Television
TV schedule Saturday 26th August 2017
6:20am
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Sooty
Series 2, Episode 23 - The Silent MovieWhen Sooty accidentally destroys one of Richard's old films, the gang decide to replace it with one they've made themselves. But will it be good enough to impress Mr Slater's grandchildren?
6:45am
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Twirlywoos
Series 1, Episode 9 - This Way, That WayThe Twirlywoos are chased this way and that way when they encounter a dog in a park. When the Tea Machine starts acting strangely Toodloo has to run back and forth across the Boat to keep up.
6:55am
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The Darling Buds Of May
Comedy drama series about H.E. Bates's eccentric Larkin family.
7am
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Tommy Cooper
Episode 6Tommy Cooper presents his own show, with sketches and special guests. Featuring Patrick Cargill and Trisha Noble.
7:10am
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Lucky Feller
Episode 11 - The BoatShorty, convinced it's his lack of word-power that's getting him nowhere with Kath, is desperate for help. Randy offers some practice in the fine art of chatting up, but in the meantime, Kath arrives with news that renders Mrs Mepstead speechless...
7:10am
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Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit
Series 2, Episode 9Liza Tarbuck and comedian Jamali Maddix join Dara O Briain, team captains Steve McNeil and Sam Pamphilon and resident gaming expert Ellie Gibson to compete against each other in Crash Bandicoot, Far Cry 3, Bomb Jack, Golf With Your Friends and Livin' Nevada Loca.
7:10am
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7:25am
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Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 11 - Birthday BearMr Bean is shocked when Teddy receives a birthday card from Bean's girlfriend.
7:30am
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Minder
Series 8, Episode 6 - The Last Temptation Of DaleyLong-running comedy drama about the London criminal underworld, focusing on dodgy entrepreneur Arthur Daley and his 'minder', Terry.
7:40am
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Lucky Feller
Episode 12 - A Night On The MoorsWith a wedding finally in the air and a certain urgent matter to be settled, Kath has persuaded Shorty to take her to Bournemouth for a trial weekend. But they take a wrong turning...
7:40am
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Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 12 - The MoleMr Bean's landlady is hopping mad when she finds mole hills on her lovely croquet lawn.
8am
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Go Jetters
Series 1, Episode 34 - The Parthenon, GreeceThe Grimbots are flying the Vroomster and their dodgy manoeuvres are about to flatten the Parthenon - Go Jetters, Go!
8:15am
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A Sharp Intake Of Breath
A selection of episodes from the second series of the David Jason sitcom.
8:25am
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Horrible Histories
Series 7, Episode 6 - Ingenious InventorsA look at some of history's most ingenious inventors, as we take in everything from the invention of the wheel to the crisp.
8:50am
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The Baby And The Battleship
Farce in which a sailor has to smuggle a baby aboard his ship.
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.
9:55am
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Open All Hours
Series 4, Episode 4 - The Errand Boy ExecutiveTo impress Stephanie, a young lady from the boutique, Granville claims he is an "executive" and that Arkwright is his "faithful old assistant".
10:20am15 min
Little Roy
Series 2, Episode 20 - Nitty GrittyRoy feels left out when all his family and friends get nits. However, when Roy contracts cartoon nits of his own he is delighted and despite protestations from Bill and Maura for him to wash his hair, Roy refuses to abandon his new best friends.
10:35am
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Still Open All Hours
Series 1, Episode 2Granville is determined to improve Gastric's image in order to matchmake him with Madge. Meanwhile, Old Mr Bentinck never goes into the shop, so Granville finds a way to tempt him in to spend.
10:35am
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Justin's House
Series 2, Episode 12 - Zooper DooperWhen the heating at the Justin Town Zoo breaks down, all the animals need somewhere to stay for a day or two. Eager to help, Justin brings home some animals.
11:10am
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Only Fools And Horses
Series 6, Episode 3 - Chain GangWhen offered the deal of the century by a new acquaintance, Del puts together a consortium to help purchase a suitcase full of gold chains. Predictably, the plan goes catastrophically wrong.
12pm
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Trial And Error
Legal satire. A seedy barrister is given the dock brief for a man who freely admits he murdered his wife; he is acquitted owing to incompetent defence, and they both continue their fantasy lives.
12:20pm
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Still Open All Hours
Series 1, Episode 3Romance is in the air as Granville continues to woo Mavis, Gastric needs more help with his love life and Leroy arouses jealousy. Meanwhile, Cyril is tempted by the latest workout craze, and Granville reveals his tip for preserving bacon.
12:25pm
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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.
12:30pm
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Hank Zipzer
Series 3, Episode 11 - Christmas In JulyOnly Hank Zipzer would think of holding Christmas in the middle of summer.
12:35pm
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Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
Series 1, Episode 5Helping Harry Hill fill the fun capsule and prevent an alien invasion this time are comedians Ross Noble and David O'Doherty, Game of Thrones star Raleigh Ritchie and national treasure Gloria Hunniford.
12:50pm
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Minder
Series 9, Episode 2 - No Way To Treat A DaleyLong-running comedy drama about the London criminal underworld, focusing on dodgy entrepreneur Arthur Daley and his 'minder', Terry.
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.
12:55pm
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So Awkward
Series 2, Episode 12 - Eye ContactWhen Lily is mistakenly led to believe by Jas that Matt is emigrating to Australia she is distraught that he hasn't even told her he's leaving.
1pm
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The Girl On The Boat
Entanglements abound as charming but bumbling Englishman Sam attempts to win the hand of sweet-natured American Billie.
1pm
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Chalet Girl
Pretty tomboy Kim flips burgers to support herself and her dad. However, when she flukes a winter-long catering job in the Alps life changes.
1:25pm
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So Awkward
Series 2, Episode 13 - Totes EmoshWhen her heroine Jade gives an emotional slide show in assembly promoting a Save the Hedgehogs campaign, Martha becomes troubled.
2:50pm
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Only Fools And Horses
Miami Twice, Christmas Special - The American DreamDel persuades Rodney that he needs a holiday and books him a flight for two to Miami. Rodney thinks he's taking his wife, but Del has timed it so that she is taking her exams that week...
3:10pm
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Little Roy
Series 2, Episode 20 - Nitty GrittyRoy feels left out when all his family and friends get nits. However, when Roy contracts cartoon nits of his own he is delighted and despite protestations from Bill and Maura for him to wash his hair, Roy refuses to abandon his new best friends.
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.
3:45pm
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Horrible Histories
Series 7, Episode 6 - Ingenious InventorsA look at some of history's most ingenious inventors, as we take in everything from the invention of the wheel to the crisp.
3:55pm
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Only Fools And Horses
Miami Twice, Christmas Special - Oh To Be In EnglandDel and Rodney arrive in Miami and things start to go wrong immediately. Nothing too dramatic, though, until Del is mistaken for a local mafia godfather and his henchmen want him as a decoy!
4:40pm
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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.
5:05pm
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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.
5:20pm
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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.
5:40pm
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Would I Lie To You?
Series 8, Christmas SpecialDavid Mitchell is joined by Ray Winstone and Josh Widdicombe, and Lee Mack is joined by Rachel Riley and Ricky Tomlinson.
6pm
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Orders Are Orders
Bilchester army barracks is invaded by an American film unit at the invitation of the adjutant, Captain Harper.
6pm60 min
David Jason: My Life On Screen
Episode 1This first episode charts Sir David's journey from working class lad in North Finchley to TV star. It follows his transition from theatre actor to early TV roles, and how his partnership with Ronnie Barker helped establish him as a major comic talent by the mid-70s.
6:20pm
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Would I Lie To You?
Series 8, Episode 8With guests Seann Walsh, Adrian Chiles, June Brown and Aisling Bea.
6:40pm
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About Time
Richard Curtis rom-com with a time-travelling sci-fi twist.
7pm
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Only Fools And Horses
1996 Christmas Trilogy, Christmas Special - Time On Our HandsThis third 1996 special was at the time thought to be last that would be made. Rodney's doing a stock take in the garage and has found an artificial leg, some Showaddywaddy LPs and an old watch. They get the watch valued and get just a little shock when it sells at Sotherby's for £6.2 million pounds. After all these years their finally millionaires!
7pm
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Not Going Out
A selection of episodes from the seventh series of the Lee Mack sitcom.
7:30pm30 min
Nina Conti's Edinburgh Festival 2017
Nina Conti presents a look at this year's Edinburgh Festivals.
7:45pm
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Horrible Science
Episode 5 - Wasted WorldGruesome greenhouse gasses and deadly toxic waste. Why do we recycle and what would happen if we stopped? Is global warming really bad news?
7:50pm
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Hobson's Choice
Screen adaptation of Harold Brighouse's classic Lancashire comedy.
8pm
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Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Series 2, Episode 5Lee Mack is joined by Jimmy Carr, Chris Packham and Kimberly Walsh.
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.
8:20pm
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Still Open All Hours
Series 1, Episode 2Granville is determined to improve Gastric's image in order to matchmake him with Madge. Meanwhile, Old Mr Bentinck never goes into the shop, so Granville finds a way to tempt him in to spend.
8:30pm
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Dad's Army
Series 4, Episode 5 - Don't Fence Me InThe platoon replace the resident guards at Walmington's local prison-of-war camp. The fact that the camp is full of Italians instead of Germans makes the job less appealing, but things become more interesting when it is suspected that Walker is helping the prisoners to escape.
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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Bobby And Harriet Get Married
A selection of three episodes of the VICELAND series.
9pm
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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?
9pm
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 13 (Channel 4: Series 14), Episode 2In this show guest captain Kathy Burke and Roisin Conaty take on guest captain Johnny Vegas and Bob Mortimer. John Cooper Clarke joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner, while Rachel Riley takes care of the letters and numbers.
9pm
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Jason Manford Live: First World Problems
TV broadcast of Jason Manford's 2014 live stand-up DVD, First World Problems.
9pm60 min
Festival Tales: Edinburgh At 70
A documentary exploring the Edinburgh Festivals and Fringe.
9pm
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Would I Lie To You?
A selection of episodes from the third series of the lie-based panel game.
9:35pm
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Mrs. Brown's Boys
Series 1, Episode 5 - Mammy Of The GroomWith his wedding only days away and tensions running high, Dermot suffers some pre-wedding jitters and takes refuge in a cupboard. Will Agnes be able to coax her son out in time for his nuptials? Meanwhile, Cathy gives her mother a book on homosexuality, leading Agnes to wonder who in her family is gay.
9:40pm
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David Jason: My Life On Screen
Episode 1This first episode charts Sir David's journey from working class lad in North Finchley to TV star. It follows his transition from theatre actor to early TV roles, and how his partnership with Ronnie Barker helped establish him as a major comic talent by the mid-70s.
10pm60 min version (repeat)
Live At The Apollo
Series 11, Episode 5 - Katherine Ryan, Henning Wehn, James AcasterCanadian comedy star Katherine Ryan is the host, introducing German comic Henning Wehn and the brilliantly funny James Acaster.
10pm30 min
Performance Live: Get A Round
A TV adaptation of the live performance play by Manchester-based trio Eggs Collective.
10:25pm30 min
Sam Delaney's News Thing
Episode 32 - Tories In Their EyesSam pays tribute to Bruce Forsyth, Paul Danan launches his Conservative leadership bid and Marek Larwood investigates nuclear bunkers. With Marlon Davis, Juliana Olayinka and Andy Dawson.
10:40pm
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Only Fools And Horses
Miami Twice, Christmas Special - Oh To Be In EnglandDel and Rodney arrive in Miami and things start to go wrong immediately. Nothing too dramatic, though, until Del is mistaken for a local mafia godfather and his henchmen want him as a decoy!
10:40pm
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 7 (Channel 4: Series 8), Episode 2Sean Lock and Rob Beckett go up against Jon Richardson and Cariad Lloyd. Jamie Laing joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner, while Rachel Riley looks after the numbers and letters again.
11pm
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Performance Live: Get A Round
A TV adaptation of the live performance play by Manchester-based trio Eggs Collective.
11:45pm
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 7 (Channel 4: Series 8), Episode 4Sean Lock and Isy Suttie take on Jon Richardson and Richard Osman. Alex Horne and The Horne Section join Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner.
11:45pm
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People Just Do Nothing
Series 4, Episode 2 - RivalriesRivalries boil following Grindah's departure, and a reluctant Beats is left to deal with the escalating beef with Kold FM.
12:40am
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A League Of Their Own
Series 9, Highlights Special - Best Of - Vol 1Highlights from the 9th series of the sports-based panel show with James Corden, Jamie Redknapp, Freddie Flintoff and Jack Whitehall.
12:45am
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Father Ted
Series 1, Episode 4 - Competition TimeTed's excited. He thinks he's got a good chance of winning the all-priests lookalike show this year. Sadly, neither Jack nor Dougal are particularly inventive souls...
1:05am
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The Keith Lemon Sketch Show
Series 2, Episode 3He-Man gets a job at Asda; Street Magic comes to Hogwarts; and David Dickinson tries to buy a song.
1:10am
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A League Of Their Own
Series 9, Highlights Special - Best Of - Vol 2More highlights from the 9th series of the sports-based panel show with James Corden, Jamie Redknapp, Freddie Flintoff and Jack Whitehall.
1:20am
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Father Ted
Series 1, Episode 5 - And God Created WomanTed ends up playing host to one of his favourite novelists, the rather attractive Polly Clarke. Meanwhile, a group of Nuns are also scheduled to pay visit to Craggy island.
1:30am
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The Sex Thief
Riotous early 70s sex comedy in which an audacious cat burglar steals more than his female victims' jewellery.
1:30am
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Soho Theatre Live
Episode 5 - Mae MartinThe Summer of Stand Up continues with Mae Martin, the two-time Canadian Comedy Award nominee who brings her hit show Us to Soho Theatre. Mae hilariously discusses the 21st century stereotypes of gender, sexuality and identity, as well as the time she had THE sex talk with her mum.
1:35am
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The Keith Lemon Sketch Show
Series 2, Episode 4This week, Fearne Cotton presents The Keith Lemon Sketch Show: The Gossip, and Denzil Rowe sculpts pop star Marvin Humes. Meanwhile, it's fashion week at the Kardsahians' caravan site, and Apple reveal their latest technological leap: a sock.
1:40am
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Minder
Series 8, Episode 9 - The Greatest Show In WillesdenLong-running comedy drama about the London criminal underworld, focusing on dodgy entrepreneur Arthur Daley and his 'minder', Terry.
1:50am
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 7 (Channel 4: Series 8), Episode 2Sean Lock and Rob Beckett go up against Jon Richardson and Cariad Lloyd. Jamie Laing joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner, while Rachel Riley looks after the numbers and letters again.
1:55am
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Lucky Feller
Episode 12 - A Night On The MoorsWith a wedding finally in the air and a certain urgent matter to be settled, Kath has persuaded Shorty to take her to Bournemouth for a trial weekend. But they take a wrong turning...
2am
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White Cargo
A repeat of this 1973 film.
2am
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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.
2:30am
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W1A
Series 1, Episode 2Ian's mission to take the sting out of what is now being referred to as 'Wingategate' continues.
2:55am
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The Thin Blue Line
Series 2, Episode 2 - Ism Ism IsmFaced with arresting a failed asylum seeker ready for deportation, Fowler trains his staff in equality by pretending to be a Martian dissident. Meanwhile, Grim has been turned down by the Freemasons and is now trying to become a member of the Order of Todgers.
2:55am
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8 Out Of 10 Cats
Series 13, Episode 8Reginald D Hunter, Rachel Riley, Josh Widdicombe and Gemma Collins are the guests joining Jimmy, Jon and Sean this week.
3:20am
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Desmond's
Series 5, Episode 12 - A Matter Of Life And DeathLee's health hangs in the balance after a routine health check.
3:30am
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Lucky Feller
Episode 11 - The BoatShorty, convinced it's his lack of word-power that's getting him nowhere with Kath, is desperate for help. Randy offers some practice in the fine art of chatting up, but in the meantime, Kath arrives with news that renders Mrs Mepstead speechless...
3:55am
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Desmond's
Series 5, Episode 13 - The Patter Of Little FeetDesmond's daughter's growing up too fast, while his eldest son's hardly growing up at all.
4:30am
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The Charlie Hides Show
Impressions-based sketch show pilot from YouTube star Charlie Hides.
5:05am
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Bobby And Harriet Get Married
Episode 4 - What Do Boys Like?As Bobby's excitement grows, Harriet is consumed by worries for her independence. Duplicity, sabotage and Katherine Ryan all feature as the couple's fears and insecurities clash.