Unlikely things to hear over a Tannoy
07/10/2017 … Comedians suggested unlikely things to hear over a Tannoy on last night's Mock The Week.
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© BBC/Scott Kershaw Porridge: The Go-Between
06/10/2017 … The BBC surprised almost everyone last year when it remade Porridge – and it wasn’t a disaster.
Shapps attacks
06/10/2017 … Tweets of the week Grant Shapps admits to being one of the ringleaders in a plot to oust Theresa May.
SImon Cowell plans a sitcom about... well, Simon Cowell
A&R revolves around middle-aged music mogul
06/10/2017 … Where does he get his ideas from? Simon Cowell is planning to make a sitcom about a middle-aged music mogul.
Bear Jokes in Leyton, East London
06/10/2017 … In a small, cosy room above an East London pub, Bear Jokes is a stepping-stone gig, a level above the start-out shows with a gazillion acts all encouraged to bring…
New entertainment chief for BBC Studios
Suzy Lamb joins from Thames TV
06/10/2017 … BBC Studios has appointed a new head of entertainment and music.
Revealed: The cast of Eric, Ernie & Me
Biopic of Morecambe and Wise writer Eddie Baben
06/10/2017 … BBC Four has announced the cast for its one-off film about Morecambe and Wise’s writer Eddie Braben.
© BBC 'They are big shoes to fill'
Porridge star Kevin Bishop on his fears about reviving such a comedy classic
06/10/2017 … The star of the new version Porridge has admitted it seemed like a ‘bad idea’ to reboot the classic sitcom.