Thursday 12th May 2016
Radio 4 has confirmed that it has ordered a third series of The Missing Hancocks, the programme which recreates lost episodes of Hancock's Half Hour.
Thursday 7th April 2016
Noel Fielding has been announced as the new 'curator' joining John Lloyd on Series 9 of Radio 4's The Museum Of Curiosity.
Wednesday 23rd March 2016
The BBC has launched the BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2016, the competition in which it aims to find a new stand-up star. This year the final will be broadcast live on Radio 4 from the Edinburgh Fringe.
Monday 15th February 2016
Radio 4 has announced more than 40 commissions for new and returning comedies. Programmes include a sketch show starring David Jason.
Thursday 14th January 2016
Fags, Mags & Bags, Radio 4's sitcom set in a Scots-Asian corner shop, is to return for a sixth series.
Friday 20th November 2015
Japanese stand-up Yuriko Kotani has won the 2015 BBC Radio New Comedy Award, after a public vote.
Tuesday 17th November 2015
The nominations for the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2016 have been announced, with Cabin Pressure creator John Finnemore getting three nods.
Tuesday 3rd November 2015
Channel 4 has commissioned Arthur Mathews to adapt his Radio 4 pilot Men About The House into a TV sitcom.
Friday 16th October 2015
Radio 2 is to broadcast five comedy pilots across a week in November. Stars include Tim Vine, Simon Farnaby, Robert Webb, Katy Wix, Elis James and Janice Connolly.
Monday 12th October 2015
Janice Connolly's Barbara Nice character is to star in her own Radio 2 Comedy Showcase sitcom pilot.
