Schedule Wednesday 19th December 2018

4 O'Clock Club. Copyright: BBC

4 O'Clock Club

Series 8, Christmas Special - Christmas Past

Christmas is coming, but there isn't much in the way of cheer at the flat or at school.

Radio 4
6:30pm
30 min
Women Talking About Cars. Victoria Coren Mitchell. Copyright: BBC

Women Talking About Cars

Series 3, Episode 4 - Una Stubbs

Actress, dancer and national treasure Una Stubbs talks to Victoria Coren Mitchell about her remarkable career.

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

Only Fools And Horses

1996 Christmas Trilogy, Christmas Special - Heroes And Villains

Only on the streets of Peckham will you find No VAT Man and Boy Plonker. Del is stuck with 125 Latvian radio alarm clocks that go off when they like, a box full of base ball caps "that even East 17 fans wouldn't wear" and the council have turned down his application for a home improvements grant.

Comedy Central
8pm
30 min
Your Face Or Mine. Image shows from L to R: Charlotte Dawson, Matt Sarsfield. Copyright: Talkback

Your Face Or Mine

Series 4, Christmas Special - Xmas Special!

Jimmy Carr and Katherine Ryan host a very special Christmas episode. Joining them on the sofa for a festive special is daughter of comedy legend Les Dawson and Celebs Go Dating star Charlotte Dawson. Joined by her boyfriend Matt Sarsfield, the Lancashire couple will be putting their relationship on the line in the hope of winning thousands of pounds for charity. With guest appearances from Jemma Lucy, Frankie Cocozza and Stephen Bear.

Dave channel logo.. Copyright: UKTV
8pm
60 min version
(repeat)
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Romesh Ranganathan, Sandi Toksvig, Jason Manford, Holly Walsh. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series O, Christmas Special - O Christmas

Sandi Toksvig hosts the QI Christmas Special. Learn the best way to wrap an awkwardly-shaped present and get the wine stains out of your carpet, amongst other things. With Holly Walsh, Jason Manford and Romesh Ranganathan (and his mother Shanthi).

Dave's Advent Calendar. Seb Cardinal

Dave's Advent Calendar

Episode 19 - A Christmas Message From Radiohead's Thom Yorke

Thom Yorke offers up his annual Christmas Address to the nation. With Seb Cardinal.

Micky Flanagan Thinking Aloud. Micky Flanagan

Micky Flanagan Thinking Aloud

Episode 1 - Micky Flanagan's Christmas

What's a three-bird roast? And why the sudden need for a new sofa? Micky explores our craze for Christmas, finding some strange traditions along the way.

BBC Two
10pm
30 min
Insert Name Here. Sue Perkins

Insert Name Here

Series 4, Christmas Special - Xmas

In this festive series opener Josh Widdicombe is joined by Chris Packham and historian Suzannah Lipscomb and Richard Osman is joined by Carol Vorderman and James Acaster. Cue lots of comic banter, funny facts and unusual stats, as the as the two teams vie to outdo the other.

Taskmaster. Bob Mortimer. Copyright: Avalon Television

Taskmaster

Champion Of Champions, Episode 2 - I've Sinned Again

Five hall of famers return for more consensual indignity at the hands of Greg Davies and Alex Horne. The challenges include making a mask which both looks and tastes great.

BBC Four
10pm
30 min
Vic & Bob's Big Night Out. Image shows from L to R: Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer

Vic & Bob's Big Night Out

Series 1, Episode 4

Tonight Bob showcases his incredible new 'Diversity' style dance routine which he has heavily invested in and been working very hard on. He eventually forces a reluctant Vic to join in, which naturally has mixed results.

Harry Enfield & Chums. Image shows from L to R: Kathy Burke, Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse

Harry Enfield & Chums

Series 2, Christmas Special - Harry Enfield And Christmas Chums

Harry Enfield presents a new festive special with his regular repertoire of characters, including Kevin the teenager and the Scousers. Plus Frank and George saying 'No!' to the Spice Girls and the disapproving new mother-in-law.

BBC Four
10:30pm
(repeat)
Inside No. 9. Image shows from L to R: Andy (Steve Pemberton), George (Reece Shearsmith), Liz (Jane Horrocks). Copyright: BBC

Inside No. 9

Series 2, Episode 4 - Cold Comfort

It's Andy's first day as a volunteer at the Comfort Support Line call centre, which offers the lonely and desperate a chance to talk about their problems. All the CSL counsellors have their own ways of dealing with clients, coping with the emotional stress, and killing time between phone calls. But is Andy really prepared for what's to come?

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV
10:45pm
(repeat)
The Jonathan Ross Show. Jonathan Ross. Copyright: Hot Sauce / ITV Studios

The Jonathan Ross Show

Series 13, Episode 14 - Dame Joan Collins, Danny Dyer, Big Narstie, Kevin Bridges, Anne-Marie, James Arthur

Jonathan Ross is joined by legendary star of stage and screen Dame Joan Collins; the nation's favourite EastEnder Danny Dyer; rapper and TV personality Big Narstie; and the hilarious Kevin Bridges. Plus, Anne-Marie and James Arthur will be performing their version of The Greatest Showman song Rewrite The Stars.

Radio 4
11pm
15 min
Daniel Barker

The Damien Slash Mixtape

Series 2, Episode 2

Damien serves up a range of high octane characters, all from his own voice. Adverts, actors, hipsters, trolls - no aspect of modern life is left un-skewered.

Radio 4
11:15pm
(repeat)
Ayres On The Air. Pam Ayres. Copyright: BBC

Ayres On The Air

Pam Ayres At Christmas, Christmas Special - Operation Christmas

This Christmas for the first time ever, long-married Pam and Gordon are on their own. But how to spend the festive season? A posh hotel? A cruise? Extreme sports? Fortunately the crisis is resolved by a letter from the NHS.

Mrs. Brown's Boys. Agnes Brown (Brendan O'Carroll). Copyright: BBC

Mrs. Brown's Boys

Christmas Special - Mammy's Ass

It's Christmas and all across Ireland Mothers are looking forward to their loved ones returning home. With son Trevor coming back from the missions abroad for the first time in four years, Agnes Brown is determined to make this Christmas a truly special celebration, with her whole family present at last.

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

Bottom

Series 2, Episode 5 - Holy

After Richie's chopped off his own finger and incinerated the Christmas dinner, a baby is left at the front door. Richie's convinced it's the Second Coming.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC
Midnight
(repeat)
Michael McIntyre's Big Show. Anton Du Beke. Copyright: Hungry McBear

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

Series 4, Episode 5

Strictly's very own Anton Du Beke hands over his phone for Send To All, and Love Islanders Dani Dyer and Samira Mighty help surprise the latest Unexpected Star as the Theatre Royal is turned into a cinema. Gino D'Acampo gets a rude awakening when he becomes the first celebrity to play The Midnight Gameshow and there's music from pop superstar Cheryl.

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