The Funny Side Of.... Clive Anderson. Copyright: BBC
The Funny Side Of...

The Funny Side Of... (2007)

  • TV factual
  • BBC Two
  • 2007 - 2009
  • 7 episodes (1 series)

Clip show which charts the relationship between television and a variety of topics, including talent shows, politicians and animals. Features Clive Anderson.

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Series 1, Episode 6 - The Funny Side Of Christmas

Clive Anderson presents the best and the worst that TV has served up to us over the years at Christmas.

Further details

Clive Anderson looks at the Blue Peter Advent crown, Christmas Top of the Pops, Morecambe and Wise, Nationwide's Christmas Panto, The Royle Family, Gavin and Stacey and one TV chef after another trying to come up with a variation on how exactly we should be cooking a turkey.

Contributors include Valerie Singleton, Mike Smith, Diane-Louise Jordan, Esther Rantzen, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Mike Read and Barry Cryer.

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 22nd December 2009
Time
8pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
60 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 24th December 2009 11:40pm BBC2
Thursday 23rd December 2010 12:00am BBC1
Monday 19th December 2011 10:30pm BBC2
Sunday 29th January 2012 7:45am W
Friday 13th July 2012 11:45pm W
Saturday 14th July 2012 7:10am W
Saturday 16th March 2013 3:00pm W
Sunday 1st September 2013 2:00am W
Monday 23rd September 2013 1:20am W
Saturday 13th December 2014 8:00pm W
Sunday 14th December 2014 1:00pm W
Friday 19th December 2014 8:00pm W
Wednesday 24th December 2014 4:00pm W
Sunday 2nd August 2015 6:10am W
Monday 3rd August 2015 1:45am W
Sunday 16th August 2015 2:00am W
Wednesday 16th September 2015 1:45am W

Cast & crew

Cast
Clive Anderson Host / Presenter
Writing team
Dan Gaster Writer
Paul Powell Writer
Will Ing Writer
Clive Anderson Writer

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