British Comedy Guide

Schedule Friday 19th April 2019

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 And The Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Episode 5

Adrian tries to convince Marigold that they are no longer engaged, while finding himself drawn to her sister Daisy. Tania Braithwaite holds a New Year's Eve fancy dress party.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
CBeebies logo. Credit: BBC 5:15pm
15 min
Waffle The Wonder Dog

Waffle The Wonder Dog

Series 3, Episode 16 - School Dog Waffle

The Brooklyn-Bells take Waffle to school to ask the headteacher if Waffle can visit class.

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

The News Quiz

Series 99, Episode 2

Miles Jupp takes a look at the week in news, with Zoe Lyons, John Robins, Hugo Rifkind and Danielle Ward. The fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, the threat of a Measles outbreak and the Extinction Rebellion protests are among the stories covered.

Union Jack 7pm
30 min
Josh Berry

Josh Berry's Fake News

Series 2, Episode 1

Join impressionist Josh Berry as he says - forget the facts - it's fake news!

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 8:30pm
30 min
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back. Joe Lycett. Copyright: Rumpus Media

Joe Lycett's Got Your Back

Series 1, Episode 3

This time the celebrity guest is Shirley Ballas, who assists Joe as he dishes the dirt on unhygienic takeaways and sends holiday booking sites packing.

ITV3 logo. Credit: ITV 9pm
60 min
The Comedy Years. Image shows from L to R: Bernie Clifton, Mick Miller. Copyright: Shiver Productions

The Comedy Years

Episode 1 - 1979

This episode focused on 1979 will look at the northern club scene, which was dominating telly at the time with the likes of Les Dawson and Cannon & Ball. It's also the year that saw a new breed of alternative comedians making a name for themselves on screen that included Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Rowan Atkinson.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9pm
30 min
Have I Got News For You. Image shows left to right: Ian Hislop, Paul Merton. Credit: Matt Crockett

Have I Got News For You

Series 57, Episode 3

Steph McGovern returns as guest presenter of Have I Got News For You for the series' third episode. Joining Ian Hislop and Paul Merton as panellists are journalist Ash Sarkar and comedian Josh Widdicombe.

BBC Scotland channel. Copyright: BBC 10:30pm
30 min
Breaking The News. Des Clarke. Copyright: BBC

Breaking The News

Series 1, Episode 8

Join Des Clarke and his guests, comedians Geoff Norcott, Ashley Storrie and Stuart Mitchell, and broadcaster Martel Maxwell, to take a wry look at the week's biggest news.

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

The Graham Norton Show

Series 25, Episode 3 - Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson, Jodie Comer, Daniel Radcliffe, Mabel

Anne Hathaway admits her son is not her greatest fan, Rebel Wilson talks about producing, Jodie Comer says there are high expectations for Killing Eve 2, Daniel Radcliffe talks about Playmobil and Mabel performs live in the studio.

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