BBC could pick up rejected US sitcom
'Big comedy hero' in line for lead role
09/01/2014 … The BBC is working on a sitcom about a pill-popping novelist that was originally rejected by America's CBS network.
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Thu 09 January 2014
Black Mirror will be back... eventually
09/01/2014 … Charlie Brooker has confirmed that Black Mirror will be back for a third series – but said there had been 'a hitch, a slight delay' in bringing new episodes to…
Wed 08 January 2014
Bafta nod for Nat
Comic nominated for her short film Island Queen
08/01/2014 … Stand-up Nat Luurtsema has been nominated for a Bafta for her short film Island Queen.
Ford Kiernan's son found dead
Police inquiry over unexplained death of 12-year-old
08/01/2014 … Police have launched an investigation after Ford Kiernan's 12-year-old son was found dead at the family home in Glasgow.
Steve Oram directs his first movie
No words, but cast - including Julian Barratt - will 'talk like monkeys'
08/01/2014 … Sightseers star Steve Oram is to make his directorial debut with a film he likens to Romeo and Juliet meets Planet of the Apes 'in the vein of John Waters'.
It's TV's Party now...
Tom Basden's R4 comedy adapted for small screen
08/01/2014 … Radio 4's political sitcom Party is being adapted for television.
Russell Brand to address Cambridge Union
08/01/2014 … RUSSELL BRAND is to address the Cambridge Union.
Tue 07 January 2014
Spitting Image team reunites
Documentary to mark 30th anniversary
07/01/2014 … The team behind groundbreaking topical comedy show Spitting Image are to reunite for a new documentary marking its 30th anniversary.