Rowan Atkinson dead? No, just another hoax...
Rumours spread by cybercriminals
20/11/2013 … Malicious online rumours that Rowan Atkinson had committed suicide have been spread by cybercriminals.
Wed 20 November 2013
Michael Palin to guest edit Today
He'll be joined by John Cleese
20/11/2013 … Michael Palin is to be one of the guest editors of Radio 4's Today programme this Christmas.
Tue 19 November 2013
Prize fools...
South Bank nominations for Christie and Helm
19/11/2013 … Bridget Christie and Nick Helm have both been nominated for South Bank Sky Arts Awards.
A film that never fails to amuse
Marcel Lucont chooses his Perfect Playlist
19/11/2013 … Whitney Houston meets Serge GainsbourgA classic Gainsbourg moment from the Champs-Elysées show in 1986.
Win tickets to book festival gala
With Shappi Khorsandi and Richard Herring
19/11/2013 … Chortle's comedy book festival kicks off in Ealing, West London, on Friday – with headline stars including Jack Whitehall, Johnny Vegas, Al Murray, Count Arthur…
Funny Way To Be A Hero, by John Fisher
19/11/2013 … This is, by all definitions of the word, a substantial book.
My Catskills gene failed me...
Robin Ince on walking off stage prematurely
19/11/2013 … I have just experienced one of the rarer events in my career, I cut a gig short, very short.