Television
TV schedule Saturday 28th January 2017
6:20am
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George & Mildred
Series 5, Episode 7 - I Gotta HorseMildred'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...
6:45am
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Sooty
Series 2, Episode 15 - The Rainy DayWith heavy rain closing the park and leaks in the caravan roof, Richard's spirits are certainly dampened. Can expert plumbers Sooty and Sweep solve the problem or is everybody in for a super soaking?
7:10am
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Scream Street
Series 1, Episode 7 - Mirror MirrorResus feels like he's the family embarrassment, and wishes he was the vampire his parents dreamed of.
7:35am
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7:55am
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'Allo 'Allo!
Series 3, Episode 5 - Pretty Maids All In A RowAs the airmen don new disguises, General Von Klinkerhoffen is on the warpath. He is particualrly suspicious of the café: after all, why would a small provincial establishment have hanging on its wall a genuine Van Gogh...?
8am10 min
Go Jetters
Series 1, Episode 41 - Hong Kong, ChinaThe team spring into action when Glitch's mini-master toys invade Hong Kong Harbour.
8:15am
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Danger Mouse
Series 1, Episode 40 - All 5itIt's time for Danger Mouse to face the music when he goes undercover as the fifth member of Quark's mega-popular (but secretly evil) boy band.
8:40am
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Blandings
Series 2, Episode 3 - Hallo To All ThisGalahad 'Gally' Threepwood (guest star Julian Rhind-Tutt), Clarence's incorrigible younger brother, intends to publish a fantastically indiscreet memoir that will disgrace the family. Connie must stop him at all costs.
8:50am
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Mapp & Lucia
TV series based on the 1930s books by EF Benson. Prunella Scales and Geraldine McEwan star.
9:20am
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Blandings
Series 2, Episode 4 - Lord Emsworth Acts For The BestClarence has grown a preposterous beard and Beach must ensure the world never gets to see it. Meanwhile, Freddie woos a Hollywood starlet by making a movie at Blandings: but Connie mustn't find out. Matters are complicated by religious maniac Drusilla on the prowl.
9:35am
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The Dog Ate My Homework
Series 4, Episode 9Iain Stirling is joined by child team captains Lian and Cody and special guests Hacker T Dog, Ellie Taylor, Ricky Martin and Radzi Chinyanganya, who battle it out in a series of hilarious new rounds and challenges.
10am
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Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 27, Episode 9 - Plenty Of Room In The BackAuntie Wainwright's new transportation leaves a lot to be desired.
10:10am
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Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 40 - A Grand InvitationMr Bean meets an aristocratic old lady when he nearly runs over her dog in his Mini. He is thrilled to be invited for luncheon at her grand but strangely shabby mansion. He is so busy with matters of protocol that he does not notice that the lady and her sinister butler are not quite what they seem.
10:10am10 min
Little Roy
Series 1, Episode 14 - Little Roy Of SunshineRoy realises he is being followed by a wispy little cartoon cloud.
10:25am
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Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 41 - A Royal MakeoverMr Bean decides to decorate his room in the style of Buckingham Palace and selects the same wallpaper as the Queen has. Meanwhile, his landlady, Mrs Wicket, suffers from delusions of grandeur and crowns herself Queen of the Street!
10:40am
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Last Of The Summer Wine
New Year Special - Last Post And PigeonCompo's invitation to lay a wreath in Dunkirk is withdrawn because of his dress sense.
10:45am
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Go Jetters
Series 1, Episode 41 - Hong Kong, ChinaThe team spring into action when Glitch's mini-master toys invade Hong Kong Harbour.
11:30am
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Gigglebiz
Series 3, Episode 7Mischievous King Flannel plays hide-and-seek with Lady Chatalot, intrepid explorer Rapids Johnson demonstrates his camouflage techniques while hunting for bears and newsreader Arthur Sleep finds a fly in his cup of tea.
12pm
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Counterfeit Cat
Episode 19 - Kitty LatteMax realises something is wrong with Betty, and discovers she's frequenting a cat cafe, not realising it's run by Gark's nemesis, the Cat Toy God, who's trying to steal Betty from him.
12:15pm
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Only Fools And Horses
A selection of five Christmas specials of Britain's most popular sitcom.
12:15pm
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Counterfeit Cat
Episode 20 - The Big OneFollowing an ominous message on his codex, Gark knows something bad is about to happen. His quest to dfind out what is is causes him to be estranged from Max.
12:30pm
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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.
12:40pm
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Millie Inbetween
Series 3, Episode 7 - Millie In The MirrorWhen a new frontman joins Craig's band, Craig is told he needs to buff up and look the part - or he's out.
12:55pm
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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.
1:10pm
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Millie Inbetween
Series 3, Episode 8 - Breakfast In BedMillie and Lauren compete to give dad the best Father's Day, like they do every year.
2pm60 min version (repeat)
3pm
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Easy Money
A repeat of this 1948 film.
3pm60 min version (repeat)
3:05pm
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Little Roy
Series 1, Episode 14 - Little Roy Of SunshineRoy realises he is being followed by a wispy little cartoon cloud.
3:30pm
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4 O'Clock Club
Series 3, Episode 8 - Work ExperienceWhen the 4 O'Clock Club gang fail to set up work experience placements, they are given jobs in the school. But if this lot are pretty lousy pupils, they are absolutely terrible teachers.
4pm
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Justin's House
Series 1, Episode 8 - Race DayJustin is keen to be part of Race Day and plans to ride on Zoomer, his old bike. Will he beat Chris and Dee to the finish?
4pm
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Zig And Zag
Episode 3 - JobsworthZig and Zag discover the joys of 'buying stuff', but to buy stuff you need money, and to get money you need a job!
4:55pm
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Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 40 - A Grand InvitationMr Bean meets an aristocratic old lady when he nearly runs over her dog in his Mini. He is thrilled to be invited for luncheon at her grand but strangely shabby mansion. He is so busy with matters of protocol that he does not notice that the lady and her sinister butler are not quite what they seem.
5pm
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One Foot In The Grave
A selection of episodes from the second series of the sitcom starring Richard Wilson as Victor Meldrew.
5:10pm
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Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 41 - A Royal MakeoverMr Bean decides to decorate his room in the style of Buckingham Palace and selects the same wallpaper as the Queen has. Meanwhile, his landlady, Mrs Wicket, suffers from delusions of grandeur and crowns herself Queen of the Street!
6:05pm
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The Millionairess
Classic film starring Sophia Loren as the beautiful millionairess who finds that money cannot buy marital bliss, and Peter Sellers as the bewildered Indian doctor with whom she falls in love.
6:30pm
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The Dog Ate My Homework
Series 4, Episode 9Iain Stirling is joined by child team captains Lian and Cody and special guests Hacker T Dog, Ellie Taylor, Ricky Martin and Radzi Chinyanganya, who battle it out in a series of hilarious new rounds and challenges.
6:55pm
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Millions
Heart-warming comedy drama film. When seven-year-old Damian finds a suitcase of cash, he thinks it's a gift from God.
7pm
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Urban Myths: Waiting For Andre
Comedy drama charting Samuel Beckett as chauffeur to a young André the Giant.
7pm
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Red Dwarf
A selection of episodes from Series XI.
7:55pm
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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.
8pm
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Jonathan Creek
Series 4, Episode 3 - The Tailor's DummyAfter a scathing newspaper article drives a legendary fashion designer to suicide, a man who can change his face in a split second attacks the author.
8pm
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We Have Been Watching
Episode 4In this episode the finest moments from Porridge, The Young Ones, Gavin & Stacey and One Foot In The Grave are viewed and celebrated by stars such as John Challis and Sue Holderness; Sally Phillips and Sarah Hadland; Mathew
Baynton and Jim Howick; and Russell Tovey and Sarah Solemani.
8pm
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The Roots Of Monty Python
A look back at the origins of the ground-breaking BBC comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus.
8pm
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Doc Martin
Series 5, Episode 5 - Remember MePC Joe Penhale has an unexpected visitor: his ex wife Maggie. She appears to have completely forgotten that they split up a couple of years ago.
8:20pm
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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.
8:30pm
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Dad's Army
Series 1, Episode 4 - The Enemy Within The GatesA free Polish officer tells Mainwaring that an award of £10 will be given to the platoon for every German they find "alive and in good condition". Jones, Walker and Pike soon find a couple of Luftwaffe men, but not before they accidentally shoot a swan!
9pm
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I'm Alan Partridge
A selection of episodes from the first series of the Steve Coogan sitcom.
9pm
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The Missionary
Michael Palin stars as a clergyman withdrawn from Africa to save the fallen women of London's East End.
9pm
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 11 (Channel 4: Series 12), Episode 2Jimmy Carr hosts a new edition of the panel game with Jon Richardson and Phil Wang who take on guest captain Russell Howard and Roisin Conaty. Nick Helm is in Dictionary Corner with Susie Dent, while Rachel Riley looks after the numbers and letters.
9pm
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Michael McIntyre: Live & Laughing
A TV broadcast of Michael McIntyre's sell-out 2008 stand-up show which cemented the comic's status as one of the UK's top stand-up stars.
9pm
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Mock The Week
A selection of three episodes of the satirical panel game.
9:30pm60 min
Through The Keyhole
Series 4, Episode 4Keith Lemon rummages around people's homes. On the panel this time are presenters Caroline Flack, Dave Berry and Paddy McGuinness.
10pm
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Blackadder
A selection of episodes from the second series of the comic historical saga.
10pm
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You, Me And The Apocalypse
Episode 426 days to go. Rhonda horrifies herself when she realises she will do anything to maintain her freedom. Meanwhile, Ariel stumbles on the US Government's biggest secret.
10:25pm30 min
Sam Delaney's News Thing
Episode 4 - Stop Talking TrumpSam explains why taking the piss out of Donald Trump is playing right into his hands, while Trump's pastor Mark Burns tries to convince us that the president is not a racist.
11pm
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Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
Series 2, Episode 1 - CharityStewart looks at the subject of charity. Or rather he tries to, but gets rather sidetracked into talking about crisps, his grandad and whether this new series is going to have any actual jokes in it. The show is shot before a live audience, with a guest cameo by Armando Iannucci.
11pm60 min version (repeat)
Have I Got News For You
Series 46, Episode 3Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Stephen Merchant and panellists Hal Cruttenden and Gabby Logan.
11pm
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A League Of Their Own
Series 1, Episode 4It's round four and, while Flintoff's best mate and two-time Ashes winner Steve Harmison joins the Reds, Mock The Week's Dara O'Briain is picked for the Blues. Corden referees.
11:05pm
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8 Out Of 10 Cats
Series 19, Highlights Special - Best BitsA compilation of all of the best bits from the 19th series. Jimmy Carr, Rob Beckett and Aisling Bea are joined by a host of famous faces.
11:40pm
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Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
Series 2, Episode 2 - LondonStewart Lee looks at what it's like living in London these days. City living is certainly not getting any easier, and people are moving to the countryside... but have they thought it through?
11:55pm
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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.
Midnight
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The Chris Ramsey Show
Series 1, Episode 3Joey Essex and Ed Gamble compete against each other in a huge bottle flipping challenge, plus they give their best rock star impression whilst being distracted by hordes of groupies and flying knickers. Chris undertakes work-out challenges on a train set by England rugby player James Haskell.
Midnight60 min version (repeat)
Have I Got News For You
Series 46, Episode 6Alexander Armstrong hosts the news quiz, with team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop, and guest panellists Godfrey Bloom and Victoria Coren Mitchell.
Midnight
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Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Series 3, Episode 5Chef Heston Blumenthal and comedians Bob Mortimer and Aisling Bea are the latest guests to put their trivia to the test on Lee Mack's riotous panel show.
12:20am
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Steve Coogan As Alan Partridge And Other Less Successful Characters
Steve Coogan performs as some of his most famous creations including a certain Norwich DJ. Recorded in Blackpool in 2008.
12:25am
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A Few Best Men
UK-Australian film in which Kris Marshall, Kevin Bishop and Tim Draxl are the joint best men at a chaos-filled wedding.
12:30am
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Drunk History
Series 2, Episode 1Tom Craine regales us with the story of Sir Walter Raleigh (starring Jack Whitehall and Michelle Keegan). Tom Davis tells the tale of Robin Hood (Mathew Baynton) and Maid Marian (Emma Bunton).
1am
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A League Of Their Own
Series 7, Episode 4Paula Radcliffe, Chris Ashton and non-sporty Richard Ayoade join in the panel game this week.
1am
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Lee Evans - The Ultimate Experience
Highlights and brand new excerpts taken from Lee's first three releases.
1am
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8 Out Of 10 Cats
Series 2, Episode 6With Johnny Vegas, Christian Slater, Rob Rouse and Lauren Laverne.
1:05am
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The Last Leg
Series 10, Episode 1In the first show of the new series much-loved actor David Tennant helps dissect the week's events.
1:35am
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Gavin & Stacey
A selection of episodes from the third series of the sitcom by and starring Ruth Jones and James Corden.
2:20am
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Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
Series 2, Episode 1 - CharityStewart looks at the subject of charity. Or rather he tries to, but gets rather sidetracked into talking about crisps, his grandad and whether this new series is going to have any actual jokes in it. The show is shot before a live audience, with a guest cameo by Armando Iannucci.
2:25am
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Safeword
Series 2, Episode 4This week's comedian guests are Dane Baptiste and Stephen Bailey, whilst the celebs getting a roasting are Ferne McCann and rugby player James Haskell.
2:25am
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Virtually Famous
Series 1, Episode 6Pixie Lott, James Acaster, magician Troy, and Aisling Bea face questions and challenges all about clips, virals and YouTube celebrities.
2:30am
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Smack The Pony
Stylish, original and uninhibited Emmy award-winning sketch show starring Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips.
2:45am
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Russell Howard Live: Dingledodies
A TV broadcast of Russell Howard's 2008 stand-up tour.
3am
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Nighty Night
Julia Davis plays a monstrously self-involved beautician whose husband is dying of cancer.
3am
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Smack The Pony
Stylish, original and uninhibited Emmy award-winning sketch show starring Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips.
3:05am
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Chewing Gum
Series 2, Episode 3 - Just Need Some CompanyFeeling in need of some company of the opposite sex, Tracey agrees to go to a party along with Boy Tracy in attempt to find someone who thinks she's attractive.
3:30am
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Nighty Night
Julia Davis plays a monstrously self-involved beautician whose husband is dying of cancer.
3:40am
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Kevin Bridges - The Story Continues
Young Scottish stand-up comic Kevin Bridges performs his second live tour in front of a packed-out Glasgow arena crowd.
4am
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Drop The Dead Donkey
Series 3, Episode 1 - In Place of AlexSitcom set at GlobeLink News, a TV news station which is ordered to start taking a sensationalist stance to the news by its new owner.
4:30am
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Drop The Dead Donkey
Series 3, Episode 2 - Sally's AccountantSitcom set at GlobeLink News, a TV news station which is ordered to start taking a sensationalist stance to the news by its new owner.