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You have to hand it to Dave over the last six months they've commissioned some pretty entertaining shows. Argumental has proven to be a hit in our house and that history thing with John Cleese wasn't too bad. If they carry on like this they'll be outputting more self produced TV than Sky, not that that would be a hard target to meet! And so Red Dwarf returns to our screens, I must … [Read more...]
It has been so refreshing to see an alternative take on the news in the form of Charlie Brooker's Newswipe on BBC4 (the beeb don't seem brave enough to unleash CB onto it's more mainstream channels). Maybe it's a sign of me becoming a grumpy old man, but I can't help but agree with Charlie's satirical and extremely non-pc view of the media. The most recent episode at the time of … [Read more...]
The Inbetweeners, E4's comedy hit of 2008, returns for a new six-part series next month promising more mishaps and embarrassing attempts to 'pull' as Will (Simon Bird) finds himself doomed to failure in his attempts to make his new friends - Simon, Jay and Neil - cool. The first series was voted the Best New British Television Comedy at the 2008 British Comedy Awards where Bird … [Read more...]
BBC Three is promising to take viewers into a parallel universe governed not by the laws of nature, but by the laws of comedy and where the special effects of Hollywood are a part of everyday life. Produced by BBC Vision, The Wrong Door includes a feast of celebrity cameos including appearances by Brian Blessed, Dom Joly and Dr Fox and boasts unimaginable locations and impossible … [Read more...]
Cast and crew from classic sitcom Dad's Army will be joining Jonathan Ross on Sunday as the BBC celebrates the show's 40th anniversary with a multi-platform tribute. On Jonathan Ross Salutes Dad's Army the presenter interviews writers David Croft and Jimmy Perry plus surviving cast members including Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Pamela Cundell and Frank Williams who played the Reverend … [Read more...]
That Mitchell And Webb Look has been recommissioned for a third series, the BBChave confirmed after the second series reached audiences of up to 1.7m.The comedy duo said: "We're very excited about getting to work on the new seriesof That Mitchell And Webb Look, not least because it affords the opportunity ofcoming up with this sort of quote.We're hugely relieved to hear that we're … [Read more...]
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