Tim Minchin to play Friar Tuck
In a 'gritty reboot' of Robin Hood
14/02/2017 … Tim Minchin is to play Friar Tuck in a new movie version of Robin Hood.
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Tue 14 February 2017
Mon 13 February 2017
Russell Brand joins Hospital People
13/02/2017 … Russell Brand is to appear in BBC One’s new sitcom Hospital People.
Jesse Armstrong creates media empire drama
Any similarities to Rupert Murdoch are entirely coincidental...
13/02/2017 … Peep Show co-creator Jesse Armstrong is heading to the States to oversee a new drama about an ageing media tycoon and his ambitious family.
© C4/Steve Brown Mark Dolan leaves The Jump
13/02/2017 … MARK DOLAN has been eliminated from The Jump on its second week, after recording the shortest distance in his ski-jump.
Miranda Hart creates a kids' TV series
So Sammy to launch on Disney Channel app
13/02/2017 … Miranda Hart is making her first move into children’s TV.
Frank Sidebottom's son dies in bike accident
13/02/2017 … The son of Frank Sidebottom creator Chris Sievey has died in a cycling accident.
Sun 12 February 2017
Man collapses at 'Grim Reaper' comedy gig
Drama at the Leicester festival
12/02/2017 … A man collapsed at a comedy gig tonight – after hearing jokes about death delivered by a man dressed as the Grim Reaper.