Schedule Thursday 19th August 2021
2:15pm30 min
Angst!
Episode 4 - Poster GirlA third-generation Londoner of Caribbean heritage is forced to take part in a virtual reality game in order to win the ultimate prize - British citizenship. Victory lies within her grasp - all she has to do is complete the levels. Simple, right? Unless there's more to the game than meets the eye.
8pm60 min
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back
Series 3, Episode 1The comedian returns to investigate consumer rights and fight for justice. In this first edition of a new run, guest AJ Odudu shares her tips for how to be a good complainer and helps Joe as he takes on the massive issue of plastic waste. Plus, comedian Sophie Duker investigates rat-run traffic fines and regular contributor Mark Silcox pits Coke against Pepsi in the ultimate scientific test.
9pm60 min
Comedy Legends
Series 4, Episode 3 - Billy CrystalBarry Cryer pays tribute to comedian and actor Billy Crystal, whose films include When Harry Met Sally, Throw Momma From The Train and City Slickers.
9pm
The Watch
Episode 3 - The What?As fear of the dragon keeps people off the streets, The Watch must heist The Assassins' Guild, the city's most secretive and dangerous institution, in a desperate effort to find the precious magical artefact known as Gawain before Carcer.
9:45pm
The Watch
Episode 4 - Twilight CanyonsCarcer is willing to do anything to find the sword for Gawain; the Watch is close on his tail, following him to Twilight Canyons, a place where the elderly residents await death; death patiently waits for them to draw their last breaths.
10:05pm30 min
Buffering
Series 1, Episode 4Iain meets up with an old friend and accidentally ends up in a throuple. Plus, Ashley attends a boxercise class with Thalia and inexplicably invites Robbie.
10:30pm30 min
Edinburgh Unlocked
Series 1, Episode 1Kirsty Wark talks to The Scummy Mummies, Mark Nelson meets Shaparak Khorsandi and highlights some of the best Fringe shows available to watch online; Jamie MacDonald meets Amelia Gann and Rosco McClelland makes some weird recommendations. Rachel Jackson seeks the best of the Fringe as a single girl.