British Comedy Guide

Schedule Friday 28th January 2022

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
The Train At Platform 4

The Train At Platform 4

Series 1, Episode 4 - Gilbert

When First Class Steward Gilbert discovers his step-sister is a passenger on the train, he's forced to spend the journey hiding from her. It seems that his whole life Gilbert has been living a lie. Meanwhile, Sam must contend with a carriage full of Roundheads on their way to a re-enactment of the Battle of Naseby, armed with a collection of very realistic pikes.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
Mark Nelson

The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected

Series 10, Episode 4

This week Mark welcomes one of the country's best actors, Jordan Young, who regularly appears in Scot Squad and River City, although he shares a great story about when he nearly didn't make it on stage. Comedians Jo Caulfield and Anuvab Pal complete the panel, each with fantastic stories from their lives. Anuvab tells us about when he was thirty feet above the stage for the entire show, and Jo makes friends at a party like only she can.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 5:30pm
30 min
Horrible Histories. Harrie Hayes

Horrible Histories

Series 9, Episode 10 - Diabolical Daily Life

Daily routines throughout history, from waking in Ancient Egypt to Medieval Loo Man.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 107, Episode 5

Andy Zaltzman is joined by guests including Nish Kumar, Rachel Fairburn, Neil Delamere and Isabel Hardman. They try to make sense of a week of war mongering and cake ambushes.

BBC One Wales. Copyright: BBC 7:30pm
30 min
TV Flashback. Kiri Pritchard-McLean

TV Flashback

Series 6, Episode 4 - Business

Kiri Pritchard-McLean rewinds through the BBC archive to unearth the most entertaining moments in Welsh TV. This time she learns what it takes to invent an office-on-the-arm, smash It at work experience and even open a Noddy Museum.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 8:30pm
30 min
Would I Lie To You?. Image shows from L to R: Lou Sanders, Gyles Brandreth, David Mitchell, Rob Brydon, Lee Mack, Sarah Millican, Yung Filly

Would I Lie To You?

Series 15, Episode 4

Sorting fact from fiction this week are guests Lou Sanders, Gyles Brandreth, Sarah Millican and Yung Filly.

BBC Two 9pm
45 min
QI. Ivo Graham

QI

Series S, Episode 12 - Silly Season

Sandi and Alan are joined by Holly Walsh, Stephen K Amos and Ivo Graham as they take part in a silly season edition.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 9pm
60 min
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Nigel Ng

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Series 21 (Channel 4: Series 22), Episode 4

Jimmy Carr hosts, as Lee Mack and Joe Wilkinson take on Jon Richardson and Jessica Knappett. Comedian Nigel Ng is in Dictionary Corner. Regular Countdown mathematician Rachel Riley and lexicographer Susie Dent are on hand to adjudicate.

BBC Two 9:45pm
45 min version
Live At The Apollo

Live At The Apollo

Series 16, Episode 4 - Larry Dean, Harriet Kemsley, Slim

The inimitable Larry Dean introduces comedians Harriet Kemsley and Slim to the stage.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10pm
60 min
The Last Leg. Image shows from L to R: Josh Widdicombe, Adam Hills, Alex Brooker

The Last Leg

Series 24, Episode 1

Adam, Josh and Alex return with a new look show, with Sandi Toksvig and Nish Kumar joining them as guests.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 10:35pm
45 min
The Graham Norton Show. Graham Norton. Credit: So Television, Christopher Baines

The Graham Norton Show

Series 29, Episode 17 - Nicôle Lecky, Penelope Cruz, Pedro Almodóvar, James McAvoy, Ella Henderson

Penélope Cruz and Pedro Almodóvar talk about working together for the seventh time, James McAvoy reveals an improvised scene that didn't make the cut, Nicôle Lecky talks about her 'high octane' drama, and Ella Henderson says she needed time away from the limelight to grow.

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