Television
TV schedule Sunday 9th October 2016
The Final Test
Cricket comedy.
Timmy Time
Spin-off from Shaun The Sheep for the CBeebies channel, featuring Timmy the baby lamb and his friends.
Sooty
Series 2, Episode 10 - The Fancy Dress PartyWhen Sooty's magic powder falls in the costume box, the gang end up with real super powers. Can they save the fancy dress competition, or will the evil Barrie Bonkers bring it to a sticky end? Guest starring Shaun Williamson.
Birds Of A Feather
Series 2, Episode 2 - Sweet Smell Of SuccessMoney is running out and Tracey is getting desperate. Darryl's Jaguar is repossessed when Tracey advertises it through Computer Car. Only problem is, Darryl confesses that he has hidden £25,000 in the spare tyre. Luckily Dorien accidentally saves the day.
Zig And Zag
Episode 21 - Best BehaviourZig and Zag think they need to learn manners. However, they accidentally enrol themselves on an obedience class for dogs.
Boj
Episode 29 - Puppet ShowBoj helps Mia to look after the Twitchlets, but they quickly get stuck putting on a never-ending puppet show! How can they get the Twitchlets to entertain themselves?
Strange Hill High
Series 2, Episode 6 - Crushing EmbarrassmentIt is April Fools' Day and Mitchell is pranking in overdrive. Before too long he has pranked everyone and unleashed a dormant beast of embarrassment that lives under the school. Mitchell must save his friends - and Tyson - from 'The Embarrassment's' disgusting lair by going toe to toe in a shameful game show.
Blandings
Series 1, Episode 1 - Pig-hoo-o-o-o-ey!Clarence has to get his pig eating again or he will lose the Fattest Pig prize to his fiendish rival. Meanwhile, Connie demands he put a stop to his niece Angela's love affair with cowboy Jimmy.
Scream Street
Series 1, Episode 9 - Heartbreak HeistWhen Otto learns that the Farr family treasure lies buried somewhere beneath Scream Street, he forces Cleo to help him find it - by holding her heart to ransom! Unfortunately dim-witted Cleo's Dad has forgotten where the treasure is, so as everyone tries to find it, the situation becomes a race against time to save Cleo's heart.
Blandings
Series 1, Episode 2 - The Go-GetterConnie hires a personal secretary, Baxter, to tidy up Blandings and Clarence, and impress the visiting Schoonmakers; but Freddie's attempts to sell them dog-food contribute to the extreme discomfort of the occasion. Guest starring David Walliams as Baxter.
Go Jetters
Series 1, Episode 33 - Easter Island, ChileWhen the Grimbots build their own Easter Island statue, it collapses and threatens the ancient Moai statues.
The Story Of Dibley
Documentary celebrating the popular BBC sitcom The Vicar Of Dibley, featuring interviews with cast and crew.
Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 3 - Artful BeanMr Bean gets a real bug for painting. Then several bugs ... and flies and slugs and mice.
Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 4 - The FlyMr Bean declares war when he finds a fly in his room, and searches for ever more outlandish weapons.
Justin's House
Series 4, Episode 2 - The DusterlingsRobert has brought four dusters to life to help dust and tidy around Justin's House, but the mischievous Dusterlings soon go rogue, making a mess of the house and tickling anyone that moves.
Blankety Blank
Comedy panel-game-show of missing words hosted in turn by Terry Wogan, Les Dawson, Lily Savage and Bradley Walsh.
Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging
Coming-of-age comedy starring Georgia Groome as a teenager who is just coming up to 15 and eager to meet boys.
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Series 1, Episode 1Let the games begin as funnyman Dara O Briain, former Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm and Stella herself, Ruth Jones, join Lee Mack.
Only Fools And Horses
A selection of 11 episodes of Britain's most popular sitcom.
Blankety Blank
Comedy panel-game-show of missing words hosted in turn by Terry Wogan, Les Dawson, Lily Savage and Bradley Walsh.
Horrible Histories
Series 6, Episode 10 - Tricky Queen VickyThis episode follows young Queen Victoria as she marries her true love Albert, and has to put up with the open sewers at the not-so-luxurious Buckingham Palace. Also featuring Australian outlaw Ned Kelly, and the Great Hedge of India.
My Parents Are Aliens
Long-running children's sitcom following the lives of three orphaned children. Their new foster parents are secretly aliens.
Dani's Castle
Series 3, Episode 6 - Ghost SwappersDylan discovers a strange-looking clock while rummaging around the Earl of Bogmoor's room of secrets. It begins to count down when he brings it to the library and suddenly comes to life.
Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 3 - Artful BeanMr Bean gets a real bug for painting. Then several bugs ... and flies and slugs and mice.
Carry On At Your Convenience
Sid James plays Sid Plummer, a works foreman struggling to bridge the gap between an unreasonable, strike-happy shop steward and a naive manager's son.
Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 4 - The FlyMr Bean declares war when he finds a fly in his room, and searches for ever more outlandish weapons.
Davy
Backstage dramatic comedy about a family variety act on the verge of getting into the big time and one of the members, Davy, who has a secret ambition to become an opera singer.
St Trinian's 2: The Legend Of Fritton's Gold
The girls of St Trinian's are back - and this time they're racing a secretive, corrupt organisation to discover pirate treasure.
Outnumbered
A selection of episodes from the fifth series of the semi-improvised sitcom.
Justin's House
Series 4, Episode 2 - The DusterlingsRobert has brought four dusters to life to help dust and tidy around Justin's House, but the mischievous Dusterlings soon go rogue, making a mess of the house and tickling anyone that moves.
Counterfeit Cat
Episode 3 - Max vs MachineMax finds he can't manipulate the automatic cat feeder the same way he could Betty.
Doc Martin
Series 3, Episode 5 - The Holly Bears A PrickleDoc Martin and Louisa are finally going on a date. They have found the perfect spot for romance, the stunning grounds of a country house while classical music plays.
Counterfeit Cat
Episode 4 - Heart Of GarknessMax and Gark find themselves on an unexpected journey through the murky depths of a sewer.
The Two Ronnies
Series 7, Episode 3Hugely popular and long-running sketch show that established Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker as two of the biggest names in British comedy.
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Series 5, Episode 6Mad Dogs actor Philip Glenister and comedians Jo Brand and Josh Widdicombe join host Lee Mack in putting more madcap theories to the test.
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 10 (Channel 4: Series 11), Episode 3Guest captain David Walliams and Jessica Hynes go up against Jon Richardson and Rhod Gilbert. Meanwhile Sam Simmons is in Dictionary Corner.
Legends Of British Comedy
Episode 3 - And It's Goodnight From Him - The Very Best Of Ronnie BarkerEngaging tribute to the much-missed comedy actor and writer. Featuring a frank interview with the man himself and eulogies from the leading lights in British comedy.
Have I Got News For You
Series 49, Episode 8Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Gary Lineker and panellists Andy Hamilton and Sara Pascoe.
Passport To Pimlico
Ealing comedy about a legal discovery that leads the residents of Pimlico to declare themselves an independent nation, Burgundy.
Mount Pleasant
Series 6, Episode 6The entire town is talking about Lisa and Jenna's article, while Dan struggles to know what to do with Pauline, who is still numb and not saying a word. Elsewhere, Roger finds out the truth about Jane and Denise and Ollie have their first date. But things don't go quite as smoothly as they'd hoped.
Open All Hours
Series 1, Episode 3 - A Nice Cosy Little DiseasePerhaps a nice cosy little disease on Arkwright's part would be the thing to attract the ministrations of a certain district nurse?
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 10 (Channel 4: Series 11), Episode 2Guest captain Lee Mack and Catherine Tate go up against Sean Lock and Miles Jupp. John Cooper Clarke joins Countdown's resident lexicographer Susie Dent.
Father Ted
Series 2, Episode 7 - Rock A Hula TedTed is invited to be the judge at the Lovely Girls Festival 1996. Whilst home alone, Dougal welcomes the fiercely feminist, anti-religious pop star Niamh Connolly into the house...
Taskmaster
Series 3, Episode 1 - Pea In A HaystackGreg Davies and Alex Horne return with a new set of challenges, frustrating the minds of Al Murray, Dave Gorman, Paul Chowdhry, Rob Beckett and Sara Pascoe. The opening episode includes vegetable propulsion, an out-of-season snowman called Scoopy and some swede-on-Swede action.
Room 101
Series 3, Episode 2 - Michael Ball, Caroline Quentin, Henning WehnSinger Michael Ball, actress Caroline Quentin, and German comedy ambassador to the United Kingdom Henning Wehn try to dump fundraising, clairvoyants and junk mail into the Orwellian chamber.
Father Ted
Series 2, Episode 8 - Cigarettes And Alcohol And RollerbladingIt's Lent, and following a gloating phonecall from Dick, Ted decides that he, Jack and Dougal should give up their smoking, drinking, and rollerblading respectively. However, it proves to be far more difficult than expected, and the trio call in some outside help...
To The Manor Born
Series 3, Episode 5Richard panics during an awkward business negotiation, and invites an attractive cosmetics producer to Grantleigh - to meet his wife!
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.
Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish
Series 2, Episode 5 - I Would Drink That BathwaterDave devilishly dissects modern life as he judges the worth of online petitions and reveals how he beat Alex Reid - not at cage fighting, obviously.
The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything
Episode 3The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything is back for the last in this brand new series, with Jimmy Carr in the driving seat, as Noel Fielding, Eddie Izzard, Alan Carr, Chelsea Peretti, Romesh Ranganathan and Dara O Briain pit their wits against each other for the coveted Big Fat Quiz trophy.
Goodnight Sweetheart
Series 1, Episode 5 - I Get Along Without You Very WellYvonne decides to spend more time with Gary, now that he's given up his 1940s obsession.
Crackanory
Series 3, Episode 3 - The Zombie That Roared & DI Sat NavFirst up, Brian wakes to find himself in a morgue alongside his friend Craig, who's suddenly attacked by zombies. Seeking revenge, Brian decides to pick them off one by one. In the second tale, a disgraced police detective becomes convinced that his dead partner has possessed his sat nav. Read by Jimmy Carr and Christopher Lloyd.
The Inbetweeners
Series 1, Episode 3Simon sits his first driving test, and when he passes takes Will, Jay and Neil to visit Thorpe Park to ride roller coasters and chase girls. There is one problem though - Simon is a rubbish driver.
8 Out Of 10 Cats
Series 7, Episode 9With Jim Jeffries, James Corden, Olivia Lee and Charlie Brooker.
The Thick Of It
Series 3, Episode 1It's 'Reshuffle Day' at Number 10. When the job at the Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship is turned down by everybody else, there's no option but to promote junior minister Nicola Murray to the Cabinet.
Stitches
Psychological comedy-horror-fantasy film starring Ross Noble as a zombie clown.
The Inbetweeners
Series 1, Episode 4Will pulls the most popular girl in the year above. However he becomes so obsessed with her that he ends up alienating his hard won new friends.
Dateline Diamonds
A repeat of this 1966 film.
8 Out Of 10 Cats
Series 16, Episode 4Sean and Jon are joined in their quest to uncover the public's most popular taking points by guests including Tess Daly, Joe Wilkinson and Aisling Bea.
House Of Fools
Series 1, Episode 5 - The Birthday AffairWhen Vic invites Bob's ex-wife over as a surprise, Bob is not at all pleased.
Father Ted
Series 2, Episode 7 - Rock A Hula TedTed is invited to be the judge at the Lovely Girls Festival 1996. Whilst home alone, Dougal welcomes the fiercely feminist, anti-religious pop star Niamh Connolly into the house...
Stella Street
In Surbiton, Surrey, film stars Michael Caine, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino and others share a street with the likes of musicians Mick Jagger, David Bowie and football pundit Jimmy Hill.
Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy
Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy 2: Tales From Painted Hawaii, Episode 2 - Saving TerryNoel gets Fantasy block (a weird strain of writers block). If he doesn't overcome this and write an ending to the show, Terry, his only viewer will be killed by an asteroid.
Human Remains
Black comedy series in which Rob Brydon and Julia Davis play various characters.
Bo' Selecta!
Sketch comedy series starring Leigh Francis as Avid Merrion, Transylvania's biggest celebrity fan.
Mark Watson Live
A TV broadcast of Mark Watson's 2011 stand-up show, filmed at the Bristol Hippodrome.
Red Dwarf
Series VIII, Episode 4 - CassandraLister foolishly takes Holly's advice to join the "Canaries" believing that it is the prison choir.
Jam
Comedy show from Chris Morris which delivers various unsettling sketches.
Bo' Selecta!
Sketch comedy series starring Leigh Francis as Avid Merrion, Transylvania's biggest celebrity fan.
The Armando Iannucci Shows
Armando Iannucci welcomes you to his world in this TV series.
Red Dwarf
Series VIII, Episode 5 - Krytie TVKryten is feeling very upset about having to live with the women seeing as he hasn't had his corrupted files re-corrected.
Desmond's
Series 1, Episode 4 - Hello, Auntie SusuAuntie Doreen, Shirley's sister, flies in to visit the family. As she makes herself a little too comfortable, her larger-than-life demeanour causes friction.
Comedy Store
Rhod Gilbert has webbed fingers. He's a sexual pervert. He dreams of the navy. It's all explained at the Comedy Store! Also, his thoughts on Aussies, the 'fake Welsh', chocolate willies, and more!
Desmond's
Series 1, Episode 5 - A Surprise For PorkpieMichael's marketing plans for the shop backfire a little and send Porkpie into hiding on his birthday. Gloria, Louise and Matthew are intent on raising his spirits.
Gold Is Where You Find It
Comedy in which a group of Irishmen are fooled into believing gold has been discovered in the countryside around their village.