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Now Show cleared of being 'pro-terrorist'
Radio 4's Now Show has been accused of showing 'bias towards terrorist groups' when talking about the Gaza conflict. A viewer complained to the broadcaster that Hugh Dennis and Steve Punt had wrongly described the phrase 'from the river to the sea' as 'a pro-Palestinian chant'.
Chortle, 19th January 2024
Stamptown review
Late-night comedy cabaret is a helter-skelter delight.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 19th January 2024
Armando Iannucci on The Day Today, 30 years later
To celebrate the big birthday, we spoke to the cult show's creator about its unlikely success.
Tom Nicholson, Esquire, 19th January 2024
The Traitors' Paul Gorton: 'I didn't see banishment coming'
The 36-year-old business manager and comedian, from Manchester, signed his own death warrant on last night's episode when he was banished from the castle after a standoff with a fellow traitor.
Lauren Hirst, BBC, 19th January 2024
I talk to Charlie Wernham
"I didn't want to be a part of something that was going to come back and not do the original justice and not give the fans what they want."
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 19th January 2024
The ending of Poor Things could have gone another way...
The film does appear to lead the audience toward a different ending before pulling the rug out from under us at the last minute.
Rosie Fletcher, Den Of Geek, 19th January 2024
Saltburn style! Where to shop the film's iconic noughties-inspired outfits
If you fancy bringing back the noughties into your wardrobe, we've found where you can shop some of the most iconic looks from Saltburn.
Emma White, Heat World, 19th January 2024
Layton Williams: 'I was very good at playing a straight boy'
As Bad Education returns for its fifth series, Layton looks back at some of the biggest "first moments" in his life and career...
Samuel Spencer, BBC, 19th January 2024Videos
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11:30am30 min
Noising Up
Series 3, Episode 2Topical comedy sketch show noising up the past week in Scotland and beyond.
1:30pm30 min
My Mate's A Footballer
Series 1, Episode 9 - What Ingredients Do You Need For A Good Run Of Form?Pat is having a good run so Joe wants to work out what contributes to his impressive form.
1:30pm30 min
The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected
Series 16, Episode 3Joining Mark Nelson is one of the country's best fiction writers of all time, Ian Rankin, who shares his stories of a festive miracle and a nightmare on the A1. Alongside him is Deacon Blue drummer and TV presenter, Dougie Vipond, who pays the price for living the highlife with the megastars, as well as meeting his teenage crush. Completing the line-up on this cracking show is "the luckiest person in Scotland", comedian Viv Gee, who wins big on one hand, but loses the job on the other.
6:30pm30 min
The News Quiz
Series 113, Episode 3Andy Zaltzman quizzes news from Swansea this week. Providing all the answers are Lucy Porter, Robin Morgan, Tadiwa Mahlunge and Ayesha Hazarika.
8pm30 min
Would I Lie To You?
Series 17, Episode 4Comedian and actor Jack Carroll, sports broadcaster Gabby Logan, rapper and DJ Big Zuu and comedy actor Bridget Christie join host Rob Brydon and regular captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack on the offbeat panel show.
9pm45 min
QI
Series U, Episode 4 - UnsavouryJoin Sandi Toksvig for a thoroughly Unsavoury episode of QI, with Gyles Brandreth, Judi Love, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, and Alan Davies.
9pm60 min
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 24 (Channel 4: Series 25), Episode 2Jimmy Carr hosts the anarchic letters and numbers mash-up, with Countdown regulars Susie Dent and Rachel Riley. Joe Wilkinson and Rob Beckett take on Sarah Millican and Jamali Maddix, while Glenn Moore joins Susie in Dictionary Corner.
10pm65 min
I Literally Just Told You
Series 3, Episode 1Jimmy Carr presents a brand-new series of the game show with a unique twist. To win up to £25,000, contestants have to answer questions that have been written live as the show is being filmed.
10:40pm50 min
The Graham Norton Show
Series 31, Episode 14 - Paul Mescal, Andrew Scott, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, The Last Dinner PartyAndrew Scott and Paul Mescal chat about All Of Us Strangers, Da'Vine Joy Randolph says she begged to work with Meryl Streep, Kingsley Ben-Adir talks about being Bob Marley, and The Last Dinner Party performs live in the studio.