Television
TV schedule Saturday 5th August 2023
Second Best Bed
The marriage between a middle-aged man and a young woman becomes turbulent when she immediately rebels against his ideas that a wife should obey everything a husband tells her to do.
Joel & Nish Vs The World
Series 2, Episode 3 - ArgentinaJoel and Nish will have 4 days to prove themselves to the Gauchos that they aren't one trick ponies by mastering horse riding and learning how to lasso, herd and move cattle from across the Argentinian plains. Will they have to buck up their ideas? Or can they be whipped into shape?
Never The Twain
Series 4, Episode 6 - The Royal ConnectionWhile Simon delves into genealogy, Oliver prepares to add to his customers none other than HRH The Prince of Wales.
Lloyd Of The Flies
Episode 19 - Fly Out Of TimeLloyd, PB and Abacus discover a fly frozen in an ice cube - a drop from the kitchen counter later allows them to meet Marvin, a fly from the past. Full of gratitude, Marvin insists on repaying Lloyd, but his persistent helpfulness soon gets out of hand.
Twirlywoos
Series 2, Episode 4 - InsideThe Twirlywoos see a man putting something inside his tent, and they get carried away putting more and more things inside. Meanwhile, Peekaboo has managed to get stuck inside the teapot. Can Peekaboo get out without being spotted by the Twirlywoos?
Lloyd Of The Flies
Episode 20 - Cool LloydLloyd discovers that Abacus and PB have been invited to a party without him... and to make matters worse, it's Berry's party! Not wanting to be outdone by Berry, Lloyd decides that he will have his own party... and it will be much better and more popular than Berry's.
Go Jetters
Series 3, Episode 21 - Go Jet Academy: Ghost CrabsGlitch damages the Academy crabs' habitat when he takes all the sand from their beach.
Minder
Series 8, Episode 12 - The Coach That Came In From The ColdLong-running comedy drama about the London criminal underworld, focusing on dodgy entrepreneur Arthur Daley and his 'minder', Terry.
Supertato
Series 2, Episode 4 - Museum MischiefEvil Pea pretends to help Supertato and Carrot train for crime prevention, but she tricks them and steals a mobile phone. Supertato and Carrot have a clever plan to get it back.
Shaun The Sheep
Adventures From Mossy Bottom, Episode 13 - Express DeliveryShaun and the flock race to stop a package from reaching the Farmer.
Desmond's
Series 4, Episode 5 - CalypsoDesmond meets a ghost from his past and thinks it's the end of his marriage
Shaun The Sheep
Adventures From Mossy Bottom, Episode 17 - Tour de Mossy BottomBitzer gets the out-of-shape Farmer back on his bike and ends up on a wild ride.
Sketchy Comedy
Episode 7A plane, chair, pencil and watering can are among the items getting the Sketchy treatment.
Danger Mouse
Series 2, Episode 23 - The Scare Mouse ProjectColonel K spins a terrifying tale about the Headless Postman - an ancient and alarmingly scary apparition.
Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!
Series 2, Episode 18 - Inventor's BlockDennis doesn't realise the pressure he's putting on Rubi to excel in the school science fair is giving her a severe case of inventor's block.
Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!
Series 1, Episode 13 - Screwtop SpudswapDennis is desperate to prevent Pieface from failing Mrs Creecher's maths test! He persuades the gang to use Professor Von Screwtop's mind-swapping device. But in a disastrous turn of events, Screwtop is on the loose with the brain of Paul the potato and Pieface is left with a potato with the brain of Screwtop to help get him through the test!
2point4 Children
Series 1, Episode 3 - When The Going Gets ToughAs Ben receives notification of an "interview" with the tax inspector, Bill gets into a spot of bother at the supermarket. Meanwhile, there's the small matter of a note and phone number to resolve, and Jenny's going vegetarian.
Go Jetters
Series 3, Episode 22 - The Salmon Run, AlaskaAlaska's a cool place to watch the salmon run, but Glitch opens a 'fishy taxi service' to help the salmon avoid tricky waterfalls and greedy bears. What could possibly go wrong?
Are You Being Served?
Series 8, Episode 3 - Front Page StoryMr. Humphries is made founding editor of the Grace Bros. staff newspaper, and his colleagues pressure him to investigate why they didn't get the £600 bonus promised to them.
Bitz & Bob
Series 1, Episode 12 - Periscope PerilPrincess Purl has lost her tiara and it turns out it's been taken by two naughty castle trolls who parade around showing it off high up in the castle.
Carry On Matron
Medical-based comedy from the Carry On team. A gang plan to raid a maternity hospital to steal a gigantic stock of birth control pills.
Citizen Khan
Series 2, Episode 6 - The MakeoverMr Khan is, obviously, the natural choice to front a new promotional video for the mosque. Or so he believes. Manager Dave, however, has different ideas.
Citizen Khan
Series 3, Episode 1 - Naani's ReturnWhen the family arrive back from a trip to Pakistan with Mr Khan's mother-in-law in tow, Mr Khan is lumbered with looking after her.
Supertato
Series 2, Episode 2 - Grape Kids' Super CampSupertato shows the Grape Kids how to camp Supertato-style, but Evil Pea arrives and wows them with her ice camping. Before long, the Grape Kids need to be rescued by Supertato.
That's An Order
Short children's comedy film.
Only Fools And Horses
A selection of 15 episodes from the David Jason sitcom.
Sooty
Series 1, Episode 22 - The Runaway BathA mucky Sweep is told to take a bath and clean himself up - but he gets his paw stuck in the tap. When Sooty comes to the rescue in his campervan the situation heads for disaster.
Bloods
Series 2, Episode 4Wendy realises she has to address Spencer's poor behaviour when he spends the day on the road with her and Maleek. Jo makes an allegation against George.
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.
Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 2, Episode 6 - Ballad For Wind Instruments And CanoeA transaction with the fabulous Arnpepper; the Great Gob Contest; and a runaway canoe.
Bitz & Bob
Series 2, Episode 17 - Up, Up And AwayIt's the day of the kite festival and first up are Zip and Pop, who dazzle the crowd with their performance.
Whisky Galore!
Classic Ealing comedy about a Scotch-laden ship that runs aground off the coast of the Outer Hebrides during the Second World War.
Red Dwarf
Series VIII, Episode 3 - Back In The Red: Part ThreeAs the Dwarfers all still believe they are escaping from the ship, Rimmer is hurrying to the artificial reality suite to delete all mentions of the agreements between him and Lister.
Go Jetters
Series 1, Episode 43 - Lake Retba, SenegalThe team gets all shook up when Glitch sucks up the pink water of Senegal's Milkshake Lake.
Go Jetters
Series 1, Episode 44 - The Paddy Fields of ChinaThe Go Jetters swing into action when Glitch uses real landmarks for his crazy golf course.
So Awkward
Series 6, Episode 10 - So LilyLily and Jas go crazy when Mazel introduces a new cake that has 250,000 followers.
Red Dwarf
Series VIII, Episode 4 - CassandraLister foolishly takes Holly's advice to join the "Canaries" believing that it is the prison choir.
So Awkward
Series 6, Episode 12 - Academic Lily SpeakingMartha and Lily try to find each other boyfriends. Meanwhile, Ollie is stressed.
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Series 1, Episode 1 - The Tench (Norfolk Lakes)While in Norfolk fishing for tench, Bob tries to impress Paul with his childhood fishing rod - and fails.
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Series 1, Episode 2 - The Barbel (Middle Wye, Herefordshire)Paul and Bob fish for the mighty barbel in Hay on Wye. Passing a graveyard they muse about the future and chat to a local vicar about death and their own funerals.
Gigglebiz
Series 4, Episode 17Captain Adorable is on hand with another top tip for his new trainee Awesome Girl - this time he shows her some very silly ways to hide. Keith Fitt is hiding too - he and Arthur Sleep are playing hide and seek in the newsroom.
Would I Lie To You?
Series 9, Episode 1This week the guests joining Lee Mack and David Mitchell are Danny Dyer, Jon Richardson, Joe Lycett and Moira Stuart.
Supertato
Series 1, Episode 17 - The Good, The Bad And The PricklyPrickly Pear arrives in the supermarket and tries to take over Evil Pea's freezer. Supertato discovers that Prickly Pear isn't mean at all and just needs some good friends.
Twirlywoos
Series 1, Episode 13 - WrappingThe Twirlywoos see someone wrapping a present and get carried away trying to wrap things of their own. Back in the Boat, the Stop-Go Car brings them a long scarf that they all get wrapped up in.
Would I Lie To You?
Series 9, Episode 2Lee Mack and David Mitchell are joined by Bob Mortimer, Gabby Logan, Katherine Parkinson and Steve Backshall.
The Italian Job
Comedy crime caper in which a group of British crooks plot a bank heist in Turin.
Supertato
Series 2, Episode 7 - Tablet TakeoverThe Veggies are delighted with a new tablet they've found. When they're not looking, Evil Pea turns the tablet to evil mode. Soon the tablet takes over the supermarket.
Shaun The Sheep
Adventures From Mossy Bottom, Episode 1 - Baa-gheritaA hungry Shaun turns the Farmer's pottery oven into a pizza factory.
My Family
A selection of episodes from the first series of the Robert Lindsay sitcom.
Waffle The Wonder Dog
Series 1, Episode 14 - Waffle And GeorgeMrs Hobbs's cat, George, gets locked inside her house, giving Waffle a chance to prove himself to Mrs Hobbs. Can he rescue George?
Not Going Out
A selection of three episodes from the Lee Mack sitcom.
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.
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
Series 2, Episode 21 - Cheer GrimsbyDave and his friends are enlisted as cheerleaders for their school sports team - with the help of Gran, they are going to put on the best - and only - cheer performance their Grimsby school has ever seen...
Rob And Romesh Vs
Series 5, Episode 3 - CruftsDog owners Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan enter their pets in Crufts to see if their new best friends can learn a thing or two. Seven-time Crufts champion and Britain's Got Talent star Ashleigh Butler acts as their guide as they training their dogs and teach them the key principles of dog training ahead of competing in the agility tournament at the event.
The Catherine Tate Show
A selection of episodes from the second series of the hit sketch show.
Mrs. Brown's Boys
Series 1, Episode 4 - Mammy Rides AgainAgnes and Winnie gatecrash Maria's hen party, but realise that they have the wrong venue. Later, having invited Maria's snooty mother Mrs Nicholson to dinner, a nervous Agnes shores up her confidence with alcohol, but chaos ensues as the evening proceeds.
Scot Squad
Series 5, Episode 1There's a new Chief in town after Cameron Miekelson's suspended when he becomes the victim of an undercover tabloid sting. Chief Harry Cope is drafted in to mop up the scandal, act like bleach and clean up the cops but Miekelson's having none of it.
Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps
A selection of episodes from the first series of the adult sitcom.
The Royle Family
Series 2, Episode 5It's been a particularly stressful few weeks, and with the menopause kicking in, Barbara's had enough. Unfortunately, Jim can't see what he's done wrong, and the argument soon spreads to Dave and Denise. But after Bar storms out, Jim reveals a new side...
Chris McCausland Live: Speaky Blinder
Chris McCausland performs his Speaky Blinder show at the Shepherd's Bush Empire.
Porridge
A selection of episodes from the third series of the prison-based sitcom.
Mock The Week
Series 19, Episode 8Dara O Briain hosts as Ed Byrne, Maisie Adam, Rhys James, Ria Lina and Ed Gamble join regular panellist Hugh Dennis.
In The Loop
The US President and the UK Prime Minister fancy going to war - but this one will be quick. Looks like Malcolm Tucker is in the thick of it again.
The Royle Family
Series 2, Episode 6It's Antony's 18th, and Barbara's prepared a buffet on the back table, ready for a small get-together. It's also the Royles' first chance to meet new girlfriend Emma and make a good impression.
Mock The Week
Series 19, Episode 9Dara O Briain hosts as Angela Barnes, Catherine Bohart, Ed Gamble, Rhys James and Michael Odewale join regular panellist Hugh Dennis to take a comic look back on the latest events in news and politics.
Blankety Blank
Comedy panel-game-show of missing words hosted in turn by Terry Wogan, Les Dawson, Lily Savage and Bradley Walsh.
Harry Enfield & Chums
Series 2, Episode 5Hit 1990s sketch show starring Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse and Kathy Burke.
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 11 (Channel 4: Series 12), Episode 1Jimmy Carr hosts a new edition of the panel game with Sean Lock and Stephen Mangan, who take on Noel Fielding and Fay Ripley. The Brett Domino Trio are in with Susie Dent, while Rachel Riley looks after the numbers and letters.
Jason Manford Live
TV broadcast of Jason Manford's return to the stage with his 2011 live tour, recorded at the MEN Arena.
Dreaming Whilst Black
Episode 3 - The FriendsKwabena is broke and struggles to impress his high-flying love interest Vanessa. Luckily he meets a big-time producer who offers him a break.
Harry Enfield & Chums
Series 2, Episode 6Hit 1990s sketch show starring Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse and Kathy Burke.
Dreaming Whilst Black
Episode 4 - The BirthFunmi goes into labour but the birth takes an unexpected turn. Meanwhile Vanessa has some big news for Kwabs...
Have I Got News For You
Series 58, Episode 4Jo Brand assumes the role of host as panellists poke fun at the week's events. Zoe Lyons and Irish columnist, literary editor and drama critic Fintan O'Toole join regular team leaders Ian Hislop and Paul Merton.
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 11 (Channel 4: Series 12), Episode 3Jimmy Carr hosts a new edition of the panel game with Jon Richardson and David O'Doherty taking on guest captain Johnny Vegas, and Jamie Laing. Holly Walsh joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner, while Rachel Riley looks after the numbers and letters.
Michael Crawford And Michele Dotrice Remember... Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Stars Michael Crawford and Michele Dotrice reflect on hit sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em.
Billy Connolly Does...
Series 1, Episode 5 - The RoadIf there is one person who knows a thing or two about how to travel it's Billy Connolly. After 50 years of near constant touring, we find the Big Man resplendent in his back garden rummaging through trinkets and memories as he ruminates about dream locations, nightmare family holidays and offers up travel tips for your private bits!
Jimmy Carr: Being Funny
A live performance of Jimmy Carr's 2011 stand-up show from Birmingham Symphony Hall.
Breeders
Series 1, Episode 5 - No DadPaul and Ally are thrilled that Sprout the family gerbil has finally died, but explaining loss to Luke and Ava is more difficult than they thought as grief manifests itself in mysterious ways and throws the family off course.
Comedians Giving Lectures
Series 3, Episode 4Sara Pascoe is joined by comedians Rhys James, Huge Davies and Sally Phillips, who compete to deliver the best lecture. Rhys's lecture is 'I Stalk Strangers Online', Huge's is 'What Every Pro Musician Needs To Know' and Sally's is 'The Power of Uncertainty'.
To Be Perfectly Frank
Documentary following Michael Crawford and the making of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em.
The Royle Family
Series 2, Episode 5It's been a particularly stressful few weeks, and with the menopause kicking in, Barbara's had enough. Unfortunately, Jim can't see what he's done wrong, and the argument soon spreads to Dave and Denise. But after Bar storms out, Jim reveals a new side...
Mobility
Comedy short about three disabled teenagers from Huddersfield who must catch the same mobility bus to school each day.
The Royle Family
Series 2, Episode 6It's Antony's 18th, and Barbara's prepared a buffet on the back table, ready for a small get-together. It's also the Royles' first chance to meet new girlfriend Emma and make a good impression.
Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps
A selection of episodes from the first series of the adult sitcom.
Paul Sinha's TV Showdown
Series 1, Episode 6John Thomson, Emilia Fox, Josie D'Arby and Richard Madeley compete head-to-head and test their TV knowledge.
Harry Enfield & Chums
Series 2, Episode 5Hit 1990s sketch show starring Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse and Kathy Burke.
Harry Enfield & Chums
Series 2, Episode 6Hit 1990s sketch show starring Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse and Kathy Burke.
A League Of Their Own
US Road Trip 2.0, Episode 2The boys' epic road trip takes them to the new home of the LA Rams. James, Jack, Jamie and Freddie will be performing, pom poms and all, with the LA Rams cheerleaders in front of an American football crowd of 91,000.