Set in Russia in 1917 and based on the short stories of Mikhail Bulgakov, this might seem like a bleak prospect but far from it; starring Daniel Radcliffe as a doctor working in a small village at the start of the revolution and Jon Hamm as his older self in the Stalin era, this is very funny indeed in its bleakly provincial way, with echoes of The Irish RM and Blackadder. "We have a lot of fun round here," one of Radcliffe's new colleagues promises him on arrival. "Only last month I heard a very amusing anecdote." Take his word for it.

Video: Daniel Radcliffe & Jon Hamm interview

Mad Men's Jon Hamm and Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe talk about their roles in A Young Doctor's Notebook, the new miniseries coming to Sky Arts 1 HD on 6 December. The series is an adaptation of Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov's novel of the same name. Hamm and Radcliffe reveal that they both have a true passion for the author.

Daniel Radcliffe & Jon Hamm to appear in Russian comedy

Former Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe and Mad Men's Jon Hamm will appear together in A Young Doctor's Notebook, part of a new Playhouse Presents series.

Daniel Radcliffe joins Graham Norton tonight to discuss life after Harry Potter, and specifically his lead role in the horror film The Woman in Black, which went on general release today. There's also some light relief in the form of Anglo-Iranian comic Omid Djalili, and music from electro songsmiths Goldfrapp.

There are two key questions for Ross to ask tonight's headline sofa-shufflers. Sir David Attenborough's appearance can't pass without a discussion about why it wasn't obvious to viewers that some of Frozen Planet[/i]'s scenes of a polar bear and her cubs were filmed at a Dutch zoo. And Daniel Radcliffe's role in the new Hammer version of The Woman In Black must provoke Ross to ask, "What did you think of the screenplay?" The only possible answer is "brilliant." Ross's wife, the very talented Jane Goldman, wrote it.

There's a strong line-up of guests for Wossy to grapple with obsequiously tonight. First up is former boy wizard Daniel Radcliffe, who talks about his first post-Harry Potter film role in the forthcoming spine-chiller The Woman in Black (a film adapted from Susan Hill's novel, incidentally, by Ross's wife Jane Goldman). Secondly, there's garrulous Mighty Boosh star Noel Fielding, who's about to launch his brilliantly surreal new E4 show Luxury Comedy. Finally, and requiring no introduction, is Sir David Attenborough. British soul singer-songwriter Seal also drops in to perform his new single, Backstabbers.

The set is bedecked with ivy and gargolyles; Stephen Fry has a fez on; his four guests are wearing hooded capes. It's all because tonight, H is for hocus-pocus, a magic-themed Christmas special with the most famous wizard of them all, Daniel Radcliffe, joining the ranks of naughty pupils trying to second guess Professor Fry's fascinating facts. The show nearly comes off the rails when Lee Mack, on brilliant form, has a spelling-related set-to with the host. "Are you incapable of rational thought?" wails Fry, "You can't be that stupid!" Mack's punishment is to end the show sawn in half by Alan Davies (Radcliffe suffers worse), but before then we discover what the word "muggle" originally meant, and hear an intriguing theory about cracker jokes.

Fry on QI, Daniel Radcliffe & the BBC's culture of fear

Stephen Fry. Actor, author, comedian, Tweeter extraordinaire and, not least, host of QI. In an interview with Eddie Mair in the latest issue of Radio Times, Fry talks about the upcoming series - and what annoys him about one panellist in particular - plus the lack of risk-taking at the BBC.