Dara O Briain to write a children's astronomy book
19/10/2016 … Dara O Briain is writing his first children’s book, about the wonders of space.
2016 Archives
Wed 19 October 2016
© BBC Horrible Histories up for an Emmy
19/10/2016 … HORRIBLE HISTORIES and Hank Zipzer have been nominated for international kids Emmy awards the factual and series categories respectively.
Radio 4 to showcase regional comedy scenes
New series hosted by Elis James
19/10/2016 … Elis James is to front a new stand-up show for Radio 4 showcasing comedians from different regions of the UK.
Tue 18 October 2016
Marlon Davis: I was in a coma for 12 days
Comic speaks of horrific car crash
18/10/2016 … Marlon Davis has revealed he spent 12 days in a coma after a car crash.
Harry Shearer launches Spinal Tap lawsuit
Claiming corporate 'fraud' has robbed him of royalties
18/10/2016 … Harry Shearer has accused film and music giant Vivendi of fraud, after revealing the pitiful amounts of royalties he receives from This Is Spinal Tap.
Save Raised By Wolves: Just £320,000
Caitlin Moran launches ambitious crowdfunding appeal
18/10/2016 … Caitlin Moran and her sister Caroline have launched an ambitious crowdfunding campaign to make a new series of Raised By Wolves.
Comedians turn agony aunts
In a new series for the W channel
18/10/2016 … David Baddiel, Ellie Taylor, Matt Richardson and Roisin Conaty are to become agony aunts for a new TV series.
Things I hate seeing other comics do
Ariane Sherine's continuing adventures in stand-up
18/10/2016 … The slow death of live comedy About a month ago, I was offered £65 to do my first paid 20.