Robin Parker

Ofcom investigates Moving Wallpaper 'transphobia' row

Ofcom is investigating more than 50 complaints alleging that ITV1 comedy Moving Wallpaper was offensive to transsexuals.

BBC axes Not Going Out

The BBC has axed studio sitcom Not Going Out after three series. The Avalon-produced series, co-created by its star Lee Mack and writer/broadcaster Andrew Collins, was part of BBC1's Friday night line-up.

Moving Wallpaper takes zombie show to itv.com

ITV1 comedy Moving Wallpaper will "take over" the itv.com homepage at the climax of the series, with 12 minutes of the show-within-a-show, Renaissance, debuting online.

Peep Show to return for seventh series

Channel 4 has commissioned a seventh series of Bafta-winning sitcom Peep Show before the sixth series has even aired. C4 entertainment and comedy head Andrew Newman confirmed that Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong's sitcom would return for a further series, which is slated for next year. It is next due on screens this summer.

BBC pulls Horne & Corden gun sketch

The BBC has pulled a sketch from repeats of the first episode of Horne & Corden in which the duo perform a spoof anti-gun crime dance, in the wake of the shooting of 15 children in a German school this week.

R4 tightens leash on Political Animal

BBC Radio 4 is tightening up its editorial control of indie Avalon's output after the BBC Trust upheld a complaint about satirical comedy Political Animal. In an episode of the show broadcast in June last year, a Palestinian woman was referred to as "being punched to pieces by a very angry Jew". The Trust's investigation into the item was prompted by a listener complaint that the word Jew was used in an offensive way.

Hat Trick plans to extend HIGNFY and Room 101 online

The indie [Hat Trick Productions] is also developing an interactive web version of Room 101, despite BBC Two axing the show two years ago...

For Room 101, Hat Trick wants to build a community of users who would make their case for everything they would consign to their own personal hell.

Eureka!: No Heroics

A short interview with creator Drew Pearce about the commissioning process for No Heroics (Registration may be required to view the article).

Eureka!: Lab Rats

Broadcast magazine asks Chris Addison how Lab Rats was created. Note: registration to Broadcast may be required to see the article.