British Comedy Guide

Schedule Tuesday 17th December 2024

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Best Medicine. Image shows left to right: Neil Frude, Shabnam Parkar, Ignacio Lopez, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Paul Craddock

Best Medicine

Series 2, Episode 5 - Books, Poetry, Scandal, Writing

Joining Kiri this week in a literary special recorded at the Hay Festival is comedian Ignacio Lopez who heals family wounds through writing. Dr Paul Craddock explains how one of the most prestigious medical journals started as a scandal magazine, Miss Shabnam Parkar shares how poetry helps her perform surgery, and Professor Neil Frude walks Kiri through library bookshelves for mental health treatments.

BBC Two 9pm
45 min
QI. Image shows left to right: Alan Davies, Emmanuel Sonubi, Sandi Toksvig, Gyles Brandreth, Lulu

QI

Series V, Christmas Special - Variety

A Christmas edition of the show, with Gyles Brandreth, Emmanuel Sonubi and Lulu.

BBC Two 9:45pm
45 min
Live At The Apollo. Image shows left to right: John Kearns, Judi Love, Dan Tiernan

Live At The Apollo

Series 19, Christmas Special - Noel At The Apollo: Judi Love, Dan Tiernan, John Kearns

Judi Love introduces comedians Dan Tiernan and John Kearns to perform their comedy stand-up routines on London's Hammersmith Apollo stage.

BBC One Wales. Copyright: BBC 10:40pm
30 min
Leroy Brito - Live In Cardiff. Leroy Brito

Leroy Brito - Live In Cardiff

The acclaimed comedian gives insight into his life, from being a teenage father to navigating marriage to the awkwardness of a vasectomy, in his first stand-up special.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Now You're Asking With Marian Keyes And Tara Flynn. Image shows from L to R: Tara Flynn, Marian Keyes

Now You're Asking With Marian Keyes And Tara Flynn

Series 4, Episode 5 - The Returning Children Problem

Breaking the ice at 51, ex-students moving back home just as it's got nice and quiet, and hen night anxieties - all given the Marian and Tara treatment.

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