British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Friday 2nd August 2019

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Party's Over. Image shows from L to R: Drew (Kiell Smith-Bynoe), Christine Tobin (Ingrid Oliver), Jones (Justin Edwards), Henry Tobin (Miles Jupp), Natalie (Emma Sidi). Copyright: BBC

Party's Over

Episode 1 - Pilot

Henry is looking to repair his tattered reputation by getting a publishing deal for his memoirs - hopefully setting the record straight on his premiership.

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

Breaking The News

Series 13, Episode 7

Des Clarke is joined by Justin Moorhouse, Elaine Malcolmson, Scott Agnew and Karen Bartke.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Lobby Land. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Lobby Land

Series 2, Episode 3

Comedy following life in Westminster through the eyes of Sam Peakes, a young political editor at a clickbait website, as she tries to make sense of the madness engulfing British politics.

BBC Two 8pm
30 min
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. Image shows from L to R: Paul Whitehouse, Bob Mortimer. Copyright: Owl Power

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

Series 2, Episode 1 - Wild Brown Trout (River Usk, South Wales)

Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer travel to the picturesque River Usk in south Wales, where Paul's father first taught him to fish as a young child.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9pm
30 min
Hold The Sunset. Image shows from L to R: Phil (John Cleese), Edith (Alison Steadman)

Hold The Sunset

Series 2, Episode 1 - The Sale

With Edith and Phil's sunset retirement waiting on the sale of the house, Phil begins to despair of it ever selling.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 9pm
60 min
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Image shows from L to R: Sean Lock, Jimmy Carr, Jon Richardson. Copyright: Zeppotron

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Series 17 (Channel 4: Series 18), Episode 2

Sean Lock and Victoria Coren Mitchell take on Jon Richardson and James Acaster, while Morgana Robinson joins wordsmith Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10pm
65 min
The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan. Image shows from L to R: Jada Pinkett Smith, Aisling Bea

The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan

Series 1, Episode 3

Mo chews the fat with actor David Schwimmer, comedian and writer Aisling Bea, actress, comedian and singer-songwriter Jada Pinkett Smith and musician Ricky Wilson.

BBC Scotland channel. Copyright: BBC 10:30pm
30 min
The Comedy Underground

The Comedy Underground

Episode 9

This week, Stuart Mitchell shares his tips with everyone, Eleanor Morton tries to reinvent herself, Eddy Brimson makes himself comfortable at home in Leith, Lubna Kerr talks about not running off samosas, Vladimir McTavish notices he's getting old for the first time and Julia Sutherland doesn't care how old she is, she's going to keep on doing whatever she likes.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm
60 min
BBC New Comedy Award. Copyright: BBC

BBC New Comedy Award

2019, Episode 5 - Heat 5 - Cardiff

The final heat of BBC Introducing Radio 4 Award 2019, recorded at The Glee Club in Cardiff and hosted by Robin Morgan.

BBC One Wales. Copyright: BBC 10:35pm
30 min
Tudur's TV Flashback. Tudur Owen

TV Flashback

Series 1, Episode 5 - Food

This time he's on a quest to discover the truth about food. It's a story of tofu, bean baths and hedgehog crisps, full of lively characters from the nation's TV past.

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