Television
TV schedule Wednesday 8th December 2010
3:05pm
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Horrible Histories
Series 2, Episode 6The Ug and Ugio families go head to head on Stone Age Family Fortunes, mad King George III's doctors are even madder than he is, and Emperor Elagabalus launches his pranktastic Roman lottery.
3:50pm7 min
Shaun The Sheep
Series 2, Episode 33 - Pigs Swill FlyThe farm is looking spotless and everyone is on their best behaviour when the dreaded farm inspector pays a visit. But while the inspector checks out the inside of the farmhouse, war breaks out in the field between the sheep and the pigs. Can Bitzer prevent the inspector from noticing as the chaos escalates outside?
5:15pm25 min
Scoop
Series 2, Episode 12 - Back Tud-or FutureDigby is convinced he has time travelled to King Henry VIII's royal court.
5:20pm
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On The Buses
Series 7, Episode 7 - Goodbye StanWith the cost of living heading ever-upwards, Stan's had enough and decides to apply for a different job: at a car factory. In the north!
5:45pm25 min
Bear Behaving Badly
Series 4, Episode 10 - Mission ImpawsableNev and Keith set out on a mission to rescue Postie and Aunt Barbara.
6pm
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Last Of The Summer Wine
Potts in Pole Position: The gang's festive cheer is rudely disturbed by a severe-looking woman, who quickly dispatches it to find her husband who is in training for an Antarctic expedition - although he is not too keen on being found. Meanwhile, Howard arranges a fishing trip with the boys, but risks winding up sleeping with the fishes. With guest appearances by Warren Mitchell and June Whitfield.
6pm
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Harry Hill's TV Burp
Series 10, Highlights Special - The Best Of TV Burp 13Strap in for another rollicking ride through Burps past, as big-collared telly critic Harry Hill presents more of the funniest moments from previous series.
6:35pm
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One Foot In The Grave
Series 3, Christmas Special - The Man In The Long Black CoatSeven months after Patrick gunned down one hundred of his garden gnomes in cold blood, Victor still has a score to settle with his next-door neighbour. Meanwhile, down on his allotment all is not what it would appear with a pile of horse manure bought from a dodgy character.
7:45pm
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To The Manor Born
Christmas Special - 25th Anniversary SpecialAudrey and Richard's 25th wedding anniversary is coming up, so there is a party to plan at Grantleigh Manor. The scene is set for a great night until an extraordinary confession gets in the way.
8:55pm
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Only Fools And Horses
Series 6, Episode 4 - The Unlucky Winner Is...Del enters an old painting of Rodney's in to a competition and unexpectedly wins a holiday for three. Unfortunately for Rodney, his painting came first in the under 15 category... Del decides not to tell anyone and deal with it once they get out there.
9pm
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9:40pm
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Mock The Week
Topical panel show taking a satirical look at the week's news. Hosted by Dara O Briain with regular player Hugh Dennis.
10pm
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The Vicar Of Dibley
Series 3, Episode 2 - WinterIt's Christmas - not to mention the turn of the Millennium - in Dibley, and the Vicar is determined to put on a festive show that will be talked about for years. With Hugo, Frank and Owen in charge, they don't get off to a good start, but plans for a special live nativity, with the actually pregnant Alice as Mary, are soon being made.
10:20pm
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Have I Got News For You
Long-running topical panel game with a strong political slant, featuring team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton.
10:55pm
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Absolutely Fabulous
Episode 4.7, Gay: Special one-off edition, which sees Edina plan a trip to New York in a bid to find long-lost son Serge, accompanied as ever by sozzled companion Patsy, who is hoping to take New York Fashion Week by storm as part of her new job in haute couture. Meanwhile, Saffy seeks inspiration for her writing by crawling inside a cupboard, and Bo and Marshall - Serge's dad - organise their own Christian TV show.
11pm
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Comedy Central At The Comedy Store
Series 1, Episode 3Micky Flanagan on cockney boys, Kai Humphries on adolescence, Tom Wrigglesworth on public transport and Neil Delamere on diving with sharks.
11:15pm30 min
Sports Mash - Taking The Mic
Episode 11Alistair McGowan, Dave Lamb and Lucy Montgomery trawl through the ITV World of Sport archive from the 1970s and 80s.
12:15am
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Russell Howard's Good News
Series 3, Episode 7Russell Howard gives his take on some of the key stories of the week as well as highlighting some of the more overlooked items that have caught his eye during his forensic trawl through newspapers, websites, TV and radio shows.