British Comedy Guide

Schedule Sunday 31st January 2021

Talking Pictures TV 6am (repeat)
Where There's A Will

Where There's A Will

A repeat of this 1936 film.

ITV3 logo. Credit: ITV 6am (repeat)
George & Mildred. Image shows from L to R: Mildred Roper (Yootha Joyce), George Roper (Brian Murphy). Copyright: Thames Television

George & Mildred

Series 3, Episode 6 - Life With Father

It's a sad day for George as he takes his father to a retirement home. But it's worse for Mildred when he's thrown out and ends up living with them!

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 6:10am (repeat)
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud

The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud

Series 1, Episode 8 - Wishes

If there were two things Dave could wish for it would be for Fuzzypeg to smell better, and for Gran to be nicer. Is getting what you want always a good thing?

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 6:20am (repeat)
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud

The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud

Series 1, Episode 9 - Crush

Dave gets a girlfriend who turns out to be an alien. And she turns out to bear a striking similarity to a everyday household item.

ITV3 logo. Credit: ITV 6:30am (repeat)
George & Mildred. Image shows from L to R: Mildred Roper (Yootha Joyce), George Roper (Brian Murphy). Copyright: Thames Television

George & Mildred

Series 4, Episode 1 - Just The Job

George, finally, gets a job. Mildred is so shocked and delighted by the news that she requires a stiff drink - but it's not long before she'll be downing glasses for a different reason...

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 7:05am (repeat)
Mr Bean. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Mr Bean

Series 1, Episode 5 - No Parking

Mr Bean takes his teddy to the cinema but has trouble finding a parking space.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 7:10am (repeat)
Shaun The Sheep. Copyright: Aardman Animations / BBC

Shaun The Sheep

Series 4, Episode 3 - Happy Birthday Timmy!

It's Timmy's birthday and the flock throw a party for him. At first he's delighted by all the attention; but when the flock become distracted and he's left with no-one to play with, he decides to entertain himself.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 7:15am (repeat)
Porridge. Image shows from L to R: Mr. Mackay (Fulton Mackay), Fletcher (Ronnie Barker), Godber (Richard Beckinsale). Copyright: BBC

Porridge

A selection of episodes from the first and second series of the prison-based sitcom.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 7:20am (repeat)
Danger Mouse

Danger Mouse

Series 1, Episode 35 - Send In The Clones

Danger Mouse and Penfold come up against themselves as Quark creates cheap copies of our heroes in his latest money-making scheme.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:20am (repeat)
Dead Pan. Image shows from L to R: DS Jason Trotter (John Hollingworth), DCI Alma Blair (Julie Hesmondhalgh), CSM Jo Black (Jane Hazlegrove). Copyright: Savvy Productions

Dead Pan

A repeat-run of the comedy crime drama.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 7:20am (repeat)
Mr Bean. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Mr Bean

Series 1, Episode 6 - Bean's Bounty

A local archaeology dig inspires Mr Bean to go hunting for treasure.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 7:30am (repeat)
Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!. Copyright: Beano Studios

Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!

Series 1, Episode 20 - Why So Clonely

Dennis accidentally clones himself and uses his exact opposite clone to do all his chores and abide by the rules at school. All is going to plan until Walter realises what has happened and unleashes a clone cat army on the den!

CBeebies logo. Credit: BBC 7:45am (repeat)
Go Jetters. Copyright: BBC

Go Jetters

Series 2, Episode 46 - Korowai Treehouses, Indonesia

The Go Jetters have been invited by the Korowai tribe to visit their village in the rainforest of Papua in Indonesia.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 7:45am (repeat)
The Zoo

The Zoo

Series 1, Episode 12 - Jurgen's Jungle Gym

The army is called in to help with some major renovations around the zoo.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 8:05am (repeat)
Danny & Mick. Image shows from L to R: Danny (Danny Adams), Mick (Mick Potts). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Danny & Mick

Series 2, Episode 3 - Undercover Customer

Joy calls in an undercover customer to check on her team - leaving Danny and Mick suspecting everybody.

CBeebies logo. Credit: BBC 8:25am (repeat)
Timmy Time. Copyright: Aardman Animations

Timmy Time

Series 2, Episode 10 - Timmy's Tractor

Timmy is proud of his splendid scrap tractor, made using a cereal box, toilet roll and jam jar lids.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
What Ho, Jeeves!. Copyright: BBC

What Ho, Jeeves!

What Ho! Jeeves: Joy In The Morning, Episode 6 - Fancy Dress

Bertie Wooster helps his fearsome uncle with a spot of dressing up.

ITV4 logo. Credit: ITV 8:40am (repeat)
Minder. Image shows from L to R: Arthur Daley (George Cole), Terry (Dennis Waterman)

Minder

Series 7, Episode 2 - Days Of Fines And Closures

Arthur attempts to do a deal with Tony Benson and his new nightclub. Terry helps Dave by looking after the Winchester Club.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
The TV Lark

The TV Lark

Episode 5 - Back To Portsmouth

Temporary successor to The Navy Lark, with the crew of HMS Troutbridge working at a television station.

CITV 9:25am (repeat)
Mr Bean. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Mr Bean

A selection of episodes from the second series of the animated version of Rowan Atkinson's comic creation.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
Kay Stonham

Robin And Wendy's Wet Weekends

Series 2, Episode 3 - Entertaining Mr Stone

Robin surprisingly brings a friend home, but he isn't all he seems.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 9:40am (repeat)
Only Fools And Horses. Image shows from L to R: Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst), Del (David Jason), Grandad (Lennard Pearce). Copyright: BBC

Only Fools And Horses

A selection of 13 episodes from the David Jason sitcom.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 9:40am
25 min
The Dog Ate My Homework. Lauren Layfield

The Dog Ate My Homework

Series 8, Episode 5

Trying to win Lauren's shiny gold stars are team captains Evie and Alfie, who are joined by TV Presenter Ben Cajee and comedians Zoe Lyons, Bec Hill and Marlon Davis.

CBeebies logo. Credit: BBC 9:50am (repeat)
Go Jetters. Copyright: BBC

Go Jetters

Series 3, Episode 6 - The Continent Of Europe

When Tala bases her class project on her uncle's travels, the Go Jetters swing into action and help Grandmaster Glitch take his own souvenir selfies across the continent of Europe.

TNT Sports 1 logo 10am (repeat)
The Football's On. Copyright: BT Sport

The Football's On

Series 6, Episode 3

Elis James and Chris McCausland join Ian Stone to talk about football, and the time Ian got dumped on his sixteenth birthday.

ITVBe 10:25am (repeat)
Sooty. Copyright: Tivoli Media

Sooty

Series 1, Episode 11 - The Wendy House

Soo has lost her favourite necklace. Sooty and Sweep want to cheer her up so they decide to decorate her old wendy house.

CBeebies logo. Credit: BBC 10:30am (repeat)
Justin's House. Image shows from L to R: Justin (Justin Fletcher), Little Monster, Robert the Robert (Steven Kynman). Copyright: BBC

Justin's House

Series 3, Episode 3 - Cake Factory

Things turn messy when Robert invents a cake-making machine. Guest starring Katy Ashworth.

CITV 10:35am (repeat)
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud

The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud

Series 1, Episode 6 - Bored Silly

Gran accidentally wins a board game as a Bingo prize, and after being locked up for years the game has a vendetta all of its own.

CITV 10:50am (repeat)
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud

The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud

Series 1, Episode 7 - Blinking 'Eck

Betty wants a nice photo of Dave and Anna, but the camera George uses happens to belong to Gran, and it's been cursed by an ancient mummy.

Film4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11am (repeat)
The Harry Hill Movie. Image shows from L to R: Nan (Julie Walters), Harry Hill (Harry Hill). Copyright: Lucky Features

The Harry Hill Movie

Film in which Harry Hill ventures across country with his Nan and their sick hamster.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 11:10am (repeat)
Horrible Histories. Jessica Ransom

Horrible Histories

Series 8, Episode 1 - Queen Vic's Home Vids

A special episode making 200 years since the birth of Queen Victoria. Featuring Victorian fake news, paparazzi, and camera men strapped to the front of moving trains, Queen Victoria shows you how her subjects invented and became obsessed with films!

CBeebies logo. Credit: BBC 11:25am (repeat)
Waffle The Wonder Dog

Waffle The Wonder Dog

Series 1, Episode 15 - Waffle & The Swimming Pool

Waffle has so much fun on a doggy playdate at Mr Willow's house that he decides to stay for a sleepover! The Brooklyn-Bells miss Waffle and can't wait for his return.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 11:40am (repeat)
Horrible Histories. Tom Stourton

Horrible Histories

Series 7, Episode 3 - Ridiculous Romantics

This week Horrible Histories charts the path towards true love - and some of history's biggest and most ridiculous romantics are in the spotlight.

Radio 4 12pm (repeat)
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 25, Episode 3

David Mitchell hosts three comedy couples: Sarah Millican and Gary Delaney, Marcus Brigstocke and Rachel Parris, and Lucy Porter and Justin Edwards, as they talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as rabbits, marriage, and crisps.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Paul Sinha

Paul Sinha's History Revision

Series 2, Episode 2 - Exploration and Death

Paul looks at the heroic field of exploration, and the subsequent stupid deaths.

Talking Pictures TV 1:15pm (repeat)
Theatre Royal. Image shows from L to R: Gordon Maxwell (Chesney Allen), Bob Parker (Bud Flanagan)

Theatre Royal

Comedy about a theatrical impresario whose company supports him when he faces bankruptcy.

CBeebies logo. Credit: BBC 3pm (repeat)
Go Jetters. Copyright: BBC

Go Jetters

Series 3, Episode 20 - Go Jet Academy: Sea Arch Escape

The Go Jetters race to save Tala and Xuli, who are trapped beneath a collapsing sea arch.

CBeebies logo. Credit: BBC 3:20pm (repeat)
Waffle The Wonder Dog

Waffle The Wonder Dog

Series 4, Episode 13 - Waffle Steals The Show

Doug, Ali and Mrs Hobbs all perform in the school show, but Evie nearly misses the finale.

Talking Pictures TV 3:40pm (repeat)
The Ghosts Of Berkeley Square

The Ghosts Of Berkeley Square

Comedy about a pair of ghosts, condemned to haunt a London house in the time of Queen Anne, until such a time as a Royal visits the property.

U&Dave channel logo 5pm (repeat)
Would I Lie To You?. Image shows from L to R: David Mitchell, Rob Brydon, Lee Mack. Copyright: Zeppotron

Would I Lie To You?

Series 7, Episode 7

David Mitchell is joined by Greg Rutherford MBE and Kirsty Young, and Lee Mack is joined by Joanna Scanlan and Henning Wehn.

CITV 5:05pm (repeat)
Mr Bean. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Mr Bean

A selection of episodes from the second series of the animated version of Rowan Atkinson's comic creation.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Paul Sinha

Paul Sinha's History Revision

Series 2, Episode 2 - Exploration and Death

Paul looks at the heroic field of exploration, and the subsequent stupid deaths.

U&Dave channel logo 5:40pm (repeat)
U&Dave channel logo 6:20pm (repeat)
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. Image shows from L to R: Bob Mortimer, Paul Whitehouse. Copyright: Owl Power

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

Series 1, Episode 2 - The Barbel (Middle Wye, Herefordshire)

Paul and Bob fish for the mighty barbel in Hay on Wye. Passing a graveyard they muse about the future and chat to a local vicar about death and their own funerals.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 6:20pm (repeat)
Danger Mouse. Copyright: FremantleMedia

Danger Mouse

A selection of episodes from the second series of the remake of the animated comedy.

CITV 6:35pm (repeat)
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud

The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud

Series 1, Episode 17 - Freeze A Jolly Spud Fellow

Summer rears its hot, cheeky head in Grimsby but Dave has found a way to keep the Spud flat nice and cool. Maybe too cool.

CITV 6:50pm (repeat)
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud

The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud

Series 1, Episode 18 - Exchange

Dave demands to go on a foreign exchange. He soon finds himself headed for a week-long stay in a flat a few doors down.

Radio 4 7:15pm
30 min
Elvis McGonagall

Elvis McGonagall - Full Tartan Jacket

Elvis McGonagall brings the pick of a year's worth of his biting and savagely funny satire to Radio 4 in a blend of provocative verse and politically savvy stand-up comedy. Pulling no punches, Elvis directs his scurrilous diatribes at the powers that be from Westminster to Waitrose, taking aim at the injustices of our septic isle and beyond. Stockpiling and the pickiness of cats, celebrity branding, the nature of truth, some bloke called Trump, the Prime Minister and Mr Benn.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 7:55pm (repeat)
So Awkward. Copyright: Channel X North

So Awkward

Series 1, Episode 6 - Love Machine

Jas suggests adapting the plant species comparison software they are using in class to assess the compatibility of humans.

Talking Pictures TV 8pm (repeat)
Sunday Night At The London Palladium. Copyright: Associated Television

Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Series 11 - The New London Palladium Show, Episode 1

Landmark, genre-defining variety series from the London Palladium, featuring the biggest names in British and international entertainment.

U&Yesterday channel logo 8pm (repeat)
'Allo 'Allo!. Image shows from L to R: Edith Melba Artois (Carmen Silvera), René François Artois (Gorden Kaye), Yvette Carte-Blanche (Vicki Michelle). Copyright: BBC

'Allo 'Allo!

A selection of three episodes from the wartime sitcom.

Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky 8pm (repeat)
Rob And Romesh Vs. Image shows from L to R: Romesh Ranganathan, Rob Beckett. Copyright: CPL Productions

Rob And Romesh Vs

Series 2, Episode 4 - Cricket: The Test

Part two of the South African tour for cricket newbies Rob and Romesh as they follow England's Test series as the match comes to a dramatic finale.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 9pm (repeat)
Mrs. Brown's Boys. Image shows from L to R: Buster Brady (Danny O'Carroll), Grandad Brown (Dermot O'Neill), Dino Doyle (Gary Hollywood), Rory Brown (Rory Cowan), Cathy Brown (Jennifer Gibney), Mark Brown (Pat Shields), Betty Brown (Amanda Woods), Winnie McGoogan (Eilish O'Carroll), Dermot Brown (Paddy Houlihan), Agnes Brown (Brendan O'Carroll), Maria Nicholson / Brown (Fiona O'Carroll). Copyright: BBC / BocPix

Mrs. Brown's Boys

A selection of episodes from the second and third series of the Brendan O'Carroll sitcom.

U&Dave channel logo 9pm
60 min version
(repeat)
Have I Got News For You. Gary Lineker. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions / BBC

Have I Got News For You

Series 51, Episode 7

Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Gary Lineker and guest panellists Ross Noble and Samira Ahmed.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 9pm
60 min
Finding Alice. Image shows from L to R: Nathan (Rhashan Stone), Gerry (Kenneth Cranham), Minnie (Gemma Jones)

Finding Alice

Episode 3 - Inquest

Charlotte decides that she's ready to return to school, but Alice feels lost without her and struggles to cope.

BBC Scotland channel. Copyright: BBC 10pm (repeat)
Still Game. Image shows from L to R: Jack Jarvis (Ford Kiernan), Jim Watt, Victor McDade (Greg Hemphill). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Still Game

Series 6, Episode 2 - Fly Society

Jack and Victor get a taste of how the other half live when they are mistaken for two socialites by a couple of rich widows. But the gang from Craiglang are not happy at missing out.

U&Dave channel logo 10pm
60 min version
(repeat)
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Stephen Fry. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series K, Episode 7 - Knowledge

With Jimmy Carr, Jo Brand and Graham Linehan.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Paul Sinha

Paul Sinha's History Revision

Series 2, Episode 2 - Exploration and Death

Paul looks at the heroic field of exploration, and the subsequent stupid deaths.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Matt Berry

I, Regress

Series 1, Episode 3

Ms Taffgoon finds her appointment with Dr Berry to cure a fear of heights takes a strange path, taking in a talking pigeon and an interplanetary trip. And a field.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:45pm (repeat)
The Shuttleworths. John Shuttleworth (Graham Fellows). Copyright: BBC

The Shuttleworths

Series 3, Episode 3 - Radio Shuttleworth

John starts a new station for Sheffield, but can he count on Mary and Ken?

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 11pm (repeat)
Harry Enfield & Chums. Image shows from L to R: Kathy Burke, Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse

Harry Enfield & Chums

Series 1, Episode 5

Hit 1990s sketch show starring Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse and Kathy Burke.

U&Dave channel logo 11pm
60 min version
(repeat)
Live At The Apollo. Image shows from L to R: Lou Sanders, Sindhu Vee, Alex Edelman. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Live At The Apollo

Series 15, Episode 2 - Sindhu Vee, Alex Edelman, Lou Sanders

Sindhu Vee hosts this episode of the comedy showcase recorded before a packed house at London's Hammersmith Apollo, featuring stand-up performances by New York-based Edinburgh comedy award winner Alex Edelman, and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Comedians' Choice Award winner Lou Sanders.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Penny Dreadfuls Present.... Image shows from L to R: Humphrey Ker, Thom Tuck, David Reed

The Penny Dreadfuls Present...

More Brothers Faversham, Episode 3 - Marcus

The Penny Dreadfuls present the story of Marcus, one of the Empire's greatest actors and the seventh born of the Faversham Brothers.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11pm (repeat)
Taskmaster. Johnny Vegas. Copyright: Avalon Television

Taskmaster

Series 10, Episode 4 - Toshwash

Daisy flirts with a security guard, Richard is surprised by some chickens and Johnny convinces Alex to wear sparkly shoes while operating heavy machinery. As ever, Greg Davies decides who is the best of the worst.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World. Image shows from L to R: Armando Iannucci, Stewart Lee, Richard Herring, Rebecca Front. Copyright: BBC

Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World

Series 1, Episode 4 - Good & Evil

The little matter of the true nature of good and evil - and which is best. Thora Hird and Ian Beale battle it out, along with St Simon Stylites, Virgil, King Arthur and a She-Demon.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 11:40pm (repeat)
Harry Enfield & Chums. Image shows from L to R: Kathy Burke, Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse

Harry Enfield & Chums

Series 1, Episode 6

Hit 1990s sketch show starring Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse and Kathy Burke.

Comedy Central Extra Midnight (repeat)
Andy Parsons: Slacktivist. Andy Parsons. Copyright: Open Mike Productions / Comedy Central

Andy Parsons: Slacktivist

Andy Parsons returns to the stage with his one man stand-up show Slacktivist.

U&Dave channel logo Midnight (repeat)
Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 12:20am (repeat)
Peep Show. Image shows from L to R: Mark Corrigan (David Mitchell), Jeremy Usbourne (Robert Webb). Copyright: Objective Productions

Peep Show

A selection of episodes from the third and fourth series of the Mitchell and Webb sitcom.

U&Dave channel logo 1am
70 min version
(repeat)
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 55, Episode 5

The regular team captains are joined by guest host Rhod Gilbert and panellists Andy Hamilton and Baroness Warsi.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 1:05am (repeat)
The Interviews. Copyright: North One Television

The Interviews

Series 2, Episode 6 - Kenny Everett

This week's episode looks at Kenny Everett, a creative and technical genius who was light years ahead of his time.

U&Drama channel logo 1:40am (repeat)
Gregory's Girl. Image shows from L to R: Susan (Clare Grogan), Gregory Underwood (John Gordon Sinclair). Copyright: Lake Films

Gregory's Girl

Love is a game of two halves in this endearing eighties tale of an adolescent crush.

Comedy Central Extra 2:10am (repeat)
Rufus Hound: Being Rude. Rufus Hound

Rufus Hound: Being Rude

TV edit of comedian Rufus Hound's first live stand-up DVD.

U&Dave channel logo 2:10am
50 min version
(repeat)
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Stephen Fry. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series K, Episode 7 - Knowledge

With Jimmy Carr, Jo Brand and Graham Linehan.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 3am (repeat)
The Interviews. Copyright: North One Television

The Interviews

Series 2, Episode 2 - Barry Humphries

The spotlight shines on Barry Humphries, via his larger-than-life alter egos Dame Edna Everage and Les Patterson.

More4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 3:25am (repeat)
Father Ted. Image shows from L to R: Father Dougal McGuire (Ardal O'Hanlon), Father Ted Crilly (Dermot Morgan), Mrs Doyle (Pauline McLynn), Father Jack Hackett (Frank Kelly). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Father Ted

Series 2, Episode 7 - Rock A Hula Ted

Ted is invited to be the judge at the Lovely Girls Festival 1996. Whilst home alone, Dougal welcomes the fiercely feminist, anti-religious pop star Niamh Connolly into the house...

Comedy Central Extra 3:25am (repeat)
Stand Up Central. Russell Howard

Stand Up Central

Series 2, Episode 4

Russell Howard talks Tom Jones, pant throwing and RnB music with a West Country edge. His guests are Kiri Pritchard-McLean and James Acaster.

Comedy Central Extra 3:50am (repeat)
Stand Up Central. Russell Howard

Stand Up Central

Series 2, Episode 8

Russell Howard talks about his love of women, from their distinctive laughs to his mum's brilliant brain. His guests are Josie Long and Stuart Goldsmith.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Paul Sinha

Paul Sinha's History Revision

Series 2, Episode 2 - Exploration and Death

Paul looks at the heroic field of exploration, and the subsequent stupid deaths.

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