British Comedy Guide

Schedule Wednesday 13th October 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 4 - Not The Nine O'Clock News

Peter and Jon talk to John Lloyd and Dr Pamela Stephenson about their pioneering sketch show Not The Nine O'Clock News. They talk us through some of their favourite sketches and reveal how they created their vast array of characters, from Gerald the Gorilla to Janet Street-Porter (and in particular, the interview that Pamela's Janet did with Billy Connolly that would change both of their lives).

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

Nova Jones

Series 1, Episode 4 - Green Eyed Nova

Nova is top of the charts until Johnarchy and the Monarchy release their awesome single. Nova resorts to desperate measures when she struggles to hide her green-eyed monster.

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 5

After Fran has a secret meeting with a private investigator Jamal to dig up dirt on Kat, she and Jamie shop for their last hit together. Fran seems surprisingly upbeat about the end of their professional partnership, clearly convinced that she will be able to expose Kat to Jamie. But when Jamal discovers nothing, the guilt kicks in and Fran and Jamie get emotional as they take out their final hit - gobby spa owner and human trafficker Siobhan.

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

Rob Beckett's Undeniable

Episode 3

Rob Beckett invites guests Jamie Laing, Lou Sanders, Lloyd Griffith and Thanyia Moore to bring as many brilliant facts as they can in an attempt to impress everyone.

Sky Comedy. Copyright: Sky 9:30pm
30 min
Hitmen. Kat (Katherine Parkinson). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Hitmen

Series 2: Hitmen Reloaded, Episode 6

Fran wakes up in Kat's basement, chained to a bed and confronted with a table of computer monitors with live CCTV feeds of rooms around Kat's mansion. Her true intentions revealed, can Fran stop Kat from serving Jamie her last meal?

Sky Max. Copyright: Sky 10pm
60 min
Brassic. Image shows from L to R: Dr Chris Cox (Dominic West), Vinnie (Joe Gilgun). Copyright: Calamity Films

Brassic

Series 3, Episode 2

Vinnie's friend Gideon calls to say his mother has passed away and asks Vin to help him honour her final wishes.

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 3

It's the Outsiders' third day living together in the wild. The competition is hotting up as the teams compete for three new badges - camouflage, inventing a camp flag, and composing an anthem, while David Mitchell hovers over proceedings.

Absolute Radio 11pm
5 min
Shaun Keaveny

Rockanory

Episode 23 - Stairway To Hell, Part 3

Led Zeppelin once rode a motorbike up the stairs and along the corridors of a plush hotel. That was just the beginning...

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Njambi McGrath

Njambi McGrath: Becoming Njambi

Episode 4 - Do You Have Democracy?

This episode details the colonisation of Kenya, and the torrid experiences that Njambi's family and the Gikuyu tribe went through. Just three generations ago, Njambi expertly shares a history that many in the UK will not be familiar with, comparing modern day politics to the brutality and camps of the late 1800s.

Radio 4 11:15pm
15 min
Tarot

Tarot: Soundbleed

Episode 2

We hear a new way to memorise the planets, the least professional audio description of all time and someone eavesdropping on a long-haul flight.

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