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Nova Jones to return to CBBC for two more series
Wednesday 6th April 2022
CBBC has ordered two more series of Nova Jones, its musical comedy drama format about an 18-year-old popstar and her 12-year-old sister and manager who tour space together.
Sian Gibson pilots 1980s-set BBC comedy drama
Tuesday 5th April 2022
Sian Gibson and Conleth Hill are starring in a new BBC One period comedy drama, The Undoing Of Martin Parker. Set in the late 80s, a pilot episode was filmed in October.
Gary Barlow making comedy Dogs, about a mega-flop film
Tuesday 5th April 2022
Gary Barlow has composed music for a new TV comedy series. Dogs spoofs the much-maligned film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd-Webber's hit stage musical Cats.
Sole surviving Ronnie Barker sitcom episode to be released
Monday 4th April 2022
The single surviving episode of a 1972 Ronnie Barker sitcom is to be released on DVD. His Lordship Entertains was the third incarnation of one of his favourite characters, Lord Rustless, but now only the first of seven programmes exists, and has been restored to colour from a black-and-white film print.
The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected gets TV pilot
Saturday 2nd April 2022
BBC Scotland is to pilot two new television formats: The Remotely Amusing Gameshow and an adaptation of radio hit The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected.
BAFTA TV Awards 2022 nominations
Wednesday 30th March 2022
Alma's Not Normal, Motherland, Stath Lets Flats and We Are Lady Parts have gained BAFTA nominations. Meanwhile Aimee Lou Wood, Aisling Bea, Anjana Vasan, Natasia Demetriou, Rose Matafeo, Jamie Demetriou, Joe Gilgun, Ncuti Gatwa, Samson Kayo, Steve Coogan and Tim Renkow are up for acting awards.
In My Skin and We Are Lady Parts lead RTS Programme Awards
Wednesday 30th March 2022
The Royal Television Society Programme Awards winners for 2022 were revealed at a ceremony last night. We Are Lady Parts and In My Skin lead the comedy victors, each picking up multiple prizes.
Goddesses, the book about an activist stand-up, to become TV series
Tuesday 29th March 2022
Goddesses, the darkly comic debut novel from Nina Millns, is to become a TV series.
Tamsyn Kelly developing Cornish C4 sitcom and making R4 sketch show
Tuesday 29th March 2022
Stand-up Tamsyn Kelly is developing a sitcom for Channel 4, inspired by her youth on a council estate in Cornwall, and is part of a team producing a Cornish-set magazine-format spoof sketch show for Radio 4.
Richard Ayoade's Question Team returning to Dave for second series
Monday 28th March 2022
Richard Ayoade's quirky panel show Question Team is returning to Dave for a second series.