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Schedule Saturday 12th April 2025

CBeebies logo. Credit: BBC 10:15am
10 min
Nikhil & Jay

Nikhil & Jay

Episode 29 - Nikhil And Jay And The Train To Chennai

When a power cut interrupts their call, the boys feel sad that they are not in Chennai with Ammamma and Thatha. They pretend to take a train all the way there to see them!

BBC Radio 5 Live 11am
60 min
Rick Edwards. Credit: BBC

Fighting Talk

Series 22, Episode 34

BBC Gladiator Alex Gray, sports journalist Jim White, and comedians Justin Moorhouse and Susie McCabe join Rick Edwards for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.

U&Dave channel logo 6pm (repeat)
Would I Lie To You?. Image shows from L to R: David Mitchell, Rob Brydon, Lee Mack. Copyright: Zeppotron

Would I Lie To You?

A selection of episodes from the fourth series of the lie-based panel game.

BBC Three 7pm (repeat)
Laugh Lessons. Ehiz Ufuah

Laugh Lessons

Episode 1 - Toxic Ting

Ehiz, one of the UK's biggest social media stars, breaks down his own experiences of Toxic Masculinity in this sick grime track.

Sky Max. Copyright: Sky 8pm (repeat)
A League Of Their Own

A League Of Their Own

The Rally, Episode 3

The teams compete in a stunning avalanche rescue challenge on Mont Blanc. Tom Davis falls out with everyone, and Big Zuu and Jamie reveal their guilty pleasure playlist. The Rally comes to an epic climax on the legendary Lingotto Rooftop circuit in Turin. The teams must race Fiat 500s round the track in reverse for the final, winner-takes-all challenge.

Radio 4 8pm
60 min
Kenneth Williams

Said The Actor To The Bishop

At the height of his fame in the 1970s, Kenneth Williams was asked to record excerpts from the Bible. Those recordings haven't been broadcast until now.

U&Dave channel logo 9pm (repeat)
Not Going Out. Image shows from L to R: Lee (Lee Mack), Lucy (Sally Bretton). Copyright: Avalon Television / Arlo Productions

Not Going Out

A selection of episodes from the 13th series of the Lee Mack sitcom.

Sky Max. Copyright: Sky 9pm (repeat)
Rob Beckett's Smart TV. Image shows left to right: Emmett J Scanlan, Alison Hammond, Kerry Godliman, Rob Beckett, Himesh Patel, Josh Widdicombe, Carol Vorderman

Rob Beckett's Smart TV

Series 2, Episode 6

Joining Rob and team captains Josh and Alison for the final episode in this series is comedian and actor Kerry Godliman, Peaky Blinders and KIN actor Emmett J Scanlan, former Eastender turned movie legend Himesh Patel, and the nation's numbers queen Carol Vorderman.

BBC Three 9:05pm (repeat)
Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps. Image shows from L to R: Louise (Kathryn Drysdale), Jonny Keogh (Ralf Little), Donna Henshaw (Natalie Casey), Janet (Sheridan Smith), Gary 'Gaz' Wilkinson (Will Mellor). Copyright: BBC

Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps

A selection of episodes from the second and third series of the adult sitcom.

Channel 5 logo 9:15pm
90 min
Morecambe & Wise: The Unseen Tapes. Image shows left to right: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise

Morecambe & Wise: The Unseen Tapes

Documentary about Morecambe & Wise, including some footage previously unseen on network television.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 9:20pm
60 min
The Jonathan Ross Show. Jonathan Ross. Copyright: Hot Sauce / ITV Studios

The Jonathan Ross Show

Series 22, Episode 7 - Martin Freeman, Bella Ramsey, Jarvis Cocker and Pulp

The host interviews award-winning actor Martin Freeman, star of The Last Of Us Bella Ramsey, and musician Jarvis Cocker before a special musical performance by Britpop figureheads, Pulp.

Channel 5 logo 10:45pm (repeat)
Bradley Walsh: Legends Of Comedy. Bradley Walsh. Credit: Matt Frost

Bradley Walsh's Comedy Legends

Episode 3 - Double Acts

Bradley Walsh unpacks what it takes to make it as a comedy duo whilst celebrating his favourite double acts of all time. Do opposites attract as with The Two Ronnies and French & Saunders? Or is it a case of them sharing a sense of the world and why it's funny, like Fry & Laurie or Armstrong & Miller? Bradley challenges today's comedy legends to unravel the secrets of the genre, alongside classic archive clips and first-hand anecdotes from his life in the business.

U&Dave channel logo 11pm (repeat)
QI Titles. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series C, Episode 5 - Cat's Eyes

With Jo Brand, Sean Lock and Rich Hall.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Call Jonathan Pie. Image shows left to right: Roger (Nick Revell), Jonathan Pie (Tom Walker), Jules (Lucy Pearman), Sam (Aqib Khan)

Call Jonathan Pie

Series 2, Episode 3 - Arise Sir Roger

Roger has secret reasons for desperately trying to rein Pie in as he gives Britain's most famous family a right royal kicking.

Radio 4 11:30pm (repeat)
Sue Perkins

Nature Table

Series 1, Episode 2

Sue Perkins is joined by biologist Lizzie Daly, zoologist Billy Heaney and comedian Jessica Fostekew, with items discussed including angler fish and grey seals.

U&Dave channel logo 11:40pm (repeat)
QI Titles. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series C, Episode 6 - Cockneys

With Phill Jupitus, Bill Bailey and Rory McGrath.

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