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Schedule Wednesday 14th May 2025

Talking Pictures TV 7:05am (repeat)
Dateline Diamonds

Dateline Diamonds

A repeat of this 1966 film.

Comedy Central 12pm (repeat)
Guessable?. Chris Kamara. Copyright: Tuesday's Child

Guessable?

Series 2, Episode 3

The gang welcome TV presenter Alex Jones, comedians Kerry Godliman and Lou Sanders, and football pundit royalty Chris Kamara into the loft.

Film4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 2:50pm (repeat)
The Admirable Crichton. Image shows left to right: Bill Crichton (Kenneth More), Eliza Tweeny (Diane Cilento). Credit: Columbia Pictures

The Admirable Crichton

1957 film based on J M Barrie's play. Kenneth More stars as butler to a family who find themselves shipwrecked on a desert island.

Comedy Central Extra 4pm (repeat)
Guessable?. Chris Kamara. Copyright: Tuesday's Child

Guessable?

Series 2, Episode 3

The gang welcome TV presenter Alex Jones, comedians Kerry Godliman and Lou Sanders, and football pundit royalty Chris Kamara into the loft.

Talking Pictures TV 4:45pm (repeat)
Laxdale Hall

Laxdale Hall

Car owners in a remote Scottish village refuse to pay road taxes untill a proper road has been built.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Angela Barnes. Credit: Matt Crockett

Live From The UK

Episode 1

This week you can hear Mark Nelson at The Stand, Glasgow; Louise Young at The Stand, Newcastle; Hayley Ellis at the Frog and Bucket, Manchester; and headliner Josh Pugh at the Glee Club, Birmingham.

Comedy Central 9pm (repeat)
Alan Carr Live: Spexy Beast. Alan Carr. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Alan Carr Live: Spexy Beast

Alan Carr presents his live show Spexy Beast, previously released on DVD in 2011.

Comedy Central 10pm (repeat)
8 Out Of 10 Cats. Image shows from L to R: Sean Lock, Jimmy Carr, Jon Richardson. Copyright: Zeppotron

8 Out Of 10 Cats

Series 12, Episode 1

Jimmy Carr, Sean Lock and Jon Richardson are joined by British boxing sensation Amir Khan, The IT Crowd's Richard Ayoade and comics Holly Walsh and Josh Widdicombe.

Comedy Central 10:30pm (repeat)
8 Out Of 10 Cats. Image shows from L to R: Sean Lock, Jimmy Carr, Jon Richardson. Copyright: Zeppotron

8 Out Of 10 Cats

Series 12, Episode 2

Team captains Sean Lock and Jon Richardson thrash out the hot stories of the week, from the silly to the serious, and are joined by Sarah Millican, Joe Wilkinson, DJ Nick Grimshaw and Ollie Locke from Made In Chelsea.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Michael Spicer: No Room. Michael Spicer. Credit: BBC

Michael Spicer: No Room

Series 2, Episode 3 - Deep State Conspiracies and Discount Merch

It wasn't a riot, the inmates were just making space for a hoedown. The Tims solve the prison crisis.

Radio 4 11:15pm
15 min
The Skewer. Credit: BBC, Unusual Productions

The Skewer

Series 13, Episode 5

Jon Holmes brings you the week's biggest stories like you've never heard them before.

Talking Pictures TV 12:40am (repeat)
Talking Pictures TV

Hunting Venus

Former pop-star turned con artist Simon Delancey is kidnapped by two fans of his eighties band the Venus Hunters, and blackmailed to re-form the band for one final show.

Comedy Central 2:25am (repeat)
Dara O Briain: Voice Of Reason. Dara O Briain. Copyright: Off The Kerb

Dara O Briain: Voice Of Reason

Highlights from comedian Dara O Briain's 2019 stand-up show.

Comedy Central Extra 2:55am (repeat)
The Ricky Gervais Show. Image shows from L to R: Stephen Merchant, Karl Pilkington, Ricky Gervais. Copyright: Media Rights Capital / Wildbrain

The Ricky Gervais Show

Series 1, Episode 5

Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington cover a range of pointless topics, including the Top 50 "Freaks of All Time", famous sayings and a fire fighting monkey.

Comedy Central Extra 3:20am (repeat)
The Ricky Gervais Show. Image shows from L to R: Stephen Merchant, Karl Pilkington, Ricky Gervais. Copyright: Media Rights Capital / Wildbrain

The Ricky Gervais Show

Series 1, Episode 6

Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington cover a range of pointless topics including body parts, prostate exams, and the phrase "a stitch in time saves nine".

Comedy Central Extra 4:30am (repeat)
Al Murray: A Glass Of White Wine For The Lady. Copyright: Avalon Television

Al Murray: A Glass Of White Wine For The Lady

Al Murray's Pub Landlord puts the world to rights with his lager fuelled philosophies in the TV broadcast of his 2004 DVD.

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