Schedule Thursday 26th May 2022
6pm
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Taskmaster
Champion Of Champions, Episode 1 - Wiley Giraffe BlowerCritically-acclaimed, multi-award nominated Taskmaster welcomes back all five series champions: Josh Widdicombe, Katherine Ryan, Noel Fielding, Rob Beckett and Bob Mortimer.
6:20pm
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Are You Being Served?
Series 1, Episode 2 - Our Figures Are SlippingFalling sales force Mr. Rumbold to hold the staff after hours for a training session in the fine art of salesmanship. The problem is, no one wants to be there.
6:30pm30 min
Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!
Series 5, Episode 2 - The Repair Bear BunchInspired by Pauline's favourite teddy bear, Milton opens a cherished items repair shop but soon discovers he's bitten off more than he can mend.
7pm
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The Good Life
Series 2, Episode 7 - Going To Pot?Some botched household maintenance causes the Goods to enrol at a local council-run evening school. Margo soon joins Barbara in a pottery class, but her skills are somewhat lacking. For a brief moment, however, the Goods are quids-in after discovering one of Tom's hidden talents!
7:40pm
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Dad's Army
Series 5, Episode 8 - All Is Safety Gathered InAfter a near-death experience, Hodges resolves to be kinder to everyone. This includes Captain Mainwaring, who has decided to have the platoon assist a farmer friend of Godfrey's to gather in the annual wheat harvest.
8:20pm
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Dad's Army
Series 5, Episode 9 - When Did You Last See Your Money?Intending to deposit £500 collected for the servicemen's canteen, Jones is horrified to find he has misplaced the money. The platoon attempt to help him remember where it might be.
9pm
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Mrs. Brown's Boys
Series 2, Episode 4 - Super MammyAgnes is feeling self-conscious about her weight after some less-than-flattering comments from her family. She decides to go on a diet but struggles to keep her resolve when she sees her favourite foods.
9pm
Who Do You Think You Are?
Sue Perkins discovers more about her orphaned grandfather and a great grandfather interned as an 'enemy alien' during the First World War. When the comedian and broadcaster delves into the German branch of her family who were living in Eastern Europe through the Second World War, she uncovers a harrowing tale of refugees fleeing back and forth across borders between Nazi and Soviet control.
9pm60 min version (repeat)
9pm60 min
Taskmaster
Series 13, Episode 7 - HegThere's a food and drink theme running through this week's show as Ardal O'Hanlon indulges in a plant-based snack, liquids are poured down a giant tube on Sophie Duker's head, Chris Ramsey refuses to consume dried spaghetti and Bridget Christie browns a bun. Judi Love, meanwhile, impresses Taskmaster Greg Davies with her tales of celebrity encounters.
9:40pm
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Mrs. Brown's Boys
Series 2, Episode 1 - Mammy Pulls It OffDermot and his new wife Maria have a baby on the way, and they are desperate for a place of their own. The newlyweds just can't afford to move out, but Mrs Brown has a plan to help her son...
10pm30 min
Growing Up Scottish
Series 2, Episode 3 - Sports/BooksScotland's comedians look back at sport, from cross-country to tug-o-war, via darts and golf. Then on to Scottish books: novels, writers, wizards and the best jokes in Macbeth.
10pm
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Mock The Week
Series 20, Episode 3Dara O Briain and series regular Hugh Dennis look back on the last seven days in the company of guests Maisie Adam, Angela Barnes, Rhys James, Robin Morgan and Ahir Shah.
10pm
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Late Night Mash
Series 1, Episode 3Geoff Norcott addresses cancel culture, whilst Michael Spicer is Sir Keir Starmer's man next door in a disastrous interview with Beth Rigby. Nish discusses the Government's future covid plans.
10pm25 min
PRU
Episode 1It's Sienna's first day at the PRU and a chance for a fresh start. She makes a new friend in troubled Belle, reunites with a frosty old schoolmate Jaeden, and crosses swords with hyperactive Halil, who is refusing to take his ADHD medication.
10pm50 min
Celebrity Juice
Series 26, Episode 10Jordan North, Big Zuu, Mark Labbett and Becky Hill join captains Laura Whitmore and Katherine Ryan for more games, fun and anarchy on the panel show hosted by Keith Lemon.
10pm30 min
Big Boys
Series 1, Episode 1 - Hello YouWith a newly dead dad and a bad perm, shy closeted teen Jack is finally leaving his potty-mouthed mum Peggy for a Journalism degree at Brent Uni. Paired up to live in a campus outbuilding with lads' lad mature student Danny, these two mis-matched freshers go on their first big night out.
10:20pm
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Not Going Out
Series 2, Episode 6 - DatingAs Lucy and Guy's relationship intensifies, Lee starts to ponder his lack of a girlfriend.
10:25pm
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Man Like Mobeen
Series 1, Episode 1 - BagpussMobeen receives a surprise visit from the armed police, who arrest his friend Eight on suspicion of supplying drugs to school children in Small Heath.
10:30pm30 min
DMs Are Open
Series 1, Episode 2This week, DMs Are Open sees show hosts Athena Kugblenu and Ali Official dissecting the big stories alongside Akafi Ali, Abi Clarke and Stuart Laws. Tune in for sketches, one-liners and voice notes about recycling, football louts in a board meeting, and how opera singers take on video game classics.
10:30pm35 min
Big Boys
Series 1, Episode 2 - I Wanna Take You To A Gay Bar!Jack and Danny try to find their individual crowds during freshers' week whilst being banned from partying in halls. A night out with fashion student Yemi leads to them both getting far more than they bargained for.
10:45pm15 min
Adrian Edmondson - Signs Of Life
Series 2, Episode 4 - FandomIn which Adrian Edmondson ponders the nature of both being a fan and being the object of others' recognition.
10:45pm
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Man Like Mobeen
Series 1, Episode 2 - Wifey RiddimWhen Mobeen learns that his little sister Aks has been suspended from school for fighting, he realises that he might not be the best role model to parent her.
10:45pm15 min
11pm
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Live At The Apollo
Series 12, Episode 5 - Frankie Boyle, Jack Carroll, Holly WalshGlaswegian comedy giant Frankie Boyle hosts and introduces young stand-up and sensation Jack Carroll and wonderful Holly Walsh to the stage.
11pm
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Comedians Giving Lectures
Series 3, Episode 6Sara Pascoe is joined by comedians Paul Sinha, Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Tim Renkow, who compete to deliver the best lecture. Paul's lecture is 'The Art Of Quizzing', Kiri's is 'Everyday Sexism' and Tim's is 'How To Teach Kids About Taboo Topics'.
11pm30 min
Luisa Omielan: Gaslit, Groomed And Ghosted
Episode 2Luisa Omielan on the new terms that describe behaviour as old as the hills. Mary Magdalene's reputation was constructed by those who wished to hide her true role.
11:35pm
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Mock The Week
Series 12, Episode 8Dara O Briain and the team sift through another week's events. Featuring guests Hal Cruttenden, Gary Delaney, Miles Jupp and Alistair McGowan.
11:40pm
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PRU
Episode 1It's Sienna's first day at the PRU and a chance for a fresh start. She makes a new friend in troubled Belle, reunites with a frosty old schoolmate Jaeden, and crosses swords with hyperactive Halil, who is refusing to take his ADHD medication.
Midnight
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Peep Show
Series 8, Episode 5 - Chairman MarkJeremy, desperate to avoid living with Superhans, sparks up an old relationship with Mark's sister, Sara.