Dwarfing other ratings
Record audience for Red Dwarf revival
14/04/2009 … The return of Red Dwarf attracted a record audience of 2.
Tue 14 April 2009
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14/04/2009 … THE Dad's Army museum in Thetford, Norfolk, has reopened, twice as large as before, thanks to a £10,000 lottery handout.
© BBC Dr Who spin-off for Lee Evans?
14/04/2009 … Lee Evans could land his own Doctor Who spin-off if the show’s boss, Russell T Davies, has his ways.
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14/04/2009 … JOE LYCETT - a finalist in this year's Chortle Student Comedy Awards – has been named new act of the year in a contest run by the Bath Comedy Festival.
Bill Hicks on kids TV...
14/04/2009 … Bill Hicks being introduced by a puppet emu and wacky circus music on Australian early-evening family show Hey Hey It's Saturday.
Mon 13 April 2009
Fiennes joins Gervais movie
First casting news for Cemetery Junction
13/04/2009 … Ricky Gervais has persuaded Ralph Fiennes to star in his new film Cemetery Junction.
Linehan slates sketch shows
13/04/2009 … Top comedy writer Graham Linehan has criticised repetitive sketch shows and ‘dumbed down’ BBC Three comedies.
© BBC Ben Miller directs double-act comedy
...but it's not based on personal experience, honest
13/04/2009 … Ben Miller is to direct a new comedy film about a feuding double act – but insists it’s not based on his own experiences with Alexander Armstrong.