British Comedy Guide

Schedule Wednesday 29th September 2021

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
What's Funny About.... Image shows from L to R: Jon Plowman, Peter Fincham

What's Funny About...

Series 2, Episode 2 - Have I Got News For You

A look back at the success of topical comedy quiz Have I Got News For You, with team captain Ian Hislop and producer Jimmy Mulville. They discuss many of the show's most controversial moments, including Bruce Forsyth's "Play Your Iraqi Cards Right", reveal how the series began and pay tribute to the unique brilliance of Ian's fellow captain, Paul Merton. They both also talk about original host Angus Deayton's departure from the show in 2002.

Radio 4 2:15pm
45 min
Trust. Copyright: BBC

Trust

Series 2, Episode 2 - A New Normal

September 2020. After the chaos of the A Level results, East Salford Academy welcomes back the students. There is going to be a new normal. Rigorous Covid protocols have to be followed. How will they cope with social distancing, classroom bubbles and bottles of cheap hand sanitiser? And that's just the staff.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 5pm
30 min
Nova Jones. Credit: JAM Media

Nova Jones

Series 1, Episode 2 - Nova Gets The Feels

Nova's set to play for a planet where her electrifying songs are a problem: the Planet Of The Big Glasses Of Milk. The audience may break if they get too excited! Does Nova have what it takes to sing an emotional ballad?

Sky Comedy. Copyright: Sky 9pm
30 min
Hitmen. Image shows from L to R: Jamie (Mel Giedroyc), Fran (Sue Perkins). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Hitmen

Series 2: Hitmen Reloaded, Episode 1

Misfits, friends, and contract killers - Jamie and Fran are back and ready to put on their 80s gear for a school reunion, where a vengeful assassin lies in wait.

Comedy Central 9pm
60 min
Rob Beckett's Undeniable. Rob Beckett. Copyright: Monkey Kingdom

Rob Beckett's Undeniable

Episode 1

Rob Beckett invites guests Joe Swash, Kae Kurd, Angela Barnes and Ivo Graham to bring as many brilliant facts as they can in an attempt to impress everyone and hopefully get on Rob's closely guarded Wall of Facts.

Sky Comedy. Copyright: Sky 9:30pm
30 min
Hitmen. Image shows from L to R: Caroline (Jessica Knappett), Jamie (Mel Giedroyc). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Hitmen

Series 2: Hitmen Reloaded, Episode 2

Fran and Jamie stake out an arms dealer, Rear Window style, with a sniper rifle. But the hit gets derailed when Jamie gets distracted by goings-on next door.

Sky Comedy. Copyright: Sky 10pm
30 min
Code 404. Image shows from L to R: DI Roy Carver (Stephen Graham), DI John Major (Daniel Mays), Kelly Major (Anna Maxwell Martin)

Code 404

Series 2, Episode 6

On the verge of full-blown systems failure, Major makes a desperate, last ditch effort to clear his dad's name. Carver believes he's got Clifford trapped, but the old cop isn't going down that easily.

U&Dave channel logo 10pm
60 min
Outsiders. Image shows from L to R: Kerry Godliman, Toussaint Douglass. Copyright: Renegade Pictures

Outsiders

Series 1, Episode 1

It's the Outsiders' first day and they are competing for three badges - felling a tree, rescuing an air crash victim and inventing a camp motto. At the end of each episode, David summons the teams to his HQ in the forest to review the events and award badges for successfully completed challenges. The day's events lead to some hilarious moments as an irreverent Lou Sanders challenges David's decision making.

Absolute Radio 11pm
5 min
Shaun Keaveny

Rockanory

Episode 15 - Taking Libertines, Part 3

Did the KLF invent The Libertines for a prank? Is Pete Doherty real, or a Buddy Holly impersonator from a holiday camp in Devon? Did the KLF use him to fool the tabloids? Is anything real anymore?

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Njambi McGrath

Njambi McGrath: Becoming Njambi

Episode 2 - Be Like The British

Kenyan-born comedian Njambi McGrath recounts her innocence in childhood growing up in Thogoto and how the promotion of British values under colonisation left an indelible mark on her father's perception of the world, which in turn impacted her own beliefs.

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