British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Wednesday 25th December 2019

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!. Count Arthur Strong (Steve Delaney). Copyright: Komedia Entertainment

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!

2019 Christmas Special - Good King Senseless

Arthur sets about launching Malcom's singing career. Starting with some Christmas caroling, a bigger stage awaits as the much loved radio sitcom returns to Radio 4 on Christmas Day. The attempted musical festivities are served up by Count Arthur Strong's Radio Repertory Company and their host of regular characters.

BBC Local Radio 1pm
60 min
Anything But Coldplay. Image shows from L to R: Toby Friedner, Sally Riceman, Mark Rann, Krysstal, Brian Damage

Anything But Coldplay

Series 2, Christmas Special

A festive game of music and fun with the comedy music panel show for the three counties.

Radio 4 4pm
30 min
Neil Gaiman's Chivalry. Image shows from L to R: Neil Gaiman, Mrs Whitaker (Glenda Jackson), Sir Galaad (Kit Harington). Copyright: BBC

Neil Gaiman's Chivalry

Story by Neil Gaiman about a woman who finds the Holy Grail in a charity shop.

Radio 4 4:30pm
30 min
John Kearns. John (John Kearns)

John Kearns

2019 Christmas Special - A Very John Kearns Christmas

A programme about home, memory and ritual. Two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award winner John Kearns pulls up his sleigh to share genuine audio recordings of his family's Christmas dinners gone by.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 6pm
60 min
Michael McIntyre's Big Show. Michael McIntyre. Copyright: Hungry McBear

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

Series 5, Christmas Special - Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show

Michael McIntyre's annual entertainment extravaganza returns to BBC One this Christmas, stuffed with big stars, big laughs and even bigger surprises!

Radio 4 6:30pm
The Missing Hancocks. Tony Hancock (Kevin McNally)

The Missing Hancocks

Series 5, Christmas Special - Christmas At Aldershot

Tony is looking forward to Christmas - but then his call-up papers arrive. And as if that wasn't bad enough, his commanding officer turns out to be one Sidney James.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 8:30pm
60 min
Gavin & Stacey. Image shows from L to R: Stacey (Joanna Page), Gavin (Mathew Horne), Smithy (James Corden), Nessa (Ruth Jones), Pam (Alison Steadman), Gwen (Melanie Walters), Bryn (Rob Brydon), Mick (Larry Lamb). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions

Gavin & Stacey

Christmas Special

For Gavin and Stacey, parenthood continues to present them with several challenges, their 'baby' now being ten.

Channel 5 logo 9:30pm
90 min
Image shows from L to R: Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett. Copyright: BBC

The Two Ronnies Unseen

Comedy clip show looking back at previously unseen material and songs by the pair from their series The Two Ronnies in Australia. For the first time, the sketches will be screened in their entirety, and members of the Barker and Corbett families recall how much the pair enjoyed their Australian venture.

BBC Radio 5 Live 10:30pm
Dawn French

Headliners - The Comedians

Highlights of Nihal's interviews with some of the biggest names in comedy. Hear him in conversation with Lenny Henry, Dawn French, Harry Hill, Ricky Gervais and Billy Connolly.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 10:30pm
45 min
Mrs. Brown's Boys. Image shows from L to R: Clyde (Kevin Kennedy), Agnes Brown (Brendan O'Carroll)

Mrs. Brown's Boys

Christmas 2019, Christmas Special - A Wonderful Mammy

It's Christmas in Finglas once again but no-one in the Brown household has got the memo.

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