British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Sunday 8th October 2023

U&Dave channel logo 7pm (repeat)
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. Image shows from L to R: Paul Whitehouse, Bob Mortimer. Copyright: Owl Power

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

Series 4, Episode 5 - Wild Carp (Powys, Mid Wales)

Bob and Paul fish for wild carp in Mid Wales, spending their first day at an ancient glacial lake where Bob tries out new gear he is keen to use and hopes will make a difference to his fishing. During this trip, Bob and Paul meet Mick May and Marina Gibson, who together have started a charity called Cancer and Pisces, which offers fishing as therapeutic respite for people with cancer.

Radio 4 7:15pm (repeat)
Agendum. Alexandra Palisades (Carrie Quinlan). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Agendum

Series 2, Episode 1 - Stalemate

A current affairs parody and stupidly feasible visit to the 24-hour Hall Of Opinion Mirrors. Because there are two stories to every story. Hosted and anchored by Alexandra Palisades (Carrie Quinlan) and created by Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris. This week there is report on the delay to putting Britain on wheels; renaming east, south and west; and the new kids party craze: the biñata.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 8:40pm (repeat)
Dad's Army. Image shows from L to R: Private Godfrey (Arnold Ridley), Lance Corporal Jones (Clive Dunn), Private Walker (James Beck), Captain Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe), Private Frazer (John Laurie), Sergeant Wilson (John Le Mesurier), Private Pike (Ian Lavender)

Dad's Army

Series 9, Episode 6 - Never Too Old

Jones has done it - after years of on-off courting, he's asked Mrs. Fox to marry him and is absolutely delighted when she accepts. But on the wedding day, there's an invasion alert.

U&Dave channel logo 8:40pm (repeat)
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Dermot O'Leary, Stephen Fry, Cariad Lloyd, Phill Jupitus. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series M, Episode 10 - Making A Meal Of It

With Phill Jupitus, Cariad Lloyd and Dermot O'Leary.

Sky Max. Copyright: Sky 9pm (repeat)
Rob And Romesh Vs. Image shows from L to R: Romesh Ranganathan, Rob Beckett. Copyright: CPL Productions

Rob And Romesh Vs

Series 3, Episode 5 - Team GB Part 1

Rob and Romesh are on a mission to see if they can join the ranks of Team GB! Sick of being useless at sport, the duo try to find the one that even they can master. The first discipline they will be attempting is the canoe slalom, where Mallory Franklin and Kimberley Woods will send them down some sub-zero rapids. Next, they will try their hands at weightlifting before seeing if they have what it takes to be hockey goalkeepers. Hockey gold medallist and hero of the Rio Olympics Maddie Hinch will step in as their coach.

BBC Two 9pm
30 min
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. Image shows left to right: Paul Whitehouse, Bob Mortimer

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

Series 6, Episode 6 - Rainbow Trout (Derbyshire Wye)

Bob and Paul return to the Derbyshire Wye and its neighbour the Derwent, this time with Ted, to revisit the place they first fished together.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 9:15pm (repeat)
Only Fools And Horses. Image shows from L to R: Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst), Del (David Jason). Copyright: BBC

Only Fools And Horses

Series 7, Episode 6 - Three Men, A Woman And A Baby

The time has finally arrived for Raquel to give birth to "Son of Del", and Rodney is convinced that evil forces are afoot.

U&Dave channel logo 9:20pm (repeat)
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Bill Bailey, Stephen Fry, Sue Perkins, Romesh Ranganathan. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series M, Episode 11 - Menagerie

With Bill Bailey, Sue Perkins and Romesh Ranganathan.

BBC Four 9:40pm (repeat)
Much Ado About Nothing. Copyright: Ikin Yum

Much Ado About Nothing

A new 2022 staging of one of Shakespeare's most-loved comedies, about friends manipulated to fall in love.

U&Dave channel logo 10pm
60 min version (repeat)
Live At The Apollo. Image shows from L to R: Miles Jupp, Danny Bhoy, Simon Brodkin. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Live At The Apollo

Series 10, Episode 6 - Danny Bhoy, Miles Jupp, Lee Nelson

Danny Bhoy presents special guests Miles Jupp and Lee Nelson.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 10:25pm (repeat)
The Lenny Henry Show. Lenny Henry

The Lenny Henry Show

Series 1, Episode 3

Lenny Henry presents a series of sketches.

U&Dave channel logo 11pm (repeat)
Big Zuu's Big Eats. Image shows left to right: Roisin Conaty, Big Zuu

Big Zuu's Big Eats

Series 4, Episode 2 - Roisin Conaty

Today at the manor, Big Zuu and the boys welcome comedian Roisin Conaty. Inspired by Roisin's love of cinema snacks, she is treated to a private screening where the food is the star of the show.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 11:05pm (repeat)
Upstart Crow. Image shows from L to R: Morley (Noel Fielding), Will Shakespeare (David Mitchell), Burbage (Steve Speirs). Copyright: BBC

Upstart Crow

Series 2, Episode 4 - Food Of Love

Will invents the musical. He needs help from the greatest songwriter of the age, Thomas Morley, who has some ideas of his own.

BBC Three 11:25pm (repeat)
Man Like Mobeen. Mobeen (Guz Khan)

Man Like Mobeen

Series 2, Episode 1 - Prom Night

It's Aks's prom night - but will Mobeen let her go? There are rumours about the debauchery at previous proms and the threat of a stabbing.

U&Dave channel logo 11:40pm
60 min version (repeat)
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Stephen Fry. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series K, Episode 15 - Kitsch

With Jimmy Carr, Reginald D. Hunter and Sue Perkins.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 11:45pm (repeat)
Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy. Image shows from L to R: Lenny Henry, Joseph Marcell. Copyright: Douglas Road

Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy

Episode 1 - Sitcom

A look at some of the well-meaning attempts television made to embrace the changing face of the nation during the 1970s.

BBC Three 11:50pm (repeat)
Man Like Mobeen. Image shows from L to R: Nate (Tolulope Ogunmefun), Aks (Duaa Karim), Mobeen (Guz Khan), Eight (Tez Ilyas)

Man Like Mobeen

Series 2, Episode 2 - Wrestling With The NHS

Aks breaks her shoulder and heads for hospital but the authorities start to get suspicious about how she may have sustained her injuries.

Share this page

Subscribe to our newsletters