Schedule for 19th September 2022 - British Comedy Guide

5pm
15 min

Lloyd Of The Flies

Episode 1 - The Long Game

Lloyd and Abacus are on the hunt for a nice quiet spot to play their favourite board game - the trouble is that everywhere is either too loud, too busy, or too dangerous! They finally find the perfect place... but then they forget to take gravity into account.

5:30pm

Dodo

Series 1, Episode 1 - Big School

It's Joe Connolly's first day at secondary school and everything is going wrong. How do you survive the worst first day ever without your best friend by your side?

5:45pm

Dodo

Series 1, Episode 6 - Bits

Joe Connolly is going to the dentist while everyone else at school is learning about their bits - how will Joe ever catch up?

6pm (repeat)

Hi-De-Hi!

Series 3, Episode 8 - It's A Blue World

Ted Bovis is offered the chance to hire an artistic but explicit film to show to the male adult campers.

6pm (repeat)

Taskmaster

Series 8, Episode 2 - A Novel About Russian Gulags

Lou Sanders displays some unusual facial hair, Iain Stirling's beatboxing causes him some problems and Paul Sinha shows off his full acting range. As usual, Alex Horne provides data analysis in his role as the Taskmaster's private secretary and live-in companion.

6:30pm (repeat)

North By Northamptonshire

Series 2, Episode 2

Jan has Helen back at home, but is it what she really wants?

6:35pm (repeat)

Dad's Army

Series 8, Episode 6 - The Face On The Poster

Mainwaring hopes to recruit more members to the platoon with a series of posters featuring Jones, but there is a mix-up at the printers.

6:50pm (repeat)

Paddington 2

Acclaimed film sequel. Paddington Bear finds himself incarcerated for a crime he did not commit.

7:20pm (repeat)

Dad's Army

Series 9, Episode 1 - Wake-Up Walmington

Morale is at rock bottom as no-one is taking the Home Guard seriously. Hodges is being similarly ridiculed, so he and Mainwaring decide to join forces and shake Walmington-on-Sea out of its complacency.

7:40pm (repeat)

Room 101

Series 4, Episode 2 - Jack Dee, Gary Lineker, Fay Ripley

Frank Skinner is joined by comedian Jack Dee, footballer-turned-pundit Gary Lineker and actress Fay Ripley. Nominations include hand dryers, internet trolls and people who tell the truth.

8pm (repeat)

Porridge

Series 1, Episode 1 - New Faces, Old Hands

It's New Year's Day, and Fletch enters Slade Prison, along with two fellow prisoners, returning resident Heslop and new boy Godber. Fletch introduces Godber to the ways of survival inside - "little victories" over the warders and other staff - although his scheming doesn't quite have the desired effect.

8:20pm (repeat)

Would I Lie To You?

Series 7, Episode 6

In this episode, David Mitchell is joined by Sarah Millican and Jon Richardson, and Lee Mack is joined by David Harewood and Bob Mortimer.

8:40pm (repeat)

Porridge

Series 1, Episode 2 - The Hustler

Gambling fever has hit Slade - subjects include the number of bricks in a cell, and the number of eggs laid by the hens on the prison farm. Fletch has organised a big game in a secret location, but will anyone actually win?

9pm
60 min

Guessable?

Series 3, Episode 12 - A Couple Of Floaters & An Inkling

Sara Pascoe, alongside team captains Alan Davies & Darren Harriott, welcomes Fern Brady, Kerry Howard, Alfie Brown and Ria Lina into the attic to play an array of guessing games.

9pm
60 min version (repeat)

QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Josh Widdicombe, Stephen Fry, Sara Pascoe, Phill Jupitus. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series M, Episode 13 - Monster Mash

With Phill Jupitus, Sara Pascoe and Josh Widdicombe.

9:20pm (repeat)

The Office

Series 1, Episode 1 - Downsize

David Brent is informed by Head Office that his Slough branch of Wernham Hogg paper merchants might be closed down. David's deep rooted need to be popular triumphs over realism and he immediately promises the staff there will be no redundancies.

10pm (repeat)

The Office

Series 1, Episode 2 - Work Experience

David hires Donna, his lodger and the daughter of his best friend. While showing her round the office he discovers a doctored pornographic image of himself. Gareth, due to his covert operations skills, is told to catch the culprit.

10pm (repeat)

Brassic

Series 4, Episode 2 - Day At The Dogs

Chinese Dan agrees to give Cardi his retired racing greyhound, but later discovers a human foot in the woods.

10pm
60 min

Question Team

Series 2, Episode 2

Making up Richard Ayoade's self-quizzing collective this week are Jonathan Ross, Holly Walsh and Desiree Burch. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Jonathan's round on superheroes!

10:40pm (repeat)

This Time With Alan Partridge

Series 1, Episode 5

A special programme focusing on the delicate issue of the #MeToo movement and a chance for Alan to show off his broadcasting chops. Features a live performance by Alan's very own mixed vocal harmony group, The Quavers.

11pm (repeat)

A League Of Their Own

Series 17, Episode 5

Joining the ALOTO boys this week as guest captain of the Blue team is Man City and England defender Kyle Walker alongside comedians Russell Howard, Maisie Adam and David Walliams. Together, they'll be testing their football diving header ability before being put to the test by the World's Strongest Woman, Rebecca Roberts.

11pm (repeat)

Would I Lie To You?

Series 7, Episode 7

David Mitchell is joined by Greg Rutherford MBE and Kirsty Young, and Lee Mack is joined by Joanna Scanlan and Henning Wehn.

11pm (repeat)

Cuckoo

Series 5, Episode 4 - Macbeth

A strange old lady in a pub gives Ken a prediction - he will one day become a Lib Dem candidate! Could Ken's dream become a reality? Ivy decides to get involved.

11:20pm (repeat)