British Comedy Guide

Schedule Friday 30th August 2019

Radio 4 10:45am
15 min
The Country Girls

The Country Girls

The Country Girls, Episode 10

Kate & Baba's Dublin dreams fall prey to sex & sickness.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
Mark Nelson

The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected

Series 3, Episode 1

Mark Nelson leads a panel of some of Scotland's funniest comedians as they attempt to make sense of the world. This week's odd threesome of guests are the international magician and 'stage mentalist" Colin Cloud, comedian and actress Rachel Jackson, and Glaswegian-born comedian Alun Cochrane.

Radio 4 2:15pm
45 min
Tinsel Girl. Maz (Cherylee Houston)

Tinsel Girl

Tinsel Girl And The Pain Clinic, Episode 1

Normally sparky Maz hits rock bottom. In her darkest place yet her only option is a stay at a pain clinic. She reluctantly checks herself in and by doing so, embarks on an adventure, transforming a ward of unhappy, uncommunicative patients into a place of mischief and friendship. But by changing other people's outlooks, will Maz also be forced to change her own?

CBeebies logo. Credit: BBC 4:50pm
10 min
Go Jetters. Copyright: BBC

Go Jetters

Series 3, Episode 5 - The Continent Of Africa

Glitch's plans to help Tala discover facts about Africa go wrong when they are stranded in different parts of the continent. It's up to the Go Jetters to save them from the jungles of Congo and a hippo-infested river.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Zoe Lyons

The News Quiz

Series 100, Episode 1

The satirical panel game marks its 100th series. Zoe Lyons guest hosts the first episode, and is joined by Geoff Norcott, Katy Brand, Helen Lewis and Andy Hamilton.

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

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

Series 2, Episode 5 - The Pike (Lough Erne, Northern Ireland)

The pair fly to Enniskillen, where they take to the waters of Lough Erne in their quest to land the mighty pike.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9pm
30 min
Hold The Sunset. Image shows from L to R: Roger (Jason Watkins), Georgie (Shauna MacDonald)

Hold The Sunset

Series 2, Episode 5 - Damage Limitation

Roger, Georgie and Bob attend a children's party, and Edith is thrilled when Phil announces that Dugdale has made an offer on his house.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 9pm
60 min
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Adam Buxton

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Series 17 (Channel 4: Series 18), Episode 6

Sean Lock and Harriet Kemsley take on special guest team captain Alan Carr and Catherine Tate, while Adam Buxton joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10pm
65 min
BBC One Wales. Copyright: BBC 10:35pm
30 min
Tudur's TV Flashback. Tudur Owen

TV Flashback

Series 1, Episode 9 - Work

Comedian Tudur Owen references clips from half a century and more of Welsh television as he sets out to discover the truth about work. It's a story of bouncers, bin men and female wrestlers, full of lively characters from the nation's TV past.

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