BBC denies dropping satire
04/02/2004 … The BBC has denied reports it is shelving a satirical comedy in the wake of the Hutton Report - but admitted a key line about Blair being a liar had been edited…
04/02/2004 … The BBC has denied reports it is shelving a satirical comedy in the wake of the Hutton Report - but admitted a key line about Blair being a liar had been edited…
04/02/2004 … Ken Dodd has performed a gig by torchlight after a power cut plunged his theatre into darkness.
04/02/2004 … The finalists for the Hackney Empire new act of the year have been announced.
04/02/2004 … Edinburgh's Assembly Rooms has lost a vital £150,000 sponsorship deal for this year's Fringe.
04/02/2004 … Ricky Gervais was offered the beer ads that made Peter Kay famous - but turned them down because he didn't need the cash.
04/02/2004 … Ross Noble has become the latest victim of BBC sensitivity about upsetting the government - at least according to one newspaper.
04/02/2004 … Stand-up Paul Chowdhry has landed a role in the new John Malkovich movie.
04/02/2004 … The BBC is to bleep out the word 'Paki' in a vintage episode of Only Fools And Horses after viewers complained.
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