Schedule Saturday 24th December 2022
6am
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George & Mildred
Series 4, Christmas Special - On The Second Day Of ChristmasAfter a dull Christmas at the Ropers', and a packed period for the Fourmiles, George gets into a little trouble when playing with one of Tristram's new toys.
6:30am
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Minder
Series 3, Episode 7 - The Birdman Of Wormwood ScrubsEx-con Ernie leaves prison after fourteen years with a quarter of a million stashed away in a bank. Enter the ever-helpful Arthur.
7am
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Shaun The Sheep
Christmas Special - The Flight Before ChristmasShaun's seasonal excitement turns to dismay when a farmhouse raid to get bigger stockings for the Flock inadvertently leads to Timmy going missing. Can Shaun get Timmy back before he becomes someone else's present?
7:05am
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Still Open All Hours
Series 6, Christmas SpecialGranville tries to put the magic back into Christmas but things don't always go according to plan and people keep disappearing - although the nation's favourite grocer might have one last trick he can perform successfully, if he can find a glamorous assistant.
7:30am
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Hi-De-Hi!
1985 Christmas Special - The Great Cat RobberyThe entertainment staff's troubles have only just begun when they discover there's an emerald necklace hidden somewhere on the camp.
7:30am
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There's Something About Movies
Series 4, Christmas SpecialAlan Carr hosts a festive special of the film quiz, with Thomas Brodie Sangster, Susan Wokoma and James Acaster joining Michael Sheen, Jennifer Saunders and Tom Allen. One round sees the panellists recreating Christmas classics including Miracle On 34th Street, It's A Wonderful Life and Die Hard.
7:30am
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Danger Mouse
Series 2, Highlights Special - Yule Only Watch TwiceDanger Mouse and Penfold's friendship comes under scrutiny in this double-length Christmas episode.
7:50am
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Citizen Khan
Series 3, Christmas Special - A Khan Family ChristmasIt's Christmas Eve, ten months after Shazia and Amjad's wedding. Mr Khan is feeling extremely festive.
7:50am
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Go Jetters
Series 1, Episode 1 - The Eiffel Tower, FranceIn France, Grandmaster Glitch breaks the Eiffel Tower when he uses it as a TV aerial. Can the Go Jetters fix it?
7:55am
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Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!
Series 2, Episode 11 - We Want To Break FreeDennis is exasperated to find that he can't land himself in detention.
8:25am
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The Two Ronnies
Series 4, Episode 5Hugely popular and long-running sketch show that established Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker as two of the biggest names in British comedy.
8:25am
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Diddy TV
Series 4, Christmas Special - A Very Diddy ChristmasChristmas is coming and Diddy TV presents its very own festive line-up. Panel Beaters Christmas special, Kirsty Allsort's perfect Christmas and a santa sack full of adverts!
8:30am
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After Ever After
Red Riding Hood, Christmas Special - Red Riding Hood: After Ever AfterFifty years after the events of the classic fairy-tale, a grown-up Red Riding Hood has established a fearsome reputation within the village of Wolferton as a deadly Wolf Buster, and her eager granddaughter Red Riding Boots wants desperately to become a Wolf Buster herself.
8:35am
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Bitz & Bob
Series 2, Episode 11 - Castle Bake OffRivalries are brought to the boil in the Yum-tastic Pizza Bake Off as Bob vies with Zip and Pop for the prize.
8:40am
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That's My Boy
Series 2, Christmas Special - Cold TurkeyRobert and Angie's plans for a quiet Christmas with Ida are set wildly awry when Robert's recently widowed boss lets it be known he has no one to spend the day with. And his other mother has no plans neither. Nor Ida's brother, Wilfred!
8:45am
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Porridge
Series 2, Christmas Special - No Way OutFletcher plans to spend Christmas in hospital to avoid being press-ganged into Grouty's latest scheme to spring a fellow prisoner. His plan backfires when Grouty finds out about his upcoming civilian hospital appointment and gives him a vital role in proceedings.
9am
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Life With The Lyons
Series 7, Episode 7 - And A Merry Christmas To AllFamily sitcom about a showbiz American couple raising their children in post-war Britain, starring real-life family the Lyons.
9:10am
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The Two Ronnies
Series 10, Episode 6Hugely popular and long-running sketch show that established Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker as two of the biggest names in British comedy.
9:15am
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On The Buses
Series 5, Episode 15 - Boxing Day SocialArthur's mother and younger sister Linda are visiting for Christmas, and when Jack suggests that Linda might like to attend the depot's Boxing Day Social, Arthur maintains that she's above such events...
9:30am
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The Unofficial Science Of...
Comedians investigate the stunts in famous films.
9:30am
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What Ho, Jeeves!
What Ho! Jeeves: Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves, Episode 3 - Bartholomew, Blackmail And Barefaced LiesBertie Wooster is landed in a pickle over an expensive statue.
9:40am
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Porridge
Christmas Special - The Desperate HoursHauled in front of the governor after being caught with illicit Christmas booze, Fletcher and Godber become embroiled in Urwin's escape bid as he holds Mr Barrowclough and the governor's secretary hostage.
9:50am
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Holiday On The Buses
Third film spin-off from On The Buses. There is mayhem at a holiday camp when Stan, Jack and Blakey go to work there during the summer.
10am
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I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
Series 42, Christmas Special - I'm Sorry I Haven't A Christmas CarolA unique interpretation of Dickens's A Christmas Carol. Humphrey Lyttelton stars as Ebenezer Scrumph, Colin Sell as his assistant Crotchet, and Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer as the three ghosts. Stephen Fry narrates, with guests Jeremy Hardy, Andy Hamilton, Sandi Toksvig, Tony Hawks and Linda Smith making up the rest of the cast.
10:10am
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Trust Morecambe & Wise...
Episode 1 - Culture And SophisticationLenny Henry is joined by guests including Glenda Jackson and Hugh Dennis to reveal how Morecambe & Wise can tell us all we need to know about being cultured and sophisticated.
10:15am
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Sooty
Series 2, Episode 25 - Panto PalaverWhen the actors for Mr Slater's pantomime don't turn up, Sooty, Sweep and Soo perform instead. Will The Wicked Bunny have Little Blue Riding Hood for his supper, or can Sooty the woodcutter come to her rescue?
10:40am
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Lovejoy
Christmas Special - The Prague SunA feature-length Christmas episode written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais and starring Ian McShane. It looks like Lovejoy will be spending Christmas alone. Then a savage attack on a veteran Second World War flier from Czechoslovakia leads Lovejoy and Eric to Prague on a hunt for missing diamonds.
11am60 min
Fighting Talk
Series 20, Christmas SpecialIn this festive edition, former GB athlete and commentator Kath Merry, football reporter Bianca Westwood, Canadian sports broadcaster Greg Brady and comedian Neil Delamere join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.
11:10am
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The Green Green Grass
Series 2, Special - From Here To PaternityJed, Elgin and Bryan are convinced a mythical creature is stalking Winterdown Farm.
11:30am
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My Family
A selection of episodes from the ninth series of the Robert Lindsay sitcom.
11:30am
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Roald & Beatrix: The Tail Of The Curious Mouse
Christmas comedy special about the real-life meeting of Beatrix Potter and Roald Dahl.
11:30am
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Breaking The News
Series 23, Out-takes - The Best Of UnbroadcastJoin Des Clarke for all the hilarious previously unbroadcast material from this year's Breaking The News. It's your chance to get the full live recording experience, as we present to you the finest quips, songs and epic stories that for various reasons never made the cut first time around.
11:30am
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Timmy Time
Series 3, Episode 20 - Timmy's Bouncy FriendTimmy's new friend is big, round, friendly and very, very bouncy - it's a space hopper.
11:35am
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Waffle The Wonder Dog
Series 4, Episode 14 - Waffle Make And DoDoug and Waffle share fun memories as they make new neighbour Pepper a dog bed.
11:50am
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Mr Bean
A selection of three episodes of the animated version of Rowan Atkinson's comic creation.
11:55am
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Nativity Rocks!
A fourth installment in Debbie Isitt's hit Nativity! film series.
12:05pm
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Sketchy Comedy
Episode 7A plane, chair, pencil and watering can are among the items getting the Sketchy treatment.
12:10pm
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Trust Morecambe & Wise...
Episode 2 - Work And MoneyLenny Henry is joined by guests Michael Grade, John Thomson, Gary Morecambe and Angela Rippon - to reveal how Morecambe and Wise can tell us all we need to know about work and money.
12:10pm
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Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!
A selection of episodes from the first and second series of the Beano creation.
12:30pm
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Dead Ringers
2022 Christmas SpecialsCould Theresa May make a comeback? Who could be Twitter's new CEO? And what will King Charles say in his first Christmas message? All these questions are answered in the final Dead Ringers of the year.
12:40pm
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Shaun The Sheep
Christmas Special - The Farmer's LlamasWhen the Farmer and Bitzer go to a Country Fair, Shaun steals away with them intent on causing mischief.
12:45pm
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Arthur Christmas
Aardman 3D-animation movie for Christmas 2011 about the kind-hearted but clumsy son of Santa Claus. Starring James McAvoy.
1pm
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Dodo
Series 1, Episode 8 - TextmasIt's Christmas and Joe is having to stay in his brother, Jamie's room. Joe now must endure a night of Jamie's brotherly cruelty and figure out what to do when a girl texts you.
1pm
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Bitz & Bob
Series 2, Episode 8 - Snowy Sports DayEveryone is excited about competing in Snowy Sports Day.
1pm60 min
Anything But Coldplay
Christmas Specials 2022The comedy music panel show for the three counties on Christmas Eve. Joining host Toby Friedner are Mark Rann, Babs Michel, Ninia Benjamin, Stephen Owen, and guest scorer Marcel Lucont.
1:05pm
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Shaun The Sheep
Christmas Special - The Flight Before ChristmasShaun's seasonal excitement turns to dismay when a farmhouse raid to get bigger stockings for the Flock inadvertently leads to Timmy going missing. Can Shaun get Timmy back before he becomes someone else's present?
1:10pm
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Trust Morecambe & Wise...
Episode 4 - Love And RelationshipsLenny Henry is joined by Gary Morecambe, Michele Dotrice, Ben Miller and Angela Rippon as he looks at Love and Relationships according to Eric and Ernie.
1:25pm
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Go Jetters
Series 2, Episode 15 - Go Jet Academy: Wind PowerIt's a very windy day at the Go Jet Academy as Jetpad comes in to land, zooming past the academy's windfarm turbines.
1:35pm
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Go Jetters
Series 2, Episode 16 - Gua Rusa, BorneoWhen Grandmaster Glitch discovers his Halloween pumpkin isn't as big as the Grimbots' one, he goes in search of some fertilizer to help it grow.
1:40pm
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The Darling Buds Of May
Series 1, Christmas Special - Christmas Is ComingThe Larkin family prepares for the festive season. Excitement and anticipation fill the air as Pop trims the huge tree with tinsel and lights, and the rest of the family festoon the house with paper chains and Christmas baubles. But outside in the darkening woods, there's an exhausted man on the run.
1:45pm
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Danger Mouse
A selection of episodes from the second series of the animated sequel.
1:55pm
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Timmy Time
Series 2, Episode 24 - Timmy's MonsterIt is a wintry day at the nursery and Timmy discovers some strange extra-large footprints in the snow.
2pm
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Outnumbered
Christmas Special - 2012 Christmas SpecialThe Brockman family have decided to foster a sense of community by throwing a Christmas party for their neighbours.
2pm
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Life With The Lyons
Series 7, Episode 7 - And A Merry Christmas To AllFamily sitcom about a showbiz American couple raising their children in post-war Britain, starring real-life family the Lyons.
2:10pm
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The Two Ronnies
Christmas SpecialHugely popular and long-running sketch show that established Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker as two of the biggest names in British comedy.
2:30pm
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What Ho, Jeeves!
What Ho! Jeeves: Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves, Episode 3 - Bartholomew, Blackmail And Barefaced LiesBertie Wooster is landed in a pickle over an expensive statue.
2:40pm
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Hi-De-Hi!
1985 Christmas Special - The Great Cat RobberyThe entertainment staff's troubles have only just begun when they discover there's an emerald necklace hidden somewhere on the camp.
3pm
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I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
Series 42, Christmas Special - I'm Sorry I Haven't A Christmas CarolA unique interpretation of Dickens's A Christmas Carol. Humphrey Lyttelton stars as Ebenezer Scrumph, Colin Sell as his assistant Crotchet, and Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer as the three ghosts. Stephen Fry narrates, with guests Jeremy Hardy, Andy Hamilton, Sandi Toksvig, Tony Hawks and Linda Smith making up the rest of the cast.
3:05pm
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Supertato
Series 1, Episode 1 - Tato Tower TakeoverEvil Pea takes over the Tato Tower HQ and uses Carrot's new security system to keep Supertato out. Supertato and Carrot work on a cunning ice cream plan to sneak back in.
3:15pm
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Dad's Army
Series 7, Episode 6 - Turkey DinnerDuring a drunken evening, Jones and his men accidentally shoot a turkey. Having failed to establish the bird's rightful owner, they decide the best thing to do is to offer the older residents of Walmington a turkey dinner.
3:25pm
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Millie Inbetween
Series 1, Christmas Special - A Different ChristmasIt is Millie and Lauren's first Christmas since the separation, and for Millie it is the chance for a fresh start.
3:35pm
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Shelley
Series 3, Christmas Special - Christmas With ShelleyOver a largely-liquid Christmas meal, Shelley comes to question the existence of an Aunt he can't recall having even spoken to. Then two Father Christmases arrive at the door...
3:55pm
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The Vicar Of Dibley
2006/2007 Specials, Christmas Special - The Handsome StrangerYet another Dibley cottage has been sold to a Londoner, and Geraldine's not happy about the breakdown of the community. Setting out to confront the new stranger, she is struck by his immediate charm and good looks - but is he all he seems?
4pm
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Porridge
Series 2, Christmas Special - No Way OutFletcher plans to spend Christmas in hospital to avoid being press-ganged into Grouty's latest scheme to spring a fellow prisoner. His plan backfires when Grouty finds out about his upcoming civilian hospital appointment and gives him a vital role in proceedings.
4pm
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Rob And Romesh Vs
Christmas Special - Rob & Romesh Vs ChristmasA festive special in which Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan join the circus, teaming up with West End and Big Top show Zippos. They learn how to do acrobatics, contortion and knife throwing ahead of their final Christmas performance at Winter Wonderland.
4pm
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Taskmaster
Series 2, Episode 1 - Fear Of FailureThe opening episode of Series 2 features one of the greatest sporting moments in television history. And it involves a potato.
4:30pm
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Supertato
Series 1, Episode 2 - Evil Pea's Big FreezeEvil Pea freezes the Veggies so she can take over the whole supermarket. Chilli's heat unfreezes Supertato, who then races on lolly-stick skis to thwart Evil Pea and save the day.
4:30pm30 min
You're Dead To Me
Christmas Special - Charles DickensGreg Jenner is joined by comedian Mike Wozniak and historian Dr Emily Bell to give you a You're Dead To Me stocking-filler dedicated to Mr Christmas himself, Charles Dickens. They'll talk about Dickens's many literary hits - including, of course, A Christmas Carol - and hear how he celebrated Christmas throughout his life.
4:40pm
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So Awkward
Series 5, Christmas Special - All We Want For ChristmasCan Lily, Martha, Jas, Ollie, Rob and Sid handle the pressure of a perfect Christmas?
4:55pm
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Porridge
Christmas Special - The Desperate HoursHauled in front of the governor after being caught with illicit Christmas booze, Fletcher and Godber become embroiled in Urwin's escape bid as he holds Mr Barrowclough and the governor's secretary hostage.
5pm
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Rob And Romesh Vs
2022 Specials, Christmas Special - Christmas On IceRob and Romesh make an appearance on Disney On Ice.
5pm
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Taskmaster
Series 2, Episode 2 - Pork Is A SausageNursery rhymes are the flavour of this episode and viewer discretion is advised for Jon Richardson's disturbing take on Three Blind Mice as he strives to create the perfect music video. Another stupefying task reveals just why Doc Brown isn't an egg man.
5:05pm
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Gavin & Stacey
A selection of episodes from the entire first series of the sitcom by and starring Ruth Jones and James Corden.
5:10pm
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Ghosts
Series 2, Christmas Special - The Ghost Of ChristmasIt's Christmas at Button House, and as Alison and Mike are hosting his family for the first time, Mike is determined to make it perfect.
5:30pm
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Shaun The Sheep
Christmas Special - The Flight Before ChristmasShaun's seasonal excitement turns to dismay when a farmhouse raid to get bigger stockings for the Flock inadvertently leads to Timmy going missing. Can Shaun get Timmy back before he becomes someone else's present?
5:30pm30 min
Now You're Asking With Marian Keyes And Tara Flynn
Series 2, Christmas SpecialWhose home should you spend yuletide in and whose holiday traditions should you follow? How much should you spend on presents and what should you do if you think a relative is mean? And what are the ways of coping with the sadness this 'happy' time of year can bring? Marian and Tara take listeners' Christmas questions in their stride.
5:55pm
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Carry On Christmas
Special - Carry On Christmas: Carry On StuffingThe Pudding Club meet for the festive season to entertain each other with food, drink, frivolity and amusing stories of merriment between courses.
5:55pm
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Keeping Up Appearances
A selection of three Christmas specials from the sitcom about snobbish social climber Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced "bouquet").
6pm60 min version (repeat)
6pm
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A Grand Day Out With Wallace And Gromit
Oscar-nominated claymation in which a Yorkshireman and his canine companion venture to the Moon.
7pm
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Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Series 5, Christmas Special - Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas ShowMichael McIntyre's annual entertainment extravaganza returns to BBC One this Christmas, stuffed with big stars, big laughs and even bigger surprises!
7pm
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The Two Ronnies: The Studio Recordings
A broadcast of the unedited takes of some famous and not so famous sketches from the classic comedy show, The Two Ronnies.
7:15pm30 min
The Infinite Monkey Cage
Series 25, Christmas Special - Why Does Wine Taste Good?For this special Christmas episode, Prof. Brian Cox and Robin Ince visit the Australian Wine Research Institute in Adelaide to find out what science can teach us about wine. They are joined by stand-up comedian Tim Minchin, Nobel Prize winner and vineyard owner Brian Schmidt, flavour chemist Mango Parker and sensory and consumer scientist Patricia Williamson.
7:50pm
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The Vicar Of Dibley
2006/2007 Specials, New Year Special - The Vicar In WhiteThe date of the wedding is fast approaching, and the Vicar's delighted to be attending in a dress rather than a dog collar. However, the villagers decide that their gift to the happy couple will be to organise everything for them - something Geri was actually rather looking forward to, thank you!
7:55pm
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Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 39 - Hopping MadMr Bean's landlady has invited the Mayor for tea. But the frogspawn in Mr Bean's bath have hatched out and hundreds of agitated amphibians invite themselves as well. Can Mr Bean catch all the slippery little things?
8pm
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Father Ted
A selection of episodes from the first and second series of the priestly sitcom.
8pm
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Michael McIntyre: Hello Wembley!
Stand-up Michael McIntyre performs to a sell-out crowd at the Wembley Arena. From October 2009.
8pm90 min
Christmas Carole
Carole Mackay is an unashamedly outspoken and wealthy entrepreneur, with her online business selling all things festive earning her a fortune. However, she is a monumentally mean person and doesn't love Christmas at all. But this Christmas Eve, her past, present and future are about to collide and some rather familiar Christmas spirits try to help her discover the true spirit of Christmas?
8pm35 min
Blankety Blank
Series 19, Christmas SpecialBradley Walsh hosts a fun-filled festive edition of the comedy game show. TV presenters Jonathan Ross and Alison Hammond, actresses Joanna Lumley and Joanna Page, and comedians Alex Horne and Guz Khan fill in the blanks to help the contestants win a selection of prizes - or at the very least go home with the famous Blankety Blank chequebook and pen.
8pm60 min version (repeat)
QI
Series P, Christmas Special - PubsIt's Happy (half) Hour down at the QI local, so pile in with Sandi Toksvig, Alan Davies, Cariad Lloyd, Josh Widdicombe and (appropriately enough) Noel Fielding for the ultimate festive P-themed pub quiz. Find out how to pull a pint that never runs out, how to play pool with a chicken, and how many wings an angel really has (spoiler alert: it's not two).
8pm
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Life With The Lyons
Series 7, Episode 7 - And A Merry Christmas To AllFamily sitcom about a showbiz American couple raising their children in post-war Britain, starring real-life family the Lyons.
8:10pm
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Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 40 - A Grand InvitationMr Bean meets an aristocratic old lady when he nearly runs over her dog in his Mini. He is thrilled to be invited for luncheon at her grand but strangely shabby mansion. He is so busy with matters of protocol that he does not notice that the lady and her sinister butler are not quite what they seem.
8:10pm
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Dad's Army
Series 7, Episode 6 - Turkey DinnerDuring a drunken evening, Jones and his men accidentally shoot a turkey. Having failed to establish the bird's rightful owner, they decide the best thing to do is to offer the older residents of Walmington a turkey dinner.
8:30pm
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What Ho, Jeeves!
What Ho! Jeeves: Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves, Episode 3 - Bartholomew, Blackmail And Barefaced LiesBertie Wooster is landed in a pickle over an expensive statue.
8:35pm90 min
Comedy Classics: The Vicar Of Dibley
Documentary celebrating Richard Curtis's much-loved sitcom, featuring clips along with insight and analysis from cast, crew and celebrity fans. The programme examines how the fictional village of Dibley was never the same once Dawn French's inimitable comedy creation Geraldine Granger arrived as the new vicar, and there is a look at the Comic Relief specials.
8:40pm60 min
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Gone Christmas Fishing 2022, Christmas Special - Vesterålen & Lofoten Islands (Norway)For the first time in Gone Fishing's history, the angling duo leave the riverbanks of Britain behind and Paul takes Bob on a dream fishing trip to Norway.
9pm
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Mrs. Brown's Boys
Christmas 2016, New Year Special - Chez MammyCathy has a new, French boyfriend. He doesn't make the best first impression, which might be an issue if he is to survive meeting Mrs Brown.
9pm60 min
Guessable?
Christmas SpecialSara Pascoe, Alan Davies, Darren Harriott and sidekick John Kearns invite James Acaster, Roisin Conaty, Kemah Bob and Gyles Brandreth to play some festive guessing games.
9pm
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Gavin & Stacey
Series 2, Christmas Special - Gavin & Stacey Christmas SpecialIt's Christmas Eve and the Wests join the Shipmans for one of Mick's famous turkey dinners.
9pm
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Last Christmas
Romantic comedy in which a shop assistant strikes up a friendship with a customer who helps her confront some of the shortcomings in her life.
9pm
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I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
Series 42, Christmas Special - I'm Sorry I Haven't A Christmas CarolA unique interpretation of Dickens's A Christmas Carol. Humphrey Lyttelton stars as Ebenezer Scrumph, Colin Sell as his assistant Crotchet, and Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer as the three ghosts. Stephen Fry narrates, with guests Jeremy Hardy, Andy Hamilton, Sandi Toksvig, Tony Hawks and Linda Smith making up the rest of the cast.
9:15pm
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Still Game
Series 4, Christmas Special - Cold TurkeyChristmas comes with a bang and a barrel of laughs to Craiglang. Winston's stolen turkey turns out to be far from oven-ready, Tam and Frances enjoy their first yuletide as a married couple, and Navid's customers get more than they bargained for with his mulled wine.
9:30pm
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The Unofficial Science Of...
Comedians investigate the stunts in famous films.
9:40pm
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Only Fools And Horses
Christmas Special - Mother Nature's SonRodney's talk of environmental pollution brings him a strange ally when Del becomes a friend of the Earth. Of course, he's got a scam going and it involves a joint venture with the Water Board - but they are a silent partner!
9:40pm
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The Fast Show
Series 2, Christmas SpecialThe Jazz Club puts a new spin on 'We Wish You a Merry Christmas'.
9:40pm65 min
I Literally Just Told You
Series 2, Episode 8 - Celebrity I Literally Just Told YouDermot O'Leary, Judi Love, Kerry Katona and David Walliams take part in the game show where questions are written as the game progresses, based on things that have just been seen or heard. The aim is to get into the final, where the two remaining opponents will choose questions for each other - with the winner taking away up to £25,000 for their chosen charity. As usual, resident factologist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock brings some sense to the proceedings.
9:45pm
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Two Doors Down
Series 6, Christmas SpecialAs the snow begins to fall, it's a welcome break at the coffee shop after a spot of Christmas shopping where Christine surprises the neighbours with some uncharacteristic festive generosity.
10pm
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One Foot In The Grave
A selection of episodes from the fourth series of the Richard Wilson sitcom.
10pm
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Lee Evans: Wired And Wonderful - Live At Wembley
TV broadcast of Lee Evans live at Wembley in 2002, unleashing his latest material to a giddy crowd.
10pm
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John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme
Series 2, Episode 3A sketch about messengers, a sketch about the history of alchemy and a sketch... Sketch? "Sketch"? Sorry, you know when you repeat a word so often it starts to go weird? "Sketch". Sketch! Ssssssketch. That's got it, better now. Anyway, there's a sketch about that.
10:05pm
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Jo Brand's Classic Comedy Sketches Of The...
Episode 3 - 1990sCharlie Higson tells us which memorable Fast Show sketch Paul Whitehouse hated, and we hear which sketch made Jennifer Saunders fall about laughing. Meanwhile, the cast of Goodness Gracious Me recall the iconic 'Going for an English'.
10:10pm
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Their Finest
1940s-set film starring Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy as a trio making a morale-boosting film.
10:15pm
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The Scotts
Series 2, Episode 6It's Christmas - and Vonny's 40th birthday - so the Scotts all pile into a country house for a festive party.
10:20pm
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10:25pm
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The Two Ronnies
Christmas Special - Christmas Night with the Two RonniesHugely popular and long-running sketch show that established Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker as two of the biggest names in British comedy.
10:30pm
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Britain In Bits With Ross Noble
Episode 1Ross is joined by presenter, author and actress Fern Britton, while Piers reports on the new musical about to make a splash in the West End called Boulangerie du Honte, a prequel to Les Miserables. We also hear about the rise in pickpockets and how to protect ourselves, and an amazing story about an unlikely pregnancy in Yorkshire.
10:35pm
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Bad Education
Series 2, Christmas SpecialFollowing Pickwell's departure, Mr Fraser appoints Alfie writer and director of the annual Christmas play: will it be Robocop or The Nutcracker? Miss Gulliver's keen that he and his class help at the soup kitchen.
10:40pm
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Not Going Out
Christmas Special - PantoIt is Christmas and Lee is not happy that Lucy had booked tickets to the pantomime. Especially given the star of the show is Lucy's teenage crush, Jason Donovan.
10:40pm60 min
Christmas Comedy Club With Lost Voice Guy
2022 SpecialThe 2018 Britain's Got Talent winner returns with his second Christmas special, treating the audience to his unique brand of comedy and introducing further festive cheer from fellow stand-ups Josie Long, Dara O Briain, ventriloquist Paul Zerdin and rapper and comedian Abandoman.
10:40pm
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Four Weddings And A Funeral
A gentle comedy about a group of friends who keep meeting at weddings; disappointingly, the ceremonies are never their own.
10:45pm
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Scot Squad
Series 2, New Year Special - Hogmanay SpecialA series of sketches from the Scot Squad, broadcast across Hogmanay night.
11pm
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Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Series 30, Christmas Special - Never Mind The Xmas BuzzcocksGod bless you merry gentlemen may nothing you dismay, the boys and girls from Buzzcocks are back to save the day! Greg Davies, Noel Fielding, Daisy May Cooper and Jamali Maddix present a special Christmas edition of the mayhem-filled musical panel show, featuring a trio of very special guests: nosewrinkler and Steps singer Claire Richards, dapper comedian Tom Allen, and the unstoppable force of nature that is Pete Doherty.
11pm
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Would I Lie To You?
Series 9, Christmas Special - Would I Lie To You? At ChristmasFestive edition of the comedy panel show in which teams must sort the truth from the fiction. Rob Brydon presents, David Mitchell is joined by Bill Bailey and Ruth Jones, and Lee Mack is joined by Jo Brand and Dame Kelly Holmes.
11pm
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Nature Table
Series 3, Episode 4Recorded at ZSL London Zoo, this week Sue Perkins is joined by Lucy Cooke (Zoologist), James Wong (Ethnobotanist) and comedian Felicity Ward.
11pm
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Danny Robins Music Therapy
Episode 4Danny and Isy attempt to use music in order to make people love the sound of bagpies, while also helping a woman who has been forced to live with her parents after going into £20,000 worth of debt for her love of music festivals. Isy writes a song to help cyclists and Danny also tries to make the world's first Winterval No. 1 single. With special guest rapper Doc Brown and rock guitarist Ollie Brum.
11:05pm
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Knowing Me, Knowing You... With Alan Partridge
Christmas Special - Knowing Me, Knowing Yule... With Alan PartridgeAlan Partridge is an insincere and skill-less chat show host. Partridge frequently demonstrated his insecurities and total lack of knowledge about his guests' lives during each broadcast.
11:05pm
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PRU
A repeat-run of the first series.
11:15pm
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Short Stuff
Christmas Special - Short Stuff Christmas SpecialSanjeev Kohli presents a special festive compilation of some of the best of online comedy from Short Stuff and BBC Scotland's The Social.
11:30pm
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The Shuttleworths
Radio Shuttleworth 2, Episode 4John learns that Peter Purves has always wanted to play a nasty character and wonders if he would audition for the role of Captain Hook in the drop-in centre's production of Peter Pan. Plus Phil Nichol and Milton Jones.
11:40pm
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Absolutely Fabulous
Series 5, Christmas Special - Cold TurkeyIt's Jane's first Christmas, and Edina plans to spend the festive period at home rather than on holiday. Trouble is, she's not told Patsy yet. What'll be her reaction to the news?
11:40pm
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Would I Lie To You?
Series 10, Christmas SpecialWith Sara Pascoe, Richard Osman, Chris Kamara and Tom Courtenay.
11:40pm
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The Inbetweeners
A repeat-run of the entire first series.
11:45pm
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Stunners
Comedy pilot about Lola and Ruby, two 30-year-old women who should know better but refuse to conform to expectations.
Midnight
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Bottom
Series 2, Episode 5 - HolyAfter Richie's chopped off his own finger and incinerated the Christmas dinner, a baby is left at the front door. Richie's convinced it's the Second Coming.
Midnight
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A League Of Their Own
Series 17, Christmas SpecialThe boys come together to take part in a special celebrity golf tournament that Romesh has organised as a Christmas present for Jamie.
Midnight
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Jason Manford Live: First World Problems
TV broadcast of Jason Manford's 2014 live stand-up DVD, First World Problems.
12:20am
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Outsiders
Series 2, Episode 6It's the Outsiders' final day in the wild. David Mitchell oversees as the pairs of comedians compete to see who can demonstrate various skills in plumbing, painting and funeral rites in their battle for the winner's trophy.
12:30am
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Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything
Episode 3Rosie is still reeling from recent events. Through flashbacks we learn she has been carrying a lot of guilt over things that happened in her family's past. Rosie wants to be blamed for everything as a way of coping with her self-destruction. It's very narcissistic of her. In the end she agrees to attend a rehab facility but at the last minute she escapes, legging it into the nearby countryside.
12:35am
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Harry Enfield & Chums
Series 2, Christmas Special - Harry Enfield's Yule Log ChumsSpecial Christmas edition of the comedy sketch series. Includes a spoof on the film Titanic, and the Toddlers wreaking havoc in a supermarket.
12:40am
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Shopping With Keith Lemon
Christmas Special - Christmas Shopping With Keith LemonIn the bumper hour-long Christmas special, Keith picks out stocking fillers with Strictly star Michelle Visage, looks for gifts with singer Ella Eyre, heads off on a food shop with Johnny Vegas, and finds the perfect party dress with Holly Willoughby.
12:45am
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Bad Education
Series 2, Christmas SpecialFollowing Pickwell's departure, Mr Fraser appoints Alfie writer and director of the annual Christmas play: will it be Robocop or The Nutcracker? Miss Gulliver's keen that he and his class help at the soup kitchen.
1am
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The Russell Howard Hour
Series 6, Highlights Special - Best Of ChristmasRussell Howard takes on Christmas in a special compilation edition of his topical comedy show, featuring the finest festive moments from over the years.
1am
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Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything
Episode 4On her escape from rehab, Rosie meets affable drug dealers Ken and Hat and accidentally takes meth. She goes on an odyssey, befriending trees, kids on bikes and finds her way to Ruby and Joey's house where she discovers something shocking. On returning to her flat, Nico tries to help Rosie but the two have an argument. The next morning Nico leaves, instructing the Molloys to clear the flat of any narcotics or alcohol as it is clear Rosie has crossed a line.
1am
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Kevin Bridges: The Brand New Tour
Kevin Bridges performs live at the Glasgow Hydro.
1am
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The Funny Thing About...
Episode 4 - ChristmasJohnny Vegas illuminates the minefield of Christmas rituals and traditions. Is it a fortnight of goodwill and festive cheer or just two days and a roast? Familiar faces offering their Christmas confessions include Anthea Turner, Vanessa Feltz, Carl Fogarty, Nina Wadia and Matt Richardson.
1:15am
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Confessions Of A Driving Instructor
Comedy about a driving instructor who is a magnet for women of all ages.
1:15am
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Bad Education
Christmas Special - ReunionClass K are back for a careers day and reunion party that descends into mayhem, while Alfie has a decision to make about whether he will finally leave the school forever to be with Gulliver.
1:20am70 min version (repeat)
1:30am
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Peep Show
Series 5, Episode 4 - Jeremy's MummyJeremy's mother comes to visit for a family funeral. Her new boyfriend is a military man who Jeremy deeply resents, and who Mark idolises. Desperate to impress, Mark endures an extraordinary ordeal.
1:40am
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The Stand Up Sketch Show
A selection of episodes from the third and fourth series.
1:50am
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The Last Leg
Series 26, Christmas Special - Christmas BashComedian James Acaster, TV presenter AJ Odudu and stars from The Great British Bake Off join Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker for a seasonal edition filled with yuletide treats and festive songs.
2am
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Peep Show
Series 5, Episode 5 - Jeremy's ManagerJeremy and Super Hans get a band manager and play a Christian rock festival. Mark comes along as their roadie, and learns how to have sex properly for the first time in his life.
2am
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Your Face Or Mine
Series 6, Christmas SpecialJimmy and Katherine are joined by celebrity couple Jodie Kidd and Joseph Bates. Supermodel and presenter Jodie and ex-royal marine Joe play to win money for a children's hospice.
2:30am
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Christmas Special 2022Jimmy Carr hosts a combination of the comedy panel show and the long-running words and numbers quiz, inviting Jon Richardson and Jack Dee to take on Lee Mack and Rose Matafeo in a festive-themed edition. They're joined by guests Stevie Martin and Joe Wilkinson, and Countdown regulars Susie Dent and Rachel Riley.
2:30am
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Hypothetical
Series 4, Episode 8This week's guests are Victoria Coren Mitchell, Isy Suttie, Rosie Jones and Toussaint Douglass.
2:40am
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Bottom
Series 3, Episode 6 - CarnivalWhen the local carnival ends in a riot, the boys go out looting. Richie grabs a video camera from the back of a BBC van, and they decide to find fame through filming their own movies.
3:10am
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Knowing Me, Knowing You... With Alan Partridge
Christmas Special - Knowing Me, Knowing Yule... With Alan PartridgeAlan Partridge is an insincere and skill-less chat show host. Partridge frequently demonstrated his insecurities and total lack of knowledge about his guests' lives during each broadcast.
3:10am
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Some People With Jokes
Christmas Special - Some Santas With JokesFather Christmases from across Britain take time out of their busy schedules to share their favourite jokes and get the whole nation going 'ho-ho-ho!'.
3:15am
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Not Going Out
Series 6, Episode 5 - RachelAfter some dubious advice from Daisy, Lee decides that the best way to get Lucy to notice him is to make her jealous, and the best way to make her jealous is to get himself a girlfriend. Now all he has to do is choose the right girl...
3:15am
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Lazy Susan
Episode 1Snails, DJs, baby showers. Life's miracles explored by acclaimed sketch duo Lazy Susan.
3:30am
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Father Ted
Series 1, Episode 3 - The Passion Of Saint TibulusThe fearsome Bishop Brennan drops by the parochial house in order to task Ted and Dougal with picketing a new film, The Passion Of Saint Tibulus.
3:30am
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Bad Education
Series 2, Christmas SpecialFollowing Pickwell's departure, Mr Fraser appoints Alfie writer and director of the annual Christmas play: will it be Robocop or The Nutcracker? Miss Gulliver's keen that he and his class help at the soup kitchen.
4am
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Life With The Lyons
Series 7, Episode 7 - And A Merry Christmas To AllFamily sitcom about a showbiz American couple raising their children in post-war Britain, starring real-life family the Lyons.
4:30am
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What Ho, Jeeves!
What Ho! Jeeves: Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves, Episode 3 - Bartholomew, Blackmail And Barefaced LiesBertie Wooster is landed in a pickle over an expensive statue.
5am
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The Darling Buds Of May
Series 2, Christmas Special - Le Grand WeekendCharley and Mariette are left holding the fort when Ma and Pop win a surprise trip to Paris. Things don't go as planned and it turns into quite a weekend.
5am
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I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
Series 42, Christmas Special - I'm Sorry I Haven't A Christmas CarolA unique interpretation of Dickens's A Christmas Carol. Humphrey Lyttelton stars as Ebenezer Scrumph, Colin Sell as his assistant Crotchet, and Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer as the three ghosts. Stephen Fry narrates, with guests Jeremy Hardy, Andy Hamilton, Sandi Toksvig, Tony Hawks and Linda Smith making up the rest of the cast.
5:15am
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Guessable?
Christmas SpecialSara Pascoe, Alan Davies, Darren Harriott and sidekick John Kearns invite James Acaster, Roisin Conaty, Kemah Bob and Gyles Brandreth to play some festive guessing games.
5:35am
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Dodo
Series 1, Episode 8 - TextmasIt's Christmas and Joe is having to stay in his brother, Jamie's room. Joe now must endure a night of Jamie's brotherly cruelty and figure out what to do when a girl texts you.
5:50am
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Mr Bean
Series 2, Episode 5 - Green BeanBean's electricity supply is cut off when Mrs Wicket sees her enormous electricity bill. As the snow falls outside, Bean has an idea - build a wind turbine in the back garden to provide his own power. All goes well until an unexpected storm sends the turbine into overdrive.