TV schedule for 28th December 2015 (full list)

6am (repeat)

George & Mildred

Series 5, Episode 7 - I Gotta Horse

Mildred's sister Ethel makes rare contact, enquiring about an old model of their father's. Mildred doesn't think anything of it, until a rather enlightening chat with Ann...

6:25am (repeat)

Sooty

Series 2, Episode 18 - Fireworks

Its fireworks night at the park, but Sooty, Sweep and Soo can't afford to go. Sooty decides to sell Curry soup and things soon hot up.

6:55am (repeat)

Tommy Cooper

Episode 1

Tommy Cooper presents his own show, with sketches and special guests. Featuring Ronnie Corbett and Stubby Kaye.

7am (repeat)

Last Of The Summer Wine

Series 30, Episode 3 - Will Howard Cross The Atlantic Single-Handed?

Hobbo is still having trouble getting Nelly to admit that she is his natural birth mother. To get the proof he needs, he fits Howard up with an eavesdropping wire to pick up Nelly talking to Pearl.

7am (repeat)

Mr Bean

A selection of episodes from the second series of the animated version of Rowan Atkinson's comic creation.

7:30am (repeat)

Last Of The Summer Wine

Series 30, Episode 4 - Who's That Looking Sideways At Nelly?

Hobbo, former milkman and undercover agent at Primrose Dairies, is ready for any dangerous situation - and going round telling everyone that Nelly is his mother is one.

7:35am (repeat)

Danger Mouse

Series 1, Episode 9 - Welcome To Danger World!

Danger Mouse must fight his own urge to be awesome to stop the world turning into a gigantic intergalactic tourist attraction.

8am (repeat)

Desmond's

Series 3, Episode 11 - The Prodigal

The barber shop's finances are a bit shaky, so Michael offers to lend a hand. His efficiency causes more than a few problems which are solved by a good old-fashioned story-telling session.

8am (repeat)

Only Fools And Horses

Gold devotes the entire week to Britain's most popular sitcom.

8:25am (repeat)

Minder

Series 3, Episode 13 - In

Terry has to track down some tough Scots when Arthur lands himself in trouble with the police.

8:25am (repeat)

Timmy Time

Spin-off from Shaun The Sheep for the CBeebies channel, featuring Timmy the baby lamb and his friends.

9am (repeat)

The Almost Impossible Gameshow

Anarchic comedy game show in which 10 contestants per episode get 50 chances to beat each of a series of simple but difficult challenges.

9:30am (repeat)

Horrible Histories. Image shows from L to R: Mathew Baynton, Martha Howe-Douglas, Laurence Rickard. Copyright: Lion Television / Citrus Television

The Vikings launch their advert for We Sell Any Monk, Queen Elizabeth I surprises her court with some very odd laws, the sacrifice-obsessed Aztec priests sing their gruesome disco song, and we discover the Roman equivalent of text messaging.

9:35am (repeat)

Bad Robots

Series 1, Episode 1

In this first episode, student Barney ties himself in knots when posting a fragile wedding present using the TezCorp Frank and Send machine, and a photo booth believes its users would prefer to have their passport photo printed on a shower curtain or a duvet cover.

9:55am (repeat)

The Darling Buds Of May

Comedy drama series about H.E. Bates's eccentric Larkin family.

10:55am (repeat)

Justin's House

Series 3, Episode 15 - Oogie Boogie Plant

Justin, Robert and Little Monster try to look after a giant and a rather naughty plant for Mr Bloom.

11:05am (repeat)

Mr Bean

Series 2, Episode 9 - Valentine's Bean

Bean tries to be romantic but his idea of what that means proves very different to Irma's!

11:20am (repeat)

Mr Bean

Series 2, Episode 10 - All You Can Eat

Having forgotten Irma's coming for dinner, Mr Bean rushes to the supermarket. There he enters a competition to win a trolley of free food!

12:30pm (repeat)

My Parents Are Aliens

Long-running children's sitcom following the lives of three orphaned children. Their new foster parents are secretly aliens.

12:30pm (repeat)

Talking Comedy

Episode 3 - Les Dawson Talking Comedy

A laughter-filled look back at much-loved deadpan comic Les Dawson's appearances over the years on a selection of the BBC's talk shows.

2pm (repeat)

Terry Pratchett's The Colour Of Magic

Episode 1 - The Colour Of Magic

On Discworld, the cowardly and incompetent failed wizard Rincewind crosses paths with a man called Twoflower, who is visiting the grand city of Ankh-Morpork as a tourist. They, along with Twoflower's very dangerous Luggage, travel the Disc to see what is on offer.

2:05pm (repeat)

Twirlywoos

Series 2, Episode 5 - Going Over

The Twirlywoos watch a horse going over a jump and try to have a go themselves. Meanwhile, back in the Boat, the Stop-Go Car visits Peekaboo and they play a game of leapfrog.

2:30pm (repeat)

Desmond's

Series 3, Episode 5 - Relative Strangers

Porkpie is earning a little pin money by helping out at the barber shop and the first customer he meets turns out to be his long lost daughter Denise, now a medical student, who hasn't seen her father for twenty years.

2:50pm (repeat)

Strange Hill High

Series 1, Episode 8 - Health & Safety

Forced to watch a grotty old 1970s health and safety film during the school's annual 'Safety Week', Mitchell, Becky and Templeton find themselves trapped inside the movie!

3:10pm (repeat)

Scream Street

Series 1, Episode 7 - Mirror Mirror

Resus feels like he's the family embarrassment, and wishes he was the vampire his parents dreamed of.

3:15pm (repeat)

Lunch Hour

Shirley Anne Field plays a young designer on the brink of an affair with a married executive at the company she works for.

3:20pm (repeat)

Danger Mouse

Series 1, Episode 8 - The Other Day The Earth Stood Still

Only Danger Mouse can save the world from chaos when the Baron stops the world spinning with a plague of traffic lights.

3:25pm (repeat)

Wussywat The Clumsy Cat

Episode 5 - Shiny

Wussywat learns about reflections and shiny things.

4pm (repeat)

Mr Bean

Series 2, Episode 11 - Flat Pack

Mr Bean is in need of a sturdy new bookcase and sets off to visit a furniture warehouse. He finds one that is perfect, but is outraged when he is told he has to build the bookcase himself! Bean is unfamiliar with flat pack assembly and struggles to construct his new bookcase, failing miserably when he discovers he is one screw short. Mr Bean heads back to the shop only to find it is closed!

4pm (repeat)

Horrible Histories

Series 6, Episode 1 - Awesome Alfred The Great

Watch King Alfred the Great argue with his older brothers, then defeat the Vikings using his cunning hit-and-run tactics, summoning the spirit of Ed Sheeran. Meanwhile, across the world, Ant and Dec host a very special Chinese edition of I'm A Celebrity, and the Egyptians tell us how healthcare should really be done.

4:15pm (repeat)

Mr Bean

Series 2, Episode 12 - Holiday For Teddy

Mr Bean decides to take Teddy on holiday to the seaside. When he arrives at his hotel a spoilt little girl wants Teddy all to herself. Her protective dad only wants the best for his little princess. A tussle ensues, resulting in a chase across town on to the pier. No one comes between Mr Bean, Teddy and their relaxing holiday!

4:20pm (repeat)

Who Done It?

Big screen debut for Benny Hill as a street-sweeper who wins enough money to pursue his dream of becoming a private investigator.

4:30pm (repeat)

Mr Bean

Series 2, Episode 13 - The Newspaper

Mr Bean is left in peace when Mrs Wicket goes off on her holidays. This means Mr Bean has free access to her daily newspaper. Every time he goes down to collect it from the letterbox it has disappeared. Someone is taking it, but who? Mr Bean is determined to nab the mysterious newspaper stealer and uses a range of ingenious homemade traps in his quest to catch the sneaky thief.

4:45pm (repeat)

Mr Bean

Series 2, Episode 14 - Viral Bean

Mr Bean is trying to find a nice quiet place to read his book so he sets off for the library. There he is distracted by some funny online videos on the library computer. Before he knows it, Mr Bean is recording his own video, which is uploaded for everyone to see. Things start to go crazy when people check it out and his popularity takes off. Will he enjoy being in the public eye and how long will his celebrity last?

5:45pm (repeat)

Birds Of A Feather

Series 2, Christmas Special - Falling In Love Again

Chris has got himself into debt with the McCarthy family, Sharon wins a dating show and chooses a trip to Berlin as her prize so that she can collect a valuable car that Chris owns to settle the debt. Dorien gets a nasty surprise and Tracey falls for a mechanic.

5:50pm (repeat)

The Darling Buds Of May

Comedy drama series about H.E. Bates's eccentric Larkin family.

6pm (repeat)

The Two Ronnies Spectacle

A repeat run of the entire documentary series of the great double-act.

6pm (repeat)

We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story

One-off drama about how writers Jimmy Perry and David Croft got Dad's Army made despite scepticism from BBC management.

6pm (repeat)

QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Sandi Toksvig. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

A selection of episodes from Series D from the world's cleverest and most interesting panel game.

6:25pm (repeat)

Shaun The Sheep

Series 1, Episode 6 - Still Life

The farmer's turned artist, but will Shaun and pals play along?

6:35pm (repeat)

Strange Hill High

Series 1, Episode 10 - Teacher's Pet

Ordered to tidy up a science lab by Abercrombie, Becky is distracted by an array of school pets in cages. Mitchell and Templeton are more interested in a Matter Transmogrifier - and there are soon giant rabbits roaming the halls.

7:20pm (repeat)

Last Of The Summer Wine

Series 27, Christmas Special - A Tale Of Two Sweaters

Howard finds himself in deep water when he is given jumpers from both Pearl and Marina for Christmas.

7:30pm (repeat)

A Matter Of Loaf And Death

A spoof of murder mysteries is in store as Wallace and Gromit start running their own bakery: Top Bun. However, there's a Cereal Killer on the loose.

8pm (repeat)

Desmond's

Series 4, Episode 3 - Growing Pains

Lee wonders who his parents are. Meanwhile, Michael takes Spanish lessons from Mandy.

8pm (repeat)

Desmond's

Series 3, Episode 5 - Relative Strangers

Porkpie is earning a little pin money by helping out at the barber shop and the first customer he meets turns out to be his long lost daughter Denise, now a medical student, who hasn't seen her father for twenty years.

8pm (repeat)

Blackadder

1988 Specials, Christmas Special - Blackadder's Christmas Carol

Ebenezer Blackadder is the kindest man in England, until a visit from the Spirit of Christmas helps him to see the error of his ways.

8:30pm (repeat)

Desmond's

Series 4, Episode 4 - Lee's Journey

Lee goes to Liverpool in search of his mother, unaware that she's already come to London to look for him.

8:30pm
30 min

The Really Welsh Quiz

Episode 2 - New Year

With guests Behnaz Akhgar, Nicola Reynolds, Eggsy from GLC and Owen Money.

8:30pm (repeat)

Miranda

Final Specials - The Final Curtain

Will Miranda finally learn to accept herself and find contentment? And will she find her one true love?

9pm (repeat)

Da Ali G Show

A selection of episodes from the second series of Sacha Baron Cohen's comic creation.

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9pm (repeat)

8 Out Of 10 Cats

Series 12, Christmas Special

Comedians Sean Lock and Jon Richardson head up the teams for this year's Christmas capers, joined by guests pop duo Jedward, comedian Micky Flanagan, actress and presenter Liza Tarbuck and The Inbetweeners star Greg Davies.

9pm (repeat)

Jason Manford Live: First World Problems

TV broadcast of Jason Manford's 2014 live stand-up DVD, First World Problems.

9pm (repeat)

Two Doors Down

Pilot, Episode 1 - Two Doors Down

One-off comedy set in a chaotic New Year's party thrown by Eric and Beth Baird as they count down to the Hogmanay bells in traditional Scottish style.

9pm (repeat)

Blackadder

Special - Blackadder Back & Forth

It's New Year's Eve 1999 and Lord Edmund Blackadder V is holding a dinner party for his four closest friends.

9:45pm
60 min version (repeat)

Have I Got News For You

Series 41, Episode 1

Jack Dee hosts the satirical panel game, with guest panellists Caroline Wyatt and Jon Richardson.

10pm (repeat)

The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year

Episode 19 - The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2015

The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year returns as Jimmy Carr tests a panel of A List Celebrities to see who knows the most about 2015.

10pm (repeat)

Micky Flanagan's Out Out Tour

Television edit of the hit 2011 stand-up show The Out Out Tour Live, by East End comic Micky Flanagan.

10:30pm (repeat)

Bad Education

Series 1, Episode 4 - School Trip

Banned from organising his own trip after a disastrous previous outing, Alfie's class are sent on Miss Gulliver's field trip to a combined petting zoo and ink museum.

10:45pm
60 min version (repeat)

QI

Series J, Episode 4 - Jack And Jill

With Katy Brand, David Mitchell and Sue Perkins.

10:50pm (repeat)

Two Doors Down

Pilot, Episode 1 - Two Doors Down

One-off comedy set in a chaotic New Year's party thrown by Eric and Beth Baird as they count down to the Hogmanay bells in traditional Scottish style.

11pm (repeat)

Gavin & Stacey

Series 1, Episode 2

After a huge misunderstanding on the phone, Stacey thinks Gavin has finished with her.

11pm (repeat)

Fresh Meat

Series 2, Episode 5

Things go from bad to worse when Josie makes a catastrophic error of judgement. A chance encounter leads Oregon to fall for a sexy librarian, JP makes a 'local' friend, Vod falls in love, while Howard turns detective in a bid to catch an intruder.

11pm (repeat)

A League Of Their Own

Series 6, Episode 8

The sixth series bows out with guest appearances from Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany, comedian Lee Mack and actress Billie Piper.

11:40pm (repeat)

The Catherine Tate Show

Series 2, Episode 3

Ivan & Trudy present their 'wig emporium', Derek Faye purchases a David Beckham calendar and are hospital nurses stealing Nan's personal belongings?

11:45pm
60 min version (repeat)

Have I Got News For You

Series 45, Episode 6

Jo Brand hosts the topical quiz, with guest panellists John Cooper Clarke and Michael Fabricant joining Ian and Paul.

11:55pm (repeat)

Celebrity Juice

ITV2 panel show hosted by Leigh Francis as Keith Lemon, focused on the world of celebrity and silly games.

Midnight (repeat)

Absolutely Fabulous

Series 3, Episode 3 - Sex

Edina is encouraged by Patsy to plan an orgy, as she has not had sex for a long time. The pair hire two gigolos and prepare for their night of debauchery; which collides disastrously with Saffron's biology presentation for university.

Midnight (repeat)

Miranda

Final Specials - The Final Curtain

Will Miranda finally learn to accept herself and find contentment? And will she find her one true love?

12:15am (repeat)

Channel 4's Comedy Gala

Episode 1 - Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2015

Channel 4's Comedy Gala, in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity, returns for a sixth year to London's O2 arena.

12:20am (repeat)

The Catherine Tate Show

Series 2, Episode 4

Nan is introduced to Jamie's girlfriend who is a little sensitive about her nose, a drunk bride reveals too much truth, Lauren gets a tattoo of her boyfriend and Irene is excited about meeting Mikhail Gorbachov in her burger van.

12:30am (repeat)

8 Out Of 10 Cats

Series 16, Episode 8

Sean and Jon are joined in their quest to uncover the public's most popular talking points by celebrity guests Freddie Flintoff, Lorraine Kelly, Josh Widdicombe and Rob Beckett.

12:40am (repeat)

Men Behaving Badly

Series 3, Episode 3 - Casualties

Deborah decides to sell her flat and go travelling in Asia, while Gary and Tony try to put her off the idea.

12:45am (repeat)

8 Out Of 10 Cats

A selection of five episodes of the statistical panel game.

1:20am (repeat)

Pulling

Series 1, Episode 3

Karl tries to kill himself but changes his mind at the last minute. Donna discovers him hanging by a noose and saves him. At a party, Karen is being stalked by Mark, who she really cannot stand. The girls persuade Donna to let a friend of Louise's called Tanya look after Karl. The party is a disaster, and Donna returns to find Tanya's relationship therapy session with Karl has been less than helpful.

2am (repeat)

Pramface

Series 1, Episode 3 - Edinburgh... In Scotland

Twelve weeks in to her pregnancy and, with no contact from Laura, Jamie is getting frustrated. Beth suggests a night out to take his mind off things... but secretly she's just trying to engineer a date.

2am (repeat)

Dara O'Briain Live At The Theatre Royal

Stand-up comedy from Dara O'Briain. An hour of highlights from the comedian's 2006 routine.

2:05am (repeat)

PhoneShop

A selection of episodes from the third series of the High Street sitcom.

2:10am (repeat)

Cold Feet

Comedy drama about three couples experiencing the ups-and-downs of romance.

2:30am (repeat)

Going Straight

Episode 1 - Going Home

Norman Stanley Fletcher is out of prison and determined to go straight but no-one seems to believe him. Certainly not senior prison officer Mackay who he ends up sharing the train home with. And as normal for Fletch, temptation and trouble are never far away.

2:50am (repeat)

Reality Bites

ITV2 panel show focused around reality TV. Hosted by Stephen Mulhern with team captains Emma Willis and Joel Dommett.

3am (repeat)

Yes, Prime Minister

Series 1, Episode 5 - A Real Partnership

Sir Humphrey and Sir Frank form an unlikely bond over the increase in Civil Service pay salaries. The Prime Minister, however, is far less easily convinced.

3:30am (repeat)

Yes, Prime Minister

Series 1, Episode 6 - A Victory For Democracy

Facing growing pressure from the White House, Jim hears word of potential trouble on the small Indian Ocean island of St. George's. With the Foreign Office unwilling to even reveal to the Foreign Secretary what exactly is going on, Hacker's left in a quandry.

3:30am (repeat)

Bad Education

Series 1, Episode 4 - School Trip

Banned from organising his own trip after a disastrous previous outing, Alfie's class are sent on Miss Gulliver's field trip to a combined petting zoo and ink museum.

3:50am (repeat)

TV schedule Monday 28th December 2015

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