Jacko 'furious' over Now Show joke
Singer set to lodge complaint, newspaper claims
20/03/2009 … Michael Jackson is said to be furious after Radio 4's Now Show made a joke comparing him to the IRA.
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Fri 20 March 2009
Thu 19 March 2009
David Cross pens C4 pilot
New Comedy Showcase series ahead
19/03/2009 … American comic David Cross has written a sitcom pilot for Channel 4.
Call 999! It's a holy hand grenade
19/03/2009 … The bomb squad evacuated buildings after being called out to defuse… Monty Python’s Holy Hand Grenade Of Antioch.
© BBC Tate's Hollywood break
Catherine lands role in Gulliver's Travels
19/03/2009 … Catherine Tate has landed her first Hollywood role, appearing in the new version of Gulliver’s Travels.
Wed 18 March 2009
Hill and Kay triumph at RTS awards
So do Peep Show and Outnumbered
18/03/2009 … Peter Kay, Harry Hill and Peep Show were among the winners at the Royal Television Society Awards last night.
Gervais 'not appearing in US Office'
18/03/2009 … Producers of the American version of The Office have denied reports Ricky Gervais is to make a guest appearance in a forthcoming episode.
Peep Show gets 7th series
18/03/2009 … A seventh series of Peep Show has been ordered – before the sixth has even aired.
Tue 17 March 2009
© BBC It's the end for Gavin & Stacey
Corden confirms series 3 will be the last
17/03/2009 … Gavin and Stacey will definitely end after its third series, co-writer James Corden has confirmed.