British Comedy Guide

Schedule Wednesday 7th July 2021

BBC Three 6am
Please Help. Milly (Lucy Pearman). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Please Help

A normal girl, trapped in a mundane and claustrophobic life as her grandmother's only carer, starts to develop mysterious and unexplainable powers.

BBC Radio 5 Live 11am
45 min
Rick Edwards. Credit: BBC

Fighting Talk

Series 18, Special - Euros Special

Gabby Logan hosts a special episode prior to England's semi-final against Denmark in Euro 2020. She is joined by comedians Justin Moorhouse and Ivo Graham, football commentator and sports journalist Vicki Sparks, and sports broadcaster David Alroka.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Michael Palin's Memory Palaces. Copyright: Essential Film And Television Productions

Michael Palin's Memory Palaces

Michael Palin invents fantastical new interview technology to fire James Peak deep inside Terry Gilliam's memory palace.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 5pm
15 min
Horrible Histories

Horrible Histories

Series 9, Special - Gruesome Guide To Growing Up: Animated Special

Life wasn't always fun for children in the past. Horrible Histories delves into the not-so-easy lives of children throughout history, from the strict parenting of ancient civilisations, to the terrible fights the young King Louis XIV had with his little brother - even weeing on each others beds! And find out just why Henry VIII was so keen for his son Edward VI to stay inside.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Unite. Image shows from L to R: Gideon (Ivo Graham), Tony (Mark Steel), Imogen (Claire Skinner), Ashley (Elliot Steel)

Unite

Series 1, Episode 3 - Chicken Man

Ashley starts a new job promoting a local fried chicken restaurant, and after inadvertently stopping a jewellery heist, he becomes a national hero. Meanwhile, Gideon and Rebecca open up a vegan pop up cafe, Imogen holds a Jiu Jitsu class and Tony catches up with one of his old comrades from The Revolutionary Party for Working Workers (Marxist-Leninist).

BBC Radio 3 10:45pm
15 min
Adrian Edmondson

Adrian Edmondson - Signs Of Life

Series 1, Episode 3 - Fegato Per Due

Adrian remembers the glorious feeling of belonging in the early days of working in Soho at The Comic Strip and eating at the Italian restaurant where the waiters know his name, and his favourite dish.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Heidi Regan

Heidi Regan: No Worries

Episode 2

Heidi realises that repressing worries could actually lead to them bubbling up uninvited.

Radio 4 11:15pm
15 min
The Skewer

The Skewer

Series 4, Episode 6

This week - Freedom Day, Wacky Space Races, and William and Harry take on The Krays.

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