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Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Ruth Jones hosts a cracking Christmas special packed full of music, sketches and interviews with Ricky Gervais, Will Young, Miranda Hart and music from The Script.

Contributors

Presenter:
Ruth Jones
Executive Producer:
David Peet
Director:
Steve Smith
Interviewed Guest:
Ricky Gervais
Interviewed Guest:
Will Young
Interviewed Guest:
Miranda Hart

Duration: 1 hour, 39 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Supernatural black comedy about a grumpy dentist (Ricky Gervais) who suffers a near-death experience and consequently discovers he can speak to the dead. Show more

Contributors

Surgeon:
Kristen Wiig
Dr Prashar:
Aasif Mandvi
Admitting Nurse:
Audrie Neenan
Director:
David Koepp
Writer:
John Kamps

Life's Too Short

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Comedy series. With his career on the slide, a massive tax bill, and his wife divorcing him, showbiz dwarf Warwick Davis is forced to open his doors to a film crew 24/7. Show more

Comic Relief

2013

100 Million Laughs

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One East

Lenny Henry, Steve Jones and Zoe Ball look back at a night of comedy and fundraising in this special programme showcasing the best of Red Nose Day 2013. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Lenny Henry
Presenter:
Steve Jones
Presenter:
Zoe Ball
Participant:
Peter Kay
Participant:
David Walliams
Participant:
Miranda Hart
Participant:
Ricky Gervais
Participant:
Jack Dee
Participant:
Dara O Briain
Participant:
John Bishop
Executive Producer:
Pete Thornton
Producer:
Toby Brack
Producer:
Alex Oldham
Director:
Alex Oldham

Genres

Formats

Comic Relief

2013

Episode 1: Funny for Money - Part 1

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales HD

Lenny Henry kicks off the biggest night in television, this year celebrating 25 years on our screens, with contributions from the best comedy and entertainment talent in the UK. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Lenny Henry
Presenter:
Dermot O'Leary
Presenter:
Rob Brydon
Presenter:
John Bishop
Presenter:
Davina McCall
Participant:
Jessie J
Participant:
Miranda Hart
Participant:
Jack Whitehall
Participant:
Micky Flanagan
Participant:
Ricky Gervais
Participant:
Dawn French
Executive Producer:
Richard Curtis

Comic Relief

2013

Episode 2: Funny for Money - Part 2

Duration: 38 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

The fun continues as Jonathan Ross and Jack Whitehall look back at the Comic Relief Bake Off, David Brent returns and the Fresh Meat cast take on a university-based challenge. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jonathan Ross
Presenter:
Jack Whitehall
Participant:
Ricky Gervais
Participant:
Brendan O'Carroll
Participant:
Zawe Ashton
Participant:
Kimberley Nixon
Executive Producer:
Richard Curtis

Comic Relief

2013

Episode 3: Funny for Money - Part 3

Duration: 2 hours, 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Presenters including Jonathan Ross and Jack Whitehall bring the fundraising spectacular to a close, with appearances from David Tennant, Citizen Khan, Peter Kay and many more. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jonathan Ross
Presenter:
Jack Whitehall
Presenter:
Alan Carr
Presenter:
David Walliams
Presenter:
Russell Brand
Participant:
David Tennant
Participant:
Adil Ray
Participant:
Russell Howard
Participant:
Graham Norton
Participant:
Ricky Gervais
Executive Producer:
Richard Curtis

The Office

Series 1

Episode 1: Downsize

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Brent learns that his branch of the paper merchants might be closed down but promises he won't allow any redundancies.

Duration: 9 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Three HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for years

A desolate train track seems the perfect spot to end it all – until someone else turns up with the same idea. Awkward.

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

The series celebrating the story of BBC Two concludes with a look at more recent highlights, including comedy classics The Office, The League of Gentlemen and Goodness Gracious Me. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Patricia Llewellyn
Participant:
Mark Thompson
Participant:
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Participant:
Michael Jackson
Participant:
Stephen Poliakoff
Participant:
Jane Root
Participant:
Reece Shearsmith
Participant:
Steve Pemberton
Participant:
Jeremy Dyson
Participant:
Anne Robinson
Participant:
Ian McNeice
Participant:
Simon Schama
Participant:
Janice Hadlow
Participant:
Matt Lucas
Participant:
Jeremy Clarkson
Participant:
Mo Mowlam
Participant:
Ricky Gervais
Producer:
Mark Turnbull
Executive Producer:
Caroline Wright

Duration: 2 hours

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

A celebration of 50 years of comedy on BBC Two, from The Likely Lads and Not Only... But Also in its first year in 1964, up to W1A and Rev. today. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Joanna Lumley
Producer:
Sean Doherty
Director:
Sean Doherty
Executive Producer:
Saurabh Kakkar
Participant:
Ricky Gervais
Participant:
Eric Idle
Participant:
Michael Palin
Participant:
Terry Jones
Participant:
Alan Alda
Participant:
Vic Reeves
Participant:
Bob Mortimer
Participant:
Rebecca Front
Participant:
Alexei Sayle
Participant:
David Mitchell
Participant:
Robert Webb
Participant:
Catherine Tate
Participant:
Bill Bailey
Participant:
Ian Hislop
Participant:
Sarah Millican
Participant:
Dara O Briain
Participant:
James Corden
Participant:
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Participant:
Armando Iannucci
Participant:
Prunella Scales
Participant:
Charlie Brooker
Participant:
Paul Whitehouse
Participant:
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Participant:
Graeme Garden
Participant:
Bill Oddie
Participant:
Jeremy Dyson
Participant:
Mark Gatiss
Participant:
Steve Pemberton
Participant:
Reece Shearsmith

Genres

The One Show

13/05/2013

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by comedian Ricky Gervais. Plus, Gyles Brandreth tells the story of a Birmingham carpenter who became a Laurel and Hardy regular. Show more

The Graham Norton Show

Series 19

Episode 3

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Graham chats to Dame Helen Mirren, Kevin Costner, Ewan McGregor, Ricky Gervais and Eric Bana. With music from Meghan Trainor. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Graham Norton
Interviewed Guest:
Helen Mirren
Interviewed Guest:
Kevin Costner
Interviewed Guest:
Ewan McGregor
Interviewed Guest:
Ricky Gervais
Interviewed Guest:
Eric Bana
Interviewed Guest:
Meghan Trainor
Series Producer:
Jon Magnusson
Director:
Steve Smith
Executive Producer:
Graham Stuart
Production Company:
So Television

Extras

Series 2

Episode 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One CambridgeshireLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Available for years

Sitcom about a former TV extra who gets his own show. David Bowie sums up Andy as a little fat man who sold his soul, as Andy discovers that fame isn't all he thought it'd be. Show more

Contributors

Extras

Series 2

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One CambridgeshireLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Available for years

Sitcom about a former TV extra who gets his own show. Andy Millman learns that you shouldn't upset the British press. He needs a reliable and experienced PR guru. Show more

Contributors

Andy Millman:
Ricky Gervais
Maggie Jacobs:
Ashley Jensen
Darren Lamb:
Stephen Merchant
Herself:
Diana Rigg
Kimberley:
Sarah Moyle
Director:
Ricky Gervais

Extras

Series 2

Episode 4

Duration: 31 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One CambridgeshireLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Available for years

Sitcom about a former TV extra who gets his own BBC sitcom. An unprecedented array of stars turn out for Andy Millman's first BAFTA nomination, including Coldplay's Chris Martin. Show more

Contributors

Andy Millman:
Ricky Gervais
Maggie Jacobs:
Ashley Jensen
Darren Lamb:
Stephen Merchant
Himself:
Chris Martin
Damon Beesley:
Martin Savage
Kimberley:
Sarah Moyle
Director:
Ricky Gervais

The Office

Series 2

Charity

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

It's Red Nose Day, and the staff are in a charitable mood, but David Brent receives some devastating news.

Contributors

David Brent:
Ricky Gervais
Tim Canterbury:
Martin Freeman
Gareth Keenan:
Mackenzie Crook
Dawn Tinsley:
Lucy Davis

Extras

Series 1

Episode 1: Episode 2

Duration: 35 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Available for years

Maggie suggests that Andy ask leading man Ross Kemp for a line in the programme Ultimate Force. Show more

Contributors

Andy Millman:
Ricky Gervais
Maggie Jacobs:
Ashley Jensen
As Himself:
Ben Stiller
Jackie Greer:
Liza Sadovy
Producer:
Jay Villiers
Producer's Wife:
Eleanor Matsuura
Woman in Bar:
Jo Wyatt
Director:
Ricky Gervais

The Graham Norton Show

Series 15

Episode 13: Compilation

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Highlights from the current series of the talk show, with guests including Julie Walters, Dame Julie Andrews, Jamie Foxx, Thierry Henry, Hugh Jackman, and many more. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Graham Norton
Interviewed Guest:
Tom Cruise
Interviewed Guest:
Julie Walters
Interviewed Guest:
Matt Damon
Interviewed Guest:
Julie Andrews
Interviewed Guest:
Bill Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Miranda Hart
Interviewed Guest:
Russell Crowe
Interviewed Guest:
Julianne Moore
Interviewed Guest:
Jamie Foxx
Interviewed Guest:
Emma Stone
Interviewed Guest:
Sylvester Stallone
Interviewed Guest:
Robert De Niro
Interviewed Guest:
Olivia Colman
Interviewed Guest:
Jonah Hill
Interviewed Guest:
Carey Mulligan
Interviewed Guest:
Kenneth Branagh
Interviewed Guest:
Keira Knightley
Interviewed Guest:
Gary Oldman
Interviewed Guest:
Thierry Henry
Interviewed Guest:
Matthew McConaughey
Interviewed Guest:
Hugh Jackman
Interviewed Guest:
Emily Blunt
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Fassbender
Interviewed Guest:
Cameron Diaz
Interviewed Guest:
Ricky Gervais
Interviewed Guest:
Seth MacFarlane
Interviewed Guest:
Kylie Minogue
Interviewed Guest:
James McAvoy
Series Producer:
Jon Magnusson
Director:
Steve Smith

The Graham Norton Show

Series 16

Episode 12

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Chat show. Graham's guests for a bumper Christmas episode are Ben Stiller, Ricky Gervais, Rebel Wilson, Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, Danny Dyer and Usher. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Graham Norton
Interviewed Guest:
Ben Stiller
Interviewed Guest:
Ricky Gervais
Interviewed Guest:
Rebel Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Jamie Foxx
Interviewed Guest:
Cameron Diaz
Interviewed Guest:
Danny Dyer
Performer:
undefined Usher
Series Producer:
Jon Magnusson
Director:
Steve Smith
Executive Producer:
Graham Stuart
Production Company:
So Television