Television
TV schedule Sunday 21st August 2016
6am
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Not Wanted On Voyage
Comic crime caper starring Brian Rix and Ronald Shiner as stewards on a luxury cruise ship who uncover a diamond theft plot.
6:10am
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Rising Damp
Series 2, Episode 7 - Things That Go Bump In The NightCould rumours of the Grey Lady who haunts the house, be true? Rigsby certainly believes so, although he has not seen her - yet.
7am
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Harry Hill's TV Burp
Series 2, Episode 7This week's episode featured Kilroy's introductions, a tricky word search clue on EastEnders and translation for babies on Emmerdale.
7am
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Sooty
Series 1, Episode 16 - Down The DrainThere's no water at the Park! The gang's shower has stopped working, and Richard is covered in mud. It is down to plumbers Sooty and Sweep to put things right in time for the opening of the new picnic area - but not everybody will stay dry!
7:15am
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Zig And Zag
Episode 15 - StaycationZig and Zag decide to go on holiday to their favourite neighbour's house.
7:25am
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Strange Hill High
Series 1, Episode 8 - Health & SafetyForced 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!
7:35am
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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.
7:40am
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Jeeves And Wooster
Series 3, Episode 5It's back to Totleigh Towers and the company of fierce Spode for Bertie, as he finds himself ordered by new fiancée Lady Florence Craye to retrieve and destroy the memoirs presently being penned by Sir Watkyn, lest they cause wide-scale embarrassment. If that weren't enough to contend with, there's the small matter of a dog under arrest, and an infatuated Gussie Fink-Nottle.
7:50am
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Scream Street
Series 1, Episode 2 - Haunted HouseLuke is curious when a new house appears in Scream Street, but then it comes alive and locks him and his friends in! They end up stuck in the basement, and when the room starts to rumble it looks like our trio are about to become dinner - will they get out alive?
8am
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Danger Mouse
Series 1, Episode 17 - The Inventor PreventorThere's serious monkey business in this episode as Danger Mouse and Penfold have to thwart a Victorian time-travelling chimp, Isambard King Kong Brunel, from uninventing the world.
8:50am
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Only Fools And Horses
A selection of eight Christmas specials from Britain's most popular sitcom.
9:05am
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The Medicine Man
Story of a poor youth who impersonates a doctor to provide him with an alibi.
9:50am
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The Darling Buds Of May
Comedy drama series about H.E. Bates's eccentric Larkin family.
11:25am
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Gigglebiz
Series 4, Episode 2DIY Dan attempts to build a kennel for his dog, while the Lost Pirate searches for provisions in the supermarket with his parrot Captain Crackers.
12:15pm
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Hacker Time
Series 5, Episode 7 - Ellie SimmondsFun, chat and music from Hacker T Dog, featuring sketches The Next Step but One and The Quarter Past 4 O'Clock Club. Hacker's special guest is gold medal-winning Paralympian Ellie Simmonds.
12:35pm
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My Phone Genie
Episode 23 - Technical HitchJaz's phone breaks and results in her being sent an older model with a much older Genie. Nobody ever reads the manual!
1pm
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My Phone Genie
Episode 24 - Super HeroesJaz, Naoko and Mobbsy want to be superheroes, but Gene gives them all rather unusual and not very superhero powers!
1:50pm
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Horrible Histories
Series 6, Episode 3 - Mardy Mary Queen Of ScotsWe follow the young Mary as she stumbles from young girl in Scotland, to Queen in France, back to Queen in Scotland, and finally to Elizabeth I's public enemy no. 1 - with a bit of Queenian Rhapsody thrown in for good measure! Meanwhile across the world we meet silver-nosed Danish scientist Tycho Brahe, and Mr H gives us his unique take on the epic Battle of Lepanto in another History's Craziest Fools.
2:30pm
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My Parents Are Aliens
Long-running children's sitcom following the lives of three orphaned children. Their new foster parents are secretly aliens.
3pm
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Brush Strokes
A selection of episodes from the second series.
4pm
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Justin's House
Series 2, Episode 5 - The Mystery PongRobert's favourite scientist, Nina, is coming to visit Justin's house. Before the visitor arrives, Justin the detective needs to detect where a mystery pong is coming from.
4:05pm
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That's Carry On!
Carry On compilation film presented by Barbara Windsor and Kenneth Williams.
5pm
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Porridge
A selection of episodes from the third series of the prison-based sitcom.
5:55pm
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Margery And Gladys
One-off comedy starring June Brown and Penelope Keith.
6pm
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Outnumbered
A selection of episodes from the fourth series of the semi-improvised sitcom.
6pm
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Mr. Bean
Episode 5 - The Trouble With Mr. BeanThanks to some ingenious driving, Mr. Bean gets to an appointment with the dentist after oversleeping. He also has trouble in the park with a bothersome wasp, and meets a child with a remote-controlled boat.
6:30pm
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Mr. Bean
Episode 6 - Mr. Bean Rides AgainRowan Atkinson creates more comic mayhem as Mr. Bean comes to the aid of a heart-attack victim, fails miserably to post a letter and flies off on holiday.
6:30pm
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The Wrong Trousers
Oscar-winning claymation from Nick Park. It is Gromit's birthday, and Wallace gives him a pair of mechanical techno trousers that cause a stir.
7pm
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Tell Me Another
Series 2, Episode 7Interesting stories. This week starring: Ray Alan, Marti Caine, Thora Hird, George Melly, Spike Milligan, Beryl Reid, Reg Varney, Jack Warner.
7:30pm
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Dad's Army
Series 7, Episode 5 - The Captain's CarThere is good news for the platoon: they are to welcome a French General and Mainwaring is to get a staff car - a Rolls-Royce, no less. It is decided to have the car camouflage-painted.
7:30pm
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My Phone Genie
Episode 24 - Super HeroesJaz, Naoko and Mobbsy want to be superheroes, but Gene gives them all rather unusual and not very superhero powers!
9pm
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 9 (Channel 4: Series 10), Episode 3Sean Lock and David O'Doherty go up against Jon Richardson and Natasia Demetriou. John Kearns joins Countdown's resident lexicographer Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner, while Rachel Riley looks after the numbers and letters.
9pm
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Father Ted
Series 3, Episode 8 - Going To AmericaA successful American priest sees Ted talking down a fellow priest from a window ledge, and invites him to move over to LA and become a television celebrity cleric.
9pm60 min version (repeat)
Live At The Apollo
Series 11, Episode 6 - Russell Kane, Roisin Conaty, Nick HelmIn the penultimate episode of the series, the brilliantly energetic Russell Kane is the host, introducing the star of E4's GameFace and Man Down, Roisin Conaty, and the unique Nick Helm.
9pm60 min version (repeat)
Have I Got News For You
Series 50, Episode 6Guest host Kathy Burke and guest panellists Cathy Newman and Ross Noble join Ian and Paul.
9:20pm
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Fierce Creatures
John Cleese leads the staff (and animals) of an English zoo under threat from a heartless global corporation.
9:35pm
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Father Ted
Series 1, Episode 1 - Good Luck, Father TedWhen he receives a call from a television producer, Father Ted thinks he may have spied a route to fame, fortune, and an escape from Craggy Island.
10pm
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10pm
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Michael McIntyre: Hello Wembley!
Stand-up Michael McIntyre performs to a sell-out crowd at the Wembley Arena. From October 2009.
10pm
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Fleabag
Series 1, Episode 1Angry, pervy, outrageous and hilarious, Fleabag arrives with a bang, as she spins through the city grasping at anyone and anything that might keep her head above water.
10:30pm
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Murder In Successville
Series 2, Episode 1 - VigilanteThere's been another murder in Successville, but this week the suspect is D.I. Sleet! It's the job of his new rookie, TV personality Vicky Pattison, to try and clear his name and find the real killer.
11:10pm
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Nuns On The Run
Film starring Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane as a pair of gangsters desperate to go straight, against their gang boss's wishes.
11:15pm
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 5 (Channel 4: Series 6), Episode 6Sean Lock and Jason Manford go up against guest captain Sarah Millican, and Jonathan Ross. Bill Bailey joins Susie Dent while Rachel Riley looks after the letters and the numbers.
Midnight
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The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything
Episode 1Jonathan Ross, Mel Giedroyc, Kristen Schaal, David Mitchell, Bob Mortimer and Claudia Winkleman join Jimmy to compete for the Big Fat Quiz crown.
Midnight60 min version (repeat)
Live At The Apollo
Series 11, Episode 6 - Russell Kane, Roisin Conaty, Nick HelmIn the penultimate episode of the series, the brilliantly energetic Russell Kane is the host, introducing the star of E4's GameFace and Man Down, Roisin Conaty, and the unique Nick Helm.
Midnight
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Drunk History
Series 2, Episode 7Matt Richardson takes us back to World War II (stars Simon Bird and Dustin Demri Burns), whilst an inebriated Josie Long narrates the tale of Dr Crippen (stars Olivia Colman).
Midnight60 min version (repeat)
Have I Got News For You
Series 50, Episode 6Guest host Kathy Burke and guest panellists Cathy Newman and Ross Noble join Ian and Paul.
12:20am50 min version (repeat)
8 Out Of 10 Cats
Series 14, Episode 3More facts, polls, figures and laughs. Host Jimmy Carr is once again joined by team captains Sean Lock and Jon Richardson as they discuss the topical events that set the great British public's chins wagging.
12:30am
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Drunk History
Series 2, Episode 8Elis James and John Robins discuss the Battle of Waterloo (stars Vicky Pattison and Hugh Dennis), and Tom Parry tells us about Arthur Conan Doyle becoming Sherlock (stars Bradley Walsh).
1am
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Lee Evans XL Tour 2005 Live
Stand-up Lee Evans returns to Wales, the land of his ancestors, to perform to over 4,000 fans at the Cardiff International Arena.
1am
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Would I Lie To You?
Series 7, Episode 3Joan Bakewell, Warwick Davis, Paul Hollywood and Jason Manford are the guests in this episode.
1:05am
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Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
Episode 4A celebration of all things Python. Bill Bailey, Harry Shearer and Kate Beckinsale are among those paying tribute, while classic clips include The Lumberjack Song.
1:10am
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Friday Night Dinner
Series 4, Episode 5 - The FuneralIt's Uncle Saul's funeral which means 'Horrible Grandma' is back, and leaving a trail of broken furniture in her wake.
1:30am
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A Granny's Guide To The Modern World
Episode 3Laura-June meets Geordie Shore's Charlotte Crosby and gets to grips with modern fame, Winston goes online dating, and Bernard convinces unsuspecting members of the public that he was a founding member of the Jackson Five and the architect of Hadrian's Wall.
1:40am
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Mock The Week
Series 12, Highlights SpecialA selection of extended highlights and unseen hilarity from the twelfth series of Mock The Week.
1:45am
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Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
Episode 5Just before the Monty Python tribute series ceases to be, there's just time for The Parrot Sketch, The Ministry of Silly Walks and praise from Chevy Chase and Steve Coogan.
2am
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Fresh Meat
Series 4, Episode 2Vod thinks a new job in a pub is the answer to her money worries but she didn't plan for her housemates becoming regulars.
2:15am
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For The Love Of Ada
Film sequel to the popular television sitcom of the same name, following Ada and Walter on their first wedding anniversary.
2:15am
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Drop The Dead Donkey
Series 5, Episode 5 - The Path of True LoveSitcom set at GlobeLink News, a TV news station which is ordered to start taking a sensationalist stance to the news by its new owner.
2:20am
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2:30am
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Jam
Comedy show from Chris Morris which delivers various unsettling sketches.
2:30am
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 5 (Channel 4: Series 6), Episode 6Sean Lock and Jason Manford go up against guest captain Sarah Millican, and Jonathan Ross. Bill Bailey joins Susie Dent while Rachel Riley looks after the letters and the numbers.
2:45am
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Drop The Dead Donkey
Series 5, Episode 6 - George's CarSitcom set at GlobeLink News, a TV news station which is ordered to start taking a sensationalist stance to the news by its new owner.
3am
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That Mitchell And Webb Look
Series 2, Episode 6Sketches include the actor who gets naked for his art; a sexy scarecrow; and the Numberwang robot who tries to take over the world.
3am
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3:10am
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Mapp & Lucia
TV series based on the 1930s books by EF Benson. Prunella Scales and Geraldine McEwan star.
3:15am
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Desmond's
A selection of episodes from the fourth series of Channel 4's longest-running sitcom.
3:30am
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Jam
Comedy show from Chris Morris which delivers various unsettling sketches.
3:35am
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Peep Show
Series 1, Episode 1 - Warring FactionsMark's inappropriate hand placing leave him in a bad position with the object of his desire, Sophie.
4:10am
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Mapp & Lucia
TV series based on the 1930s books by EF Benson. Prunella Scales and Geraldine McEwan star.
4:40am
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Rising Damp
Series 2, Christmas Special - For The Man Who Has EverythingRigsby's hopes for a quiet Christmas alone crumble when his tenants begin arriving back at the house unexpectedly. The solitude wasn't quite as fun as he'd expected though!
5:10am
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Rising Damp
Series 3, Episode 1 - That's My BoyRigsby returns from a Spanish holiday to find Alan has let out the two spare rooms: he's delighted that Miss Jones has returned, but likely to be less than enthusiastic about a single mother and her baby - especially if the father is who he believes.