King of the desert
21/10/2004 … Marion and Geoff star Rob Brydon is to star a new BBC2 comedy about five British astronomers working in a remote Australian outpost.
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Thu 21 October 2004
Wed 20 October 2004
Win exclusive Viz artwork
Brilliant prize to mark comic's 25th birthday
20/10/2004 … Viz magazine is celebrating its 25th birthday – and to celebrate we have a limited edition print of original cover artwork to give away.
Little Britain's a ratings smash
20/10/2004 … The new series of Little Britain has smashed BBC3’s ratings record.
Tue 19 October 2004
Comedy on demand
New stand-up show for HomeChoice
19/10/2004 … TV-on-demand service HomeChoice is to make its own stand-up programme.
Scot's missed
19/10/2004 … Matt Lucas and David Walliams have dropped one of their Little Britain characters – after they ran out of money.
Mon 18 October 2004
Borat's 'not racist'
Ali G creator cleared by watchdogs
18/10/2004 … Ali G creator Sacha Baron Cohen has escaped censure over accusations his Kazakhstani journalist character Borat is racist.
Cooking up a treat
18/10/2004 … Previously unheard Peter Cook material is to be aired in a new Radio 4 archive series.
A bigger Nest
18/10/2004 … One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest has extended its West End run for four weeks.