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Katherine Ryan to explore extreme parenting techniques in TV series
Wednesday 2nd August 2023
Katherine Ryan: Parental Guidance, a series coming to TV channel W in 2024, will see the comedian investigating extreme parenting techniques.
Hugh Bonneville to play villain in Noel Fielding's Dick Turpin comedy
Wednesday 2nd August 2023
Hugh Bonneville plays the villain in The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin, Noel Fielding's new series for Apple TV+. He leads an all-star comedy cast that also includes Asim Chaudhry, Tamsin Greig, Mark Heap, Ellie White, Joe Wilkinson and Marc Wootton.
Drunk Women Solving Crime television adaptation in the works
Wednesday 2nd August 2023
Hannah George, Taylor Glenn and Catie Wilkins are developing a television adaptation of their hit podcast Drunk Women Solving Crime with True North Productions.
Channel 4 airs Gregg Wallace spoof
Tuesday 25th July 2023
Promoted as a documentary, Channel 4 last night broadcast a spoof, dark satire promoting the eating of human flesh.
Jack Whitehall films his tour Settle Down for Netflix special
Monday 24th July 2023
Jack Whitehall has filmed his current stand-up show, Settle Down, for a Netflix special. However, the streamer has not picked up Jack's Pub, a documentary about him opening a Notting Hill drinking establishment.
Just Stop Oil invade The Last Leg
Friday 14th July 2023
A trio of Just Stop Oil protestors interrupted The Last Leg as it went on air this evening.
Michael McIntyre's Big Show returns to BBC One for a seventh series
Friday 14th July 2023
Michael McIntyre's Big Show is returning to BBC One for a seventh series, with the usual mix of celebrity guests, musical performances and features such as Send To All and Midnight Gameshow.
Eric Morecambe novel The Reluctant Vampire to become BBC series
Wednesday 12th July 2023
The BBC has commissioned The Reluctant Vampire, a series based on Eric Morecambe's 1982 children's novel of the same name.
Ed Gamble pilots culinary Taskmaster spin-off Foodmaster
Tuesday 11th July 2023
Ed Gamble is piloting Foodmaster, a food-related Taskmaster spin-off for Channel 4 in which five celebrity contestants attempt to answer the question: "Food is great, but how can it be improved?"
Extraordinary wins at Broadcast Digital Awards
Thursday 6th July 2023
Disney+ comedy Extraordinary was named Best Comedy Programme at the Broadcast Digital Awards 2023. Don't Hate The Playaz, Big Zuu's Big Eats and Kiell Smith-Bynoe's Red Flag also took home trophies.