Television
TV schedule Thursday 26th December 2019
Worzel Gummidge
Episode 1 - The Scarecrow Of ScatterbrookTwo young strangers arrive in the village of Scatterbrook. It's not long before Susan and John encounter Worzel Gummidge, the Scarecrow of Ten Acre Field.
The Many Faces Of...
Series 3, Episode 1 - The Many Faces Of Ronnie BarkerTribute to the prolific career of comic and actor Ronnie Barker.
Paddington 2
Acclaimed film sequel. Paddington Bear finds himself incarcerated for a crime he did not commit.
The Two Ronnies: The Studio Recordings
A broadcast of the unedited takes of some famous and not so famous sketches from the classic comedy show, The Two Ronnies.
The Cockfields
A repeat-run of the entire Joe Wilkinson sitcom.
Room 101
Series 4, Episode 4 - Alexander Armstrong, Henry Blofeld, Dame Kelly HolmesAlexander Armstrong, superstar athlete Dame Kelly Holmes and golden voice of cricket Henry Blofeld compete to have their pet hates and peeves consigned to Room 101. Nominations include restaurants that don't keep proper powdered English mustard, snoring in public places and unnecessary cocktail ingredients.
One Foot In The Grave
Series 4, Christmas Special - One Foot In The AlgarveVictor and Margaret accompany Mrs Warboys, who is hoping for romance with her pen pal Alfonso, on holiday to meet him in his native Portugal. Fleet Street paparazzo Martin Trout is hot on their tail after an encounter at Victoria station leads him to believe they have accidentally taken possession of an extremely valuable and politically explosive roll of film...
The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year
Episode 23 - The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2019Jimmy Carr welcomes Dara O Briain, Maya Jama, Asim Chaudhry, Roisin Conaty, Richard Ayoade and Noel Fielding to the end-of-year celebrity panel game, putting their knowledge of the past 12 months to the test. On hand to help are Jon Snow, Mitchell Brook Primary School and a whole host of celebrity question-setters.
Paddington
Family comedy about the eponymous bear found at a London train station by the Brown family.
Would I Lie To You?
Series 13, Christmas Special - Would I Lie To You At Christmas?In a festive edition of the panel show, David Mitchell is joined by Liz Bonnin and Stephen Merchant while Lee Mack is joined by Sharon Osbourne and Dr Ranj Singh.
Room 101
Series 4, Episode 8 - Adrian Chiles, Jameela Jamil, Des O'ConnorFrank Skinner is joined by TV presenter Adrian Chiles, Radio 1's Jameela Jamil and veteran entertainer Des O'Connor. Nominations include people who recline aircraft seats.
Hugh Grant: A Life On Screen
A documentary looking at the career of Hugh Grant, featuring an in-depth interview with the star.
Mock The Week
Series 16, Episode 4Angela Barnes, Ed Byrne, Milton Jones, Nish Kumar and Romesh Ranganathan are the guests this week.
Comedy Connections
Series 5, Episode 1 - One Foot In The GraveSeries charting the history of the best of British comedy looks at grumpy old man sitcom One Foot In The Grave. Writer David Renwick hit the comedy motherlode when he created Victor Meldrew, a character almost everyone recognised as a part of themselves or as someone they knew.
Featuring behind the scenes revelations from many of the cast and Renwick, who explains why he decided to kill off Victor for good and what Victor's wife really did in that last episode.
The Inbetweeners
A selection of episodes from the second series of the E4 sitcom.
Murder On The Blackpool Express
Comedy drama about a coach driver investigating a series of murders.
Florence Foster Jenkins
Comedy-biography about New York socialite and heiress Florence Foster Jenkins, a terrible singer who thinks she is wonderful.
Taskmaster
Series 3, Episode 2 - The Dong And The GongDave Gorman comes over all bitey, Rob Beckett fills a shoebox with cement and, most importantly, just who will succeed in surprising Alex Horne the most when he emerges from his shed after an hour cooped up inside?
British Sitcom: 60 Years Of Laughing At Ourselves
Documentary celebrating the history of British television sitcom.
The Jonathan Ross Show
Series 15, Christmas Special - The Jonathan Ross Christmas ShowThe host welcomes another batch of celebrity guests to his famous green room for a special Christmas edition of the talk show. He is joined by David Tennant, whose demonic role in Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's Good Omens will be coming to BBC in the new year, as well as singers Rita Ora and Jamie Cullum, former X Factor judge Sharon Osbourne, Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two presenter Rylan Clark-Neal, award-winning Hollywood star David Oyelowo and comedian Bec Hill.
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Series 5, Christmas Special - Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas ShowMichael McIntyre's annual entertainment extravaganza returns to BBC One this Christmas, stuffed with big stars, big laughs and even bigger surprises!
Have I Got News For You
Series 56, Episode 5Ian and Paul return for another look at the headlines. This time, Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts, with guest panellists Janey Godley and Robert Rinder.