TV schedule for 2nd March 2016 - British Comedy Guide

9:35am
10 min

Twirlywoos

Series 2, Episode 18 - On Top Of

The Twirlywoos are in a clothes boutique, where they watch a lady trying on different hats. She isn't satisfied with any of them, and goes off to try on a dress.

4pm
15 min

Mr Bean. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Mr Bean and Irma are off for a day at the seaside. Irma is travelling light, but Bean wants to take almost everything his owns in an enormous trunk. Arriving at the seaside, Bean's trunk gets accidentally swapped with that of a famous stage magician. As Bean entertains Irma pulling rabbits out of hats. the angry magician arrives on the scene - and he is not a happy bunny.

6pm (repeat)

My Family

Series 9, Episode 2 - Bringing Up Janey

Janey wants to keep her new man under wraps, while a suspicious Ben tries to expose an affair between Susan and a client.

6pm
30 min

Live From The BBC

Series 1, Episode 3 - Spencer Jones & James Acaster

Spencer Jones performs his award-winning physical and prop-based show on television for the first time, and James Acaster discusses his love of a capella music (mainly football chants).

6:40pm (repeat)

My Family

Series 9, Episode 3 - A Very Brief Encounter

Susan asks Ben to help an old girlfriend of hers through a divorce, but nearly precipitates her own.

7:20pm (repeat)

Open All Hours

Series 1, Episode 3 - A Nice Cosy Little Disease

Perhaps a nice cosy little disease on Arkwright's part would be the thing to attract the ministrations of a certain district nurse?

8pm (repeat)

Fawlty Towers

A selection of episodes from the first and second series of the hotel sitcom.

9pm
60 min version (repeat)

QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Stephen Fry. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series K, Episode 13 - Kitchen Sink

With Jason Manford, Richard Osman and Victoria Wood.

10pm (repeat)

Bull

Episode 2 - A Fine Example Of A Victorian Chess Set (1865)

Rupert Bull Antiques is threatened when a rival antiques firm opens a branch, owned by the enigmatic Mr. Mumford and supported by a celebrity.

10pm
30 min

Drunk History

Series 2, Episode 4

Tom Rosenthal talks about Richard III, while a sloshed Jessica Knappett tells the story of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

10pm (repeat)

Live From The BBC

Series 1, Episode 2 - Alex Edelman & Tez Ilyas

Alex Edelman performs a stand-up set where he discusses his bodybuilder twin and club membership as a Jew. He's preceded by Blackburn-based comedian Tez Ilyas.

10pm
60 min version (repeat)

QI

Series K, Christmas Special - Kris Kringle

With Jo Brand, Phill Jupitus and Brendan O'Carroll.

10pm
30 min

Raised By Wolves

Series 2, Episode 1 - The Monroe Technique

Della turns off the household wi-fi to save money, forcing a desperate Germaine to go to the local library - where she has an unexpected romantic encounter with a former enemy. Meanwhile, with Grampy sleeping in her coat cupboard, Della decides to take a trip to the "poor woman's IKEA" - a skip - to look for supplies.

10:40pm (repeat)