Television
TV schedule Thursday 22nd May 2025
6:55am15 min
Mr Bean
Series 4, Episode 13 - Operation WicketMr. Bean drives Mrs. Wicket to a hospital appointment, but he gets bored of waiting and goes for a wander.
4:30pm11 min
Super Happy Magic Forest
Episode 50 - Herbert the PeculiarThe heroes quest to defeat Balthazar's wizardry.
6pm25 min
Horrible Science
Episode 14 - Working Scientifically SpecialA special guide to working scientifically, whether that involves drinking black vomit, measuring people's farts, or firing arrows into their bum.
6:25pm
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Only Fools And Horses
Series 1, Episode 6 - The Russians Are ComingThe threat of nuclear war looms over Peckham. What will become of The Nag's Head if the Russians attack? One thing's guaranteed, the Trotters will be sitting pretty in their DIY shelter...
7pm
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Would I Lie To You?
Series 7, Episode 1In this episode, Lee and David are joined by Rhod Gilbert, Vernon Kay, Dara O Briain and Denise Van Outen.
7:05pm
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Dad's Army
Series 9, Episode 1 - Wake-Up WalmingtonMorale is at rock bottom as no-one is taking the Home Guard seriously. Hodges is being similarly ridiculed, so he and Mainwaring decide to join forces and shake Walmington-on-Sea out of its complacency.
7:45pm
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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...
8pm
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Rob And Romesh Vs
Series 5, Episode 1 - Magic In VegasThe boys are invited by Penn & Teller to join Vegas's longest-running residency show and have just three days to pull their act together.
8pm
(repeat)
Gavin & Stacey
Series 1, Episode 5The bride-to-be has her hen party, while Gavin embarks on two stag nights.
8:25pm
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Blackadder
Black Adder The Third, Episode 2 - Ink And IncapabilityWhen Baldrick appears to have used the sole copy of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary as fuel in the Prince's fireplace, Blackadder fears for his life at the hands of Samuel and his enraged, opium-fiend friends. He immediately sets about trying to write a new one...
8:30pm
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Gavin & Stacey
Series 1, Episode 6The wedding day has finally arrived, but will they go through with it? Will Uncle Bryn finally admit to what happened on the fishing trip and will Nessa do what she knows she must?
9pm
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Harry Enfield's Television Programme
Series 1, Episode 1Comic caricatures from Harry Enfield assisted by Paul Whitehouse and Kathy Burke.
9pm60 min version (repeat)
9pm
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Daddy Issues
Episode 1 - Happy TearsWhen hedonistic 24-year-old Gemma discovers she is pregnant after a one-night stand, she has no choice but to turn to her hapless father, Malcolm, for support. A sweet-but-lost man in a domestic crisis, he must learn to rebuild his relationship with his daughter, though they soon find living together proves difficult.
9pm60 min
Taskmaster
Series 19, Episode 4 - Midnight PicnicGreg Davies expertly presides over another episode of profoundly important tasks, but he may come to regret a bold promise involving his mighty trousers. Greg's adoring assistant Little Alex Horne has some trouser issues of his own, thanks to Rosie Ramsey, but he gamely records events as Stevie Martin repeatedly punches a mannequin in the groin and Jason Mantzoukas pops raisins into a little hole in a wooden box. Meanwhile, Mathew Baynton strikes a memorable pose and Fatiha El-Ghorri demonstrates her acting chops.
9:25pm
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Daddy Issues
Episode 2 - Normal MenGemma realises she needs more female support. After a chance encounter with an old friend, she agrees to go to a party to try to reconnect with girls from school. She also suggests Malcolm finds a normal friend after Derek tries to convince him that close-up magic is the way to a woman's heart.
9:40pm
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Ghosts
Series 4, Episode 4 - Gone GoneShocking news rocks Button House and a booking mix-up sees Mike and Alison forced to host a last-minute children's party that they are utterly unprepared for.
9:50pm15 min
Rocket Fuel
On a Bradford estate, Lenny and Mullet find an abandoned car and turn it into a DIY spaceship. A kitchen sink science fiction comedy about big dreams, everyday lives and escaping without going anywhere.
10pm60 min version (repeat)
Have I Got News For You
Series 66, Episode 8Guz Khan hosts the satirical panel show, with Ross Noble and Janet Street-Porter joining Ian and Paul.
10pm
(repeat)
Live At The Apollo
Series 17, Episode 7 - Tez Ilyas, Spring Day, Ignacio LopezHost Tez Ilyas welcomes Spring Day and Ignacio Lopez to the stage at London's Hammersmith Apollo where they each offer their unique views of life.
10pm30 min
The Horne Section TV Show
Series 2, Episode 1 - The StrengthFollowing an unsuccessful TV appearance, Alex is determined to prove that he's a credible musician and bandleader. Meanwhile, production extraordinaire Thora notices that acclaimed multi-instrumentalist Reggie Watts is touring the UK and books him as a guest on The Horne Section TV Show. And when Channel 4 exec Ash commissions a new programme, The World's Strongest Musician, Alex sees his chance to prove himself to the nation and enters the band to compete on his behalf. A shock twist in the final means that The Horne Section could be eliminated, but is there someone in their midst who can save the day?
10:20pm
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Mrs. Brown's Boys
Series 1, Episode 6 - Mammy's MiracleAgnes Brown thinks everyone has gone mad. Father Quinn is losing his faith as fast as he loses parishioners. Newlyweds Dermot and Maria won't stop fighting. And Grandad has decided he'd like to witness his own funeral.
10:30pm30 min
The Horne Section TV Show
Series 2, Episode 2 - The SpeechAlex finds out that he's won Best Original Male Artist at the Multi-Platform Awards! This calls for an acceptance speech in his trademark original style. But Alex also needs to write a birthday speech for Ash and a monologue for The Horne Section TV Show - and all of them are due this evening. After a bout of procrastination, Alex finally gets down to it, before finding out that he's been booked for a corporate gig hosting the UK Disinfectant Products Awards. The pressure is on for Alex; how will he write a monologue, a birthday speech and an awards acceptance all in time for tonight's live simulcast?
11pm
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Not Going Out
Series 4, Episode 2 - DebbieWhen a twenty-year old girl turns up on Lee's doorstep and announces that he might be her father, Lee goes into immediate denial. Until, that is, he remembers a one-night stand he had at a party that Tim threw to celebrate the end of his accountancy exams back in the 1980s. Is Lee mature - or rich enough - to be a father?
11pm
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Silence Is Golden
Episode 3This week efforts to bring the prize money down include some very special fire performers, Jedward who strip, sing and dance to our audience's "delight", there's a reunion between two grandchildren and their grandma, a giant baby and brilliant stand-up from Spencer Jones, Reuben Kaye, Jin Hao Li and Suzi Ruffell.
11:35pm
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Only Fools And Horses
Series 1, Episode 6 - The Russians Are ComingThe threat of nuclear war looms over Peckham. What will become of The Nag's Head if the Russians attack? One thing's guaranteed, the Trotters will be sitting pretty in their DIY shelter...
Midnight
(repeat)
Mock The Week
Series 17, Highlights SpecialDara O Briain and Hugh Dennis bring the current series to a close with a special edition of the topical comedy show featuring best bits and unseen material.