BBC to air Australian version of Ghosts
26/06/2026 … The BBC has bought the rights to the Australian remake of Ghosts, to air on BBC Three and iPlayer ‘soon’.
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Fri 26 June 2026
The free-speech warrior who made up his war stories
Mark Normand admits his story of defiance against woke Netflix execs was all a lie
26/06/2026 … Striking a bold blow for free speech, comic Mark Normand defended a joke about Muslims from Netflix censors who wanted to cut it, having been cowed by bomb threats…
© Netflix Ray Winstone to star in action comedy Danger Money
As an ex-SAS man coaxed out of retirement
26/06/2026 … Ray Winstone is to star in a new action comedy series for Amazon’s Prime Video platform.
Chris McCausland joins Absolute Radio
Comic takes over Sunday morning slot with fellow stand-up Jon Long
26/06/2026 … Chris McCausland is to host a new Sunday morning show on Absolute Radio, the station has announced.
Jenny Eclair writes The Book Of Nanas
With her podcast co-host Judith Holder
26/06/2026 … Jenny Eclair is writing a book about becoming a grandmother with her Grumpy Old Women co-creator Judith Holder.
Thu 25 June 2026
The Paper returns to Sky
10 new episodes to drop in September
25/06/2026 … American sitcom The Paper is set to return to Sky for a second season on September 10 All ten episodes will drop at the same time – 24…
© BBC Bottom guide released as an audiobook
Read by the sitcom's, barman, Lee Cornes
25/06/2026 … Lee Cornes – who played pub landlord Dick Head in Bottom – has recorded an audiobook guide to the Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson sitcom.
What We Do In The Shadows sequel moves ahead
Werewolf script set to be finished next year
25/06/2026 … A long-awaited sequel to the original What We Do In The Shadows movie could finally be set to take flight.