Schedule for 25th February 2019 - British Comedy Guide

11:30am
30 min

Alexei Sayle's The Absence Of Normal

Series 1, Episode 1 - The Only Man Stalin Was Afraid Of

The Only Man Stalin Was Afraid Of, starring Peter Capaldi, Freya Parker and Peter Serafinowicz.

2:15pm
45 min

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

Series 2, Episode 1 - Outrageous Fortune

When a pampered pet runs away from a life of luxury, Frank and Lu are tasked with tracking down the hound.

5pm
15 min

Gigglebiz

Series 5, Episode 17 - Gail Goes to Space

Gail Force rockets into space and Keith Fitt attempts to break a spacehopper world record.

6:20pm (repeat)

Are You Being Served?. Image shows from L to R: Mrs. Betty Slocombe (Mollie Sugden), Miss Shirley Brahms (Wendy Richard), Mr. Dick Lucas (Trevor Bannister), Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold (Nicholas Smith), Mr. Mash (Larry Martyn), Mr. Ernest Grainger (Arthur Brough), Mr. Wilberforce Humphries (John Inman), Captain Stephen Peacock (Frank Thornton). Copyright: BBC

The junior spot on the Men's counter opens up, and the staff start interviewing candidates. Not happy with any of them, they settle on Mr. Goldberg, a man older than them all ... and with a secret tie to Captain Peacock.

6:25pm
10 min

Danger Mouse

Series 2, Episode 44 - Sharp As A Pin

An accidental sidekick swap leaves Danger Mouse with Pinfold, Penfold's cousin.

6:30pm
30 min

Relocation

Series 1, Episode 4

John finds out Ioan had been searching for the man he helped send to prison, and things take an unexpected and thoroughly unwelcome turn.

6:30pm
30 min

Just A Minute

Series 83, Episode 4

Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Lee Mack and Zoe Lyons to speak for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation.

7pm (repeat)

The Story Of... Only Fools & Horses

Episode 1 - Brothers In Arms

Brothers In Arms explores the relationship between Del and Rodney Trotter which is at the heart of each of the 64 episodes.

8pm (repeat)

Only Fools And Horses

Series 6, Episode 2 - Danger UXD

There is trouble in store for the Trotters when Del puts his 'high profile' business strategy into overdrive.

9pm (repeat)

Only Fools And Horses

Series 2, Episode 2 - Ashes To Ashes

When Trigger's grandmother dies, the Trotters attend the funeral and Del agrees to sell off some of her possessions. These include a couple of precious urns, one of which, on inspection, appears to contain the ashes of Trig's grandfather. They need to dispose of them in a fitting way.

9pm
30 min

Warren

Episode 1 - The Pond

Warren Thompson suddenly finds himself in his mid-50s, forced to move from the south up to Preston when his partner Anne's father falls ill.

9pm
60 min version (repeat)

QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Cariad Lloyd, Sandi Toksvig, Nish Kumar, Holly Walsh. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series O, Episode 2 - Organisms

Sandi Toksvig looks at multiple Organisms. Where else are you going to meet the world's deadliest hunter, a photographer hidden inside an ox, and a juggling otter, all in the same room? With Nish Kumar, Cariad Lloyd and Holly Walsh.

9:30pm
30 min

This Time With Alan Partridge

Series 1, Episode 1

Due to the sudden illness of its regular host, BBC One magazine show This Time welcomes Alan Partridge as its guest presenter. A chance for the consummate broadcaster to flit effortlessly between seal pups, hand washing and cyberterrorism.

9:40pm (repeat)

Live At The Apollo

Series 3, Episode 1 - Jack Dee, Jason Manford and Russell Howard

Jack Dee presents his final episode. The guests are Jason Manford and Russell Howard.

10pm (repeat)

Cunk On...

Cunk On Britain, Episode 2 - The Empire Strikes Back

Philomena's odyssey takes her from King Henry the Eighth to Lord Horatio Nelson.

10pm (repeat)

Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish

Series 4, Episode 3 - That's What Debt Actually Is, Actually

Dave discusses a convoluted method for getting rid of an unwanted gift, reimagines a classic game show and how the diamond industry is brought to its knees.

10pm
30 min

The Stand Up Sketch Show

Series 1, Episode 5

Featuring Alex Edelman, Dane Baptiste, Emily Lloyd-Saini and many more.

10:45pm (repeat)

The Story Of... Only Fools & Horses

Episode 1 - Brothers In Arms

Brothers In Arms explores the relationship between Del and Rodney Trotter which is at the heart of each of the 64 episodes.

10:45pm
45 min version (repeat)

Have I Got News For You

Series 55, Episode 6

Ian and Paul are joined by guest host Alexander Armstrong and panellists Sindhu Vee and Jess Phillips MP.

11pm (repeat)

QI

Series D, Special - Death

A Halloween-themed episode, with Andy Parsons, Clive Anderson and Sean Lock.

11pm (repeat)

A League Of Their Own

Series 9, Episode 6

Presenter Amanda Holden joins Freddie Flintoff and Jack Whitehall on the blue team, while Jamie Redknapp lines up alongside award-winning comic and Trollied star Aisling Bea, and his former Liverpool midfield partner John Barnes.