Television
TV schedule Tuesday 26th August 2014
6am
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2point4 Children
Series 6, Episode 5 - The Man Who Knew Too MuchBen's 38th birthday is approaching, leaving him rather depressed about his increasing years. Relief is soon offered, however, in the form of the Purple Plug.
6am
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On The Buses
Series 3, Episode 11 - Going SteadyStan has been going steady with Sally. There's only one snag: she's Blakey's niece.
6am
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Bottom Knocker Street
Episode 9 - Going NowhereCouncillor Cowdrey gets nowhere when he tries to find a town willing to twin with Lower Mintworth.
6:15am
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Bottom Knocker Street
Episode 41 - Luck What Luck?When Dinga obtains a magic waistcoat, Councillor Cowdrey is determined to get his hands on it.
6:30am
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Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 27, Episode 7 - Who's That Talking To Lenny?Gullible Lenny has heard a voice from above. Can his friends ensure he is set up for receiving further communications?
7:30am
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Boj
Episode 14 - Song For MimiIt's Mimi's birthday! Pops makes Mimi a drum kit. Boj wants to create his own present for Mimi but can't find a quiet spot to record his special song for her. So instead Boj re-mixes all those noises made by her friends in Giggly Park - sounds which Mimi loves and gets everyone dancing at her party.
7:50am
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DNN
CBBC comedy set in a spoof news studio. The show takes in the past seven days, looking at news and popular culture.
10am
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Harry Hill's TV Burp
Award-winning comedian Harry Hill takes a surreal look at television clips from the previous seven days.
10:05am
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The Dog Ate My Homework
Series 1, Episode 2The super-student team captains are joined by children's favourites Sam and Mark, DNN's Victoria Cook and comedian Paul McCaffrey.
10:30am
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Harry Hill's TV Burp
Award-winning comedian Harry Hill takes a surreal look at television clips from the previous seven days.
11am
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One Foot In The Grave
Series 4, Christmas Special - One Foot In The AlgarveVictor and Margaret accompany Mrs Warboys, who is hoping for romance with her pen pal Alfonso, on holiday to meet him in his native Portugal. Fleet Street paparazzo Martin Trout is hot on their tail after an encounter at Victoria station leads him to believe they have accidentally taken possession of an extremely valuable and politically explosive roll of film...
11:35am
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Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 11 - Birthday BearMr Bean is shocked when Teddy receives a birthday card from Bean's girlfriend.
11:45am
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Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 12 - The MoleMr Bean's landlady is hopping mad when she finds mole hills on her lovely croquet lawn.
1pm
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Birds Of A Feather
Series 2, Episode 4 - MuesliDarryl is down after watching a fellow inmate being released. His friend tries to cheer him up. Tracey wants to have more in common with him so gets Dorien to lock her and Sharon in the box room for the weekend, only she ends up with a crisis and forgets about them.
1pm
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My Phone Genie
Episode 26 - Mobbsy's GirlfriendMobbsy's obsession with a new Girlfriend App on his phone leads Gene to take him and the girls inside the app in order to dump her.
1:40pm
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Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?
Series 2, Episode 8 - Affairs And RelationsBob has joined Terry on a weekend's fishing and is racked by guilt that he has left Thelma behind. When Thelma's father unexpectedly books into the same hotel with his secretary it seems the weekend couldn't get worse .. until Thelma turns up as well to sort things out with Bob!
2:20pm
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Birds Of A Feather
Series 2, Episode 5 - Keep Off The GrassThe sisters face a moral dilemma. They have seen someone they know involved in a crime, but can they grass him up? Tracey says yes, Sharon says no, but they both change their minds after speaking to Darryl and Chris. Dorien thinks there is only one option.
3pm
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Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Comedy drama about a group of builders who flee overseas in search of work.
3:10pm
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Strange Hill High
Series 1, Episode 12 - Becky Vs BockyBecky sets her heart on defeating perennial School President Stephanie Bethany. A clay sculpture of Templeton's gaining sentience appears to offer sure-fire electoral success.
3:40pm
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Timmy Time
Spin-off from Shaun The Sheep for the CBeebies channel, featuring Timmy the baby lamb and his friends.
4pm
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Porridge
A selection of episodes from the third series of the prison-based sitcom.
4:15pm
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Barbara
Series 1, Episode 3 - AmourTed befriends a group of youths who he goes out drinking and socialising with; Barbara is left to ensue war with builders across the road, whilst Jean's relationship looks like it could be over.
4:30pm
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Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 13 - RoadworksMr Bean's tranquillity is shattered by deafening roadworks outside his bedroom window. Threats, sabotage and subterfuge all fail to quell the cacophony until Bean has the ingenious idea of feeding the workmen into peaceful submission. But the silence ends with a bang!
4:40pm
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Duty Free
Series 3, Episode 5 - Costa Del CrimeDavid accidentally takes the wrong bag at the airport and finds himself in a spot of bother.
4:45pm
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Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 14 - The SofaThe sofa's springs explode under Mr Bean. Can he afford to buy a new sofa? Or will relaxing in front of the telly be a thing of the past?
5pm
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Horrible Histories
Series 2, Highlights Special - Savage SongsA compilation of the songs from the series, featuring Spartan High School Musical, the Viking Rock Band, punky Queen Boudica, Incan emperor Pachacuti, the posh rapping of Charles II, Blackbeard the Pirate, George IV going solo, the Victorian Inventions song, and the World War Two Girls.
5:10pm
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On The Buses
Series 3, Episode 12 - The SqueezeMoney is tight at home, so both Arthur and Stan investigate ways of increasing their income. Arthur's been repairing his motorbike and the pair wonder if there's someone out there gullible enough to buy it.
5:30pm
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The Johnny & Inel Show
Series 2, Episode 11 - PetsJohnny has a plan to replace Inel's pet goldfish Leon with a new Johnny approved pet. Inel is not impressed. The Vamps play in studio.
6pm
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Harry Hill's TV Burp
Award-winning comedian Harry Hill takes a surreal look at television clips from the previous seven days.
6pm
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Desmond's
Series 6, Episode 12 - Sign Of The TimesDesmond has ordered a neon sign for the shop and Lee has got it for him at a bargain price.
6:20pm
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Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Comedy drama about a group of builders who flee overseas in search of work.
6:30pm
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Harry Hill's TV Burp
Award-winning comedian Harry Hill takes a surreal look at television clips from the previous seven days.
7pm
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Blackadder
A selection of episodes from the fourth series of the comic historical saga.
7:20pm
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Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?
Series 2, Episode 8 - Affairs And RelationsBob has joined Terry on a weekend's fishing and is racked by guilt that he has left Thelma behind. When Thelma's father unexpectedly books into the same hotel with his secretary it seems the weekend couldn't get worse .. until Thelma turns up as well to sort things out with Bob!
8pm60 min version (repeat)
9pm
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Gavin & Stacey
A selection of episodes from the second and third series of the sitcom by and starring Ruth Jones and James Corden.
9pm50 min version (repeat)
8 Out Of 10 Cats
Series 15, Episode 10Jon, Sean and Jimmy are joined by Susan Calman, Carol Vorderman, Chris Ramsey and Mel Giedroyc.
9pm
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Love And Marriage
Episode 5While Pauline and Ken endure the hilarious agonies of relationship counselling, Martin and Michelle also put their marriage under pressure. They decide on a life swap, with Michelle going to work and Martin staying at home. Will the change be too much for them to bear?
9pm60 min version (repeat)
Live At The Apollo
Series 4, Episode 1 - Michael McIntyre, Rich Hall and Rhod GilbertMichael McIntyre introduces comedy from Rich Hall and Rhod Gilbert.
9pm
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8 Out Of 10 Cats
A selection of four episodes of the statisitcal panel game.
9pm
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Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason
Comedy sequel with more embarrassments and romantic messes for the diary-keeping heroine. Hapless Bridget gets cold feet about her relationship.
9:50pm50 min version (repeat)
8 Out Of 10 Cats
Series 15, Episode 3Jimmy Carr, Sean Lock and Jon Richardson are joined by Joe Wilkinson, Tina Malone, Rachel Riley and Chris Ramsey.
10pm
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Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps
Series 8, Episode 3 - Flan VanJanet is mugged and decides she wants to become a police community support officer to protect others from the same fate.
10pm
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Smack The Pony
Stylish, original and uninhibited Emmy award-winning sketch show starring Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips.
10pm
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Lee Evans - Big - Live At The O2
A TV broadcast of Lee Evans's record-breaking tour, which played to over half a million fans across the UK. Infectious stand-up from the top comic.
10pm
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Desmond's
Series 6, Episode 12 - Sign Of The TimesDesmond has ordered a neon sign for the shop and Lee has got it for him at a bargain price.
10pm
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At Home With The Braithwaites
Comedy drama about the Leeds Braithwaite family, whose lives are changed when mum wins £36 million on the lottery.
10pm
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The Sarah Millican Television Programme
Series 2, Episode 1Sarah Millican returns. Joining her are Strictly's Craig Revel Horwood and Spice Girl Melanie C. But how does Sarah end up performing CPR aided by the cast of Casualty?
10:30pm
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Smack The Pony
Stylish, original and uninhibited Emmy award-winning sketch show starring Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips.
10:40pm
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Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps
Series 8, Episode 4 - Ello ElloJanet begins her job as a police community support officer and is keen to earn Gaz's respect by making her first arrest.
11pm
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Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Special - Monty Python Live: One Down, Five To GoThe comedy event of the year: see the final Monty Python reunion show live from London's O2 Arena. Expect classic sketches, some surprises and lots of silliness.
11pm60 min version (repeat)
11pm
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Almost Royal
Series 1, Episode 3 - TexasBritain's most regal aristocrats - Georgie and Poppy Carlton - embrace the Texan way of life.
11:30pm50 min version (repeat)
8 Out Of 10 Cats
Series 15, Episode 8Sean, Jon and Jimmy are joined by guests Denise Van Outen, Vernon Kay, Henning Wehn and Nick Helm.
Midnight
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The Young Ones
Series 2, Episode 3 - NastyIn a graveside flashback, Vyvyan, Neil, Rick and Mike recount a night of terror as they encountered a vampire whilst attempting to connect up a VCR to watch some video nasties.
Midnight
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8 Out Of 10 Cats
A selection of four episodes of the statisitcal panel game.
12:05am
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Love And Marriage
Episode 5While Pauline and Ken endure the hilarious agonies of relationship counselling, Martin and Michelle also put their marriage under pressure. They decide on a life swap, with Michelle going to work and Martin staying at home. Will the change be too much for them to bear?
12:20am
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Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps
Series 8, Episode 3 - Flan VanJanet is mugged and decides she wants to become a police community support officer to protect others from the same fate.
12:25am50 min version (repeat)
8 Out Of 10 Cats
Series 15, Episode 7Jimmy, Sean and Jon are joined by Jack Dee, Victoria Coren, Matt Edmondson and Rob Beckett.
12:30am
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Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps
Series 3, Episode 5 - HospikalJonny goes round to plead with Janet's Dad, who's still refusing to have anything to do with the wedding. Mid-grovel, Jonny is shocked to find that Flo is in the house, alone with Mr Smith.
12:40am30 min
The Alternative Comedy Experience
Series 2, Episode 7 - Mrs Brown's BoysOn tonight's bill Robin Ince is joined by David O'Doherty, Josie Long, Isy Suttie, Helen Keen, and Mrs Brown's Boys No1 fan Michael Legge. Backstage interviews conducted by old comedian Stewart Lee.
12:50am
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My Old Man
Pilot, Episode 1 - My Old ManRetiree Sam Cobbett is forced to move out of his beloved terrace home by council redevelopment plans, and into his daughter and snobby son-in-law's high-rise flat. He's not remotely pleased by the changes of the modern world.
1am
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Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps
Series 8, Episode 4 - Ello ElloJanet begins her job as a police community support officer and is keen to earn Gaz's respect by making her first arrest.
1am
(repeat)
Smack The Pony
Stylish, original and uninhibited Emmy award-winning sketch show starring Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips.
1am
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 3 (Channel 4: Series 4), Episode 5Jimmy Carr, Sean Lock and Jon Richardson are joined by Jo Brand and Claudia Winkleman. Bill Bailey joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner, while Joe Wilkinson 'helps' Rachel Riley provide the letters and numbers.
1:25am
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Big Train
Sketch show featuring stars including Simon Pegg, Mark Heap, Kevin Eldon, Julia Davis and Catherine Tate.
1:30am
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Smack The Pony
Stylish, original and uninhibited Emmy award-winning sketch show starring Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips.
1:35am
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Fake Reaction
ITV2 entertainment series in which contestants must keep a straight face and fool the other team. Hosted by Matt Edmondson.
1:55am
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Big Train
Sketch show featuring stars including Simon Pegg, Mark Heap, Kevin Eldon, Julia Davis and Catherine Tate.
2:10am
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Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps
Series 3, Episode 5 - HospikalJonny goes round to plead with Janet's Dad, who's still refusing to have anything to do with the wedding. Mid-grovel, Jonny is shocked to find that Flo is in the house, alone with Mr Smith.
2:10am
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At Home With The Braithwaites
Comedy drama about the Leeds Braithwaite family, whose lives are changed when mum wins £36 million on the lottery.
2:15am
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The Ricky Gervais Show
Series 2, Episode 3Ricky teaches Karl some facts about animals; Karl offers a misguided theory about evolution, then recounts the latest scientific breakthroughs in medicine; and Stephen reads from Karl's Diary, sharing his thoughts about the Congo, the decline of gadgets and watching films with subtitles.
2:20am
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This Is Jinsy
Series 2, Episode 4 - Penny's PendantDame Eileen Atkins is Miss Penny, a school-mistress with a massive dome of pinned hair who teaches Extreme Etiquette for Girls.
2:25am
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The Young Ones
Series 2, Episode 3 - NastyIn a graveside flashback, Vyvyan, Neil, Rick and Mike recount a night of terror as they encountered a vampire whilst attempting to connect up a VCR to watch some video nasties.
2:30am
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Dead Ringers
TV impressions show that ran throughout the 2000s. Featuring Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Phil Cornwell, Kevin Connelly and Mark Perry.
3am45 min version (repeat)
8 Out Of 10 Cats
Series 15, Episode 8Sean, Jon and Jimmy are joined by guests Denise Van Outen, Vernon Kay, Henning Wehn and Nick Helm.
3:05am
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Seann Walsh World
Episode 3Seann Walsh delves into the depths of the internet. Tonight he deals with: floating cheeseburgers; balloon fetishists; and the weirdest animal cruelty protest ever.
3:30am
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Dirty Sexy Funny: Olivia Lee
A hidden camera prank show for Comedy Central starring Olivia Lee. Features stunts, scripted sketches and setups.