Adam Hills writes his first children's book
14/01/2021 … Adam Hills is writing his first children's book - about a rock-star detective.
2021 Archives
Thu 14 January 2021
© BBC Police to take no action over Sophie Duker's 'kill whitey' quip
'Hate crime' complaints dismissed
14/01/2021 … Police are to take no further action against Sophie Duker over her ‘kill whitey’ joke on Frankie Boyle’s New World Order.
Gold to air unseen Vicar of Dibley rehearsal footage
Part of a new two-hour documentary
14/01/2021 … Never-before-seen rehearsal footage from the Vicar Of Dibley is to be broadcast in a new documentary about the sitcom.
Election's Jessica Campbell dies at 38
Actress played student Tammy Metlzer
14/01/2021 … Jessica Campbell, who starred in the 1999 black comedy Election has died at the age of 38.
© Dave Hogan/C4 Big send-off for Friday Night Dinner
Documentary to mark ten years of the sitcom, as producer says no more episodes are planned
14/01/2021 … Channel 4 is to celebrate a decade of Friday Night Dinner – after it was revealed that the long-running sitcom will probably not return.
Bill Bailey to present his first live TV show
Standing in for Steph McGovern
14/01/2021 … Bill Bailey is to make his live TV presenting debut tomorrow, standing in for Steph McGovern.
Wed 13 January 2021
BBC orders a second series of Stephen Merchant's The Offenders
Both seasons now shooting back-to-back
13/01/2021 … The BBC has ordered a second series of Stephen Merchant comedy-drama The Offenders before the first has even aired.
Nigel Ng in censorship row
13/01/2021 … Nigel Ng has found himself at the centre of a censorship row after removing a video collaboration with a YouTuber critical of the Beijing regime.