Dwarf's big day
Sci-fi sitcom finally gets DVD release
17/10/2002 … The first series of Red Dwarf is to be released on DVD, following a deluge of requests from fans.
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Thu 17 October 2002
Roseanne's return
Comic signs for reality comedy
17/10/2002 … Roseanne is returning to TV after a five-year absence with a 'reality workplace comedy".
Another one bites the dust
Elton pens a second Queen musical
17/10/2002 … Ben Elton has started work on another Queen musical.
Wed 16 October 2002
Small ambition
16/10/2002 … Ronnie Corbett wants to make a return to sitcom.
Sobering thoughts
Smith to tell of new life on the wagon
16/10/2002 … Arthur Smith is to tell of his life-threatening battle with pancreatitis, in a new radio show.
By royal appointment
Djalili added to variety show bill
16/10/2002 … Omid Djalili has been added to the bill of this year's Royal Variety Performance.
Tue 15 October 2002
Izzard gets raunchy...
15/10/2002 … An explicit drama starring Eddie Izzard and new episodes of Smack The Pony have been unveiled in Channel 4's new winter schedule.
Meera's £100,000 gamble
15/10/2002 … Meera Syal has waived her £100,000 fee for the movie Anita And Me to ensure it got made.