British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Thursday 7th November 2024

YouTube 12pm
3 min
Bangmouth Village. Billy (Rob Carter). Credit: Baby Cow Productions

Bangmouth Village

Episode 1

Billy Bangmouth is fresh out the dungeon and he's already causing raucous in the village.

CBeebies logo. Credit: BBC 3:30pm
10 min
Big Lizard

Big Lizard

Episode 9 - How To Work Together

Cosima, Big Lizard and Ammon are squabbling over Dad's precious explorer notebook when disaster strikes. Only by working together can they save it from being lost forever!

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 4:35pm
11 min
Super Happy Magic Forest

Super Happy Magic Forest

Episode 24 - Pocket Beasts

Twinkle uses her excellent pocket beast card skills when on a quest to rescue the missing Council of Happiness from Grackle the Giant.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 6pm (repeat)
Still Open All Hours. Leroy (James Baxter). Copyright: BBC

Still Open All Hours

Series 4, Episode 6

Madge and Mavis are about to leave the area. Granville sets up a big night out in a pricey restaurant so he and Gastric can persuade their lady loves to stay.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 6:30pm
30 min
Welcome Strangers. Copyright: BBC

Welcome Strangers

Series 5, Episode 1

Welcome Strangers returns for it's fifth and final series of weird and wonderful comedy sketches performed by an all female cast. In this episode with special guest narrator Dame Sian Phillips, we discover a secret hairdresser who works wonders but is impossible to pin down, a teacher in constant competition to outdo his students, some suspiciously seedy sounding phone apps, and a car salesman keen to show off the latest innovation in the motoring world.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Unspeakable. Image shows left to right: Phil Wang, Susie Dent

Unspeakable

Episode 2

Phil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to invent new words to help create the new ultimate Unspeakable dictionary. With special guests Jo Brand, Lou Sanders and Kiell Smith-Bynoe.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 6:35pm (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 2, Episode 1 - Operation Kilt

The platoon take part in an exercise in which they must protect the church hall from being captured by full-time soldiers lead by a Scottish captain.

U&Dave channel logo 7pm (repeat)
Would I Lie To You?. Chizzy Akudolu. Credit: Zeppotron

Would I Lie To You?

Series 16, Episode 2

Chizzy Akudolu, Simon Gregson, Michelle Visage and Henning Wehn join host Rob Brydon and regular captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack on the comedy panel show.

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 2, Episode 2 - The Battle Of Godfrey's Cottage

Mainwaring plans to use Godfrey's cottage as a vital post in case the Germans should ever invade. His plan is put into action when the church bells ring.

Sky Max. Copyright: Sky 8pm (repeat)
Rob And Romesh Vs. Image shows left to right: Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan

Rob And Romesh Vs

F1, Episode 1 - Monaco Pt 1

Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan enter the world of Formula One, hanging out with the Mercedes team at the Monaco GP, where they meet drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. They also spend time with team principal Toto Wolff, who puts them through their paces to see if they have what it takes to get a job on the team.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 8pm (repeat)
The Vicar Of Dibley. Image shows from L to R: Alice Tinker (Emma Chambers), Geraldine Grainger (Dawn French). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

The Vicar Of Dibley

Series 1, Episode 4 - The Window & The Weather

In the fiercest storm to hit Dibley since... well, let's not go there; a tree falls through the church's great stained-glass window. After struggling to even recall what the original image depicted, the vicar's shocked by the costs of stained glass and begins a fund-raising exercise.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 8:40pm (repeat)
Miranda. Image shows from L to R: Gary (Tom Ellis), Penny (Patricia Hodge), Miranda (Miranda Hart), Stevie (Sarah Hadland), Clive (James Holmes). Copyright: BBC

Miranda

Series 1, Episode 4 - Holiday

Miranda decides she needs to be a bit reckless and wild and so decides to book a holiday at the local hotel down the road.

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

QI

Series I, Episode 4 - Indecision

With Jimmy Carr, Rich Hall and Phill Jupitus.

BBC Four 9pm (repeat)
Tamara Drewe. Tamara Drewe (Gemma Arterton). Copyright: Ruby Films / WestEnd Films

Tamara Drewe

Film adapted from the graphic novel by Posy Simmonds about a newspaper writer who returns to her childhood home in the country.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 9pm
60 min
Taskmaster. Rosie Jones

Taskmaster

Series 18, Episode 9 - The Cockle Children

While the race for Greg Davies' gold-plated noggin remains too close to call, some important questions will be answered in this penultimate episode. What will Babátúndé Aléshé do with a power washer? Can Andy Zaltzman shoehorn cricket into yet another task? Will Jack Dee's son make his dad proud with some crucial information? Why has Rosie Jones smeared a plate with brown stuff? And what makes Emma Sidi such an effective supervisor? Rest assured, Alex Horne is on hand to note down all the crucial details.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 9:20pm (repeat)
The Cleaner. Lucille (Zoë Wanamaker)

The Cleaner

Series 2, Episode 5 - The Statue

Wicky is called to a quiet town where a row has broken out over a statue. Tempers in the town are running high, and it looks like things might turn nasty.

Sky Max. Copyright: Sky 10pm (repeat)
Never Mind The Buzzcocks. Image shows left to right: Lucy Beaumont, Shahid Khan, Sophie Willan, Greg Davies, Kate Nash, Noel Fielding, Jamali Maddix

Never Mind The Buzzcocks

Series 32, Episode 4

Lucy Beaumont, Naughty Boy and Kate Nash join host Greg Davies and regulars Noel Fielding and Jamali Maddix, with Sophie Willan standing in again as captain for Daisy May Cooper.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 10pm (repeat)
Inside No. 9. Image shows from L to R: Pat (Reece Shearsmith), Jim (Steve Pemberton). Copyright: BBC

Inside No. 9

Series 2, Episode 5 - Nana's Party

It is Nana's special day: it isn't every day you get to be 79.

BBC Two 10pm (repeat)
Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Kryten (Robert Llewellyn), Rimmer (Chris Barrie). Copyright: BBC

Red Dwarf

Series III, Episode 6 - The Last Day

The ship receives a message informing them that Kryten's expiry date has come, and he will shortly shut down and be replaced. Lister decides to hold a party in his honour, but things don't quite go as expected.

U&Dave channel logo 10pm
60 min version (repeat)
Have I Got News For You. Steph McGovern

Have I Got News For You

Series 64, Episode 6

Television presenter Steph McGovern hosts, with mathematician and author Professor Hannah Fry and comedian Jamie MacDonald.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10pm
30 min
Everyone Else Burns. Image shows left to right: Aaron (Harry Connor), David (Simon Bird)

Everyone Else Burns

Series 2, Episode 5 - A New Order

Rachel enlists Julia as her 'sex mentor'. Aaron and David break into Samson's house.

BBC Three 10:20pm (repeat)
Juice. Jamma (Mawaan Rizwan)

Juice

A selection of episodes from the first series of the Mawaan Rizwan sitcom.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 10:40pm (repeat)
Inside No. 9. Image shows from L to R: Tina (Sophie McShera), Terry (Reece Shearsmith). Copyright: BBC

Inside No. 9

Series 2, Episode 6 - Séance Time

Having never consulted the spirit world before, Tina isn't quite sure what to expect. Her visit to the spiritualist medium Madam Talbot has been arranged by her sister. Hives, Talbot's assistant in the mundane world, seems quite helpful, but there's something already waiting for Tina on the Other Side, and Hives knows all about it.

U&Dave channel logo 11pm (repeat)
8 Out Of 10 Cats. Image shows from L to R: Judi Love, Fred Sirieix, Rob Beckett, Jimmy Carr, Natasia Demetriou, Kerry Godliman, Nish Kumar. Copyright: Zeppotron

8 Out Of 10 Cats

Series 21, Episode 3

Team captains Rob Beckett and guest captain Kerry Godliman are joined by Nish Kumar, Natasia Demetriou, Fred Sirieix and Judi Love to discuss and dissect topics in their quest to uncover the nation's most popular talking points.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 11:15pm (repeat)
The Fast Show. Image shows from L to R: Paul Whitehouse, Simon Day, Arabella Weir, John Thomson, Caroline Aherne, Charlie Higson, Mark Williams. Copyright: BBC

The Fast Show

Series 1, Episode 5

Featuring Ron Manager, Ed Winchester and Roy and Renee, the train passengers from hell.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 11:55pm (repeat)
The Real McCoy. Image shows from L to R: Curtis Walker, Ishmael Thomas. Copyright: BBC

The Real McCoy

Series 2, Episode 2

Popular and long-running sketch show starring an array of Britain's best black comedy talent.

U&Dave channel logo Midnight (repeat)
Mock The Week. Image shows left to right: Hugh Dennis, Angela Barnes, Alasdair Beckett-King, Josh Pugh, Dara O Briain, Rhys James, Ria Lina

Mock The Week

Series 21, Episode 1

Joining mainstays Dara O'Briain and Hugh Dennis are show stalwarts Angela Barnes and Rhys James. Comedian and 'knight errant' Alasdair Beckett-King and comedian, actress and virologist Ria Lina will both be making their fourth appearance on the series and there will be a debut for Josh Pugh, fresh from his Edinburgh Comedy Awards nomination.

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