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Schedules for the UK & Ireland
May 20th, 2013 edition

Maintained by Wesley Mead

This page provides complete scheduling information for "The Simpsons" in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Schedules are available for Channel 4, S4C, Sky 1/Sky 1 HD and RTÉ airings. All times are GMT, and all scheduled slot times last 30 minutes. All episodes are subtitled for the hearing impaired.

If you would like television listings for other countries please click here, where you can get schedules for many countries around the world, including Germany and Australia. You may also like to check out my guide to BBFC classification of the show in the UK.



 Latest Update
 May 20th 2013

Welcome to the 20th May update. I've thoroughly updated schedules for every single channel, covering right through to mid-June. Next update will be around the 3rd June; I'm at wesley@snpp.com if you need to contact me in the meantime.

You might also like to check out The Ann Arbor Review of Books, where I'm writing a regular column about British perception of American culture, "Imported Goods". (The site is from Charlie Sweatpants of Dead Homer Society.)



Contents:



 Channel 4: Schedule Status & Listings
 20th May to 7th June 2013

SEASON RIGHTS: Seasons 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20
LISTINGS SOURCE: Channel4Sales.com, UK TV Guide

C4 are currently airing season 12 in the evergreen 6pm weekdays slot. Season 5 occupies the weekend lunchtime slot at the moment, with double-bills on Sundays and (usually) single episodes on Saturdays; season 4 is set to follow.

The Simpsons Movie gets another outing on E4, and E4 HD, on Weds 15th May at 8pm (also on E4+1 at 9pm).

Note that all episodes that air on Channel 4 are simulcast on Channel 4 HD and can be viewed one hour later on their timeshift service, Channel 4 +1.


MON 20 MAY  18:00  S8   The Secret War of Lisa Simpson
TUE 21 MAY  18:00  S12  Treehouse of Horror XI
WED 22 MAY  18:00  S12  A Tale of Two Springfields
THU 23 MAY  18:00  S12  Insane Clown Poppy
FRI 24 MAY  18:00  S12  Lisa the Tree-Hugger
SAT 25 MAY  12:05  S5   Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadassss Song
SUN 26 MAY  13:30  S5   The Boy Who Knew Too Much
            14:00  S5   Lady Bouvier's Lover
MON 27 MAY  18:00  S12  Homer vs. Dignity
TUE 28 MAY  18:00  S12  The Computer Wore Menace Shoes
WED 29 MAY  18:00  S12  The Great Money Caper
THU 30 MAY  18:00  S12  Skinner's Sense of Snow
FRI 31 MAY  18:00  S12  HOM-R
SAT 01 JUN  12:00  S5   Secrets of a Successful Marriage
            12:30  S3   Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?
SUN 02 JUN  13:35  S4   Kamp Krusty
MON 03 JUN  18:00  S12  Pokey Mom
TUE 04 JUN  18:00  S12  Worst Episode Ever
WED 05 JUN  18:00  S12  Tennis the Menace
THU 06 JUN  18:00  S12  Day of the Jackanapes
FRI 07 JUN  18:00  S12  New Kids on the Blecch
For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.



 RTÉ2: Schedule Status & Listings
 20th May to 14th June 2013

SEASON RIGHTS: Seasons 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20
LISTINGS SOURCE: RadioTimes.com, UK TV Guide

RTÉ2 are currently airing season 20 at 6pm all weekdays, with some bonus episodes at 7pm on Fridays. Exact episode/slot details are inconsistent, so I've not supplied detailed info, as it'll probably be incorrect! Many thanks to Matthew Ferguson for assistance.


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For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.



 Sky 1 and Sky 1 HD: Schedule Status & Complete Listings
 20th May to 14th June 2013


SEASON RIGHTS: 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
LISTINGS SOURCE: Digiguide

Currently on Sky1, weekdays are home to single episodes at 5pm (until Fri 24th), followed later on by triple-bills from 6:30pm (only doubles on Fridays), with a double-bill from 6pm on weekends.

Sky have re-acquired season 11; it sits alongside seasons 2, 3, 10, 16, 17, 21, 22 and 23 in currently comprising the majority of the schedule.

New episodes: Unfortunately, Sky1's run of season 24 is now on hiatus. It's consistently been broadcast on Sundays at 6pm for a while now, but it seems to be taking a break after:

  • "The Changing of the Guardian", which airs on Sunday 26th May, at 6pm

No word yet on when it will return.

Note that new episodes, and repeats of episodes from production series LABFxx, MABFxx, NABFxx and PABFxx are now simulcast on Sky 1 HD, in High Definition.

MON 20 MAY  17:00  S22  The Blue and the Gray
            18:30  S16  The Seven-Beer Snitch
            19:00  S16  The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star
            19:30  S2   Three Men and A Comic Book
TUE 21 MAY  17:00  S2   Bart vs. Thanksgiving
            18:30  S3   Stark Raving Dad
            19:00  S17  Regarding Margie
            19:30  S22  The Fool Monty
WED 22 MAY  17:00  S3   Like Father, Like Klown
            18:30  S16  Future-Drama
            19:00  S11  Faith Off
            19:30  S16  Mommie Beerest
THU 23 MAY  18:30  S17  Simpsons Christmas Stories
            19:00  S23  Beware My Cheating Bart
            19:30  S10  D'oh-in' in the Wind
FRI 24 MAY  17:00  S17  The Italian Bob
            18:30  S11  Eight Misbehavin'
            19:00  S17  Marge and Homer Turn A Couple Play
SAT 25 MAY  18:00  S23  At Long Last Leave
            18:30  S17  The Last of the Red Hat Mamas
SUN 26 MAY  18:00  S24  *NEW EPISODE* The Changing of the Guardian
            19:30  S3   Bart the Murderer
MON 27 MAY  18:30  S10  Lard of the Dance
            19:00  S23  The Daughter Also Rises
            19:30  S22  The Ned-liest Catch
TUE 28 MAY  18:30  S3   Homer at the Bat
            19:00  S16  She Used to Be My Girl
            19:30  S23  The Ten-Per-Cent Solution
WED 29 MAY  18:30  S23  How I Wet Your Mother
            19:00  S10  Monty Can't Buy Me Love
            19:30  S16  All's Fair In Oven War
THU 30 MAY  18:30  S22  500 Keys
            19:00  S23  Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart
            19:30  S3   Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk
FRI 31 MAY  18:30  S16  Pranksta Rap
            19:00  S17  Homer's Paternity Coot
SAT 01 JUN  18:30  S16  Midnight Rx
SUN 02 JUN  18:00  S22  Homer Scissorhands
            19:30  S17  The Girl Who Slept Too Little
MON 03 JUN  18:30  S10  When You Dish Upon A Star
            19:00  S23  The Book Job
            19:30  S2   Lisa's Substitute
TUE 04 JUN  18:30  S3   Bart's Friend Falls in Love
            19:00  S22  Elementary School Musical
            19:30  S23  Ned'n'Edna's Blend Agenda
WED 05 JUN  18:30  S23  The Food Wife
            19:00  S3   Separate Vocations
            19:30  S10  Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble"
THU 06 JUN  18:30  S16  The Heartbroke Kid
            19:00  S10  Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo
            19:30  S11  Pygmoelian
FRI 07 JUN  18:30  S10  Maximum Homerdrive
            19:00  S23  Them, Robot
SAT 08 JUN  18:30  S22  Homer the Father
SUN 09 JUN  17:30  S22  Treehouse of Horror XXI
            18:00  S17  Milhouse of Sand and Fog
            19:30  S17  Treehouse of Horror XVI
MON 10 JUN  18:30  S22  Flaming Moe
            19:00  S23  Lisa Goes Gaga
            19:30  S2   One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Bluefish
TUE 11 JUN  18:30  S23  A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again
            19:00  S22  The Great Simpsina
            19:30  S11  The Mansion Family
WED 12 JUN  18:30  S3   Homer Alone
            19:00  S10  Viva Ned Flanders
            19:30  S2   War of the Simpsons
THU 13 JUN  18:30  S23  Replaceable You
            19:00  S2   Bart Gets An "F"
            19:30  S3   When Flanders Failed
FRI 14 JUN  18:30  S2   The Way We Was
            19:00  S23  The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants
For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.



 Additional Notes and Latest UK DVDs
 Updated March 2013

Latest UK DVDs: Season 15 is available to buy now on DVD; my review is now available here.

UK scheduling history: check out my June 2012 piece for Dead Homer Society, "English? Who Needs That?": The Simpsons in the United Kingdom, a 3000-word piece on the show's history, scheduling and ratings over here. (Also check out The Ann Arbor Review of Books, where I'm writing a regular column about British perception of American culture, "Imported Goods".)

Credit where credit's due: Many thanks to David McCormick, creator of this page and original maintainer; Brian Petersen and Adam Wolf, who contributed HTML; and Jared Morris, Robert Burroughs, Matt Johnson, Danny M and Ben Clifford for helping out around these parts - much appreciated! Thanks also to the members of the No Homers Club who regularly contribute to the UK scheduling discussing thread, which is very closely linked with this page (I post as Wezzo there).

Contact: Being completely accurate is great, but unfortunately, sometimes unattainable. Changes can occur that are beyond my control; if you spot any such late amendments, note any errors, or have any suggestions or queries regarding the listings, please contact me - details here, e-mail is your best bet for a speedy answer.

Syndication of listings: If you wish to use these listings on your site (with credit, please!), drop me a line.


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