British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Thursday 18th January 2024

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 6pm (repeat)
Keeping Up Appearances. Image shows from L to R: Hyacinth Bucket (Patricia Routledge), Richard Bucket (Clive Swift). Copyright: BBC

Keeping Up Appearances

Series 2, Episode 1

Hyacinth is appalled when she sees a strange man at Elizabeth's who appears to have spent the night there. What will it do to the property values?

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 6:30pm
30 min
The Musical Life Of.... Copyright: BBC

The Musical Life Of...

Series 5, Episode 2 - Ivor Novello

The show looks at the life of actor and composer Ivor Novello.

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
Ellie Taylor's Safe Space. Ellie Taylor

Ellie Taylor's Safe Space

Series 1, Episode 3 - The Environment

Ellie Taylor has some opinions she'd like to get off her chest. In this episode she looks at the environment and wonders whether the planet really is worth saving.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 6:40pm (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 6, Episode 5 - The Honourable Man

A member of the Soviet Union is visiting Walmington, and it is up to Mainwaring to make a speech. However, it looks like Wilson may replace him after the Sergeant inherits a family title and becomes 'The Honourable Arthur Wilson'.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 7:20pm (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 6, Episode 6 - Things That Go Bump In The Night

The van runs out of petrol in the middle of a huge storm, so the platoon have to take shelter in a large, dark and gloomy house.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 8pm (repeat)
The Thin Blue Line. Image shows from L to R: D.C. Kray (Kevin Allen), P.C. Goody (James Dreyfus), Sergeant Dawkins (Serena Evans), Inspector Fowler (Rowan Atkinson), D.I. Grim (David Haig), P.C. Habib (Mina Anwar), P.C. Gladstone (Rudolph Walker). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

The Thin Blue Line

Series 1, Episode 5 - Night Shift

Working the night shift has everyone on edge, particularly a moody Grim. Sergeant Dawkins is particularly overcome with frustration, whilst both Fowler and Grim have teenage problems to deal with.

U&Dave channel logo 8:20pm (repeat)
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Jo Brand, Stephen Fry, Liza Tarbuck, Sue Perkins. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series J, Episode 9 - Jeopardy

With Ross Noble, Sue Perkins and Julia Zemiro.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 8:40pm (repeat)
The Thin Blue Line. Image shows from L to R: D.I. Grim (David Haig), P.C. Habib (Mina Anwar), Inspector Fowler (Rowan Atkinson), P.C. Goody (James Dreyfus), D.C. Boyle (Mark Addy), Sergeant Dawkins (Serena Evans), P.C. Gladstone (Rudolph Walker). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

The Thin Blue Line

Series 2, Episode 1 - Court In The Act

Fowler is pleased to get his name mentioned in the local paper following the successful raid by CID on the home of drugs dealer Harry the Spike. Harry has a good defence counsel however and Fowler is nervous of meeting him.

U&Dave channel logo 9pm
60 min version (repeat)
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Stephen Fry. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series L, Episode 15 - Long Lost

With Jimmy Carr, Claudia O'Doherty and Suggs.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 9:20pm (repeat)
Not Going Out. Image shows from L to R: Lucy (Sally Bretton), Barbara (Miranda Hart), Guy (Simon Dutton), Lee (Lee Mack), Tim (Tim Vine). Copyright: Avalon Television / Arlo Productions

Not Going Out

Series 2, Episode 2 - Gay

Tim is worried that he isn't manly enough. Lee is persuaded by Lucy to pretend to be gay.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 10pm (repeat)
Not Going Out. Image shows from L to R: Lucy (Sally Bretton), Barbara (Miranda Hart), Guy (Simon Dutton), Lee (Lee Mack), Tim (Tim Vine). Copyright: Avalon Television / Arlo Productions

Not Going Out

Series 2, Episode 3 - Librarian

Lee is becoming increasingly riled by Guy's constant presence in the flat.

U&Dave channel logo 10pm
60 min version (repeat)
Have I Got News For You. Image shows from L to R: Paul Merton, Ian Hislop

Have I Got News For You

Series 56, Episode 6

Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host David Tennant and panellists Reginald D Hunter and Lucy Prebble.

ITV2 logo. Credit: ITV 10:05pm
Count Abdulla. Kathy (Jaime Winstone)

Count Abdulla

Episode 1 - Halaloween

Abdulla Khan's mother is keen to show him off at the first Eid since he qualified as a junior doctor; unfortunately the new moon this year coincides with Halloween, and as a lifetime horror devotee he's desperate to go to his friends' costume party.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 10:40pm (repeat)
Detectorists. Image shows from L to R: Sophie (Aimee-Ffion Edwards), Peter (Daniel Donskoy)

Detectorists

Series 2, Episode 3

Russell and Hugh embark on their mission to recover the mayor's chain of office from the car park in Barnfather Woods, while Sophie proves she's still very bad at spying. Both Becky and Lance have something important to tell Andy.

U&Dave channel logo 11pm (repeat)
8 Out Of 10 Cats. Image shows from L to R: Rob Beckett, Jimmy Carr, Katherine Ryan. Copyright: Zeppotron

8 Out Of 10 Cats

Series 22, Episode 3

Nadine Coyle, Spencer Matthews, Vogue Williams, Kerry Godliman and Phil Wang answer questions based on opinion polls to see who best understands what is going on in Britain today.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:05pm (repeat)
Taskmaster. Image shows from L to R: Ardal O'Hanlon, Bridget Christie, Chris Ramsey, Judi Love, Sophie Duker

Taskmaster

Series 13, Episode 4 - Shoe Who

The Taskmaster's diminutive sidekick Alex Horne suffers for his boss as he is pelted with milk and gin, while Bridget Christie has many questions concerning shoes, Judi Love is bewildered by bunting, and Ardal O'Hanlon looks a bit bereft.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 11:20pm (repeat)
Detectorists. Peter (Daniel Donskoy)

Detectorists

Series 2, Episode 4

Andy suddenly has a job interview to go to, while Lance has a lot of catching up to do. The mystery of the buried bomber is the least of their problems, but a disturbing possibility emerges from an unlikely source that throws everything into doubt.

BBC Three 11:45pm (repeat)
Bad Education. Image shows left to right: Mitchell (Charlie Wernham), Kayleigh (Melanie Wilder)

Bad Education

Series 5, Episode 1 - Boxing

After spending their life savings on a wedding venue mix-up, Mitchell risks losing Kayleigh. Class K come to the rescue, promoting a boxing match at Abbey Grove with dramatic consequences for Warren.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV Midnight (repeat)
Gimme Gimme Gimme. Image shows from L to R: Linda (Kathy Burke), Tom (James Dreyfus). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Gimme Gimme Gimme

Series 3, Episode 1 - Down And Out In Kentish Town

Tom's outraged when Linda reveals that she has turned their garden into a campsite. The residents are hardly normal holidaymakers, however - specifically the hardest screw from Linda's old Borstal, Miss Twitch, and her peculiar young male companion, the bearded, bedraggled Si.

U&Dave channel logo Midnight (repeat)
Mock The Week. Image shows from L to R: Romesh Ranganathan, Milton Jones, Hugh Dennis, Dara O Briain, Rob Beckett, Tiffany Stevenson, Ed Gamble. Copyright: Angst Productions

Mock The Week

Series 15, Episode 7

Dara O Briain and Hugh Dennis mock the events of the last seven days with guests Rob Beckett, Ed Gamble, Milton Jones, Romesh Ranganathan and Tiff Stevenson.

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