British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Television

TV schedule Thursday 20th August 2020

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 5pm
30 min
So Awkward. Image shows from L to R: Martha Fitzgerald (Sophia Dall'Aglio), Rufus (Charlie Nicholson), Ollie Coulton (Archie Lyndhurst), Jas Salford (Emily Burnett), Lily Hampton (Cleo Demetriou). Copyright: Channel X North

So Awkward

Series 6, Episode 4 - Possession Obsession

Martha and Ollie go head to head to win custody of Edison, a cuddly lightbulb.

BBC Two 9pm
30 min
Live At The Apollo. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Live At The Apollo

The One About..., Highlights Special - Relationships

This episode features classic routines about relationships from John Bishop, Sarah Millican, Phil Wang, Ellie Taylor, Ed Byrne and more.

U&Dave channel logo 9pm
60 min
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years. Copyright: North One Television

Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years

Episode 3 - Playing Pool With Planets

A look at the real and invented science that has marked out Red Dwarf as truly unique for over 30 years. Plus, the main cast about just how special Red Dwarf has been to them.

Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky 9pm
60 min
A League Of Their Own. Image shows from L to R: Jamie Redknapp, Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan, Andrew Flintoff, Shanaze Reade. Copyright: CPL Productions

A League Of Their Own

Series 15, Episode 1

Jamie Redknapp, Freddie Flintoff and Romesh Ranganathan take the helm for the fifteenth series of sports-based trivia, challenges and laughs. In the first episode of the series, it's Rom taking the helm as the host, keeping a sleepy eye on team captains Jamie and Freddie. Joining Jamie will be three-time Grand Slam winner and two-time Olympic gold medalist Andy Murray and Countryfile presenter Helen Skelton, while Freddie's team consists of comedians and friends of the show Rob Beckett and Jimmy Carr.

BBC Two 9:30pm
15 min
Mandy. Mandy (Diane Morgan)

Mandy

Series 1, Episode 3 - Russian

Nothing less than the future of the world as we know it is at stake in this thriller set in the cloak-and-dagger world of international geopolitics.

BBC Two 9:45pm
15 min
Mandy. Image shows from L to R: Geoff (Sean Lock), Mandy (Diane Morgan)

Mandy

Series 1, Episode 4 - Fish

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Give a Mandy a fish and she will probably leave it on the bus by mistake. With guest star Sean Lock as a man with nothing to lose.

BBC Two 10pm
25 min
Semi-Detached. Charlie (Neil Fitzmaurice). Copyright: Happy Tramp Productions

Semi-Detached

Episode 3

Stu's extended family take a ferry trip to scatter the ashes of a loved one at sea. Whilst looking for his diarrhoea medication in his car, Stuart discovers a stowaway, some class A drugs and pornography prohibited by maritime law.

BBC Two 10:30pm
15 min
Squeamish About

Squeamish About

Episode 3 - London

From the Great Fire to the Blitz, jellied eels to Howard Westend, after whom the West End is named, Squeamish offers some distinctive opinions on Britain's capital and the people who live there.

Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky 11pm
30 min
In The Long Run. Image shows from L to R: Agnes (Madeline Appiah), Kirsty (Kellie Shirley)

In The Long Run

Series 3, Episode 5

Valentine takes Kobna to Tilbury Docks to pick up his special shipment of records from West Africa and DJ the arrival party for the sailors.

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