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An Absolutely Fabulous pilot, part one
It's sometimes hard not to compare Bottom and Absolutely Fabulous. Both grew out of the same group of Comic Strip and Young Ones writer-performers. Both capture what those performers were doing at the turn of the new decade. Both are audience sitcoms on the, shall we say, larger side of the acting stakes.
Dirty Feed, 5th June 2025Viggo Venn review
Viggo Venn is a master clown; of that there is no question.
Chris Parkle, The Real Chrisparkle, 5th June 2025
Adam and Joe on air together again after 16 years
Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish are reuniting this weekend for a one-off show on Virgin Radio.
Chortle, 5th June 2025
Some memories of the late performer Tony Green aka Sir Gideon Vein...
My last blog featured "sustainable nihilist" Jon Seagrave aka Jonny Fluffypunk's memories of performer Tony Green aka Sir Gideon Vein, who died this week.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 5th June 2025Videos
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7am10 min
Shaun The Sheep
Series 7, Episode 10 - Whistle-StopRealising that Bitzer has a series of whistles which can control the flock's movements, Shaun steals them and soon has the flock dancing to his tune. When the Farmer finds the whistles stuck together like a harmonica, his dreadful playing gives Shaun a taste of his own medicine.
2:15pm45 min
Shed
Amber and her dad, Jim, are long overdue a bonding experience. What better way than to spend a few weekends together building a shed from scratch, the old-fashioned way?
6:30pm30 min
Kiri's Comedy Club
Series 5, Episode 6 - Machynlleth Comedy ShowcaseRobin Morgan hosts a superb line-up with some of your favourite comedians, recorded at the Machynlleth Comedy Festival 2025. Expect fantastic sets from Ignacio Lopez, Mel Owen, Dan Tiernan and Jen Brister.
6:30pm30 min
The Matt Forde Focus Group
Episode 3 - The politics of 'Cancellation'Matt Forde is joined by guests Beth Rigby, Daniel Finkelstein and Kate Cheka to chew the fat in front of a live theatre audience. 'Cancellation' - why are we more inclined to silence and shun rather than persuade?
8pm60 min
Classic Movies: The Story Of Billy Liar
Ian Nathan takes a look at John Schlesinger's 1963 British New Wave classic, starring Tom Courtenay as problematic protagonist Billy Fisher and Julie Christie as his free-spirited love interest Liz.
9pm60 min
Taskmaster
Series 19, Episode 6 - It's Got To Be ObsoleteWe're halfway through the series, and the competitive streak is really starting to show in all the contestants. Sadly, this is mainly at the expense of poor Little Alex Horne, who's poked with a snooker cue by Fatiha El-Ghorri, repeatedly dunked by Mathew Baynton and aggressively pursued by a bearded Stevie Martin. Greg Davies does his best to keep a lid on things as Rosie Ramsey impersonates a teacher, and an unhinged Jason Mantzoukas causes havoc in the previously harmonious Taskmaster House.
10pm30 min
The Horne Section TV Show
Series 2, Episode 5 - The Special GuestThere's palpable excitement in the studio, as the Pope has been booked as this week's special guest.
10:30pm30 min
The Horne Section TV Show
Series 2, Episode 6 - The End?The band and the production team are distraught when Reggie is summoned back to the US for a court appearance - he was the only good thing about the show!