Television
TV schedule Wednesday 16th March 2022
6pm
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Desmond's
Series 2, Episode 12 - Auntie SusuIt's 2am, and Doreen's sister Susu unexpectedly arrives from Jamaica - even less expected is the extremely tall fiancé who's young enough to be her son!
6pm
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Taskmaster
Series 7, Episode 10 - I Can Hear It GoopingThe series reaches its majestic climax. Who will win Greg Davies's coveted golden head to become just the seventh Taskmaster Champion in history?
6:35pm
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Hi-De-Hi!
Series 2, Episode 2 - Peggy's Big ChancePeggy, the chalet maid, has a burning ambition to become a Yellowcoat. Jeffrey arranges an interview.
7:15pm
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The Green Green Grass
Series 2, Episode 6 - More Questions Than AnswersLlewellyn has been forced to employ teachers over the summer as casual labour but even they can't help the fact that his farm is running at a massive deficit. With Boycie's farm doing well, Llewellyn challenges him to a pub quiz in the hope of winning £5,000.
7:40pm
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Room 101
Series 5, Episode 6 - Claudia Winkleman, John Humphrys, Russell KaneStrictly presenter Claudia Winkleman, Mastermind host John Humphrys and comedian Russell Kane try to get rid of skiing, summer, and audiences that are always whooping.
8pm
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There's Something About Movies
Series 4, Episode 6Alan Carr and the gang are joined by David Tennant, Nish Kumar and Kevin Bridges for another round of film-based trivia and challenges.
8pm
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Dad's Army
Series 5, Episode 6 - If The Cap Fits....Frazer is becoming increasingly troublesome, so Mainwaring tries to solve the problem by temporarily promoting him to the rank of captain. The plan soon backfires when a visitor mistakes Frazer for Mainwaring.
8:20pm
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Would I Lie To You?
Series 3, Episode 4TV presenter Claudia Winkleman, stand-up comedian Jason Manford, presenter Clive Anderson and comic actress Miranda Hart are the celebrity guests on a quest for the truth this week.
8:40pm
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Dad's Army
Series 5, Episode 7 - The King Was In His Counting HouseWhile Mainwaring hosts a party in his house for some of his men, the bank gets bombed. It is up to his troops to make sure that none of the bank's money goes missing.
9pm
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Code 404
Series 1, Episode 1Detective John Major is killed after a failed sting operation, but the Met brings him back from the dead as part of an experimental artificial intelligence project. Major immediately goes on the hunt for his killer, dragging his still shocked partner and best friend Roy Carver along for the ride.
9pm60 min version (repeat)
QI
Series R, Episode 7 - RevolutionsSandi Toksvig quizzes the panel on a few revolutionary ideas, with Alan Davies, Gyles Brandreth, Susan Calman and Jessica Fostekew going round the houses trying to come up with a decent answer.
9pm30 min
Kate & Koji
Series 2, Episode 1 - Lockdown LegendsWhen she and Medium are set to be rewarded for their work during the pandemic, Kate discovers Councillor Bone is going to present the award and refuses to collect it. Medium is hugely disappointed, but Kate eventually relents and it is the councillor whose nose is put out of joint.
9:20pm
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The Good Life
Series 1, Episode 4 - Pig's LibThere are two new additions to the Good family: Pinky and Perky the pigs. Margo does not share Tom and Barbara's enthusiasm and the pigs are sent away. Having made Margo feel guilty, Tom is allowed to retrieve them from certain death...
9:30pm
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Code 404
Series 1, Episode 2Parfit reveals that if the A.I. Ethics Committee deem the project a failure, Major will be 'switched off' and he'll die for good.
10pm
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Dating No Filter
Series 2, Episode 5This week, Jack and Dani hope they won't end up with an achey-breaky heart as they do some boot-scooting in a line dancing first date. Meanwhile Nyugen an Billy have a much more relaxed time of it as they partake in a very chilled spa day. Looking on and adding their expert analysis will be the comedy pairings of Josh Jones and Jayde Adams, Joel Dommett and Emily Atack, Chunkz and Yung Filly and London Hughes with Verona Rose.
10pm
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Men Behaving Badly
Series 4, Episode 2 - InfidelityGary is determined to find out is Dorothy is two-timing him.
10pm30 min
Bloods
Series 2, Episode 1Wendy and Maleek find new sources of conflict when they are involved in a malpractice investigation and Wendy's deeply irritating son starts work at the depot.
10pm
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The Office
Series 2, Episode 5It's Comic Relief Day, and the office is awash with wackiness. All 19 stone of Keith is squeezed into a bright yellow Ali G costume, Sheila has become Wonder Woman and Gareth is hopping on one leg.
10pm
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Outsiders
Series 1, Episode 6It's the Outsiders' last day living together in the wild. There's all to play for as the teams go all out to impress a sceptical David Mitchell and prove they can survive post apocalypse by making shoes from natural materials and herding animals.
10:30pm
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Yonderland
Series 2, Episode 3 - A Vicious CircleEllis of Woolworth mistakenly believes that Debbie is to blame for his brother's fate.
10:30pm60 min
Frayed
Series 2, Episode 4Fairbank is convinced he has cracked the case and is hot on the heels of the Cooper family. Bev learns that the Coopers are expecting her to lie to the police about Jim's whereabouts on the day of Terry's death, and quickly reverts to type and bribes them in return for changing her story.
10:40pm
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Not Going Out
Series 4, Episode 6 - Life On Mars BarsStuck in a coma, with friends and family gathered round his hospital bed, Lee dreams of a perfect life with Lucy. But is it really so perfect and will the reality match up?
11pm
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Yonderland
Series 2, Episode 4 - Up The WorkersDebbie sets out to source the latest revelation in posterior cushion comfort, the 'Luxi Bum 501'.
11pm60 min version (repeat)
Have I Got News For You
Series 58, Highlights Special - Have I Got 2019 News For YouA compilation of the popular news looking back at the big news of 2019, a year that was largely dominated by Brexit. Eventually a General Election was held - and the rest is history. Mind you, there was some joy courtesy of the England cricket team, with their memorable victory over New Zealand in the World Cup, even if it was by the slightest of margins. Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by a variety of guest hosts and panellists from the worlds of comedy, journalism and current affairs in highlights of the year's shows.
11pm
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This Country
Episode 1 - The AftermathThis one-off special investigates the fallout from Kerry's criminality.
11:20pm
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Peep Show
Series 4, Episode 1 - Sophie's ParentsMark is now engaged to Sophie but is having crippling doubts. After being invited to spend Sophie's birthday weekend with her parents in the countryside he is desperate to impress them, but foolishly invites Jeremy to come along.
11:40pm
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Paul Sinha's TV Showdown
Series 2, Episode 4Rachel Riley, Stacey Dooley, Nihal Arthanayake and Jon Richardson join team captains Fay Ripley and Rob Beckett on the comedy quiz show, as The Chaser expert and stand-up comedian Paul Sinha tests the panellists' TV knowledge.
11:55pm
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Peep Show
Series 4, Episode 2 - ConferenceJez and Mark are at a hotel, each with their own nightmare to defuse. Mark is offered a promotion on condition that he delivers a presentation to the entire board, while Johnson takes a shine to Big Suze and tries to bribe Jeremy into letting him sleep with her.
Midnight
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Hypothetical
Series 2, Episode 5Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster are joined by Nish Kumar, Jen Brister, Rob Beckett, Lou Sanders for this week's show.