Stone me!
21/12/2005 … Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty has recorded a song inspired by Tony Hancock for a new TV documentary.
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Wed 21 December 2005
Tate's ratings triumph
5.3m bovver to watch BBC2 show.
21/12/2005 … More than five million viewers watched the Catherine Tate Christmas Show last night – making it the most-watched show at the time.
Tue 20 December 2005
Beyond our Ken
20/12/2005 … Digital radio station BBC7 is to air some of Kenny Everett’s classic radio shows.
Sun 18 December 2005
Farewell, mother f*@%*r
Quiet family funeral for Pryor
18/12/2005 … Richard Pryor has been laid to rest in a private family funeral in Los Angeles.
Sat 17 December 2005
Not for Little ears
School 'ban' on Lucas and Walliams
17/12/2005 … A Kent primary school has asked parents to ban children from watching Little Britain after the show’s catchphrases were repeated in the playground.
Fri 16 December 2005
Langham arrested
16/12/2005 … Chris Langham has been arrested during an inquiry into the downloading of child pornography.
Thu 15 December 2005
Yet more awards...
Office USA up for writing gongs
15/12/2005 … Ricky Gervais may have walked away from the British Comedy Awards without his usual clutch of gongs – but The Office is in line for some new accolades.
The sitcom is dead
15/12/2005 … Victoria Wood says The Office has killed off the traditional British sitcom.