British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Television

TV schedule Tuesday 16th June 2009

ITV3 logo. Credit: ITV 6:55pm (repeat)
On The Buses. Stan Butler (Reg Varney). Copyright: London Weekend Television

On The Buses

Series 3, Episode 3 - The Inspector's Niece

A new clippie hides a terrible secret - she's Blakey's niece!

ITV3 logo. Credit: ITV 7:25pm (repeat)
Rising Damp. Rupert Rigsby (Leonard Rossiter). Copyright: Yorkshire Television

Rising Damp

Series 3, Episode 2 - Stage Struck

Rigsby attempts to have himself cast as male lead in a play written by effeminate lodger Hilary when he discovers that Ruth is playing the role of the love interest.

U&Dave channel logo 9pm (repeat)
Live At The Apollo. Jack Dee. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Live At The Apollo

Jack Dee Live At The Apollo Series 1, Episode 5 - Omid Djalili

Deadpan comic Jack Dee shares his gripes on school sports day, rubbernecking and the notion of appointing an Olympic village idiot, before introducing a performance by Omid Djalili, who offers his take on everything from Shakespeare to belly-dancing.

BBC Three 9pm
60 min
Personal Affairs. Image shows from L to R: Grace Darling (Olivia Grant), Nicole Palmerston-Amory (Maimie McCoy), Doris 'Sid' Siddiqi (Ruth Negga), Lucy Baxter (Laura Aikman), Michelle 'Midge' Lerner (Annabel Scholey). Copyright: 2am TV

Personal Affairs

Episode 1 - A Decent Proposal

When Grace's boss Rock proposes, her life begins to unravel in a most unexpected way, whilst her friend Nicole is horrified to learn the true identity of her latest sexual conquest.

BBC Four 9pm (repeat)
Comedy Songs - The Pop Years. Copyright: Shine / BBC

Comedy Songs - The Pop Years

Documentary which traces the modern history of the comedy pop song from the birth of the charts in 1952 to its reinvention in the new millennium.

U&Dave channel logo 10pm (repeat)
Live At The Apollo. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Live At The Apollo

Series 3, Episode 4 - Lee Mack and Sean Lock

Lee Mack hosts, with Sean Lock performing in front of a packed Hammersmith Apollo. The pair take pot shots at Riverdance, hundreds and thousands, Cockneys and starfish.

Channel One 10:30pm (repeat)
Room 101. Paul Merton. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions / BBC

Room 101

What do you really dislike? In Room 101, celebrities have the chance to get rid of their personal hates forever.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 10:35pm
30 min
Tough Gig. Copyright: Tinderbox Television

Tough Gig

Episode 6 - Russell Howard's Tough Gig

Russell Howard travels to the coastal town of Lahinch, County Clare, where he joins a group of Irish extreme surfers.

BBC Four 10:55pm (repeat)
The Armstrong & Miller Show. Image shows from L to R: Ben Miller, Alexander Armstrong. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions / Toff Media

The Armstrong & Miller Show

Series 1, Episode 7

Armstrong and Miller provide their own take on Sky Sports Football News, Pru and Miranda smash their cafe window again and the Prime Minister accidently leaves his wife in a volatile African country.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:05pm (repeat)
Alan Carr: Chatty Man. Alan Carr. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Alan Carr: Chatty Man

Series 1, Episode 1 - Bruce Forsyth, Heather Graham, Ross Kemp

Alan Carr hosts a brand new entertainment chat show. This week's guests are Bruce Forsyth, Heather Graham and Ross Kemp, with music from the Pet Shop Boys, who perform their new single Did You See Me Coming?.

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