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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 and a satirical look at Masterchef among its highlights.


Christmas Eve

The News at Bedtime - Christmas Eve -Ìý6.15pm - Â鶹Éç Radio 4
We're making animations of this series at the moment, check out the first one here

QI -10.00pm - Â鶹Éç 1

Live At The Apollo - 10.30pm - Â鶹Éç 1

The Grumpy Guide to Christmas Ìý- 10.40pm - Â鶹Éç2
Those grumpy old men and women are moaning again!

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

Family Guy - 11.05pm - Â鶹Éç3
American Dad Ìý-11.50pm - Â鶹Éç3

Comedy Songs - the Pop Years Ìý- 12.40am - Â鶹Éç2
Documentary about the good old fashioned Comedy Song. I bet Monty Pythons "Always look on the bright side of life" will be in there!

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Christmas Day

Dad's Army - 8pm - Â鶹Éç2
Christmas episode from 1976!

Blackadder - 8.30pm - Â鶹Éç2

The Royle Family - 9pm - Â鶹Éç1
Brand new Christmas episode

Gavin & Stacey
- 1pm - Â鶹Éç1
The penultimate episode to this series!

Catherine Tate: Nan's Christmas Carol - 10.30pm - Â鶹Éç1

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

A Funny Sort of Sound - 11pm - Â鶹Éç 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 - Â鶹Éç2
HIghlights of the series

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Boxing Day

Total Wipeout Celebrity Special - 6pm - Â鶹Éç1

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

The Story of Slapstick - 10.15pm - Â鶹Éç2
Why we love watching people slipping on banana skins! Narrated by Miranda Hart.

Charlie Brooker's ScreenwipeÌý- 10.30pm - Â鶹Éç4
Charlies 'opinion' on this years TV

The Young Ones - 11.15pm - Â鶹Éç2
Shooting Stars - 11.45pm - Â鶹Éç2

27th December

Comic Relief: The Net Result - 6.30pm - Â鶹Éç1
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 -ÌýÂ鶹Éç2

Knowing Me, Knowing Yule - With Alan Patridge - 10pm - Â鶹Éç2

Outnumbered - The Christmas Special - 10.30pm - Â鶹Éç1

I'm Alan Partridge - 11.35pm - Â鶹Éç2
Back to the beginning! Series 1, featuring our friend David Schneider as Tony Hayers the Â鶹Éç Commissioner.

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28th December

Not the Nine O'Clock News - 10.30pm - Â鶹Éç2
Original Satire

Dara O'Briain Live from the Theatre Royal - 10.55pm - Â鶹Éç2

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29th December

QI XL - 10.55pm - Â鶹Éç2
Extended edition

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30th December

Micro Men - 9.05pm - Â鶹Éç4
Actionately comic drama about the British home computer boom of the early 1980s.

2009 Unwrapped with Miranda Hart - 10pm - Â鶹Éç2
Absolutely brilliant. Watch it!

We Need Answers - 10.30pm - Â鶹Éç4
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 -Ìý11pm -ÌýÂ鶹Éç Radio 4


New Year's Eve

Top of the Pops new Year's Eve - 6.30pm - Â鶹Éç2
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 - Â鶹Éç Radio 4

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New Year's Day

Are You Being Served? - 7.30pm - Â鶹Éç2

Gavin & Stacey - Final Episode - 9pm - Â鶹Éç1

Gavin & Stacey: the Out-takes - 9.30pm - Â鶹Éç3

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Have a great Xmas everyone!

Love Â鶹Éç Comedy OnlineÌý x

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