Dyke's back at the Beeb
...as host of Have I Got News For You
07/04/2004 … Former BBC director general Greg Dyke is to be a guest host Have I Got News For You.
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Wed 07 April 2004
Stone me!
60ft Alan Partridge statue planned
07/04/2004 … Norwich could be getting a giant statue of Alan Partridge after a sculptor got carried away with a tongue-in-cheek survey.
Head of the heard
Comics in line for radio awards
07/04/2004 … An obscure Welsh sitcom is up for the biggest prize in comedy radio against some of the most established names in the business.
Spaced out
Pegg rules out sitcom's return
07/04/2004 … Simon Pegg has ruled out another series of Spaced saying TV has lost its appeal.
For sale: Harry's house
Widow sells as 'the laughter has gone'
07/04/2004 … Sir Harry Secombe's widow Myra has put the family's home up for sale, saying: "The laughter has gone.
Troll gets bigger
Bill Bailey adds new tour dates
07/04/2004 … Bill Bailey has added another nine dates to his Part Troll tour.
Tue 06 April 2004
Golden boys
06/04/2004 … Harry Hill, Jimmy Carr and Little Britain duo Matt Lucas and David Walliams are all in line for top international TV awards.
New Pod pops up
Landmark cinema is new Fringe venue
06/04/2004 … A landmark art-deco cinema is to be put into service as a new Edinburgh Fringe venue.