Tim Glanfield

Why did they have to remake Porridge?

Even a strong performance from Kevin Bishop can't save this unnecessarily 'modern' reboot of a British comedy classic.

Mid Morning Matters series 2 is vintage Alan Partridge

Fans of Steve Coogan's most popular comic creation will not be disappointed by six new hilarious shows that hit the back of the net, says Tim Glanfield.

Info on new Alan Partridge book revealed

Aha! There's another Alan Partridge book in the works, due to hit your bookshelves, tablets, e-readers and audio players (with his close friend Mr Coogan reading it aloud) in October 2016.

Exclusive clip of Rowan Atkinson recording Mr Bean

Behind-the-scenes video of Atkinson making his CITV show Mr Bean: The Animated Series demonstrates that 25 years on the celebrated actor and comedian still has a great passion for the role.

An exclusive Christmas message from Derek

Ricky Gervais and the cast of his care home comedy-drama send their season's greetings to RadioTimes.com users ahead of the final episode of Derek on Channel 4.

Please don't make more Only Fools and Horses

Don't spoil our memories by wheeling out ageing parodies of Del Boy and Rodney to deliver media friendly soundbites and catchphrases. The Trotters, and the viewers deserve better than that.

"If you don't do it, Sky will!" Alan Partridge once told BBC commissioning editor Tony Hayers. And now they did... although Inner City Sumo never made it to our screens, Alan bounced back to TV in triumphant style this year with the satellite broadcaster. Welcome to the Places of My Life, Alan's personal assessment of the Norwich area, was classic Partridge straight out of the top drawer - laced with classic anal attention-to-detail and "superb" direction from the Pear Tree Productions helmsman himself.

Series two provided little respite for downtrodden British writers Sean and Beverly as they fought to keep their sitcom - and marriage - alive whilst all around them in La La Land were losing their heads. It didn't help that Beverley (Tamsin Greig) had slept with the show's star Matt LeBlanc (Matt LeBlanc), or that Sean (Stephen Mangan) was now sleeping with the female lead. The second season of Episodes continued to offer a smart, funny, hyper-real story of 'normal' people trying to make it in Hollywood.

Eddie Izzard becomes "director" at Crystal Palace FC

"All I really want is for Crystal Palace to win every game from now until the end of time. That's all."

Several Ricky Gervais projects to end

Animated series The Ricky Gervais Show will not get a fourth season, Sky1 show An Idiot Abroad will end after two more specials and BBC2 series Life's Too Short, which ran for seven episodes in late 2011 and early 2012, will conclude with a one-off finale next Easter.