Television
TV schedule Sunday 26th December 2021
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Series 2, Christmas Special - Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas ShowMichael McIntyre's presents a festive mix of comedy, music and games.
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
A selection of episodes from the second series of the animated comedy starring Johnny Vegas.
Go Jetters
Series 3, Episode 40 - Funky Fireflies, Selangor River, MalaysiaA trip to see fireflies becomes a rescue when Xuli and Glitch get stuck in a swamp.
Terry Pratchett's The Colour Of Magic
Episode 1 - The Colour Of MagicOn Discworld, the cowardly and incompetent failed wizard Rincewind crosses paths with a man called Twoflower, who is visiting the grand city of Ankh-Morpork as a tourist. They, along with Twoflower's very dangerous Luggage, travel the Disc to see what is on offer.
Diddy TV
Series 2, Episode 7 - Mr StockholmThere is classroom mayhem in Help My Supply Teacher's Invisible and contestants dance the Cha Cha Cha in Strictly Come Booby Trapped.
Mr Bean
Series 3, Episode 17 - Scrapper Cleans UpMr. Bean enters Scrapper into a beauty contest so that he can win first prize: a trip with Irma to Paris.
Danger Mouse
Series 2, Highlights Special - The SupiesDuckula is hosting The Supies awards show and the danger agents are all in attendance.
Mr Bean
Series 3, Episode 18 - Coach TripMr. Bean disguises himself as a Pensioner in order to avoid lunch with Irma and her mum.
Danger Mouse
Series 2, Christmas Special - MeltedThe world's greatest secret agent Danger Mouse is on song once again, in this Christmas double-length musical special of the high-octane, action-packed animated adventures.
Go Jetters
Series 3, Episode 3 - Fatberg, London Sewers, EnglandWhile Lars, Kelly and Xuli go into the sewers to help keep London clean, Glitch and the Grimbots create some enormous blockages after flushing thousands of wet wipes down the toilet. It's up to the Go Jetters to clear away the fatberg Glitch has created, clean the sewers and save the city's streets.
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
A selection of episodes from the first and second series of the animated comedy starring Johnny Vegas.
Minder
Series 9, Episode 5 - Opportunity Knocks And BruisesLong-running comedy drama about the London criminal underworld, focusing on dodgy entrepreneur Arthur Daley and his 'minder', Terry.
Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!
Series 2, Episode 34 - The Artful GnasherWhen Dennis thinks Gnasher has trashed a valuable piece of hideous art, the gang try desperately to cover up the damage and produce a decoy that is as convincingly terrible as the original.
Bitz & Bob
Series 1, Episode 9 - Losing SteamBitz, Bob and Bevel are racing across the desert in a steam train to deliver ice cream for the opening of Purl's ice cream parlour.
Guessable?
A selectiob of episodes from the second series.
Horrible Histories
Christmas Special - Horrible ChristmasFarting jesters, Christmas cards full of bacon, and having the festive meal confiscated by Oliver Cromwell... welcome to Christmas, Horrible Histories style.
Minder
Series 9, Episode 6 - Gone With The WinchesterLong-running comedy drama about the London criminal underworld, focusing on dodgy entrepreneur Arthur Daley and his 'minder', Terry.
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!
Class Dismissed
Series 5, Episode 8 - GCSE OptionsYear 9 are choosing their GCSE options - with a Dragons' Den twist!
Justin's House
Series 4, Christmas Special - Cat's First ChristmasJoin Justin, Robert the Robot and Little Monster in Justin's House as they aim to serve up the best Christmas ever for their adventurer neighbour, Cat.
Shaun The Sheep Movie
When Shaun's mischief inadvertently leads to the Farmer being taken away, Shaun, Bitzer and the flock have to go into the big city to rescue him.
Mr. Bean
Episode 7 - Merry Christmas Mr BeanMr. Bean wreaks havoc at Harrods when he goes Christmas shopping, then has trouble stuffing a turkey on Christmas Day.
Sooty
Series 3, Episode 6 - Just DessertsThe gang open an ice cream parlour with disastrous results. Guest starring John Challis.
On The Buses
Series 5, Episode 15 - Boxing Day SocialArthur's mother and younger sister Linda are visiting for Christmas, and when Jack suggests that Linda might like to attend the depot's Boxing Day Social, Arthur maintains that she's above such events...
Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 12, Christmas Special - Barry's ChristmasIt's Boxing Day, and Barry is in big trouble. Will Foggy's prized Christmas present come to his rescue?
Go Jetters
Series 3, Episode 4 - Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa RicaA feather duster drama unfolds high in the Monteverde Cloud Forest when Glitch's feather collecting goes wrong. Can the Go Jetters save a rare bird's nest and find a lost trophy?
The Magnificent Two
Comedy film starring Morecambe & Wise as a pair of travelling salesmen who become entangled in a South American country's civil war.
Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 13, Christmas Special - Situations VacantA chance encounter inspires Foggy to get Compo a worthwhile job.
The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists
Aardman claymation film about a gang of pirates and their luxuriantly bearded captain.
Nova Jones
A repeat-run of the entire first series of the sci-fi musical sitcom.
Calendar Girls
Gentle comedy drama based on the true story of 11 ladies from Yorkshire who stripped off for a charity calendar.
Carry On Girls
The once-bustling seaside resort of Fircombe organises a beauty contest to try to increase visitors and revenue for the town.
Go Jetters
Series 3, Episode 5 - The Continent Of AfricaGlitch's plans to help Tala discover facts about Africa go wrong when they are stranded in different parts of the continent. It's up to the Go Jetters to save them from the jungles of Congo and a hippo-infested river.
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
Animated sitcom for CITV about a boy who is a magnet for disaster.
Bitz & Bob
Series 1, Episode 11 - Sinking FeelingWhen heavy things are put on soft surfaces like sand, they sometimes sink. Spreading the weight across a bigger surface area can help to stop that sinking feeling, so we're making sand shoes from cardboard and ribbon.
A Grand Day Out With Wallace And Gromit
Oscar-nominated claymation in which a Yorkshireman and his canine companion venture to the Moon.
The Good Life
Christmas Special - Silly, But It's Fun....When the Leadbetter Christmas is cancelled, Tom and Barbara save the day by inviting them over for a self-sufficient Christmas that cost only 15p.
Bitz & Bob
Series 1, Episode 13 - Plipp And ZoppBitz and Bob are on the lookout for spaceships in the Big Hot Sandy Desert when a rocket crash-lands near them.
Carry On Again Doctor
A doctor stumbles upon a shaman's weight-reducing potion and, realising the potential, returns to England with the aim of making a fortune.
My Family
Series 6, Christmas Special - The Heart Of ChristmasThe Harpers are looking forward to another Christmas - except for Ben, who comes up with a cunning plan, feigning a mystery illness to escape the festivities.
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Presents...
Double Trouble, Episode 1 - Saturday Night Takeaway Presents: Double TroubleAnt & Dec try to stop clones of themselves who have led a gang of celebrities in a daring bank heist. The duo attempt to find out where their doubles came from and what their plan is, and stop them before it's too late.
Paddington
Family comedy about the eponymous bear found at a London train station by the Brown family.
Timmy Time
Series 3, Episode 13 - Timmy And The BalloonYabba is distraught when Timmy manages to let her balloon go flying off into the sky.
Don't Lose Your Head
In Paris, 1789, two dashing English noblemen rescue their French counterparts from Madame Guillotine and the republican revolutionaries.
Mr Bean
A selection of episodes from the third series of the animated version of Rowan Atkinson's comic creation.
Gavin & Stacey
A repeat-run of the entire first series of the sitcom by and starring Ruth Jones and James Corden.
The Two Ronnies
Christmas SpecialHugely popular and long-running sketch show that established Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker as two of the biggest names in British comedy.
The Two Ronnies
Christmas SpecialHugely popular and long-running sketch show that established Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker as two of the biggest names in British comedy.
Almost Never
Series 2, Christmas Special - Christmas WonderlandEveryone is feeling Christmassy, and Nate and Chloe are finally an item.
The Perfect Morecambe & Wise
The Perfect Morecambe And Wise Christmas SpecialThe very best moments from Eric and Ernie's festive specials. Des O'Connor has finally had it with the insults, Angela Rippon gets out from behind the news desk, Eric Porter shows his friends he can dance and André Previn is shown how to play Grieg.
Big Zuu's Big Eats
Big Zuu's Christmas Eats, Episode 2 - Comedy SpecialPhil Wang, Desiree Burch, Ed Gamble and Rosie Jones return for more of Zuu's delicious eats - but not before he takes them on some festive foraging.
The Perfect Morecambe & Wise
The Perfect Morecambe And Wise Christmas SpecialThe very best moments from Eric and Ernie's festive specials. Des O'Connor has finally had it with the insults, Angela Rippon gets out from behind the news desk, Eric Porter shows his friends he can dance and André Previn is shown how to play Grieg.
Carry On Matron
Medical-based comedy from the Carry On team. A gang plan to raid a maternity hospital to steal a gigantic stock of birth control pills.
QI
Series R, Christmas Special - Rejoice!Sandi and Alan are joined by Chris McCausland, Justin Moorhouse and Holly Walsh for a festive special.
4 O'Clock Club
Series 8, Special - HollywoodThis special 100th episode follows Nero's exploits seeking fame and fortune in Hollywood.
Jonathan Creek
Series 3, Episode 5 - Miracle In Crooked LaneHow could a 1970s sex kitten in a coma in hospital be seen heading for a local church to make her peace with God? There's a man in a duffel coat and shaggy hair who thinks he has the answer.
Carry On... Up The Khyber
Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond is in charge of the motley kilted crew of the Third Foot and Mouth regiment at a British outpost in the Khyber Pass.
The Decoy Bride
Romantic comedy film starring David Tennant.
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Gone Christmas Fishing 2021, Christmas SpecialPaul takes Bob on a steam train to the north of England to search for a prized English salmon, fishing in the rivers Eden and Tyne in search of their elusive quarry. They are joined on the riverbank by former footballer Paul Gascoigne, who has also always dreamt of catching a salmon, while Dr Anand Patel has a chat with Bob about how to look out for the more vulnerable at Christmastime.
QI
Series O, Christmas Special - O ChristmasSandi 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).
The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year
Episode 26 - The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2021The annual year-end quiz, hosted by Jimmy Carr. Guests including Sarah Millican, James Acaster, Jonathan Ross, Guz Khan, Sara Pascoe and Judi Love look back on the strange events of 2021, from space travel and celebrities who do not shower, to sea shanties and Tony Blair's peculiar hair. Charles Dance and the children of Mitchell Brook Primary School are on hand to help Jimmy pose his questions.
Jonathan Creek
Series 3, Episode 6 - The Three GamblersIt's Jonathan's birthday and he's been given a book on using playing cards as weapons, a set of Adam Klaus bathroom products, and a dangerous case involving a murdered corpse that has come back to life for revenge.
The Cockfields
A selection of episodes from the second series.
Greg Davies: The Back Of My Mum's Head
Television version of Greg Davies's 2013 stand-up show, The Back Of My Mum's Head.
Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure
The comedian invites viewers to spend time with him in his newly adopted home of the Florida Keys for an insight into the life he leads now. As the comedy great launches his first-ever autobiography, he shares a personal selection of his best-loved stand-up routines captured during his tours, some of which have never before been seen on TV.
QI
Series O, Episode 1 - OlogiesIn the first episode of the 'O' series, Sandi Toksvig sets out in search of 'Ologies' and 'Odoxies' - and finds out how an amusement arcade helped to win the Cold War, meets a lizard with three eyes, and much else besides. The guests are Bill Bailey, Phill Jupitus and Claudia Winkleman.
Heavenly Pursuits
A repeat of this 1986 film.
The Inbetweeners 2
Comedy sequel to smash-hit 2011 film The Inbetweeners Movie. Will, Simon, Jay and Neil head off on an Australian road trip.
Lee Evans - Big - Live At The O2
A TV broadcast of Lee Evans's record-breaking tour, which played to over half a million fans across the UK. Infectious stand-up from the top comic.
Red Dwarf
Series IV, Episode 1 - CamilleRescuing a mechanoid, Camille, from a crashed spaceship, Kryten falls in love instantly. However, so does Rimmer. And Lister's quite taken with her too. Just what is going on?
Not Going Out
Series 3, Christmas Special - Absent Father ChristmasLee's father turns up at the flat unannounced. This is the man who walked out of the family home when Lee was four, never paid his maintenance and ate Lee's goldfish.
One Night In...
Episode 2 - The Natural History MuseumAisling Bea joins Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe inside one of London's most epic and iconic buildings - the Natural History Museum. The trio are awestruck by the splendour of the building as they scoot through its epic corridors, enjoy a game of hide-and-seek, muck about in the lavish exhibitions and raid the gift shop. While exploring the facility's off-limits areas, they stumble across the strange and spectacular basement Tank Room, housing the gruesome-looking collection of "wet specimens" - a multitude of species preserved in jars of alcohol. This somewhat gothic, creepy experience only increases the trio's giddy delirium.
Micky Flanagan: Back In The Game
East End comic Micky Flanagan returns with his second, highly anticipated stand-up show, Back In The Game.
There's Something About Movies
Series 4, Christmas SpecialAlan Carr hosts a festive special of the film quiz, with Thomas Brodie Sangster, Susan Wokoma and James Acaster joining Michael Sheen, Jennifer Saunders and Tom Allen. One round sees the panellists recreating Christmas classics including Miracle On 34th Street, It's A Wonderful Life and Die Hard.
Gavin & Stacey
A selection of episodes from the first series of the sitcom by and starring Ruth Jones and James Corden.
Red Dwarf
Series IV, Episode 2 - D.N.A.Venturing off of Red Dwarf to explore an identified ship floating nearby, the crew find all its inhabitants dead. In a characteristically inquisitive manner, Cat discovers a DNA modification machine, and unwittingly turns Kryten human.
The Likely Lads
Bob discovers that Terry is co-habiting with a Finnish beauty called Christina.
Only Fools And Horses
Series 1, Christmas Special - Christmas CrackersIt's anthracite roast potatoes and green stuff all round - Grandad's cooking Christmas dinner! Trouble is, Rodney's in danger of dying of boredom. Then the glittering attractions of the Monte Carlo club beckon...
Jason Manford Live: First World Problems
TV broadcast of Jason Manford's 2014 live stand-up DVD, First World Problems.
Would I Lie To You?
Series 13, Episode 2Clare Balding, Asim Chaudhry, Victoria Coren Mitchell and Greg James join host Rob Brydon and regular captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack on the comedy panel show. As ever, the participants aim to hoodwink their opponents with absurd facts and plausible lies about themselves in a bid to secure a team victory.
Dating No Filter
Christmas Special - Under The MistletoeThe UK's funniest comedians return for the Christmas special, with unfiltered commentary as members of the public go on blind dates with a seasonal twist.
The Fast Show: Just A Load Of Blooming Catchphrases
Episode 1 - Just A Load Of Blooming CatchphrasesPaul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Arabella Weir, John Thomson, Simon Day and Mark Williams reunite to remember more than twenty-five years of a true icon of British comedy.
Frank Skinner: Man In A Suit
TV broadcast of Frank Skinner's 2014 stand-up DVD.
Would I Lie To You?
Series 13, Episode 1David Mitchell and Lee Mack are joined by guest panellists Gabby Logan, Chris McCausland, Angela Scanlon and John Simm, hoping to hoodwink their opponents with absurd facts and plausible lies about themselves. Rob Brydon hosts.
Football Genius
Episode 3 - QRP v Greenock MortonPaul Sinha's team of QPR supporters put their football knowledge to the test as they take on Sam Quek's team of Greenock Morton fans in the quiz hosted by Tim Vine.
Joe Lycett: That's The Way, A-Ha A-Ha, Joe Lycett Live
Stand-up comedy from Joe Lycett in this TV version of his 2016 live show and DVD.
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
Series 1, Episode 7Mel Giedroyc and Lou Sanders are joined by Jo Brand, Sara Pascoe and Chris Kamara.
Shaun Of The Dead
Zombie-filled romantic comedy. When zombies start to roam London, Shaun must kickstart himself into action to save those closest to him.
Not Going Out
Series 3, Christmas Special - Absent Father ChristmasLee's father turns up at the flat unannounced. This is the man who walked out of the family home when Lee was four, never paid his maintenance and ate Lee's goldfish.
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 6 (Channel 4: Series 7), Episode 16Jimmy Carr hosts a new edition of the panel game, with Sean Lock and Sara Pascoe who take on Jon Richardson and Josh Widdicombe. Susie Dent is joined by Alex Horne & The Horne Section in Dictionary Corner, while Rachel Riley looks after the numbers and letters.
Red Dwarf
Series IV, Episode 2 - D.N.A.Venturing off of Red Dwarf to explore an identified ship floating nearby, the crew find all its inhabitants dead. In a characteristically inquisitive manner, Cat discovers a DNA modification machine, and unwittingly turns Kryten human.
Minder
Series 9, Episode 6 - Gone With The WinchesterLong-running comedy drama about the London criminal underworld, focusing on dodgy entrepreneur Arthur Daley and his 'minder', Terry.
That's My Boy
Series 5, Episode 4 - Something To LoveMiss Parfitt is delighted to adopt a tiny kitten, but heartbroken when her mother objects to it being in their house. A travelling sales rep, who has long fancied her, seems to offer a solution when he confides to Robert on his latest visit that he wishes to ask her out.