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Russell Brand to release a new audio series
03/03/2021 … Russell Brand has written a new audio series described as a ‘deep and earnest dive into the meaning of life, death, and the sacred space in between’ Revelation:…
Marathon broadcast from No Such Thing As A Fish team – and their star guests
03/03/2021 … QI researchers are to air a mammoth 20-hour version of their hit podcast No Such Thing As A Fish.
Don't Laugh, It Will Only Encourage Her out this autumn
03/03/2021 … Daisy May Cooper has written her memoir, entitled Don't Laugh, It Will Only Encourage Her.
Language inappropriate for pre-watershed slot
03/03/2021 … The BBC is cutting a racist rant from Fawlty Towers resident Major Gowan when it repeats the classic sitcom later this month.
© BBC U-turn for the channel that brought us Gavin & Stacey, Fleabag and This Country
02/03/2021 … BBC Three will be back on regular TV screens from January, the BBC has announced.
© Matt Crockett This one to mark the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
02/03/2021 … Mark Watson is to stage another one of his 24-hour shows, in place of his usual run at the Melbourne comedy festival.
© C4 Joe Lycett, Romesh Ranganathanand Mae Martin among top onimees
02/03/2021 … Joe Lycett, Mae Martin, Romesh Ranganathan and The Young Offenders are all up for double honours in this year’s Royal Television Society Awards.
From aspiring writers from BAME backgrouds
02/03/2021 … The BBC is seeking applicants for its annual Felix Dexter Bursary for black, Asian and minority ethnic writers.
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