Television
TV schedule Saturday 2nd January 2021
6am
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George & Mildred
Series 4, Christmas Special - On The Second Day Of ChristmasAfter a dull Christmas at the Ropers', and a packed period for the Fourmiles, George gets into a little trouble when playing with one of Tristram's new toys.
7am
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The Story Of... Only Fools & Horses
Episode 4 - Peckham And BeyondPeckham And Beyond looks at the area that was at the heart of the comedy and what happened when the cast and crew got out of the studio and filmed on location in Monaco, Margate and Miami.
7:15am
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Shaun The Sheep
Series 3, Episode 5 - The CrowIt's late in the day as Bitzer rounds up the Flock for bedtime. They prepare themselves for a good night's sleep. Alas, a noisy intruder scuppers their plans. The Flock just find an inventive way to get rid of the pest if they are ever going to get a good night's rest.
7:20am
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Minder
Series 4, Episode 7 - A Star Is GornWhen a rock star fakes his own death, Arthur finds himself in possession of a valuable master tape that has every chance of becoming a 'posthumous' hit.
7:25am
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Danger Mouse
Series 1, Episode 28 - Attack Of The ClownsThis episode is no laughing matter, especially when Danger Mouse's uncontrollable amusement creates clown-invading chaos on Earth - can DM prevent the world from being twisted into a novelty balloon shape?
7:30am
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The Cuckoo Patrol
Freddie & The Dreamers, Kenneth Connor, Victor Maddern, John Le Mesurier and Arthur Mullard star in the story of a troop of scout misfits.
7:35am
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Mr Bean
Series 3, Episode 9 - Bean EncoreThe Great Eduardo, violinist supreme, is in town and Irma wants to go to the concert. But Bean won't pay for the tickets. More than that, he claims that he can play the violin better.
7:40am
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Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!
Series 1, Episode 11 - Give Peas A ChanceMayor Wilbur passes a law to increase the healthy eating in Beanotown, replacing all foods with peas... of the mushy variety! The gang must avoid the people of Beanotown who are rapidly turning into Zompeas after eating the green mush. Dennis uses the only ordinary peas in town to sabotage Wilbur's mush making factory and save the day!
7:45am
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Go Jetters
Series 2, Episode 2 - The Matterhorn, Italy And SwitzerlandIn this episode, Glitch gets into a mountain of trouble as the Go Jetters attempt to climb the Matterhorn.
7:50am
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The Story Of... Only Fools & Horses
Episode 5 - Behind The ScenesThis episode examines the process writer John Sullivan and cast and crew went through - from the script to the live recording - to create each episode of Only Fools....
7:50am
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Mr Bean
Series 3, Episode 10 - Mobile HomeMiss Wince takes Mrs. Wicket off on holiday in her brand-new, swanky caravan.
8:15am
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Danny & Mick
Series 1, Episode 9 - Smoothie OperatorsWhen an automated smoothie maker arrives in the café, it's up to Danny and Mick not to make a mess of it. Oops.
8:25am
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Timmy Time
Series 3, Episode 3 - Doctor TimmyIt is dressing-up time, and Timmy dresses as a doctor and insists on treating his classmates as patients.
8:30am
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The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
Series 1, Episode 20 - The CoatWhen Dave needs a new coat, Gran kindly suggests she knows a good one by the carpark bin. Dave promptly gets trapped inside the coat and discovers it's past.
8:45am
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Only Fools And Horses
A selection of episodes from the sixth and seventh series of the David Jason sitcom.
8:45am15 min
Big Fat Like
Episode 7Pick up some invaluable baby hacks, there's a new music video from Aridona Lita and run for your lives; it's the TokTik Girls!
8:45am
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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.
9am10 min
Monster Court
Episode 1 - The Case Of The Twerking MumIt's Judge Smudge's birthday, and he wants Margaret to organise a surprise birthday party. Meanwhile, Strictly's Dianne Buswell helps him with the case of the twerking mum.
9:35am
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Danger Mouse
Series 1, Episode 16 - The Snowman ComethIt's Christmas and DM and Penfold are tasked with protecting Santa from the villainous clutches of the festive season-destroying Snowman.
10:25am
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Sooty
Series 2, Episode 11 - April FoolishnessIt's the April Fools Tea Party, and Richard is determined not to be crowned The Biggest Fool for the second year running. All he has to do is deliver a car to Mr Slater's friend. But with Sooty behind the wheel, will his plans backfire?
10:30am
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Justin's House
Series 3, Episode 12 - The JustinosaurusJustin decides to dig up a dinosaur and turn Justin's House into a dinosaur museum.
11am
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Carry On, Constable
Classic comedy with Sid James making his debut. A group of novices are drafted in to cover at a police station that's been hit by flu.
11am
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Mr Bean
A selection of episodes from the second and third series of the animated version of Rowan Atkinson's comic creation.
11:25am
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Waffle The Wonder Dog
Series 2, Episode 1 - Waffle's Ball Pit PondIt's the hottest day of the year and Waffle is eating ice cream to cool down.
12pm
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Carry On Screaming!
Horror spoof from the Carry On team. Two bumbling Victorian detectives must investigate the disappearance of several young women.
12pm
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Danny & Mick
Series 1, Episode 9 - Smoothie OperatorsWhen an automated smoothie maker arrives in the café, it's up to Danny and Mick not to make a mess of it. Oops.
12:15pm
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Horrible Histories
Series 8, Episode 1 - Queen Vic's Home VidsA special episode making 200 years since the birth of Queen Victoria. Featuring Victorian fake news, paparazzi, and camera men strapped to the front of moving trains, Queen Victoria shows you how her subjects invented and became obsessed with films!
12:45pm
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Horrible Histories
Series 5, Episode 9There is public confusion when King Charles II bans coffee shops, a seasick chicken ruins a Roman sea battle, mighty Egyptian Pharaoh, Ramesses II, meets some smelly peasants on Historical Wife Swap, and a cave-dwelling Stone Age couple try to buy their first house.
1pm
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Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
A selection of episodes from the first series of the comedy drama.
2pm
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Carry On Cleo
The Carry On team take on ancient history and the big-budget film Cleopatra. Caesar's plan goes awry when Antony is captivated by Cleopatra.
2:30pm
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Gangsta Granny
Adaptation of David Walliams's children's book about a schoolboy who doesn't realise his grandma was once an international jewel thief.
2:55pm
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So Awkward
Series 1, Episode 1 - ParentologyMartha feels ignored by her workaholic mother so Jas helps her to rebel to get noticed.
3pm
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Go Jetters
Series 3, Episode 47 - Mission ManateeLars and Kyan swim through the shallows of Crystal River in Florida. Kyan tests his new swimming fin, while Lars watches a manatee and her baby cruise by.
3:25pm
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Waffle The Wonder Dog
Series 4, Episode 4 - Waffle Is A Listening DogWaffle tries to impress on his first day as a listening dog at school.
3:25pm
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So Awkward
Series 1, Episode 2 - Friendundancy'Wear your own clothes' day at school is approaching and Lily is anxious not to look like a dork.
3:45pm
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Gnomeo & Juliet
Comic retelling of the Shakespearean tragedy, set amidst rival gardens' families of gnomes.
3:55pm
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4 O'Clock Club
Series 8, Christmas Special - Christmas PastChristmas is coming, but there isn't much in the way of cheer at the flat or at school.
4:10pm
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The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
A selection of episodes from the first series of the animated children's comedy.
4:25pm
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4 O'Clock Club
Series 8, Episode 2 - RoofPolly's first day of term doesn't go to plan when she's asked to look after troublesome new boy Evan. Meanwhile, Bell's return as head teacher is doomed to failure from the start.
4:50pm
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Horrible Histories
Series 8, Episode 1 - Queen Vic's Home VidsA special episode making 200 years since the birth of Queen Victoria. Featuring Victorian fake news, paparazzi, and camera men strapped to the front of moving trains, Queen Victoria shows you how her subjects invented and became obsessed with films!
5:20pm
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Horrible Histories
Series 5, Episode 9There is public confusion when King Charles II bans coffee shops, a seasick chicken ruins a Roman sea battle, mighty Egyptian Pharaoh, Ramesses II, meets some smelly peasants on Historical Wife Swap, and a cave-dwelling Stone Age couple try to buy their first house.
5:30pm
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TV Flashback
Series 3, Episode 8 - MoneyTudur Owen is on a quest for cash, as he reviews the funniest, most fascinating clips from half a century and more of Welsh television. It's a story of one-armed bandits, potato rustlers and £30 pints, full of lively characters from the nation's TV past.
5:55pm
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John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely
BBC Two celebrates the life and work of Dad's Army star John Le Mesurier.
6pm
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Would I Lie To You?
A selection of three episodes from the lie-based panel game.
6:15pm
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Danger Mouse
Series 1, Episode 16 - The Snowman ComethIt's Christmas and DM and Penfold are tasked with protecting Santa from the villainous clutches of the festive season-destroying Snowman.
6:55pm
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Dad's Army
Feature-length film version of the classic sitcom about the Home Guard unit of a small seaside town.
7pm
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Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!
Series 2, Episode 16 - Thumb WarsIn a somewhat misguided attempt to resolve Dennis and Walter's spiralling competitiveness, Miss Mistry offers thumb wrestling as a solution - but can Walter play fair, or will the situation get out of hand?
7:10pm
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Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!
Series 2, Episode 17 - President DennisDennis is accidentally elected class president and is eager to shed the burden that comes with the title. However, every daft class policy he declares only makes him more popular.
8pm
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Open All Hours
A selection of episodes from the first series of the cornershop sitcom.
8pm
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Not Going Out
A selection of episodes from the sixth series of the Lee Mack sitcom.
8pm
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A League Of Their Own
Series 14, Highlights Special - Best OfThink it's all over? Don't worry, it's not yet. To send the BAFTA-winning series off with a bang, we'll be reliving the funniest moments, wackiest challenged and biggest jokes of the season in a special Best Of episode.
9pm
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The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year
Episode 25 - The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2020Jimmy Carr is joined by James Acaster, Stacey Solomon, David Mitchell, Maya Jama, Richard Ayoade and Joe Lycett who compete to find out who remembers the most about the past 12 months.
9pm
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Romesh Ranganathan: Irrational Live
TV edit of Romesh Ranganathan's stand-up DVD.
9:30pm
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The Moments That Made...
Episode 3 - Jack DochertyJack Docherty is one of the country's most innovative comedy talents, loved for his portrayal as Chief Miekelson in Scot Squad and his cult classic characters in Absolutely. But despite having a cult classic TV series and becoming a late-night host, launching a channel with none other than the Spice Girls, he nearly gave it all up.
9:30pm
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Absolutely Fabulous
Series 3, Episode 2 - Happy New YearAs the family gathers for New Year's Eve, Edina and Patsy look forward to a night out at an ultra-hip underground rave. Patsy is particularly excited, as her well connected, jet-setting sister Jackie is about to arrive. When she appears, however, plans begin to disintegrate.
10pm
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All Round To Mrs. Brown's
Series 3, Episode 5Agnes and the family are joined by Jake Wood, Nicola Adams and Lorraine Kelly, and Foley's bar is pumping with music from Irish boyband, Westlife.
10pm
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The Comedy Years
Episode 2 - 1984Spitting Image and The Young Ones will feature in this 1984-focused episode against the backdrop of the miners strike. More mainstream comedies like Duty Free and Russ Abbot's Madhouse are also covered.
10pm
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Scot Squad
Series 4, Episode 6This week, the bold band of Braveheart bam-busters catch a break in a break-in case, net some fish thieves in a robbery and deal with an expensive drop of whisky.
10pm
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Comedy Store
Rhod Gilbert has webbed fingers. He's a sexual pervert. He dreams of the navy. It's all explained at the Comedy Store! Also, his thoughts on Aussies, the 'fake Welsh', chocolate willies, and more!
10pm
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Mock The Week
A selection of three episodes of the satirical panel game.
10pm
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Celebrity Juice
Series 24, Highlights Special - The Boris BriefingIn a highlights episode, Keith Lemon addresses the nation as Boris Johnson during one of his daily briefings. He talks viewers through some of the best bits of the panel game.
10:20pm
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Notting Hill
Romantic comedy film about the relationship between a famous American movie actress and an unassuming British book shop owner.
10:30pm
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Comedy Store
Mickey is stressed with life in the middle class and the amount of ketchup given in restaurants! Learn of his days as an international lover, dreams of being a van driver and more at the Comedy Store!
10:40pm
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Bob Monkhouse: Master Of Laughter
A celebration of comedian and TV host Bob Monkhouse.
10:55pm
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Tommy Cooper Forever
Episode 1The documentary traces Tommy Cooper's extraordinary journey from South Wales to top of the bill at the Palladium, with the help of family, friends who worked with him and famous fans - a cast list which includes Jennifer Saunders, Simon Callow, Lionel Blair, Anita Harris, Les Dennis and Jerome Flynn.
11pm
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The Catherine Tate Show
A selection of episodes from the second and third series of the hit sketch show.
11pm
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Al Murray: One Man, One Guvnor
Al Murray returns as The Pub Landlord in this TV edit of his 2014 stand-up DVD, One Man, One Guvnor.
11:05pm
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Father Ted
Series 3, Episode 5 - Escape From VictoryOnce again, Ted's at war with Father Dick Byrne. This time, they've got rival teams in the All Priests Over 75 Indoor 5-A-Side Football Challenge, and Ted's star player has died. It looks like a forefeit is on the cards for Crilly.
11:20pm
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Only Fools And Horses
A selection of episodes from the seventh series of the David Jason sitcom.
11:40pm
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Father Ted
Series 3, Episode 6 - Kicking Bishop Brennan Up The ArseFollowing his team's disqualification and the losing of the bet by proxy, Father Crilly must accept Byrne's forfeit - and kick Bishop Brennan up the arse.
11:45pm
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The Best Of The Adventures
Film comprising the best bits from Stanley Long's saucy Adventures film trilogy from the late 1970s.
11:55pm
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Tommy Cooper Forever
Episode 2The documentary series continues to trace Tommy Cooper's extraordinary journey from South Wales to top of the bill at the Palladium, with the help of family, friends who worked with him and famous fans - a cast list which includes Jennifer Saunders, Simon Callow, Lionel Blair, Anita Harris, Les Dennis and Jerome Flynn.
Midnight60 min version (repeat)
Have I Got News For You
Series 51, Episode 1Stephen Mangan hosts the show, with guest panellists Suzanne Evans and comedian Henning Wehn.
12:15am
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 15 (Channel 4: Series 16), Episode 2Jimmy Carr hosts a brand new episode with Sean Lock and Katherine Ryan who take on Jon Richardson and Joe Wilkinson in the classic words and number quiz. Dr John Cooper Clarke joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner, while maths whizz Rachel Riley looks after the numbers.
12:55am
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The Comedy Years
Episode 1 - 1979This episode focused on 1979 will look at the northern club scene, which was dominating telly at the time with the likes of Les Dawson and Cannon & Ball. It's also the year that saw a new breed of alternative comedians making a name for themselves on screen that included Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Rowan Atkinson.
12:55am
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Roast Battle
A selection of episodes from the third and fourth series.
12:55am
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The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited
A programme celebrating hit E4 sitcom The Inbetweeners.
1am
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Lee Evans XL Tour 2005 Live
Stand-up Lee Evans returns to Wales, the land of his ancestors, to perform to over 4,000 fans at the Cardiff International Arena.
1am
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Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish
Series 5, Episode 1 - Like Top Gun All Over AgainIn the first episode, Dave explores whether a knock-off can ever be as good as the real thing. For Dave, this involves examining DVDs, baking and his favourite band, Bucks Fizz...
1:10am
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Tom Allen Goes To Town
Spending a week in Wakefield - a city, not a town - Tom sees the sights and meets some of Wakefield's extraordinary characters, before putting on an end of week show to celebrate everything and everyone he's encountered.
1:20am
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Ricky Gervais Live: Animals
Feature-length film by Ricky Gervais, shot during his first ever stand-up tour. The programme features his performance and backstage footage.
1:55am
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George & Mildred
Series 1, Episode 2 - The Bad PennyThe Ropers move into their new home. As ever, nothing runs smoothly, and they soon find themselves locked out and imposing on the Fourmiles and an important dinner guest.
2:15am
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Not Going Out
A selection of episodes from the sixth series of the Lee Mack sitcom.
2:25am
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Through The Keyhole
Series 6, Episode 3Keith Lemon hosts the comedy panel show. Joining the panel this time are comedian Rob Beckett, opera singing superstar Alfie Boe and Corrie actor Lucy Fallon.
3:25am
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Father Ted
Series 3, Episode 5 - Escape From VictoryOnce again, Ted's at war with Father Dick Byrne. This time, they've got rival teams in the All Priests Over 75 Indoor 5-A-Side Football Challenge, and Ted's star player has died. It looks like a forefeit is on the cards for Crilly.
4am
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The Funny Thing About...
Episode 1 - KidsAn uproariously silly and sometimes insightful guide to children, including how to make them, how not to break them and how to spin them round in an office chair.