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Schedule Friday 1st January 2021

YouTube 9am
30 min
No More Jockeys. Image shows from L to R: Mark Watson, Alex Horne, Tim Key

No More Jockeys

Christmas & New Year Specials - New Year's Day 2021 Game

A special one-off No More Jockeys with Alex, Tim and Mark to mark the new year.

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

Breaking The News

Series 17, Highlights Special - Corona Free Breaking the News

Des Clarke brings you the best of Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz and to give everyone a break, this will be a Covid free zone.

Radio 4 6:15pm
15 min
Austentatious. Image shows from L to R: Charlotte Gittins, Cariad Lloyd, Amy Cooke-Hodgson, Austentatious

Austentatious

Episode 2 - Undead and Unwed: Part Two

A festive world premiere of an incredible 'lost' Jane Austen ghost story, full of wit, flirtation and dastardly behaviour - and cooked up on the spot by the UK's finest improv troupe.

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

The News Quiz

Series 104, Highlights Special - Best Of 2020

Andy Zaltzman gives 2020 the treatment it deserves in this compilation episode of News Quiz highlights from planet earth's latest annus horribilis.

Channel 5 logo 9pm
125 min
Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow. Michael McIntyre. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Michael McIntyre: In His Own Words

An affectionate look back at the comedian's life and career thus far in a documentary charting his early struggles to launch his showbusiness career through to hosting the Royal Variety Performance and his arena-filling tours. Contributors include McIntyre himself, alongside Jonathan Ross, Eamonn Holmes, Marcus Brigstocke, Rob Rinder, Kate Copstick and Andi Osho.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 9pm
60 min
Taskmaster. Image shows from L to R: Shirley Ballas, John Hannah, Greg Davies, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Alex Horne, Nicola Coughlan, Rylan Clark-Neal. Copyright: Avalon Television

Taskmaster

Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2021, New Year Special - The Fastest Duck

Film actor John Hannah, Channel 4 news anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy, actress Nicola Coughlan, television and radio presenter Rylan Clark-Neal and renowned dancer-now-Strictly head judge Shirley Ballas complete a series of tasks in the hard-fought, high-stakes, ridiculous game show. Assistant Alex Horne helps coax the contestants, but it's Taskmaster Greg Davies who determines the victor, who win his golden eyebrows.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 10pm
30 min
Mrs. Brown's Boys. Image shows from L to R: Agnes Brown (Brendan O'Carroll), Garda Sheridan (Mark Sheridan). Copyright: BBC

Mrs. Brown's Boys

Christmas 2020, New Year Special - Mammy's Memories?

More hilarity and hi-jinx from Agnes and her family as they cope with life after lockdown.

BBC Two 10pm
45 min
Frankie Boyle's New World Order. Image shows from L to R: Ken Cheng, Rob Delaney, Sophie Duker, Frankie Boyle, Miles Jupp, Holly Walsh, Kiri Pritchard-McLean. Copyright: Zeppotron

Frankie Boyle's New World Order

Special - Frankie Boyle's 2020 New World Order

Frankie Boyle returns with his New World Order end of year special where, with the help of Miles Jupp, Sophie Duker, Ken Cheng, Rob Delaney, Holly Walsh and Kiri Pritchard-McLean, he dissects the bewildering year that was 2020.

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