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Comedy's Christmas TV Guide

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Lucy McDermott | 12:49 UK time, Thursday, 24 December 2009

Yo Ho Ho! With the festive season upon us, we have browsed the TV and Radio listings to provide you with some comedy-filled recommendations.

If you're reading this too late - dont worry! The links below will show you any other repeat times and links to iPlayer as well as information about the show.

Our pick is definitely 2009 Unwrapped with Miranda Hart - a brilliant look back at this year, with mash up edits from CassetteBoy and a satirical look at Masterchef among its highlights.


Christmas Eve

The News at Bedtime - Christmas Eve - 6.15pm - BBC Radio 4
We're making animations of this series at the moment, check out the first one here

QI -10.00pm - BBC 1

Live At The Apollo - 10.30pm - BBC 1

The Grumpy Guide to Christmas  - 10.40pm - BBC2
Those grumpy old men and women are moaning again!

The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson - 11pm - BBC 1
Check out the Behind the Scenes videos we've made and programme clips here

Family Guy - 11.05pm - BBC3
American Dad  -11.50pm - BBC3

Comedy Songs - the Pop Years  - 12.40am - BBC2
Documentary about the good old fashioned Comedy Song. I bet Monty Pythons "Always look on the bright side of life" will be in there!

 

Christmas Day

Dad's Army - 8pm - BBC2
Christmas episode from 1976!

Blackadder - 8.30pm - BBC2

The Royle Family - 9pm - BBC1
Brand new Christmas episode

Gavin & Stacey
- 1pm - BBC1
The penultimate episode to this series!

Catherine Tate: Nan's Christmas Carol - 10.30pm - BBC1

Very Nearly an Armful: the Galton and Simpson Story - 10.30pm - BBC Radio 2
Radio Documentary about the writers of Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe and Sons.

A Funny Sort of Sound - 11pm - BBC Radio 4
Julian Clary pays tribute to the wit and ingenuity of comedy musical acts.

Never Mind the Buzzcocks: Where are they now? - 12.30am - BBC2
HIghlights of the series

 

Boxing Day

Total Wipeout Celebrity Special - 6pm - BBC1

Pick of the Year - 10.05pm - BBC Radio 4
Yearly round-up of the best BBC programmes, selected by radio personalities.

The Story of Slapstick - 10.15pm - BBC2
Why we love watching people slipping on banana skins! Narrated by Miranda Hart.

Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe - 10.30pm - BBC4
Charlies 'opinion' on this years TV

The Young Ones - 11.15pm - BBC2
Shooting Stars - 11.45pm - BBC2

27th December

Comic Relief: The Net Result - 6.30pm - BBC1
Celebrities including Gary Barlow, Girls Aloud return to Uganda to help distribute half a million malaria nets and show you just what was bought with Comic Relief money.

Steve Coogan - Inside Story - 9pm - BBC2

Knowing Me, Knowing Yule - With Alan Patridge - 10pm - BBC2

Outnumbered - The Christmas Special - 10.30pm - BBC1

I'm Alan Partridge - 11.35pm - BBC2
Back to the beginning! Series 1, featuring our friend David Schneider as Tony Hayers the BBC Commissioner.

 

28th December

Not the Nine O'Clock News - 10.30pm - BBC2
Original Satire

Dara O'Briain Live from the Theatre Royal - 10.55pm - BBC2

 

29th December

QI XL - 10.55pm - BBC2
Extended edition

 

30th December

Micro Men - 9.05pm - BBC4
Actionately comic drama about the British home computer boom of the early 1980s.

2009 Unwrapped with Miranda Hart - 10pm - BBC2
Absolutely brilliant. Watch it!

We Need Answers - 10.30pm - BBC4
Quiz show with Mart Watson, TIm Key and Alex Horne. Check out the Online game we made with them - No More Women

All Bar Luke: Christmas Special - 30th December - 11pm - BBC Radio 4


New Year's Eve

Top of the Pops new Year's Eve - 6.30pm - BBC2
Will they ask Rage Against the Machine to play?!

Andy Zaltzman's History of the Third Millennium, Series 1 of 100 - New Year's Eve - 6.30pm - BBC Radio 4

 

New Year's Day

Are You Being Served? - 7.30pm - BBC2

Gavin & Stacey - Final Episode - 9pm - BBC1

Gavin & Stacey: the Out-takes - 9.30pm - BBC3

 

Have a great Xmas everyone!

Love BBC Comedy Online  x

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