TV schedule for 18th August 2019 (full list)

6am (repeat)

Miss MacTaggart Won't Lie Down

After being mistakenly declared dead, elderly Jeannie MacTaggart makes trouble for the officials who won't correct her records.

6:50am (repeat)

Minder

Series 3, Episode 9 - Why Pay Tax

No job is routine - and when Barry the Bookie loses his money, Terry loses his heart.

7:05am (repeat)

Mr Bean. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

After a regrettable episode involving his landlady sleepwalking into his room, Mr Bean suddenly finds himself out on his ear with nowhere to live. Near to tears, he yearns for the cosy familiarity of his old home. But a scarecrow and a pair of false teeth come to his rescue.

7:15am (repeat)

Mr Bean

Series 1, Episode 29 - Camping

An old photo album causes Bean to reminisce about summers at Scout camp as a boy, and sets him planning a night under the stars with Teddy. Purchasing a tent proves a problem, but nothing is going to stop him having a good time - even if he has to get the garden shed over the roof of his house.

7:50am (repeat)

Minder

Series 3, Episode 10 - Broken Arrow

Arthur's latest flight of fancy takes him into the world of darts, but has he hit the bullseye with Welsh wizard Dafydd?

8:20am (repeat)

Down Among The Z Men

The four original Goons star as Prof. Osric Pureheart misplaces a secret military formula.

10:25am (repeat)

Zone Of Champions

Episode 4

Events this week include Hamster Athletics and Using an Escalator for the Purposes of Banter.

12:30pm (repeat)

TV Flashback

Series 1, Episode 7 - Drink

This time he's on a quest to discover the truth about drink. It's a story of pub acrobatics, thirsty camels and Mumbles Fizz, full of lively characters from the nation's TV past.

5:15pm (repeat)

Doc Martin

Series 7, Episode 6 - Other People's Children

Martin and Louisa do not seem to be having much success with their therapy, so Dr Timoney advises that they should try and take things back to the beginning of their relationship and plan a date.

6:30pm (repeat)

For The Love Of Ada

Series 3, Episode 6 - The Queen's Birthday

It's the Queen's birthday and Ada's hoping for a personal reply to the birthday card she sent. Meanwhile, Ruth and Leslie are planning for and considering the implications of their baby.

7pm (repeat)

Who Done It?

Big screen debut for Benny Hill as a street-sweeper who wins enough money to pursue his dream of becoming a private investigator.

7:30pm (repeat)

The Comedy Years

Episode 4 - 2003

Trigger Happy TV features in 2003 as TV viewers enjoyed the hidden prank antics of Dom Joly alongside Bruce Forsyth's hilarious hosting duties on Have I Got News For You and fond farewells to Cold Feet and The Office.

9pm

Bridget Jones's Baby

Third outing for modern literary heroine Bridget Jones on the big screen, based on Helen Fielding's books.

9pm (repeat)

Tonight At The London Palladium

Series 2, Episode 5

Variety show from the London Palladium, hosted by Jack Whitehall. With comedy performances from Sara Pascoe and Jack Carroll.

9pm
60 min

Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz

Episode 18

Al, aided by barman Shaun Williamson and captains Kerry Godliman and Ed Byrne, oversees a clash between The Mayflower from Rotherhithe and The Wheatsheaf and Pigeon from Staines.

9pm (repeat)

Have I Got News For You

Series 56, Episode 9

Ian and Paul return for another look at the headlines, with guest host Danny Dyer and panellists Sara Pascoe and Judy Murray.

10pm (repeat)

French Dressing

A sleepy seaside town's deckchair attendant concocts a plan to raise the resort's fortunes.

10pm
13 min

Lazy Susan

Episode 1 - Pilot

Meet Megan and Michaela just 'don't want any drama tonight' and Thomas and Sandrine the 'whimsical French woman, written by a man who's never met a woman'.

10pm (repeat)

Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier

Series 2, Episode 7 - The Future

Morgana Robinson, Lolly Adefope and Matt Forde categorise and rank worries to do with The Future. What will we look like in the future? Will robots steal our jobs? And is Elon Musk really going to nuke Mars?

10:15pm
15 min

Brain In Gear

A flat-share comedy where the nightmare tenants are the voices in your head.

10:30pm (repeat)

Susan Calman's Fringe Benefits

Series 1, Episode 2

Susan goes 'head to head' with Scottish mindreader Colin Cloud for some probing chat, as well as getting the best and funniest festival stories from comedians Phoebe Robinson, Nick Helm, Iain Stirling and Jay Lafferty, as well as Game of Thrones actor Daniel Portman, and writer Gary McNair.

10:30pm (repeat)

A Girl's Guide To TV

Rachel Parris presents a comic guide to how women can get ahead in television.

11pm (repeat)

Taskmaster

Series 1, Episode 5 - Little Denim Shorts

Greg Davies and Alex Horne host as Frank Skinner takes a boulder onto a train for a pleasant excursion. Then he and the other comedians try to make a Swedish man blush.

11:30pm (repeat)

A Girl's Guide To TV

Rachel Parris presents a comic guide to how women can get ahead in television.

Midnight
60 min version (repeat)

QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Cariad Lloyd, Sandi Toksvig, Sarah Millican, Alice Levine. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series O, Episode 11 - Objects And Ornaments

Sandi Toksvig looks at some Objects And Ornaments. Along the way, you'll discover where you can find an actual UFO, and meet the world's best-dressed crab. With Sarah Millican, Alice Levine and Cariad Lloyd.