
BBC tell Angus: off
Deayton axed over tabloid claims
30/10/2002 … Angus Deayton has been dropped from Have I Got News For You after a series of damaging newspaper stories about his private life.
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Deayton axed over tabloid claims
30/10/2002 … Angus Deayton has been dropped from Have I Got News For You after a series of damaging newspaper stories about his private life.
French sitcom sheds 1.3m viewers
30/10/2002 … Dawn French's new sitcom Wild West has shed a fifth of its viewers in a week.
29/10/2002 … Harry Hill has a new book coming out - and we have four signed copies to give away.
Gimme a Gimme Gimme Gimme disc
29/10/2002 … The third series of Gimme Gimme Gimme is released on DVD and video on November 11 - and we have five copies to give away.
BBC's online sitcom nears completion
29/10/2002 … The seven writers for the BBC's latest sitcom will meet for the first time tomorrow - even though they have spent the last three months working together.
28/10/2002 … A 22ft high portrait of Dame Edna Everage has been unveiled in Melbourne - made entirely of toast.
The women in Alan Partridge's life
28/10/2002 … I'm Alan Partridge is returning on Monday November 11, marking a return to our screens after five years for Steve Coogan's hapless TV presenter.
Comic accused over Muslim gags
26/10/2002 … Mike Reid could face prosecution over anti-Muslim jokes he reportedly cracked on stage Police are investigating complaints that the comic and ex-EastEnders star…
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