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Cunk On.... Philomena Cunk (Diane Morgan)

Philomena Cunk to publish The World According To Cunk this autumn

Philomena Cunk has written her second book, The World According To Cunk: An Illustrated History Of All World Events Ever, Space Permitting, described as "an easy-clean history of all world history so far".

Miranda. Miranda (Miranda Hart). Copyright: BBC

Miranda Hart to deliver 'deep revelations' in new book

Miranda Hart is set to deliver "deep revelations" and detail "challenging lows" in her new book I Haven't Been Entirely Honest With You. She has revealed in a video: "I've been through a very unexpected decade of my life and there have been some surprising and incredible joys but also some really difficult, equally surprising, challenges".

Ghosts. Image shows left to right: Kitty (Lolly Adefope), Pat (Jim Howick), Captain (Ben Willbond), Mike (Kiell Smith-Bynoe), Julian (Simon Farnaby), Alison (Charlotte Ritchie), Robin (Laurence Rickard), Thomas (Mathew Baynton), Lady Button (Martha Howe-Douglas)

Ghosts stars to publish making of book

The creators of BBC sitcom Ghosts are to publish a book in October titled Ghosts: Brought To Life - The Making Of A Classic.

Daisy May Cooper

Daisy May Cooper announces paranormal investigations book Hexy B*tch

The second book from writer and actress Daisy May Cooper has been announced as an investigation into paranormal and unexplained oddities, Hexy B*tch.

Frank Sidebottom. Chris Sievey

Frank Sidebottom CD collection contains previously unheard tracks

A new CD collection featuring the work of Frank Sidebottom includes 20 tracks that have never been released before.

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Richard Ayoade
Chris Morris, Noel Fielding & more voice Richard Ayoade's spoof memoir
Eleanor Morton
Eleanor Morton to publish Life Lessons From Historical Women
Detectorists. Andy Stone (Mackenzie Crook). Copyright: Channel X
Mackenzie Crook writes short book about Nick Drake
David Baddiel
David Baddiel publishes 'My Family: The Memoir'
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Features

Blackadder. Mr. Edmund Blackadder, Esquire (Rowan Atkinson)

Richard Latto on curating Blackadder on Blu-ray

Blackadder has been remastered in high definition for a 40th anniversary Blu-ray release. We speak to the producer of the box set to learn about the plethora of work - and special features - that've gone into it.

Gary Morecambe. Credit: Steve Collins

Gary Morecambe's Forever in the Sunshine

With his latest - and apparently final - book about his father's career, Forever In The Sunshine: The Story Of Morecambe And Wise As Only Family Can Tell It, now published, we talk to author Gary Morecambe.

Have I Got News For You. Image shows left to right: Paul Merton, Ian Hislop. Credit: Matt Crockett

Test your knowledge of 2023 with this Have I Got News For You quiz

What a strange year 2023 has been. Here's an extract from the Have I Got News For You: The Quiz Of 2023 book to test how much you have been paying attention.

Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins introduces A Housefly Buzzes In The Key Of F book

Here's the foreword Nature Table host Sue Perkins has written for the book A Housefly Buzzes In The Key Of F, followed by an extract in which we learn more about South American Giant Ants.

Have I Got News For You. Image shows left to right: Ian Hislop, Paul Merton. Credit: BBC, Hat Trick Productions

Spot the fake Channel 4 show

As the rollercoaster of 2022 nears its close, we have an exclusive extract from the new publication Have I Got News For You: The Quiz Of 2022 to tickle your grey cells.

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Product news and reviews from elsewhere

Billy Connolly to release a book of artwork

More than 200 of Billy Connolly's artworks are to be published in a new book this autumn.

Chortle, 17th July 2024

David Baddiel: My Family review

Did the writer and comedian need to share his story? Perhaps not, but it remains a treat for readers.

Jennifer Lipman, The Jewish Chronicle, 12th July 2024

My Family by David Baddiel review

Come for the clitoris, stay for the humanity.

Nick Duerden, i Newspaper, 29th June 2024

David Baddiel delves into his mum's sex life in a jaw-dropping memoir

For years, the comedian's mother pursued an affair with a golf pro - as painfully, hilariously explored in Baddiel's My Family.

Helen Brown, The Telegraph, 27th June 2024

My Family: The Memoir by David Baddiel review

This book-length version of the revelations that informed the comedian's hit show - 'a twisted love letter' to his parents - possesses an unhinged poignancy.

Tim Adams, The Observer, 25th June 2024

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