Schedule Friday 8th September 2023
11:30am30 min
Noising Up
Series 2, Episode 2Blasting into politics, news and showbiz. Covering major headlines and sending up big names. Mixing sketch, spoof, song and regular comic characters.
11:30am30 min
What's Funny About...
Series 3, Episode 2 - The Fast ShowCharlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse join hosts Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman as they look at how they made their hit sketch show The Fast Show.
1:30pm30 min
The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected
Series 15, Episode 2In this show Mark Nelson is joined by two Scottish legends and a cracker of a comedian from the South. First, Gail Porter tells her stories about being mistaken for an Irish singing legend and getting away with more than she bargained for on a flight home. Newshound Martin Geissler proves that he belongs in current affairs, rather than sport, and tells Mark about the time he saved a couple's lives from the newsroom. Completing the line-up is avid football fan and stand-up comedian, Chloe Petts, who celebrates the anniversary of coming out to her parents, and celebrates too early before an exam.
5:30pm75 min
Horrible Histories
Special - 'Orrible OperaHighlights from the Horrible Histories Prom at London's Royal Albert Hall, featuring classic stories and music from operas by Mozart, Verdi, Rossini and Handel.
6:30pm30 min
The News Quiz
Series 112, Episode 1Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news. Providing the answers, hopefully, are, Ian Smith, Lucy Porter, Hugo Rifkind, and Zoe Lyons. In this episode, Andy and the panel test the state of schools, the resilience of a reshuffle, and value of vets.
9:30pm30 min
Mrs. Brown's Boys
Series 4, Episode 1 - Miserable MammyAgnes is feeling down in the dumps. The house is a mess, she can't seem to get any sleep and - to make things worse - Maria's home remedies end in disaster. Will the family show her some much-needed and long overdue appreciation?