Television
TV schedule Sunday 8th December 2019
6am
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On The Buses
Series 7, Episode 9 - The VisitBlakey's mother announces she's coming to Luxton to pay her son a visit, and the Butlers naturally offer to put her up for the couple of nights. But she soon proves to be even more dreadful than her son - demanding, mean and manipulative!
6:20am
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Twirlywoos
Series 3, Episode 21 - More About SpinningThe Twirlywoos visit a school hall. They see a teacher pick up different coloured hoops and set them spinning, so they try to spin hoops themselves.
7am
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Minder
Series 6, Episode 6 - Waiting For GoddardArthur is only too willing to help when a local tramp comes into an inheritance.
7:05am
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Mr Bean
Series 2, Episode 3 - The CruiseBean wins two tickets for an exotic cruise and takes Teddy along for the trip of a lifetime. While showing off to a new friend, Bean goes overboard and is stranded on a desert island.
7:10am
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The Two Ronnies
Series 3, Christmas Special - The Two Ronnies Old Fashioned Christmas MysteryHugely popular and long-running sketch show that established Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker as two of the biggest names in British comedy.
7:15am
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Shaun The Sheep
Series 5, Episode 5 - The Farmer's NephewThe Farmer is rendered incapable and replaced by a farmhand who is more interested in his mobile phone than getting the task done.
7:20am
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Mr Bean
Series 2, Episode 4 - Coconut ShyMr Bean hopes to win some cash prizes at the funfair, but it is not as easy as it seems!
7:25am
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Danger Mouse
Series 1, Episode 13 - The Unusual SuspectsWhen secret information is leaked from HQ all eyes fall on Colonel K! Is it possible he's a traitor or is there something suspicious about his moustache?
7:35am
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Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!
Series 1, Episode 34 - Extreme Sports DayDennis recruits Grizzly Griller to help make school sports day more extreme, but as he and JJ get competitive against each other, who is sabotaging both their chances of winning?
7:40am
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Where There's A Will
A repeat of this 1936 film.
7:45am
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Danny & Mick
Series 2, Episode 4 - Fitness SlackerJoy decides to keep tabs on the staff with a new fitness tracker and there is a prize for the employee who does the most steps - or the one who can cheat their way to the top.
8am
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The Wrong Trousers
Oscar-winning claymation from Nick Park. It is Gromit's birthday, and Wallace gives him a pair of mechanical techno trousers that cause a stir.
8am
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Go Jetters
Series 2, Episode 52 - Sami Reindeer Herding, NorwayThe Go Jetters are in snowy Norway to learn about the reindeer that are cared for by the local Sami people.
8:10am
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Diddy TV
Series 4, Episode 8 - Don't Touch The BoxDiddy TV proudly presents a brand new medieval entertainment show, Strictly Come Lancing. Also featuring a talent show where the judges get their just desserts.
8:25am
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Bitz & Bob
Series 2, Episode 6 - Cake CalamityBitz has created a super strawberry, dreamy creamy, nicely icely, bake-a-licious cake that is so tasty Bob suggests she makes more so she can sell them to the whole world.
8:25am30 min
The Dog Ate My Homework
Series 7, Episode 3Finlay v Lily. Darren Harriott is joined by Adam B and team captains Finlay and Lily with guests Sam & Mark, Maisie Adam and Vic Cook.
8:35am
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A Grand Day Out With Wallace And Gromit
Oscar-nominated claymation in which a Yorkshireman and his canine companion venture to the Moon.
9:10am
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A Close Shave
Wallace's whirlwind romance with the proprietor of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin; but not all is well for Gromit.
9:15am
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Sooty
Series 2, Episode 26 - Pranks And PresentsWhen the hook-a-duck stall runs out of prizes, Sooty hopes his teddy bear machine can solve all of their problems. But he gets a little extra help from a very special friend... Guest starring Brian Blessed.
9:25am
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Make Mine Mink
Comedy about a genteel, middle class group of misfits who become hobbyist thieves in aid of charity.
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.
9:50am
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A Matter Of Loaf And Death
A spoof of murder mysteries is in store as Wallace and Gromit start running their own bakery: Top Bun. However, there's a Cereal Killer on the loose.
10:30am
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2point4 Children
Series 2, Christmas Special - MiseryAs Rona prepares to spend Christmas alone, the Porter clan reluctantly pack up to indulge Bill's guilt complex by spending the festive season with her intolerable mother in Suffolk.
11am
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Blockbusters
Series 2, Christmas SpecialChristmas celebrity special where I'm A Celebrity stars Scarlett Moffatt and Jordan Banjo take on comedian James Acaster.
11:05am
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The Green Green Grass
Series 1, Special - One Flew Over The Cuckoo ClockBoycie and Marlene are invited to spend Christmas in Switzerland with some new friends they met at the Agricultural Ball to discuss a new business venture. Is this the entrance to High Society that they are looking for? However, nothing goes to plan and they miss the surprise laid on for them by old friends.
11:25am
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Waffle The Wonder Dog
Series 3, Christmas Special - Waffle's First ChristmasIt's the eve of Waffle's first Christmas with the Brooklyn-Bells. Mrs Hobbs is invited, and Gramps has knitted a Christmas jumper. Waffle learns about Santa and really wants to meet him.
11:30am
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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.
12pm
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Very Important Person
1961 film spoofing stiff-upper-lipped war dramas, starring James Robertson Justice as a bombastic scientist who ends up in a PoW camp.
12:15pm
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Still Open All Hours
Series 4, Christmas SpecialIt's Christmas in the nation's favourite corner shop, but some of Granville's most important customers have plans to leave town.
12:55pm
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Only Fools And Horses
The Final Specials, Christmas Special - Strangers On The ShoreWith the family fortune squandered, Del and Rodney set off for France to attend a memorial service in memory of Uncle Albert's old shipmates from the war. On the way back the Trotters pick up some rather unexpected cargo!
2:35pm
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Death On The Tyne
A sequel to Murder On The Blackpool Express, starring Johnny Vegas, Sian Gibson and guest stars.
2:55pm
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The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
Series 1, Episode 3 - A Whaley Good TimeFuzzypeg eats the Spuds' fish supper and Dave has to catch another. Things look up when he hooks something, but it turns out to be a whale.
3:15pm
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The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
Series 1, Episode 21 - Bog Roll RollIt's the biggest sporting event in Grimsby - the bog roll roll. All Dave has to do is chase the bog roll down the hill and catch it.
3:30pm
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Catweazle
Children's fantasy comedy drama series.
3:30pm
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Mr Bean
A selection of episodes from the second series of the animated version of Rowan Atkinson's comic creation.
3:35pm
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Go Jetters
Series 2, Episode 51 - Ilulissat, GreenlandGrandmaster Glitch has taken his teddy, Cuddles, to Ilulissat in Greenland to show him the sights, but Cuddles falls out of Grim HQ and gets stuck in the snow.
4pm
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The March Hare
A repeat of this 1956 film.
4pm
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Would I Lie To You?
A selection of episodes from the fourth series of the lie-based panel game.
4:30pm
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Arthur Christmas
Aardman 3D-animation movie for Christmas 2011 about the kind-hearted but clumsy son of Santa Claus. Starring James McAvoy.
4:35pm
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Blackadder
1988 Specials, Christmas Special - Blackadder's Christmas CarolEbenezer Blackadder is the kindest man in England, until a visit from the Spirit of Christmas helps him to see the error of his ways.
5pm
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GiggleQuiz
Series 1, Episode 4 - Keith Fitt's Quiz FitProfessor Muddles's new invention, the Quiz Fit, causes chaos for Keith as he tries to exercise and quiz at the same time. Meanwhile, Nana catches cabbages in her Panto Showdown.
5:35pm
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Only Fools And Horses
The Final Specials, Christmas Special - Strangers On The ShoreWith the family fortune squandered, Del and Rodney set off for France to attend a memorial service in memory of Uncle Albert's old shipmates from the war. On the way back the Trotters pick up some rather unexpected cargo!
6pm
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Get Some In!
Series 1, Christmas SpecialChristmas has arrived and C Flight's Jakey, Leckie, Lilley and Ken are the only boys left on camp, as the appointed maintenance crew over the season. Alice instructs Cpl. Marsh to invite them for dinner.
6:35pm
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Maytime In Mayfair
A repeat of this 1949 film.
7:15pm
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Dad's Army
Series 8, Christmas Special - My Brother And IWhilst Captain Mainwaring prepares to host an important social event, his drunken brother Barry arrives in order to claim a family heirloom that he believes to be rightfully his.
7:30pm
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Almost Never
Series 2, Episode 6 - The Sound Of SilenceOakley clumsily tries to get Nate and Chloe together at the Palais' silent disco.
8pm
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'Allo 'Allo!
A selection of episodes from the eighth series of the wartime sitcom.
8pm60 min version (repeat)
QI
Series K, Episode 12 - Knights And KnavesWith Victoria Coren Mitchell, Sue Perkins & the Rev. Richard Coles.
8:05pm
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Dad's Army
Christmas Special - Battle Of The Giants!Humiliated by Square's comments for his lack of old service medals, Mainwaring and his opposite commit their men to a high-stakes contest of skill, initiative and military cunning. Which is the better body of men - but more to the point, who is the better commander?
8:30pm
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4 O'Clock Club
Flashbacks, Episode 2 - Falling Out And Falling OverNero and Dexter relive their most iconic scenes on the show. Jason reveals his slapstick secrets and the cast spill the beans on how they do the raps. Also, there's a chance to look round the brand new set.
9pm
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Lee Evans Live At Her Majesty's Theatre
Lee Evans captured at his hilarious best at Her Majesty's Theatre in London.
9pm60 min version (repeat)
Have I Got News For You
Series 55, Episode 3Ian and Paul return with further topical comedy games.Regular captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton are joined by guest host Lee Mack and panellists Janet Street-Porter and Sara Pascoe.
9pm
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A League Of Their Own
Series 13, Christmas Special - A League Of Their Own Christmas PartyChristmas means cricket for James and the ALOTO boys as they hit the stumps for a fun-packed festive fixture for charity.
9:30pm
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The Vicar Of Dibley
2006/2007 Specials, Christmas Special - The Handsome StrangerYet another Dibley cottage has been sold to a Londoner, and Geraldine's not happy about the breakdown of the community. Setting out to confront the new stranger, she is struck by his immediate charm and good looks - but is he all he seems?
10pm
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Mock The Week
Series 14, Episode 7Dara O Briain and the team return after the summer break. Featuring guests Ed Gamble, Milton Jones, Katherine Ryan and Josh Widdicombe.
10pm
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Micky Flanagan Thinking Aloud
Episode 1 - Micky Flanagan's ChristmasWhat's a three-bird roast? And why the sudden need for a new sofa? Micky explores our craze for Christmas, finding some strange traditions along the way.
10:40pm
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The Royle Family
Christmas Special - The New SofaInspired by Nigella, Denise tries to cook Christmas dinner for the family. To Jim's dismay, Dave's Mum and Dad are invited.
10:40pm
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Taskmaster
Series 4, Episode 5 - MeatThis week Greg Davies and Alex Horne engage in some role-play to assess the success of a throwing task. Plus Noel Fielding has a sliding session, Swedishman Fred receives an intense video call and all hell breaks loose in The Battle of the Bath.
11:40pm
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Midnight
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Knowing Me, Knowing You... With Alan Partridge
Alan Partridge is an insincere and skill-less chat show host. Partridge frequently demonstrated his insecurities and total lack of knowledge about his guests' lives during each broadcast.
Midnight
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A Gert Lush Christmas
One-off comedy special from siblings Russell Howard and Kerry Howard.
12:20am
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Would I Lie To You?
Series 4, Out-takes - The Unseen BitsThese are the funnies that just couldn't be squeezed in the first time around, and it's 100 per cent brand-new footage. As ever, Rob Brydon hosts proceedings and David Mitchell and Lee Mack are the lightning-quick team captains.
1am
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Inside No. 9
Series 3, Christmas Special - The Devil Of ChristmasJulian Devonshire, his pregnant wife Kathy, their son Toby and mother in law Celia arrive at the alpine chalet for a family holiday.
1am
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Your Face Or Mine
Series 6, Episode 10Shaun and Marcellina met how many modern day romances start - through Instagram DMs! The couple became inseparable when their first date turned into 6 days, but will the round 'Face Your Demons' addressing side chicks and old flames, put distance between the pair?
1am
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Would I Lie To You?
Series 4, Episode 1With guests Fern Britton, Richard E Grant, Martin Clunes and Sanjeev Bhaskar.
1am
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A League Of Their Own
US Road Trip, Episode 3Freddie, Jack and Jamie drive into Sin City for three last make-or-break challenges.
1:20am
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Minder
Series 7, Episode 1 - It's A Sorry Lorry MorrieTerry leaves his fingerprints on a stolen lorry while doing a job for Arthur.
1:35am
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The Royle Family
Christmas Special - The New SofaInspired by Nigella, Denise tries to cook Christmas dinner for the family. To Jim's dismay, Dave's Mum and Dad are invited.
1:40am65 min version (repeat)
QI
Series K, Episode 12 - Knights And KnavesWith Victoria Coren Mitchell, Sue Perkins & the Rev. Richard Coles.
2am
(repeat)
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
A selection of episodes from the fifth series of Lee Mack's panel show.
2:30am
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Russell Howard Live: Dingledodies
A TV broadcast of Russell Howard's 2008 stand-up tour.
2:45am
(repeat)
Knowing Me, Knowing You... With Alan Partridge
Alan Partridge is an insincere and skill-less chat show host. Partridge frequently demonstrated his insecurities and total lack of knowledge about his guests' lives during each broadcast.
2:45am
(repeat)
Mock The Week
Series 14, Episode 7Dara O Briain and the team return after the summer break. Featuring guests Ed Gamble, Milton Jones, Katherine Ryan and Josh Widdicombe.
3:20am
(repeat)
Would I Lie To You?
Series 4, Out-takes - The Unseen BitsThese are the funnies that just couldn't be squeezed in the first time around, and it's 100 per cent brand-new footage. As ever, Rob Brydon hosts proceedings and David Mitchell and Lee Mack are the lightning-quick team captains.
4:15am
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The Wrong Arm Of The Law
Crime comedy starring Peter Sellers and Lionel Jeffries. London's criminal gangs team up with the police to catch a group of Australian newcomers.
5:10am
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On The Buses
Series 7, Episode 10 - What The Stars ForetellThe Butler household is thrown into chaos when the stars foretell marital success for Mum and Olive - and they both set their eyes on Blakey! Meanwhile, the Luxton & District is being subsumed into a national company, so change is afoot at the depot.