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Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Lister (Craig Charles), Kryten (Robert Llewellyn), Cat (Danny John-Jules) TV

Red Dwarf added to iPlayer

Tuesday 20th June 2023

All the main series of Red Dwarf have been added to BBC iPlayer. It's the first time they've been available together in one place.

Omid Djalili - Hopeful: The Autobiography. Omid Djalili. Copyright: BBC People

Omid Djalili: The Queen told off BBC for editing out my migrant joke

Monday 19th June 2023

Omid Djalili has revealed that Queen Elizabeth II told off the BBC off for editing out a joke he delivered about immigration.

Staged. Image shows left to right: Michael (Michael Sheen), David (David Tennant) TV

David Tennant confirms the end of Staged

Monday 19th June 2023

David Tennant has confirmed that there are no plans for a fourth series of Staged, the sitcom he stars in with Michael Sheen.

From The Oasthouse, The Alan Partridge Podcast - Series 2. Steve Coogan Online

Alan Partridge releases coronation commentary

Thursday 15th June 2023

Ahead of the launch of the third series of From The Oasthouse: The Alan Partridge Podcast, a free teaser episode has been released in which Partridge provides unofficial live commentary on the coronation of King Charles III.

Celebrity MasterChef 2023. James Buckley People

James Buckley, Marcus Brigstocke, Shazia Mirza in Celebrity MasterChef

Thursday 15th June 2023

Inbetweeners star James Buckley and stand-up comics Marcus Brigstocke and Shazia Mirza are amongst the contestants for Celebrity MasterChef 2023, coming to BBC One this summer.

Andy Hamilton. Copyright: Steve Ullathorne Shop

Andy Hamilton & Kevin Day pen funny books about football's mega-wealth

Wednesday 14th June 2023

Andy Hamilton and Kevin Day have written funny books about the extraordinary injection of wealth into modern football, reflecting on whether the current crop of club owners are truly "fit and proper".

Taskmaster. Image shows from L to R: Greg Davies, Alex Horne. Copyright: Avalon Television News

VIP Taskmaster experience and Joe Lycett art amongst auction items

Wednesday 14th June 2023

A VIP Taskmaster studio experience, a hand-painted ceramic vase by Joe Lycett and an audio message from Paddington star Ben Whishaw are amongst a number of comedy-related lots in Piece of Mind: The Brain Tumour Charity Auction.

CBeebies Bedtime Story. Guz Khan People

Guz Khan to read CBeebies Bedtime Story

Wednesday 14th June 2023

This Saturday, Guz Khan is to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story about a child's love for his father... and his beard.

James Henry Shop

Green Wing writer James Henry pens debut novel Pagans

Wednesday 14th June 2023

Green Wing and Smack The Pony scribe James Henry has written his debut novel, a police procedural set in the alternative universe of a modern Britain where the Norman conquest of 1066 never happened.

Deborah Frances-White People

Deborah Frances-White pens animated musical comedy film Bad Fairies

Monday 12th June 2023

Deborah Frances-White is writing Bad Fairies, an animated musical comedy film about rogue fairies for the producer of Ron's Gone Wrong, about a "badass gang of fairies who break every rule in the book".

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