Television
TV schedule Saturday 5th August 2017
6am
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On The Buses
Series 5, Episode 1 - The NurseryA nursery is set up for the clippies' children and the Sister in charge requires an assistant. Something surely that even Olive can handle?
6:15am
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Tommy Cooper
Episode 5Tommy Cooper presents his own show, with sketches and special guests. Featuring Bernard Cribbins, aiding Cooper in his illusion of the week.
6:20am
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Sooty
Series 2, Episode 17 - The Dance CompetitionSooty Sweep, Soo and Richard take to the ballroom floor in Mr Slater's annual dance competition - but who will win the prize? Guest starring Helen Pearson.
6:30am
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Timmy Time
Spin-off from Shaun The Sheep for the CBeebies channel, featuring Timmy the baby lamb and his friends.
6:40am
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Minder
Series 7, Episode 2 - Days Of Fines And ClosuresArthur attempts to do a deal with Tony Benson and his new nightclub. Terry helps Dave by looking after the Winchester Club.
6:45am
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Twirlywoos
Series 3, Episode 9 - More About UpThe Piece of Paper visits the Twirlywoos on the Big Red Boat and thenfolds itself into stairs for Chickedy and Chick to climb up.
7am
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Waiting For God
A selection of episodes from the first and second series of retirement home sitcom.
7:10am
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Birds Of A Feather
Series 4, Episode 4 - Wipe That Smile Off Your TapeIn an attempt to boost her success with men, Sharon joins a video dating agency.
7:10am
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Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit
Series 2, Episode 6Comedian Robert Webb and broadcaster Gemma Cairney join host Dara O Briain, team captains Steve McNeil and Sam Pamphilon and resident gaming expert Ellie Gibson. Taking on the joystick challenge they compete against each other in 1942, Jetpac, Angry Birds, Overcooked and Show Me The Monet.
7:10am
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Scream Street
Series 1, Episode 38 - Nightmare NeighboursLuke's master plan to make his room uninhabitable and move in next door with Resus backfires when a pack of vampire rats invades.
7:30am
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Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 3 - Artful BeanMr Bean gets a real bug for painting. Then several bugs ... and flies and slugs and mice.
7:45am
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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.
8am
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Go Jetters
Series 1, Episode 17 - Table Mountain, South AfricaGlitch wants to ski, so the grimbots give Table Mountain a snowy peak, which threatens its rare plants.
8:05am
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Class Dismissed
Series 2, Episode 10 - School PhotoFor this year's school photo, Dockbridge High decided to hire one of the world's best photographers... but none of them were available so they got Blake Papaway instead. As the staff and pupils prepare, Blake goes missing. Will they find him in time?
8:20am
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The Darling Buds Of May
Comedy drama series about H.E. Bates's eccentric Larkin family.
8:25am
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Horrible Histories
Series 7, Episode 3 - Ridiculous RomanticsThis week Horrible Histories charts the path towards true love - and some of history's biggest and most ridiculous romantics are in the spotlight.
8:40am
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Last Of The Summer Wine
A selection of episodes from the 26th series of the world's longest-running sitcom.
9:25am
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Mr Bean
A selection of episodes from the second series of the animated version of Rowan Atkinson's comic creation.
9:35am
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Go Jetters
Series 1, Episode 32 - The Grand Canyon, USAKyan is wire-walking across the Grand Canyon, but Glitch wants to cheat and win. Can the Go Jetters stop him?
10:20am15 min
Little Roy
Series 2, Episode 14 - The Dancing O'BriensRoy and Becky practice ballroom dancing with Mr and Mrs Barker. They surprise Bill and Maura with this present at their wedding anniversary party. But when the time comes to perform, Roy is struck down by terrible stage fright and ends up freezing frame. Sad over letting his parents down, Roy finds a way to overcome his fears and finish the dance with Becky.
10:35am
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Justin's House
Series 3, Episode 9 - Super JustinWhen everybody decides to dress up as superheroes, Robert is disappointed because he doesn't have a costume. Can Robert save the day without one? Guest starring Sid Sloane and Rebecca Keatley.
10:40am
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Only Fools And Horses
A selection of 16 episodes of Britain's most popular sitcom.
11am
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4 O'Clock Club
Series 6, Episode 13 - RingWith Nunn arranging the stag do, Bell planning the honeymoon and Nero in charge of the ring, will Dexter and Lizzie's last-minute wedding be a happily ever after or a total disaster?
12:35pm
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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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Hank Zipzer
Series 3, Episode 8 - School SleepoverMr Rock is holding a sponsored school sleepover and it's the best thing ever... or at least it would be if Hank didn't also have to find time to make up for years of lousy Mother's Days by making his mum the perfect present.
12:40pm
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Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
Series 1, Episode 2Harry is joined by guests Kathy Burke, Lorraine Kelly, Ainsley Harriott and Joe Lycett.
1pm
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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.
1:05pm
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So Awkward
Series 2, Episode 9 - Party ClauseLily thinks it is time for the three of them to look for new hairstyles. She doggedly tries and fails to create a new hairstyle using a hair donut.
1:35pm
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So Awkward
Series 2, Episode 10 - What Would Emmeline Do?A competition develops between Ollie and Martha as to who is the most persuasive feminist campaigner.
2:25pm
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Go Jetters
Series 1, Episode 32 - The Grand Canyon, USAKyan is wire-walking across the Grand Canyon, but Glitch wants to cheat and win. Can the Go Jetters stop him?
3pm
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Gavin & Stacey
A selection of episodes from the first series of the sitcom by and starring Ruth Jones and James Corden.
3:10pm
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Little Roy
Series 2, Episode 14 - The Dancing O'BriensRoy and Becky practice ballroom dancing with Mr and Mrs Barker. They surprise Bill and Maura with this present at their wedding anniversary party. But when the time comes to perform, Roy is struck down by terrible stage fright and ends up freezing frame. Sad over letting his parents down, Roy finds a way to overcome his fears and finish the dance with Becky.
3:10pm
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Shaun The Sheep
Series 2, Episode 28 - Zebra Ducks Of The SerengetiAfter getting covered in soot, two hapless ducks are mistaken for a pair of rare African Zebra Ducks. Seeing a way to make money, the farmer transforms Shaun's field into an exotic duck enclosure, which he gleefully opens to the public. Shaun doesn't appreciate losing his field and sets about exposing the fraud.
3:20pm
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Horrible Histories
Series 7, Episode 3 - Ridiculous RomanticsThis week Horrible Histories charts the path towards true love - and some of history's biggest and most ridiculous romantics are in the spotlight.
3:30pm
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3:45pm
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Mr Bean
A selection of episodes from the second series of the animated version of Rowan Atkinson's comic creation.
4:30pm
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Blankety Blank
Comedy panel-game-show of missing words hosted in turn by Terry Wogan, Les Dawson, Lily Savage and Bradley Walsh.
5pm
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Porridge
A selection of episodes from the third series of the prison-based sitcom.
5pm
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Would I Lie To You?
A selection of episodes from the seventh series of the lie-based panel game.
5:05pm
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Carry On Cleo
The Carry On team take on ancient history and the big-budget film Cleopatra. Caesar's plan goes awry when Antony is captivated by Cleopatra.
5:05pm
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Gigglebiz
Series 4, Episode 17Captain Adorable is on hand with another top tip for his new trainee Awesome Girl - this time he shows her some very silly ways to hide. Keith Fitt is hiding too - he and Arthur Sleep are playing hide and seek in the newsroom.
5:15pm
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Blankety Blank
Comedy panel-game-show of missing words hosted in turn by Terry Wogan, Les Dawson, Lily Savage and Bradley Walsh.
5:30pm
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Desmond's
Series 4, Episode 9 - Can't Buy Me LoveIn a desperate bid to improve his social standing, Michael falls for glamorous nightclub owner Rochelle Jackson.
7pm
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Not Going Out
A selection of episodes from the sixth series of the Lee Mack sitcom.
7:45pm
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Horrible Science
Episode 4 - Space, Stars And Slimy AliensThis episode examines what happens to our bodies in space.
8pm
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Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Series 3, Episode 7Sue Perkins, presenter of The Great British Bake Off, actor Stephen Mangan and stand-up comedian Romesh Ranganathan set out to prove that lift buttons have more bacteria on them than toilet seats, that it's possible to walk on the ceiling using magnets and that, unlike women, men are unable to make their voices sounds sexier.
8:10pm
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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 4, Episode 2 - Don't Forget The DiverCaptain Mainwaring tackles a difficult training exercise in competition against Captain Square, using a bird warbler, Jones floating downstream disguised as a log, and Frazer in a diving suit.
8:35pm
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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.
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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Lee Evans: Roadrunner
TV broadcast of Lee Evans's 2011 stand-up show and release, Roadrunner.
9pm
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Bobby And Harriet Get Married
Episode 1 - This Is Going Nowhere GoodBobby and Harriet start wondering if they will ever be able to afford the wedding. With very different ideas on how the day should pan out and how they will pay for it, will the couple ever come to an agreement or is time to call the whole thing off?
9pm
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Billy Connolly: Portrait Of A Lifetime
A programme looking at the artwork depicting Billy Connolly placed on walls in Glasgow.
9:20pm
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Mrs. Brown's Boys
Series 3, Episode 2 - Mammy's InflationIt's all change in the Brown household as two of Mrs Brown's boys finalise plans for their new homes.
10pm
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Live At The Apollo
Series 3, Episode 3 - Jo Brand and Michael McIntyreComedian Jo Brand hosts, with special guest Michael McIntyre. In the firing line are Simon Cowell, Labiaplasties, football referees and flaming terrorists.
10pm60 min version (repeat)
Live At The Apollo
Series 11, Episode 2 - Dara O Briain, Zoe Lyons, Paul ChowdhryThe famously quick-witted Dara O Briain introduces two of comedy's biggest stars - razor-sharp comic Zoe Lyons and the talented Paul Chowdhry.
10:20pm
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Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie
Big-screen spin-off adventure for Brendan O'Carroll and Mrs. Brown's Boys.
10:25pm30 min
Sam Delaney's News Thing
Episode 30 - Ann Widdecombe's News ThingGuest host Ann Widdecombe tries to keep the panel in order on Brexit, the NHS and the pay gap. And Daily Mail journalist Andrew Pierce gets told off for jeopardising EU negotiations. With Iain Lee, Zoe Lyons, Janice Atkinson and Francis 'the Viper' Higgins.
10:30pm
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Billy Connolly: Portrait Of A Lifetime
A programme looking at the artwork depicting Billy Connolly placed on walls in Glasgow.
10:30pm
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What We Did On Our Holiday
Comedy about holding together a family unit amidst the pressures of parenthood and a large extended family.
10:40pm
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Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Comedy drama about a group of builders who flee overseas in search of work.
11pm
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Bottom
Series 2, Episode 6 - 'S OutFollowing a bet with 'Mad' Ken Stalin that they can survive in the wilderness, Richie and Eddie head out to the wilds of Wimbledon Common and pitch a tent.
11:05pm
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2012 Specials, Episode 2 - The RematchFollowing the success of 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown earlier in the year, Jimmy Carr, Sean Lock and Jon Richardson once again take on the famous words and numbers quiz.
11:30pm
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What We Did On Our Holiday
Comedy about holding together a family unit amidst the pressures of parenthood and a large extended family.
11:40pm
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Bottom
Series 3, Episode 1 - HoleAfter an evening at the fair, Richie and Eddie are rather alarmed to find themselves trapped at the top of Europe's largest ferris wheel for the night. Then everything gets much worse.
Midnight
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Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish
Series 4, Episode 3 - That's What Debt Actually Is, ActuallyDave discusses a convoluted method for getting rid of an unwanted gift, reimagines a classic game show and how the diamond industry is brought to its knees.
Midnight
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A League Of Their Own
Series 8, Episode 2The BAFTA-winning sports-based comedy show continues. With guests Micky Flanagan, Andros Townsend and Laura Whitmore.
12:10am
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 1 (Channel 4: Series 2), Episode 1Jason Manford joins Sean Lock, while Rhod Gilbert teams up with Jon Richardson. Regulars Jimmy Carr, Susie Dent, Rachel Riley and Joe Wilkinson are also on the show. Plus Danny Dyer.
12:20am
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Black Books
Series 3, Episode 1 - Manny Come HomeFran returns from another holiday to find that Manny and Bernard are leading (almost) separate lives.
12:55am
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Black Books
Series 3, Episode 2 - Elephants And HensFran is invited on a hen weekend leaving Bernard and Manny to write a best-selling children's book.
1am
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Bobby And Harriet Get Married
Episode 1 - This Is Going Nowhere GoodBobby and Harriet start wondering if they will ever be able to afford the wedding. With very different ideas on how the day should pan out and how they will pay for it, will the couple ever come to an agreement or is time to call the whole thing off?
1am
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1:15am
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Father Ted
Series 3, Episode 6 - Kicking Bishop Brennan Up The ArseFollowing his team's disqualification and the losing of the bet by proxy, Father Crilly must accept Byrne's forfeit - and kick Bishop Brennan up the arse.
1:30am
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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.
1:30am
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Soho Theatre Live
Episode 2 - Nish KumarNish Kumar discusses the woes of his pun-able name, that awkward time he saw the film Shame with his father and his innate inability to do sports as a kid.
1:50am
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Father Ted
Series 3, Episode 7 - Night Of The Nearly DeadMrs Doyle wins a competition to meet a singer, the obsession of middle-aged women across Ireland. When she inadvertently reveals the date of his visit, the house is beseiged by dozens upon dozens of menopausal women.
1:55am
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On The Buses
Series 5, Episode 2 - Stan's RoomUnable to get a moment's peace with clippie Doreen, Stan argues with his mother's rules and meddling and decides to move out. But only one room is near his price range - and Blakey is the landlord!
2am
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Bloody Lip
Mockumentary film about an inner-city boxer who has just seven days to prepare for the fight of his life against a childhood rival.
2am45 min version (repeat)
2am
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Stand Up Central
Series 1, Episode 3Russell talks about kids of yesteryear, happiness, and answers a question on time-travelling masturbation. His guests are Joe Wilkinson and Sofie Hagen.
2am
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Not Going Out
Series 6, Episode 3 - TherapyWhen Lucy enrols at Night School on a training course in counselling, Lee takes advantage of her new-found skill to help patch things up with his father. But the joint therapy sessions throw up more questions than answers.
2am
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Micky Flanagan Thinking Aloud
Episode 2 - ClassComedian Micky Flanagan explores snobbery and the British obsession with class as he tries to understand where he fits into the social strata.
2:05am
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The Last Leg
Series 11, Episode 12Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe talk about what's going on in the world.
2:20am
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2012 Specials, Episode 2 - The RematchFollowing the success of 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown earlier in the year, Jimmy Carr, Sean Lock and Jon Richardson once again take on the famous words and numbers quiz.
2:30am
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Stand Up Central
Series 1, Episode 4On tonight's show Russell reads from 50 Shades of Grey, and answers questions on university, ghosts, and milking a cow. His guests are Doc Brown and Paul McCaffrey.
2:35am
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Not Going Out
Series 6, Episode 4 - ConferenceDetermined to put a stop to Lucy flirting at an Annual Trade Conference in order to get work, Lee takes evasive action.
3am
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Desmond's
Series 4, Episode 10 - Art AttackGloria falls head-over-heels in love with an artist. Never one to miss an opportunity, Desmond falls heavily in lust with art.
3:15am
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Bottom
Series 2, Episode 6 - 'S OutFollowing a bet with 'Mad' Ken Stalin that they can survive in the wilderness, Richie and Eddie head out to the wilds of Wimbledon Common and pitch a tent.
3:20am
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8 Out Of 10 Cats
Series 11, Episode 3Guests Gok Wan, Sarah Millican, Seann Walsh and Amy Childs from The Only Way Is Essex, assist Jon, Jimmy and Sean to thrash out the hot topics of the week.
3:30am
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Desmond's
Series 4, Episode 11 - Go With The FloMatthew's forceful sister Florence arrives from Africa to fetch him home. For good. Matthew is less than thrilled.
4am
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Bo' Selecta!
Sketch comedy series starring Leigh Francis as Avid Merrion, Transylvania's biggest celebrity fan.
4:30am
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Bo' Selecta!
Sketch comedy series starring Leigh Francis as Avid Merrion, Transylvania's biggest celebrity fan.
5:05am
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Bobby And Harriet Get Married
Episode 1 - This Is Going Nowhere GoodBobby and Harriet start wondering if they will ever be able to afford the wedding. With very different ideas on how the day should pan out and how they will pay for it, will the couple ever come to an agreement or is time to call the whole thing off?