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Staged. Simon (Simon Evans)

Interview: Staged director Simon Evans

Serendipitously timed to coincide with England's third national lockdown, Staged - the BBC's award-winning Covid comedy starring Michael Sheen and David Tennant - is back on screens this month. Theatre director Simon Evans talks to Fergus Morgan about how he came up with the idea for the show and his special talent for directing famous faces.

Fergus Morgan, The Stage, 8th January 2021
Barbara Windsor. Copyright: Rex

Barbara Windsor praised for extraordinary charity work

Dame Barbara Windsor has been praised for her "extraordinary" work raising dementia awareness.

The actress died in December at 83 and her funeral will take place in London this afternoon.

Will Barker, The Sun, 8th January 2021
James Cary

Habits of highly effective writers #7: planning

Lord Byron wouldn't have done it. Nor Shelley or Keats. Maybe Wordsworth once he'd calmed down. I'm talking about planning. It's not cool. It's not writerly. It doesn't feel creative. But it saves a lot of time, pain and disappointment.

James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 8th January 2021
Susan Calman

Susan Calman denies being on The Masked Singer

The Scots TV star said it was the 'most flattering rumour ever spread' but assured viewers they're barking up the wrong tree by guessing she's taking part on the ITV singing contest.

Magdalene Dalziel, Daily Record, 8th January 2021
Fleabag. Fleabag (Phoebe Waller-Bridge). Copyright: Two Brothers Pictures

Phoebe Waller-Bridge rakes in £7m in a year

Phoebe's company, PMWB Limited, has assets of £8.9million but creditors are owed £1.65million, reducing her reserves to £7.25million.

Mark Jefferies, The Mirror, 8th January 2021

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CBBC logo. Credit: BBC
8:10am
10 min
Danny & Mick. Image shows from L to R: Danny (Danny Adams), Mick (Mick Potts). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Danny & Mick

Series 3, Episode 5 - Mascotball

Danny wants to be the basketball team mascot and is trying to get an outfit for the match.

BBC Radio Scotland
1:30pm
30 min
Mark Nelson

The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected

Series 7, Episode 1

Host Mark Nelson is joined by Janey Godley, Amy Irons and John Moloney to decipher the good from the bad, with a few unexpected twists along the way.

Radio 4
6:30pm
30 min
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 104, Episode 2

This week as 2021 stumbles, blinking into the daylight, Andy Zaltzman is joined by Zoe Lyons, Catherine Bohart, Geoff Norcott and Alun Cochrane.

Would I Lie To You?. Lou Sanders. Copyright: Zeppotron

Would I Lie To You?

Series 14, Episode 1

Return of the comedy panel show, hosted by Rob Brydon, in which team captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack are joined by celebrity guests to hoodwink their opponents with absurd facts and plausible lies about themselves. Taking part in this first edition are Les Dennis, Richard Osman, Alice Levine and Lou Sanders.

Not Going Out. Lee (Lee Mack). Copyright: Avalon Television

Not Going Out

Series 11, Episode 1 - Small Package

When Lee accidentally opens a package for one of his neighbours and sees what is inside, the simple task of uniting the package with its rightful owner proves to be impossible.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC
10:45pm
45 min
The Graham Norton Show. Graham Norton. Credit: So Television, Christopher Baines

The Graham Norton Show

Series 28, Episode 13 - Regina King, Jimmy Fallon, David Mitchell, Mel Giedroyc, Anya Taylor-Joy, Olly Alexander, Yungblud

Regina King says her directorial debut was an honour, Jimmy Fallon reveals he was once booed in London for being American, Anya Taylor-Joy talks about success, David Mitchell reveals all the delays in making his new show, Mel Giedroyc jokes that some panellists on her new show may have overshared, Olly Alexander says he won't be watching his new series with his mum, and Yungblud performs live in the studio.

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