Fri 07 November 2008
© BBC Baxter's back
Stanley's first TV show in 12 years
07/11/2008 … Veteran comedian Stanley Baxter is to come out of retirement for a one-off Christmas special for ITV1.
Thu 06 November 2008
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06/11/2008 … THE Doncaster corner shop - actually a hair salon - used for the exterior shots in Open All Hours is being auctioned off, with a guide price of £120,000.
Horne makes West End debut
...in revival of Entertaining Mr Sloane
06/11/2008 … Gavin and Stacey star Mathew Horne is to make his West End acting debut in a revival of Joe Orton's black comedy Entertaining Mr Sloane.
© BBC Armstrong & Miller return
06/11/2008 … Filming has begun on a second series of BBC One sketch show The Armstrong & Miller Show.
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06/11/2008 … RADIO 2 has commissioned another series of stand-up show Out To Lunch, fronted by Russell Kane, to launch on November 29.
Was 70s comedy racist and sexist?
New ITV3 series to investigate
06/11/2008 … ITV3 has commissioned a documentary series looking at how Seventies sitcoms treated gender, class and race.