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Comedy is dying, says Jimmy Carr after Holocaust joke furore

Jimmy Carr has criticised "cancel culture" after the culture secretary suggested bringing in a law to control streaming services following outrage at his joke about the Holocaust.

Romesh Ranganathan & Andrew Norgate interview

David Brown talks to Romesh Ranganathan and A League Of Their Own senior games producer Andrew Norgate ahead of the BAFTAs.

Red Dwarf behind the scenes

A trip to outer space - or Pinewood Studios, whichever's closer.

Radio Times review

Is there any life left in Trollied? After all, when loads of original cast members leave a show, it usually ends up being the kiss of death. Look what happened to ER, New Tricks and - of course - the greatest ensemble drama of all time: Monarch of the Glen.

But despite the fact that the likes of Jane Horrocks and Mark Addy are now long gone, there's still some fun to be had in this series opener, mainly thanks to the introduction of Sarah Parish as the owner of a budget supermarket called Lauda (hmmm, wonder what the inspiration for that could be?), which looks set to be a rival for the mighty Valco.

BBC would never make Gimme Gimme Gimme now says writer

"They can't be that risky. The climate changed. There's less space to try out something a bit different"

Do you want to see The Brittas Empire return?

Is there really any need for The Brittas Empire to come back for a rumoured one-off Christmas special?

Radio Times review

Dan has been caught playing Camp Aisle while invigilating the science GCSE exam. This is a game he invented with "Dave from English" that involves mincing up the lanes between desks in an incrementally camp manner - and a gay student has reported the matter to the head teacher, aka Dan's beloved Emma.

So she sends him on a diversity awareness workshop, a process Dan treats with all the tact and delicacy of a rugby prop in a knitting circle. Meanwhile, enjoyably gaga Jo has a new venture combining celebrity make-up styles in a beauty parlour: punters can combine Halle Berry and Lulu in the 'Halle-Lulu' or try the fearsome-looking 'Beyoncelli' (Beyoncé and Liza Minnelli). But why would they?

Stand-up Richard Blackwood plays new EastEnders villain

The 42-year-old will play a new Walford villain and is set to first appear next month during the BBC One soap's 30th anniversary week.

Radio Times review

An exodus of cast members in the last series means that we have lots of new employees to meet. Some, like Colin's nan Rose (Miriam Margolyes) feel too caricatured to be credible, but Stephen Tompkinson as thwarted doctor-turned-pharmacist Brian hits the right note.

On the whole, though, Trollied is now a shadow of its former self: the comedy is far too broad and the warmth seems to have left along with most of the original line-up. But at least the seedy Colin is still clocking on. He's been promoted, but is struggling with knotting a tie. Apparently, it's because all the ones he wore for his court appearances were clip-ons.

Comedian Justin Moorhouse joins Coronation Street

The stand-up will play Dean Upton, the landlord of Rovers Return rival, the Flying Horse.