Schedule Friday 7th January 2022
11:30am30 min
The Train At Platform 4
Series 1, Episode 1 - CoffeeIt's day one of a new franchise and train manager Sam has high hopes for their maiden voyage, even if the new bosses insist her role is to 'enhance the onboard travel experience'. But the marketing team's offer of free coffee for ALL customers soon threatens to derail the smooth running of the service. Meanwhile passengers struggle to escape the clutches of the automatic toilets...
12pm15 min
Subterranean Homesick Blues
Series 5, Episode 5 - If Not For YouJohn is still mounting nightly patrols to try and catch the village lurker and it's a nasty surprise when their identity is finally revealed.
1:30pm30 min
The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected
Series 10, Episode 1This week Mark has a sparkling line up of guests, each with incredible stories from the past year. Grant Stott shares some hot backstage gossip from his new role in River City, Chris Barron from hit 1990s band The Spin Doctors tells a cracking story from touring with one of the biggest bands in the world, and Rachel Jackson has landed the acting role of her life, but not everything is as it seems.
5:30pm30 min
Horrible Histories
Series 9, Episode 7 - Foul FeastingHorrible Histories serves up the history of foul feasting, from Stone Age lentils to Queen Victoria's anti-fart bread.
6:30pm30 min
The News Quiz
Series 107, Episode 2This week Andy Zaltzman is joined by Alice Fraser, Chris McCausland, Katie Perrior and Ahir Shah. They look at the smallprint on Keir Starmer's 'contract with Britain', rate Boris Johnson's new look, and discuss Novak Djokovic's double fault.
7:30pm30 min
TV Flashback
Series 6, Episode 1 - MysteriesNew host Kiri Pritchard-McLean rewinds through the BBC archive to unearth the most entertaining moments in Welsh TV. This time she's uncovering the mysteries of Wales. It's a journey into the world of ghosts, UFOs and unexplained phenomena with a side helping of magical gnomes for good measure.
8:30pm30 min
Would I Lie To You?
Series 15, Episode 1Rob Brydon is back in the host's chair for the award-winning comedy panel show, with Lee Mack and David Mitchell returning as team captains. Sorting the fact from fiction this week are guests John Cooper Clarke, Judi Love, Chris McCausland and Caroline Quentin.
9pm45 min
QI
Series S, Episode 9 - 'S' AnimalsJoin Sandi Toksvig, Alan Davies, Cally Beaton, Jamali Maddix and Josh Widdicombe for a look at animals which begin with the letter S.
9pm60 min
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 21 (Channel 4: Series 22), Episode 1Jimmy Carr hosts as Roisin Conaty and Kiri Pritchard-McLean take on Jon Richardson and Rob Beckett. Comedian Huge Davies is in Dictionary Corner. Regular Countdown mathematician Rachel Riley and lexicographer Susie Dent are on hand to adjudicate.
9:45pm45 min version
Live At The Apollo
Series 16, Episode 1 - Chris McCausland, Sophie Duker, Emmanuel SonubiThis episode is hosted by the brilliant Liverpudlian comedian Chris McCausland, who introduces comedians Sophie Duker and Emmanuel Sonubi to the stage.
10:35pm45 min
The Graham Norton Show
Series 29, Episode 14 - Denzel Washington, Martin Freeman, Josh Widdicombe, Nina Sosanya, James MorrisonDenzel Washington pays tribute to Chadwick Boseman, Martin Freeman says he was happy to get away with his scouse accent in Liverpool, Nina Sosanya talks about auditioning, Josh Widdicombe reveals how terrifying his new series is, and James Morrison performs live in the studio.