Stewart Lee becomes a Radio 3 presenter
Sharing his eclectic musical tastes
22/11/2018 … Stewart Lee is to host a series of eclectic musical programmes on Radio 3 this Christmas.
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Thu 22 November 2018
Count Arthur Strong and John Shuttleworth return!
Both make festive specials for Radio 4
22/11/2018 … Count Arthur Strong and John Shuttleworth are returning to Radio 4 for Christmas specials.
© BBC/House of Tomorrow Radio shows for Russell Kane, Diane Morgan and Matt Lucas
Comics take over the airwaves this Christmas
22/11/2018 … Russell Kane, Diane Morgan and Matt Lucas are all presenting nationwide BBC radio shows this Christmas Day Kane will be making his Radio 5 …
Michael Palin to star in Napoleonic spy comedy
Part of Radio 4's festive season
22/11/2018 … Michael Palin, Vic Reeves, Toby Jones, Gina McKee and Monica Dolan are to star in a Christmas Day spy comedy on Radio…
Wed 21 November 2018
© BBC Phil Daniels joins Dave sitcom Sliced
Filming starts on pizza-delivery comedy
21/11/2018 … EastEnders and Quadrophenia star Phil Daniels has joined the cast of the forthcoming sitcom Sliced about two pizza delivery drivers.
© Idil Sukan Three National Book awards for Adam Kay
More accolades for This Is Going To Hurt
21/11/2018 … Adam Kay’s bestselling memoirs of his time as an NHS junior doctor has won three National Book Awards.
© BBC High Hopes' Fagin dies
RIP Welsh sitcom star Robert Blythe
21/11/2018 … Welsh actor Robert Blythe, best known for playing Fagin in the BBC Wales sitcom High Hopes has died.
Honorary doctorate for Eddie Izzard
Recognition for his championing of language
21/11/2018 … Eddie Izzard picked up an honorary degree from York St John University.