the weather.

BBC Two 10pm
30 min
Two Doors Down. Image shows from L to R: Eric (Alex Norton), Beth (Arabella Weir). Copyright: BBC

Two Doors Down

Series 4, Episode 1 - Wedding Anniversary

Beth and Eric think their son Ian is taking them out for their 30th wedding anniversary dinner - but find instead that he and his boyfriend Gordon have organised a surprise party at their house. And the gang's all there.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm
45 min version
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 98, Episode 2

Miles Jupp returns. Hugo Rifkind, Andrew Maxwell, Simon Evans and Zoe Lyons are the guests hurtling and sashaying their way into a news-packed [y[2019[/y]. On this week's programme a lack of ferries and an abundance of sugar.

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