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Season 1

  • S01E01 Russ Abbot: Last Chance

    • February 13, 2015
    • BBC iPlayer

    In Last Chance by Roy Clarke, Russ Abbot plays Morris Roebuck, a man whose wife has left him and he's had enough. He's recording his ex-wife one final message as a goodbye while he ruminates on their life, God and Isobel from over the road who has been a 'big comfort' to him.

  • S01E02 Bill Bailey: Love Song

    • February 13, 2015
    • BBC iPlayer

    Bill Bailey re-imagines one of his most popular songs in this spoof music video, poking fun at the earnestness of romantic rock. In Love Song, a solitary, obsessive loner’s life is turned upside down by a beautiful, mysterious woman, played by Emma Thompson. She opens his eyes to a whole new world and for a brief moment, he is in paradise.

  • S01E03 Matt Berry: Wild Love

    • February 13, 2015
    • BBC iPlayer

    Wild Love is the Sequel to Matt Berry’s maverick wildlife 'documentary' Lone Wolf. Matt Berry voices spectacular wildlife photography and explores some of the world’s most exotic and extraordinary beasts and the courtships and mating rituals they endure, in their pursuit of sex.

  • S01E04 Nick Helm: Elephant

    • February 13, 2015
    • BBC iPlayer

    Isn't it great having someone you can talk to about everything? Well, maybe not everything. Maybe not the fact that you're head-over-heels in love with each other. Written by and starring Nick Helm and Esther Smith, Elephant sees two best friends wile away a skint afternoon together walking around the backstreets of Brighton, trying to avoid what's staring them both in the face. Why would they let the fact that they've fallen in love get in the way of them talking nonsense to each other? And what's so wrong with settling for second best if it avoids an awkward conversation?

  • S01E05 Limmy: A Wee Video! For The Lassies!

    • February 13, 2015
    • BBC iPlayer

    Brian Limond, AKA Limmy, creates a brand-new character in A Wee Video For The Lassies. Limmy plays a nervous romantic filming his clip for a dating website. He's single, looking for love and eager to open up and tell you a bit about himself. He's got a twinkle in his eye, a good sense of humour and a grisly, violent backstory.

  • S01E06 Modern Toss: Lady and the Fly

    • February 13, 2015
    • BBC iPlayer

    Modern Toss presents The Lady And The Fly: an emotionally charged and lavish six-minute animation with the epic sweep of a classic romantic melodrama. In this groundbreaking tale of inter-species heartbreak, a lovestruck fly falls for the woman of his dreams, only to find himself bound in a web of his own deluded nightmare. Voiced by Mackenzie Crook and Paul Kaye, this Valentine's Day treat will lift you up where you belong, on the wings of a soaring fly.

  • S01E07 Sara Pascoe: Music Lovers

    • February 13, 2015
    • BBC iPlayer

    Established Norwegian band 'Monozygotic' is launching a new album 'Funny Valentines' in the UK. This promo features extracts from their music videos and interviews with the band members. As the promo unfolds, we realize that all the band members have been romantically involved with each other and these experiences have influenced their sometimes rather bizarre song lyrics.

  • S01E08 Romesh Ranganathan: Rom Com

    • February 13, 2015
    • BBC iPlayer

    First dates don't come with user instructions and it's hard to know how best to conduct one's self in the hunt for love. Luckily for Romesh his alter ego is on hand to tear apart his seduction techniques and offer some dubious advice.

  • S01E09 Katy Wix: Dear Jean-Pierre

    • February 13, 2015
    • BBC iPlayer

    'Dear Jean-Pierre' is the story of a relationship in decline as Katy decides to put pen to paper to tell the glamorous Frenchman who stole her heart, that it's over. This unconventional love story begins with a romantic meeting, but it's not long before the cracks start to appear and through a series of flashbacks we see exactly where things went wrong.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Harry Hill's Look at Love

    • February 7, 2016
    • BBC iPlayer

    Harry Hill is a man. A man looking at women and love and romance. Also, what happens when Eros's arrow strikes, the dance of love and how marriage - and babies - ripen. With his international team of experts including Dr Robert Winston and Darren Day, Harry Hill prises open the safety deposit box of love and looks at how the heart will go on and on.

  • S02E02 Adil Ray's Darling Rafi

    • February 7, 2016
    • BBC iPlayer

    Will the assistance of curmudgeon Bert and overbearing mother Mary help Rafi plan the perfect date? Or will the only Match of the Day be the football on TV?