Schedule Friday 4th August 2023
11:30am30 min
Ashley Blaker: 6.5 Children
Series 2, Episode 1 - LabelsAshley considers the importance of labels and comes up with some of his own.
1:30pm30 min
Breaking The News
Series 25, Episode 7Des Clarke returns for more topical comedy, with guests Ray Bradshaw, Diona Doherty, David Kay & Karen Bartke.
6pm
(repeat)
The Good Life
Series 3, Episode 4 - I Talk To The TreesA fellow gardener inspires Tom and Barbara to conduct some unusual experiments in order to increase the yield of their produce.
6pm
(repeat)
Taskmaster
Series 5, Episode 4 - Residue Around The HoofThe halfway point of the series approaches and the five task-hungry comics are being driven to ever more absurd lengths as they battle to lay their sticky fingers on Taskmaster Greg Davies's golden head. Mark Watson and Nish Kumar pop toast together and Sally Phillips spreads absinthe on it. And can anyone recognise Greg's loyal underling Alex Horne if he's wearing a hat?
6:30pm30 min
What Are You Talking About?
Satirical special hosted by Mock The Week regular Rhys James.
6:40pm
(repeat)
Dad's Army
Series 8, Episode 4 - Come In, Your Time Is UpThe platoon are going away camping, but their trip is spoiled when the Vicar, the Verger and the Sea Scouts set up beside them. Things take a new turn at dawn when a group of bailed-out German airmen are found floating in the river.
7:20pm
(repeat)
Dad's Army
Series 8, Episode 5 - High FinanceJones is in financial danger as he has an outstanding £50 overdraft with the bank, and cannot afford to pay his staff. Helping to assess his books, Mainwaring discovers that the debt has a long and confusing trail to it.
7:30pm
(repeat)
Bloods
Series 2, Episode 7Wendy and Maleek face the Serious Incident Investigation panel - will their friendship survive intact?
8pm
(repeat)
Rob And Romesh Vs
Series 5, Episode 3 - CruftsDog owners Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan enter their pets in Crufts to see if their new best friends can learn a thing or two. Seven-time Crufts champion and Britain's Got Talent star Ashleigh Butler acts as their guide as they training their dogs and teach them the key principles of dog training ahead of competing in the agility tournament at the event.
8pm
(repeat)
dinnerladies
Series 2, Episode 5 - GambleTony and Bren arrive at work together, causing much scandalous rumour amongst the girls. And a bet they'll "get it on" before Christmas.
8:20pm
(repeat)
Would I Lie To You?
Series 14, Highlights Special - The Best BitsRob Brydon, Lee Mack and David Mitchell return in an episode packed with some of the best bits from Series 14.
8:40pm
(repeat)
Gavin & Stacey
Series 2, Episode 7Stacey returns to Essex to sort out the situation with Gavin, but things are not looking good. Meanwhile in Barry, an unexpected event throws everyone into a panic.
9pm60 min
Then You Run
Episode 5After Nessi confesses, Tara's attempts to outsmart a dangerous police figure escalate out of control and Reagan tries to cut a deal to secure his own freedom. Meanwhile, The Traveller has questions to ask about his son's death.
9pm30 min
Not Going Out
Series 13, Episode 7 - FootballWhen Lee goes to watch Benji playing football for a local Under 13 team, he is unable to restrain himself on the touchline and becomes the competitive dad that all the other parents avoid. Undaunted by the disapproval of Toby, who coaches the team, Lee sets about rigging the vote for the Player of the Year.
9pm60 min version (repeat)
9:20pm
(repeat)
Absolutely Fabulous
Series 5, Episode 6 - Schmoozin'Eddy's first ever boyfriend, Pete, is back on the scene, and he's in possession of a set of lost Beatles recordings. As he, Patsy and Eddy celebrate the find and prepare to unveil the tapes to the world, it seems that nothing can go wrong.
9:30pm30 min
The Power Of Parker
Episode 2 - Miss StockportMartin is desperately trying to get his hands on a chunk of cash. Sandy Cooper offers Martin a potential lifeline, but the day ends with punches thrown and an ambulance called.
9:50pm
(repeat)
Pride
Culture clash comedy drama about gay activists who work to help Welsh miners during their lengthy 1984 strike.
10pm
(repeat)
Mrs. Brown's Boys
Series 1, Episode 4 - Mammy Rides AgainAgnes and Winnie gatecrash Maria's hen party, but realise that they have the wrong venue. Later, having invited Maria's snooty mother Mrs Nicholson to dinner, a nervous Agnes shores up her confidence with alcohol, but chaos ensues as the evening proceeds.
10pm65 min
The Last Leg
Series 28, Episode 6Joining Adam, Josh and Alex this week are actress Susan Wokoma and comedians Seann Walsh and Chris McCausland.
10:35pm
(repeat)
Not Going Out
Series 2, Episode 4 - BabyLucy is worried about the age gap between her and Guy, a concern that increases when Guy turns up to meet her with his grandson in tow.
11pm
(repeat)
11:05pm65 min
Chris McCausland Live: Speaky Blinder
The stand-up comedian brings his Speaky Blinder tour to an end at London's O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire theatre. Chris covers topics as diverse as race, wearable tech, his blindness, childbirth and the temperature at which his wife sets the thermostat.
11:15pm
(repeat)
dinnerladies
Series 2, Episode 5 - GambleTony and Bren arrive at work together, causing much scandalous rumour amongst the girls. And a bet they'll "get it on" before Christmas.
11:30pm
(repeat)
What's Funny About...
Series 1, Episode 4 - BlackadderPeter Fincham and Jon Plowman talk to John Lloyd and Sir Tony Robinson about the making of the comic historic saga. They discuss the endless problems they had when making the first series ("the show that looked a million dollars and cost a million pounds"), and the importance of failure. They also open up about the tensions amongst the team, the "ladder of stupidity" in Blackadder's world, and the real story behind that famous final scene.
11:40pm
(repeat)
11:45pm
(repeat)
Some Girls
Series 2, Episode 1Viva is worried that Rocky is getting too serious about their relationship, while Saz is worried she's not normal. A new school counsellor has a big impact on Greenshoots Academy - though not in the way he intended.
Midnight
(repeat)
Gavin & Stacey
Series 2, Episode 7Stacey returns to Essex to sort out the situation with Gavin, but things are not looking good. Meanwhile in Barry, an unexpected event throws everyone into a panic.