Balloon 'to be demolished'
10/12/2002 … Edinburgh's Gilded Balloon is almost certain to be demolished following the weekend's devastating blaze.
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Tue 10 December 2002
Ban on Bush cartoon lifted
BACC/ITC U-turn on ITV's 2DTV DVD ad
10/12/2002 … The ban on the advert showing George Bush trying to put a video into his toaster has been lifted.
Ho ho ho
Comedy heroes boost C5 Xmas line-up
10/12/2002 … Channel Five has turned to a raft of comedy greats to bolster its Christmas schedules.
Vic braves Mastermind chair
And his specialist subject: pirates
10/12/2002 … Vic Reeves is to take part in a celebrity version of Mastermind.
BBC2's ratings drive
Marion & Geoff heads winter line-up
10/12/2002 … New full-length episodes of Marion and Geoff are among the highlights of BBC2's new winter schedule, unveiled today.
Mon 09 December 2002
The British South Park?
09/12/2002 … The BBC has commissioned a half-hour comedy they hope will be the next South Park.
Trigger Happy Americans
Joly to front US version of his show
09/12/2002 … Dom Joly is to make a new batch of Trigger Happy TV shows for an American audience.
Sun 08 December 2002
'Genius is torture'
Cook's wife breaks her silence
08/12/2002 … Peter Cook's first wife spoken for the first time about the alcoholism and depression that destroyed his talent.