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Schedule Saturday 27th December 1986

Radio 4 12:27pm
33 min
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Overseas Episodes, Episode 2 - The Siege Of Fort Night

A number of episodes were originally made for broadcast only overseas, but later aired in Britain; including the other eight episodes of 1958's Vintage Goons series.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 5:15pm
45 min
ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV

Bobby Davro's TV Annual

Christmas Special

Christmas specials from comic and impressionist Bobby Davro.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 6:30pm
60 min
Cannon And Ball. Image shows from L to R: Tommy Cannon, Bobby Ball. Copyright: Rex

Cannon And Ball

Series 7, Special - The Cannon And Ball Special

Popular and long-running variety series, primarily sketch and stand-up, starring northern clubland comics Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 7:15pm
30 min
Beadle's About. Jeremy Beadle. Copyright: London Weekend Television

Beadle's About

Series 1, Episode 6

Jeremy joins Gwen Taylor to play an elaborate joke on Duty Free co-star Keith Barron. Plus some of the best bits from earlier in the series.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 7:50pm
45 min
Hi-De-Hi!. Image shows from L to R: Gladys Pugh (Ruth Madoc), Sqdn-Ldr Clive Dempster DFC (David Griffin). Copyright: BBC

Hi-De-Hi!

Series 7, Christmas Special - September Song

It's circus night at Maplin's but Ted has another sort of ring on his mind.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 16, Special - News Quiz of the Year (Part 2)

The second of a two-part special in which Richard Ingrams and David Taylor are joined by John Wells and Bill Tidy to mull over 12 months that shook the world.

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