Schedule Friday 17th March 2017

Radio 4
10:45am
15 min
Helen Schlesinger

Going Straight

Episode 5

With Kirsty's business in ruins, her new boyfriend Isaac uncontactable, and her former lover, Mary, working in Croatia, Emma needs allies to get her life back on track.

Radio 4
11:30am
30 min
A Trespasser's Guide To The Classics. Copyright: BBC

A Trespasser's Guide To The Classics

Series 2, Episode 2 - The Nose

In 17th-century Paris, an early practitioner of plastic surgery has her work cut out when she meets a man with the most wonderfully large nose.

BBC Radio Scotland
1:30pm
30 min
Breaking The News. Des Clarke. Copyright: BBC Studios

Breaking The News

Series 6, Episode 4

Jo Caulfield, Alex Bell, Jay Lafferty and Erich McElroy talk about 'Does Indy Ref 2 mean Indy Ref 2?'; Ladies who golf; Trump's tax affairs - is it any of our business?; and will MP Mhairi Black quit Westminster?

Fawlty Towers. Image shows from L to R: Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), Manuel (Andrew Sachs). Copyright: BBC

Fawlty Towers

Series 2, Episode 6 - Basil The Rat

A public health inspector's visit leaves Basil with a long list of improvements to make to the hotel, but when he discovers that Manuel has been keeping a pet rat for the past year, things go from bad to worse!

Radio 4
6:30pm
30 min
The Now Show. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt. Copyright: BBC

The Now Show

Series 50, Episode 3

Jack Carroll explores the possible impact of President Trump's health-care reform, Jake Yapp plans for a time when robots take all of our jobs and Lord West of Spithead joins Punt and Dennis to discuss the function of the House of Lords in modern politics.

Fawlty Towers. Image shows from L to R: Sybil Fawlty (Prunella Scales), Basil Fawlty (John Cleese). Copyright: BBC

Fawlty Towers

Series 1, Episode 1 - A Touch Of Class

In his endless strive to improve the quality of Fawlty Towers, Basil places an advert in a high-society magazine, and soon has a Lord Melbury checking in - but all is not quite as it seems.

Only Fools And Horses. Image shows from L to R: Del (David Jason), Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst). Copyright: BBC

Only Fools And Horses

The Final Specials, Christmas Special - If They Could See Us Now.....!

The Trotters now live the high life but with the American Stock Market about to crash, how will they keep their money? Having lost all and having to live back in their Peckham flat Del decides to enter a new TV Game Show "The Goldrush" to try and win some money back.

BBC Four
8pm
(repeat)
The Good Old Days. Copyright: BBC

The Good Old Days

Traditional music-hall entertainment, with songs, sketches and stand-up comedy from the Leeds City Varieties.

Room 101. Image shows from L to R: Nicola Adams, Frank Skinner, Diane Morgan, Frankie Boyle. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Room 101

Series 6, Episode 8 - Nicola Adams, Frankie Boyle, Diane Morgan

Nicola Adams, Frankie Boyle and Diane Morgan compete to have their pet hates and peeves consigned to Room 101, including magicians, losing your keys, and life itself.

Mrs. Brown's Boys. Image shows from L to R: Dermot Brown (Paddy Houlihan), Rory Brown (Rory Cowan), Winnie McGoogan (Eilish O'Carroll), Agnes Brown (Brendan O'Carroll), Cathy Brown (Jennifer Gibney), Buster Brady (Danny O'Carroll). Copyright: BBC

Mrs. Brown's Boys

Series 1, Episode 3 - Mammy's Merchandise

Dermot wants to ask his childhood friend, Buster, to be best man at his wedding - now just weeks away - but Agnes has set her heart on Mark, her eldest son, filling the position.

Tracey Ullman's Show. Tracey Ullman

Tracey Ullman's Show

Series 2, Episode 6

Kay is looking into her family tree and Angela Merkel has had enough of Brexit negotiations and wants to see more of London.

Bottom. Image shows from L to R: Richie Richard (Rik Mayall), Eddie Hitler (Adrian Edmondson). Copyright: BBC

Bottom

Series 3, Episode 2 - Terror

Hedgehog and Spudgun visit for a Halloween party. It's only a matter of time before Richie decides to summon the dark lord and exchange his soul for an eternity of sex and money...

Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish. Dave Gorman. Copyright: Liberty Bell

Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish

Series 4, Episode 3 - That's What Debt Actually Is, Actually

Dave discusses a convoluted method for getting rid of an unwanted gift, reimagines a classic game show and how the diamond industry is brought to its knees.

The Nightly Show. Davina McCall

The Nightly Show

Episode 15

Davina McCall introduces Melanie C, next week's host Dermot O'Leary, and catches up with the dating couples from Wednesday's show.

Bottom. Image shows from L to R: Richie Richard (Rik Mayall), Eddie Hitler (Adrian Edmondson). Copyright: BBC

Bottom

Series 3, Episode 3 - Break

With the thought of sun, sea and sex in mind, Eddie and Richie prepare to leave for a holiday in, uh, Bridlington.

The Mighty Boosh. Image shows from L to R: Vince Noir (Noel Fielding), Howard Moon (Julian Barratt). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions

The Mighty Boosh

Series 1, Episode 1 - Killeroo

Bob Fossil sets up a highly illegal and shady kangaroo boxing match between the Killeroo and Howard, who thinks that by winning the fight he will impress the Head of Reptiles, Mrs Gideon. Vince enlists his uncle, a bare-knuckle fighter with a very strange accent, to help with Howard's training.

8 Out Of 10 Cats. Image shows from L to R: Rob Beckett, Jimmy Carr, Aisling Bea. Copyright: Zeppotron

8 Out Of 10 Cats

Series 19, Highlights Special - More Best Bits

A compilation of more of the best bits from the 19th series.

The Mighty Boosh. Image shows from L to R: Vince Noir (Noel Fielding), Howard Moon (Julian Barratt). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions

The Mighty Boosh

Series 1, Episode 2 - Mutants

All is not well at the Zoo-Niverse. Animals are disappearing one by one. Things go from bad to worse when Joey Moose, one of the zookeepers, goes missing. When Mrs Gideon reports that her python is also on the missing list, Howard is determined to save the day. Howard and Vince stumble across Dixon Bainbridge's secret laboratory and the terrible truth behind his 'experiments' comes to light.

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