BBC drops Pope series
...for fear of offending Catholics
23/09/2004 … The BBC has dropped an animated comedy about the Pope for fear of offending Catholics.
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Thu 23 September 2004
Hold the front page
Vegas to star in newspaper comedy
23/09/2004 … Johnny Vegas is to appear in a new ITV1 comedy alongside Dempsey and Makepeace star Michael Brandon.
Back at the Beeb
New sitcom for The Office's Freeman
23/09/2004 … Martin Freeman is to star in his first BBC comedy since The Office.
Wed 22 September 2004
Ball control
Court restricts man on harassment charges
22/09/2004 … A man has appeared in court accused of harassing comedian Bobby Ball.
Tue 21 September 2004
A Little something...
21/09/2004 … The first radio series of Little Britain came out on CD and cassette this month, with series two following soon.
A Little something...
21/09/2004 … The first radio series of Little Britain came out on CD and cassette this month, with series two following soon.
Comic in a coma
But Dangerfield 'starts to recover'
21/09/2004 … Veteran American stand-up Rodney Dangerfield slipped into a coma while recovering from heart surgery, it emerged today.
Hancock's half century
New DVDs and CDs mark anniversary
21/09/2004 … The 50th anniversary of the first broadcast of Hancock's Half Hour is to be marked with new audio and video releases featuring the lad himself.