British Comedy Guide

Television

TV schedule Saturday 9th May 2009

BBC Two 12pm
30 min
Winging It. Joe Thomas. Copyright: Zeppotron

Winging It

Episode 4

Performer Jonny Sweet becomes Barry Balmoral, a minor member of the royal family claiming to be 37th in line to the throne. Meanwhile, comedian Andrew Spiers takes on the role of top astronaut Snap Wiffersley, with a mission to convince a room of sci-fi fans that he is Britain's number one spaceman.

BBC Two 9:40pm
60 min
BBC Two

Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide To The Orchestra

Bill Bailey gives his take on the world of the orchestra, performing both classic works and his own pieces with the BBC Concert Orchestra.

BBC Four 9:40pm
BBC Four

Mark Lawson Talks To... Ian Hislop

Private Eye editor Ian Hislop discusses his role as a satirist with Mark Lawson. He talks about how boarding school became a second home after the premature death of his father, and his own expectation of an early demise. Christianity has been a consistent factor in his life, and he describes how he regularly flirts with doubt but always returns to faith. He also reveals the goings on behind the scenes of Have I Got News For You where he has been a team captain for almost 20 years.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10:35pm
Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation

Bring Back... Star Trek

Justin Lee Collins returns for the latest of his nostalgia specials as he attempts to boldly go where no super fan has gone before: to attempt a reunion of the cast of one of the most influential programmes in TV history: Star Trek. Travelling to Los Angeles to set up his mission control, JLC uses every trick in the stalker's handbook to track the likes of Kirk, Spock, Sulu, Uhuru and Chekov.

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