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Ray Peacock and Ed Gamble interview
Ahead of their Edinburgh Festival show, Pete caught up with comedians Peacock and Gamble to talk about podcasts, Doctor Who, Muppets and more...
Pete Dillon-Trenchard, Den Of Geek, 30th July 2012Peep Show series eight begins filming today
Peep Show has started production on its upcoming eighth series.
Tom Eames, Digital Spy, 30th July 2012Radio weekly #15 - Olympic comedy
This week Ian Wolf looks at how radio comedy is covering the Olympic games...
Ian Wolf, Giggle Beats, 30th July 2012Top 5 sketch comedy shows at the Fringe 2012
The Silky Pair, Hennessy & Friends, Beard, The Pin and Graham Rex among the best Fringe sketch teams.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 30th July 2012Prom 20: Wallace & Gromit's Musical Marvels! - review
Thanks to the combined energies of all concerned, the result was transporting and, needless to say, wonderfully animating.
Guy Dammann, The Guardian, 30th July 2012Wallace and Gromit take over Prom
Wallace and Gromit brought some animated anarchy to the BBC Proms on Sunday with a family-themed concert featuring new sequences created by Bristol-based film studio Aardman.
Neil Smith, BBC News, 30th July 2012Preview - Jim Jefferies: Fully Functional
We emailed some questions to Jim Jefferies and learned some interesting things, like how much he hates answering questions by email.
Kate Russell, The Skinny, 30th July 2012Preview - Claudia O'Doherty: The Telescope
Part panda expert, part surrealist performer, Claudia O'Doherty talks suicidal monks and 'difficult theatre'.
Collette Cullen, The Skinny, 30th July 2012Preview - Tom Deacon: Deaconator
Radio 1's Tom Deacon offers up some advice on how to survive the Fringe
Kirsten Innes, The Skinny, 30th July 2012Preview - Seymour Mace: Squeg!
Squeg! Squeg! Squeg! Squeg? Square Peg.
Bernard O'Leary, The Skinny, 30th July 2012Preview - The Ginge, The Geordie & The Geek
The cheery threesome are coming to Edinburgh to entertain everybody.
Kate Russell, The Skinny, 30th July 2012QI: Some quite interesting facts about robots
A quietly intriguing column from the brains behind QI, the BBC quiz show. This week: QI, robot.
Molly Oldfield and John Mitchinson, The Telegraph, 30th July 2012Stewart Lee: the slow death of the Edinburgh Fringe
For decades, the Fringe has been a utopia for artists and performers - but now profit-obsessed promoters are tearing it to pieces. They must be stopped, says one Fringe veteran.
Stewart Lee, The Guardian, 30th July 2012Britain's Oldest Stand-Up, More4 - review
A 90-year-old's dream of playing the Hammersmith Apollo made for a simple, cheering documentary, says Jack Seale.
Jack Seale, Radio Times, 30th July 2012Miranda Raison: I'm completely different to Lucy Punch
Vexed newcomer Miranda Raison has insisted that she will be a "completely different" influence on the show to her predecessor Lucy Punch.
Daniel Sperling, Digital Spy, 30th July 2012Ray Addison interview
Four Dubai based comedians will be flying in to perform their show Big in Dubai at the Fringe this year. One quarter of the team, Ray Addison, was happy to answer a few questions for us.
Howard Gorman, PPSF Webzine, 30th July 2012Sajeela Kershi interview
Sajeela Kershi broke onto the comedy circuit in 2006 and, believe it or not, her biggest break came when she was offered the part of a plant in 2007!
Howard Gorman, PPSF Webzine, 30th July 2012Nick Mohammed interview
Despite his hectic schedule, Nick was eager to answer a few questions before heading up to Edinburgh to get into his role.
Howard Gorman, PPSF Webzine, 30th July 2012Graham Oakes and Sean Turner interview
If you're heading to the Fringe then you clearly fancy a taste of how funny life can be. This is exactly what Graham Oakes and Sean Turner intend to show audiences in their second year at the Fringe.
Howard Gorman, PPSF Webzine, 30th July 2012Videos
TV
Podcasts
TV & radio
9am30 min
Brian Gulliver's Travels
Series 2, Episode 6 - KognitiaBrian looks back at his adventures in Kognitia, where people like to easily forget anything bad and people who cannot forget at will are considered "impaired".
2:15pm45 min
Higher
Series 3, Episode 1 - ClearingWith fees going through the roof and an eye-watering 20 per cent cut in funding, it is important that Hayborough University keeps its recruitment numbers high.
6:30pm30 min
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
Series 57, Episode 6Back for a second week at the Rose Theatre in Kingston-upon-Thames, regulars Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor are joined on the panel by Ross Noble, with Jack Dee in the chair.
9pm30 min
Mid Morning Matters With Alan Partridge
Series 1, Episode 4 - Chucky + TraitorAlan and Sidekick Simon continue to entertain north Norfolk's avid radio listeners with their inimitable mix of edgy banter and compelling anecdotes.
9:30pm30 min
Adam Buxton's BUG
Episode 4Comedian Adam Buxton presents more madcap music videos unearthed from the internet along with the comments they've provoked from opinionated online communities.
10pm65 min
Jimmy Carr: Being Funny
A live performance of Jimmy Carr's 2011 stand-up show from Birmingham Symphony Hall.
10pm35 min
Britain's Oldest Stand Up
Ninety-year-old Chelsea pensioner Jack Woodward tries to achieve his dream - to revive his stand-up comedy career and perform at the Hammersmith Apollo. He began on stage in northern working men's clubs, and performed on troop ships during the Second World War. Modern stand-up acts meet with Jack to provide hints and tips to help him realise his ambition.
11pm30 min
The Now Show
The Now Show 2012 - Live!, Episode 1Special live edition of the programme keeping listeners abreast of the Olympics, hosted by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis with Jon Holmes, John Finnemore, Margaret Cabourn-Smith and Mitch Benn.