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Schedule Wednesday 28th January 1987

BBC World Service 3:30pm
30 min
BBC World Service

Week Ending

Series 56, Highlights Special - Two Cheers For January

A compilation of sketches from January 1987.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Radio 4

The Milligan Papers

Episode 1 - The Incredible Case of the Vanishing Flying Scotsman

A series of surreal comedies starring Spike Milligan.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 8:30pm
30 min
High & Dry. Image shows from L to R: Richard Talbot (Richard Wilson), Ron Archer (Bernard Cribbins). Copyright: Yorkshire Television

High & Dry

Episode 4

Ron's search for 500 deckchairs at a resonable price is interrupted by developments in 17-year old Trevor's love-life: he's got his first girlfriend, Avril.

BBC Two 9:25pm
35 min
Filthy Rich & Catflap. Image shows left to right: Ralph Filthy (Nigel Planer), Eddie Catflap (Adrian Edmondson), Richie Rich (Rik Mayall). Credit: BBC

Filthy Rich & Catflap

Episode 4

Against all odds, Richie's developed a promising new TV format, but attempts to sell it to the BBC go awry. He soon learns his father is ill, and another potentially lucrative plan comes to mind.

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