Schedule Wednesday 14th December 2016
Doctor In The House
Series 1, Episode 13 - Pass Or FailExam fever takes over when the lads realise they have only two weeks to revise before the big day of judgement on their first year.
Robin And Wendy's Wet Weekends
Series 3, Episode 1 - Alka SalsaMaureen persuades Wendy to join her on a salsa weekend in Bognor. Robin reluctantly goes along too, so he can visit a model village.
Danger Mouse
Series 1, Episode 34 - Half The World Is Not EnoughDanger Mouse's antics cost Professor Squawkencluck her job. Is this the end of all those wonderful gadgets, or can the world's greatest secret agent get the Professor her job back?
Women Talking About Cars
Series 1, Episode 2 - Olivia ColmanOlivia Colman reveals the nickname of her beloved Morris Minor, and answers that crucial question for any award-winning actress: "What are you driving these days?"
Class Dismissed
Series 2, Episode 8 - Intruder!There's a dog poo-traipsing intruder in the school and site manager Dave is determined to catch the culprit. Meanwhile, Mr Nasal attempts to keep his relationship with Miss Spray a secret, and Mr Konnundrum's in trouble... with his mum.
As Time Goes By
Series 7, Episode 3 - The New NeighboursWhen the new next-door neighbours - a Mr and Mrs Duncan - move in, Jean undertakes some strategic snooping to find out what they are like.
The Navy Lark
Classic radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate.
Go Jetters
Series 1, Episode 27 - The Strokkur Geyser, IcelandThe geysers in Iceland are blocked - Glitch is to blame and it could cause an earthquake. Go Jetters go!
Justin's House
Series 3, Episode 6 - Very Pongy CheeseJustin and Robert get given some very pongy cheese, but the horrible smell makes Little Monster run away and attracts the attention of Funella Furchester and a very cheeky mouse. Guest starring Louise Gold.
Hancock's Half Hour
Series 4, Episode 2 - The Bolshoi BalletAnthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.
Last Of The Summer Wine
Christmas Special - Getting Sam HomeIn answer to his one last request, Compo, Clegg and Foggy reluctantly sneak Sam out of his invalid bed for a final frolic with the not so young as she used to be Lily-Bless-Her. Then - with an unthinking lack of gratitude and a smile on his face - Sam drops them right in it by becoming far more trouble dead than alive...
So Awkward
Series 2, Episode 6 - Girls & BoysJas decides Lily should disguise herself as a boy in order to get closer to Matt and find out his true feelings towards her.
Heresy
Series 7, Episode 3The panellists are comedians David Baddiel and Dave Gorman and style journalist and celebrity interviewer Polly Vernon.
Wussywat The Clumsy Cat
Episode 29 - StringWussywat learns how to play conkers - but then his string gets caught in a tree. He spots a trail of string and picks it up, only to be dragged through some mistletoe and holly when Oggy races off with the other end.
Two On The Tiles
A husband and wife are blackmailed by their butler with evidence of separate nights out.
Twirlywoos
Series 3, Episode 13 - More About This Way, That WayThe Twirlywoos find themselves in a restaurant and a waiter is taking the diners' orders.
Hank Zipzer
Series 1, Episode 5 - Haunted HankSchool bully Nick McKelty oversteps the mark when he picks on Hank's little sister Emily.
Rent
Series 3, Episode 5Paul has a serious question for Ruby, and Maria's got a serious problem with gambling.
Sooty
Series 2, Episode 13 - Balancing ActWhen Richard claims to be an expert gymnast, Sooty and the gang insist he shows off his skills. But with a host of traps waiting for him at the gym, will he make it to the gymnastics show in one piece?
All At Sea
Series 2, Episode 7 - DummyCharlie and his pals try to help a Punch and Judy puppeteer 'improve' his act - and may just be about to ruin his life in the process. Meanwhile, Mum is trying to get down with the kids - much to Hannah's horror and Louis wants a friend to stay over.
To The Manor Born
Christmas Special - 25th Anniversary SpecialAudrey and Richard's 25th wedding anniversary is coming up, so there is a party to plan at Grantleigh Manor. The scene is set for a great night until an extraordinary confession gets in the way.
The Young Ones
Musical comedy starring Cliff Richard.
Timmy Time
Spin-off from Shaun The Sheep for the CBeebies channel, featuring Timmy the baby lamb and his friends.
The Stanley Baxter Playhouse
Series 8, Episode 1 - The Boy Who Ran Away From The CircusOn a Glasgow rooftop, a former circus trapeze artist and a sad and misunderstood young man become connected by circumstance and a shared experience of life, as each tells his story.
Class Dismissed
Series 1, Episode 11 - ExamsIt's exam time. Will the pupils be able to remember everything they've learnt this year? And what exactly have they learnt?
The Navy Lark
Classic radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate.
Hancock's Half Hour
Series 4, Episode 2 - The Bolshoi BalletAnthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.
Shaun The Sheep
Series 4, Episode 11 - The Looney TicEveryone is settling down for a relaxed night on the farm, when Bitzer begins to act very strangely - he just can't sit still. When his peculiar behaviour starts spreading around the flock, Shaun decides he must find out what is causing it.
Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 19, Episode 9 - From Audrey Nash To The Widow DilhooleyTruly is reunited with his childhood sweeheart.
Wussywat The Clumsy Cat
Episode 29 - StringWussywat learns how to play conkers - but then his string gets caught in a tree. He spots a trail of string and picks it up, only to be dragged through some mistletoe and holly when Oggy races off with the other end.
Only Fools And Horses
Christmas Special - Mother Nature's SonRodney's talk of environmental pollution brings him a strange ally when Del becomes a friend of the Earth. Of course, he's got a scam going and it involves a joint venture with the Water Board - but they are a silent partner!
Twirlywoos
Series 3, Episode 13 - More About This Way, That WayThe Twirlywoos find themselves in a restaurant and a waiter is taking the diners' orders.
At-Issue
10 minute short film by stop-motion animator Drew Roper.
Just Good Friends
Series 3, Episode 4When it becomes clear that Gina is behind Penny's enforced move to the Paris office, Vince invites Penny for a visit to the Pinner's villa in Portugal. It could be a while before they see each other again and at least this way they can be alone ... or so they think!
Steptoe And Son
Series 3, Episode 1 - Homes Fit For HeroesHarold tries to get his dad in an old people's home.
Just Good Friends
Series 3, Episode 5It's been six months since Vince and Penny's last meeting and their return engagement in a wine bar is witnessed by a dumbstruck Daphne. Gina is playing the wounded wife in front of Vince's parents and manipulating information to give to her solicitor for the divorce settlement. Meanwhile, Vince offers Penny's dad, Norman, a job in his new wine importing company.
Birds Of A Feather
Series 5, Episode 13 - The Beautiful GameTracey manages a boys' football team, while Dorien finds a psychic who will change her life.
Last Of The Summer Wine
Christmas Special - Getting Sam HomeIn answer to his one last request, Compo, Clegg and Foggy reluctantly sneak Sam out of his invalid bed for a final frolic with the not so young as she used to be Lily-Bless-Her. Then - with an unthinking lack of gratitude and a smile on his face - Sam drops them right in it by becoming far more trouble dead than alive...
Shaun The Sheep
Series 1, Episode 38 - Snore-Worn ShaunThe sheep can't get to sleep because of Shirley's loud snoring.
Heresy
Series 7, Episode 3The panellists are comedians David Baddiel and Dave Gorman and style journalist and celebrity interviewer Polly Vernon.
Doctor In The House
Series 2, Episode 1 - It's All In The Little Blue BookThe gang return to St. Swithin's for another year as students. Michael is keen to get to work but his essential guide to all he needs to know has gone missing.
Rent
Series 3, Episode 5Paul has a serious question for Ruby, and Maria's got a serious problem with gambling.
To The Manor Born
Christmas Special - 25th Anniversary SpecialAudrey and Richard's 25th wedding anniversary is coming up, so there is a party to plan at Grantleigh Manor. The scene is set for a great night until an extraordinary confession gets in the way.
You're Only Young Twice
Series 3, Episode 4 - Use Of BathWhen Mrs. Smallwick leaves the taps running in the bathroom above Flora's bedroom causing a mini-flood, she issues Miss Milton with an ultimatum: Smallwick must leave or she will! Milton is only too keen to oblige, leaving Flora to search for a flat post-haste, and Cissie keen to accompany her. Their new abode is less than luxurious.
Go Jetters
Series 1, Christmas Special - The North PoleThe Go Jetters visit the North Pole on Christmas Eve, but disaster strikes as they discover Grandmaster Glitch has borrowed Santa's sleigh!
Robin And Wendy's Wet Weekends
Series 3, Episode 1 - Alka SalsaMaureen persuades Wendy to join her on a salsa weekend in Bognor. Robin reluctantly goes along too, so he can visit a model village.
George & Mildred
Series 3, Episode 2 - And So To BedAs if Mildred wasn't already sick enough of having to just 'make do and mend', the marital bed promptly gives way after a good few decades' service. Unfortunately, George is on a Higher Purchase blacklist.
Women Talking About Cars
Series 1, Episode 2 - Olivia ColmanOlivia Colman reveals the nickname of her beloved Morris Minor, and answers that crucial question for any award-winning actress: "What are you driving these days?"
Steptoe And Son
Series 3, Episode 1 - Homes Fit For HeroesHarold tries to get his dad in an old people's home.
Scream Street
Series 1, Episode 27 - Monsters Of RockScreamapalooza - a battle of the bands', has taken over the town. Resus is eager to win, and enlists the help of Luella to get hold of one of Eefa's potions. He gets carried away and uses too much, and soon realises the potion has a dark side...
Terry Pratchett's Small Gods
Episode 3Ephebian philosophers cover the landscape like locusts, argue violently among themselves, and live in barrels. They appear to be no match for the scheming Deacon Vorbis who has captured the city of Ephebe by trickery. But one philosopher, Didactylos, is prepared to stand up to him.
Women Talking About Cars
Series 1, Episode 3 - Sarah MillicanSarah reminisces about her dad's long lost Granada and describes a traffic jam that lead to some desperate measures.
Zig And Zag
Episode 5 - School RulesZig and Zag go to school to learn how to solve a crossword clue, causing classroom chaos all the way to the bell!
Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 19, Episode 9 - From Audrey Nash To The Widow DilhooleyTruly is reunited with his childhood sweeheart.
Danger Mouse
Series 1, Episode 12 - Big PenfoldThe world is in jeopardy and the only thing that can save it is a 1,000ft Penfold.
Desmond's
Series 4, Episode 1 - All Things BrightA reluctant Sean and Desmond are bamboozled into cooking for the Sunday School outing.
The Navy Lark
Classic radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate.
Only Fools And Horses
Christmas Special - Fatal ExtractionDel has tired of being the dutiful father and his relationship with Raquel is showing the strain. He ventures to see whether he can still pull the birds when he chances to meet a divorced woman at the dentists and soon wishes he'd kept his mouth firmly shut.
As Time Goes By
Series 8, Episode 5 - Future ImperfectWhen Lionel admits that he is concerned about his lack of a pension plan, Alistair suggests he sells his country house.
Desmond's
Series 4, Episode 2 - Flats, Lies And VideotapeThings soon go horribly wrong when Lee tries to make a Jeremy Beadle-style video for 'You've Been Framed'.
Hancock's Half Hour
Series 4, Episode 2 - The Bolshoi BalletAnthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.
Father Ted
Series 1, Episode 1 - Good Luck, Father TedWhen he receives a call from a television producer, Father Ted thinks he may have spied a route to fame, fortune, and an escape from Craggy Island.
Blackadder
Blackadder II, Episode 6 - ChainsMelchett and Blackadder are taken hostage by the dastardly German master of disguise Prince Ludwig, just hours after the Queen swore to only pay one more ransom ever. When she struggles to choose between the two, their captor decides to overthrow her and make himself King.
Shaun The Sheep
Series 2, Christmas Special - We Wish Ewe A Merry ChristmasShaun discovers that the farmer will be spending Christmas Day alone. The animals work through the night festooning the farmhouse with decorations, so that the farmer wakes up to the most magical Christmas he has ever experienced.
Father Ted
Series 1, Episode 2 - Entertaining Father StoneFather Stone, a priest even more boring than Dougal is stupid, is paying his annual visit - and he doesn't have to get back to his Parish for a few weeks...
One Foot In The Grave
Series 5, Episode 4 - Hole In The SkyMargaret's in for a number of shocks as Victor helps a young Dutch girl to get back on her feet and a pair of eccentric builders arrive to embark on a loft conversion.
Miranda
Final Specials - The Final CurtainWill Miranda finally learn to accept herself and find contentment? And will she find her one true love?
Lee Evans: Monsters
A TV broadcast of Lee Evans' final stand-up tour, recorded in 2014.
Have I Got News For You
Series 48, Episode 4With guest host Victoria Coren Mitchell and panellists Katherine Ryan and Janet Street-Porter.
Hot Fuzz
Hit comedy film from Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright. PC Nicholas Angel transfers from London's Met Police to the sleepy village of Sandford.
Stella
Series 5, Episode 10It’s a happy day in Pontyberry as Stella and Michael tie the knot in the 50th episode of Ruth Jones’s much-loved comedy drama.
Hot Enough For June
Spy spoof concerning a bumbling out-of-work writer who is hired by the British intelligence service to carry out a covert mission.
Goodnight Sweetheart
Series 6, Episode 4 - Grief EncounterPhoebe loses patience when Gary backs out of the limelight. Does she have more than a brief encounter on her mind? Meanwhile, tensions in LA over Yvonne's American operations rise exponentially.
We Have Been Watching
Christmas SpecialWith Christmas hats and crackers at the ready, the show's stars are ready to delve into Christmas, and episodes discussed in this taster for the new series include Eric & Ernie's Christmas Show, Father Ted, Mr Bean, Are You Being Served?, The Fast Show, Miranda, Only Fools And Horses, 'Allo 'Allo! and The Royle Family Christmas episode from 2000..
Blackadder
Black Adder The Third, Episode 1 - Dish And DishonestyThe House of Commons, now led by William Pitt the Younger, sets out to bankrupt the Prince Regent. Blackadder has a plan to stop them, but it'll involve a rigged by-election and new MP - there's only one man for the job...
Bad Education
Series 2, Christmas SpecialFollowing Pickwell's departure, Mr Fraser appoints Alfie writer and director of the annual Christmas play: will it be Robocop or The Nutcracker? Miss Gulliver's keen that he and his class help at the soup kitchen.
Small, Far Away - The World Of Father Ted
Documentary following the creators of Father Ted as they return to Craggy Island on the 15th anniversary of the sitcom's launch.
Mock The Week
Series 15, Christmas SpecialDara O Briain presents the now traditional Mock The Week Christmas special, filled with all the usual festive irreverence and inappropriateness. Joined, as ever, by a host of top comedy performers, Dara and Hugh tackle a fiendish quiz, try some seasonal food, open presents and throw in much loved rounds such as Newsreel, Scenes We'd Like to See and If This is the Answer. There'll also be some out-takes and best bits from the year gone by.
Room 101
Series 2, Episode 3 - Ben Fogle, Janet Street Porter, Greg DaviesPresenter and adventurer Ben Fogle, journalist Janet Street Porter and comic Greg Davies try to dump in Room 101 multi-channel TV, Extreme Fishing With Robson Green and an old man in a village in Spain who appears to hate Greg.
Women Talking About Cars
Series 1, Episode 2 - Olivia ColmanOlivia Colman reveals the nickname of her beloved Morris Minor, and answers that crucial question for any award-winning actress: "What are you driving these days?"
Mark Thomas Presents
Episode 3, Shelley Berman Live: Mark Thomas hosts the third of four shows featuring iconic American comedians. In an exclusive appearance for Radio 4, Shelley Berman brings his unique observational wit to the UK.
Stand Up Central
Series 2, Episode 4Russell Howard talks Tom Jones, pant throwing and RnB music with a West Country edge. His guests are Kiri Pritchard-McLean and James Acaster.
One Foot In The Grave
Series 5, Episode 5 - The Exterminating AngelMargaret tries to organise an unlikely love affair after Victor takes to the road, and a disaster of truly biblical proportions descends when the Meldrews are invited to Ronnie and Mildred's for the evening. In addition, a visit to the dentist goes horribly wrong.
Room 101
Series 2, Episode 4 - Deborah Meaden, Paloma Faith, Jason ManfordDragon's Den star Deborah Meaden, singer Paloma Faith and stand-up Jason Manford nominate people who use the phrase "all due respect", Fifty Shades of Grey and Lush into Room 101.
Extras
Andy Milman is a TV and film extra who dreams of stardom and that elusive big break.
Borderline
Series 1, Episode 1 - ProfilingChief Inspector Proctor is sent a set of new directives from the Home Office that amount to an instruction to carry out racial profiling. Stuck with having to persuade her team to adopt a set of rules that even she finds offensive or risk her job by angering her Home Office masters, in desperation she even tries to enlist support outside her department from the baggage handlers.
Terry Alderton: Crazy Now
Terry Alderton: More Crazy Now, Episode 3 - Who's Dr Vet?Featuring some careless hunters, a nonsense song and a long and baffling list of animals from Dr Vet.
We Know Everything
Episode 5: If all the world's a stage, where does the audience sit?
Father Ted
Series 3, Episode 7 - Night Of The Nearly DeadMrs Doyle wins a competition to meet a singer, the obsession of middle-aged women across Ireland. When she inadvertently reveals the date of his visit, the house is beseiged by dozens upon dozens of menopausal women.
8 Out Of 10 Cats
A selection of three extended episodes of the statistical panel game.
Roger McGough's Other Half
Episode 2Quirky sketches and poems with merriment and melancholy in equal measures.
Sir Ralph Stanza's Letter From Salford
Episode 2.5, A Few Bevvies: Can the poet-in-residence bring the healing power of poetry to Salford social club?
Goodnight Sweetheart
Series 6, Episode 5 - ...The 'Ouses In BetweenA foggy night in London town leads Gary into a close encounter with Jack the Ripper.
Birds Of A Feather
Series 5, Episode 13 - The Beautiful GameTracey manages a boys' football team, while Dorien finds a psychic who will change her life.
Borderline
Series 1, Episode 2 - The HensClive has his hands full processing two rowdy females from a hen party who have been banned from flying to Benidorm because of excessive drunkenness.
Hut 33
Series 2, Episode 3 - YellowThe code breakers are ordered to be vaccinated against yellow fever, but Charles refuses to be injected by an Australian.
Father Ted
Series 3, Episode 8 - Going To AmericaA successful American priest sees Ted talking down a fellow priest from a window ledge, and invites him to move over to LA and become a television celebrity cleric.
Jimmy Carr: Making People Laugh
Television broadcast of Jimmy Carr's sixth stand-up DVD.
Terry Pratchett's Small Gods
Episode 3Ephebian philosophers cover the landscape like locusts, argue violently among themselves, and live in barrels. They appear to be no match for the scheming Deacon Vorbis who has captured the city of Ephebe by trickery. But one philosopher, Didactylos, is prepared to stand up to him.
French And Saunders
Christmas Special 1994 - French And Saunders Christmas SpecialDawn French and Jennifer Saunders reprise some of their favourite characters for a yuletide airing, while Charles Dickens and the Oscar-winning film The Piano feel the lash of their satirical humour.
Have I Got News For You
Series 48, Episode 4With guest host Victoria Coren Mitchell and panellists Katherine Ryan and Janet Street-Porter.
Harry Hill's TV Burp
Series 8, Highlights Special - The Best Of TV Burp 2A collection of more clips from previous series, giving viewers another chance to enjoy the vintage gags and sketches that have tickled the nation's funny bone. Featuring the ribbing of Burp stalwarts like Ray Mears, Suralan, and Nick Baker - who finally gets his revenge on Harry for weeks of teasing. Plus, tiny elf tennis on Footballers' Wives, Paul Burrell explaining how to eat a banana, Corrie's Steve McDonald catching flies with his tongue, and determining which is better - The Apprentice or Dog Borstal?
Drop The Dead Donkey
Series 1, Episode 1 - A New DawnSitcom set at GlobeLink News, a TV news station which is ordered to start taking a sensationalist stance to the news by its new owner.
Room 101
Series 2, Episode 3 - Ben Fogle, Janet Street Porter, Greg DaviesPresenter and adventurer Ben Fogle, journalist Janet Street Porter and comic Greg Davies try to dump in Room 101 multi-channel TV, Extreme Fishing With Robson Green and an old man in a village in Spain who appears to hate Greg.
The Catherine Tate Show
Series 2, Episode 5Paul meets Sam's parents who are still laughing about their fancy dress party, Bernie meets a new member of staff and Nan comes home from a funeral and discovers that Lena owed her money.
Drop The Dead Donkey
Series 1, Episode 2 - Sally's ArrivalSitcom set at GlobeLink News, a TV news station which is ordered to start taking a sensationalist stance to the news by its new owner.
Sean Lock: Purple Van Man
An edited TV broadcast of Sean Lock's 2013 stand-up DVD.
Tommy Cooper
Episode 11Tommy Cooper presents his own show, with sketches and special guests. Featuring Diana Dors.
Room 101
Series 2, Episode 4 - Deborah Meaden, Paloma Faith, Jason ManfordDragon's Den star Deborah Meaden, singer Paloma Faith and stand-up Jason Manford nominate people who use the phrase "all due respect", Fifty Shades of Grey and Lush into Room 101.
Da Ali G Show
Episode 5Sacha Baron Cohen provides an inimitable mix of global reportage and celebrity chat via his characters Ali G, Borat and Bruno.
Da Ali G Show
Episode 6Sacha Baron Cohen provides an inimitable mix of global reportage and celebrity chat via his characters Ali G, Borat and Bruno.
Kingdom
Series 2, Episode 2Pressure is mounting on Peter as he is forced to hide his fugitive brother, Simon - but how long can he keep Simon's reappearance a secret? Meanwhile, Peter becomes involved when a doting daughter accuses her seriously ill father's nurse of being more interested in his money than his well-being - but is all as it seems? And Lyle is forced to bare all to resolve a dispute between the local naturist community and a group of objecting residents.
Harry Hill's TV Burp
Series 8, Highlights Special - The Best Of TV Burp 2A collection of more clips from previous series, giving viewers another chance to enjoy the vintage gags and sketches that have tickled the nation's funny bone. Featuring the ribbing of Burp stalwarts like Ray Mears, Suralan, and Nick Baker - who finally gets his revenge on Harry for weeks of teasing. Plus, tiny elf tennis on Footballers' Wives, Paul Burrell explaining how to eat a banana, Corrie's Steve McDonald catching flies with his tongue, and determining which is better - The Apprentice or Dog Borstal?
Desmond's
Series 4, Episode 1 - All Things BrightA reluctant Sean and Desmond are bamboozled into cooking for the Sunday School outing.
Heresy
Series 7, Episode 3The panellists are comedians David Baddiel and Dave Gorman and style journalist and celebrity interviewer Polly Vernon.
Desmond's
Series 4, Episode 2 - Flats, Lies And VideotapeThings soon go horribly wrong when Lee tries to make a Jeremy Beadle-style video for 'You've Been Framed'.
Rent
Series 3, Episode 5Paul has a serious question for Ruby, and Maria's got a serious problem with gambling.
Robin And Wendy's Wet Weekends
Series 3, Episode 1 - Alka SalsaMaureen persuades Wendy to join her on a salsa weekend in Bognor. Robin reluctantly goes along too, so he can visit a model village.
Women Talking About Cars
Series 1, Episode 2 - Olivia ColmanOlivia Colman reveals the nickname of her beloved Morris Minor, and answers that crucial question for any award-winning actress: "What are you driving these days?"