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Cunk on Britain will begin Tuesday 3rd April on BBC Two. In the new five-part series, Philomena Cunk (aka Diane Morgan) will be taking us on a journey through the history of Britain. Since starting out in Charlie Brooker’s Wipe shows, Philomena has presented Cunk on Shakespeare and Cunk on
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March 22, 2018 // 1 Comment
Charlie Brooker has announced that Cunk on Britain is on its way. Charlie tweeted that unfortunately there will be no 2017 Wipe, saying: “Was set to do it but ran out of road. Am way behind on scripts / dev elsewhere and contrary to my optimistic delusions it turns out I can’t do 400
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November 27, 2017 // 0 Comments
Philomena Cunk is set to return to BBC Two with her own five part series: Cunk on Britain. The series will once again be the brainchild of writers Charlie Brooker, Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris, and feature Diane Morgan as the intrepid reporter exploring the rich, historical journey
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May 26, 2017 // 0 Comments
There’s lots of exciting looking telly this Christmas, and we’ve sneaked a peak at a couple of shows to sample the festive delights. Philomena Cunk – the alter-ego of Diane Morgan – returns with her own festive special, Cunk on Christmas, on 29th December. But is it as good
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December 23, 2016 // 0 Comments
The festive season is upon us and there’s plenty to keep you entertained on the tellybox. Here’s our roundup of this year’s most essential Christmas viewing. Drunk History Wednesday 21st December at 10pm, Comedy Central UK Rick Edwards tells the story of the World War I Christmas
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December 21, 2016 // 0 Comments
As part of their celebrations for the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, BBC Two have commissioned Philomena Cunk to look back at the Bard’s life and works. Set to air on Wednesday 10th May, TVO couldn’t resist taking a sneaky peek… 400 years ago this year,
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May 7, 2016 // 0 Comments
TVO has rounded up this year’s essential festive viewing, and summarised it on our homepage for the season. But here for posterity, and those of you bookmark thevelvetonion.com/news and come straight here, is that round-up. The following selection of new shows on your tellybox this Yuletide
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December 19, 2015 // 0 Comments
May 4, 2015 // 0 Comments
This coming weekend sees the culmination of BBC 2’s anniversary celebrations from a TVO perspective, as the fifty year old channel revives some of it’s biggest comedy smashes for a series of one-off specials. Top of the hitlist is Harry & Paul’s Story of the 2s – a
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May 20, 2014 // 1 Comment
Now that Channel 4’s Funny Fortnight is well underway, the channel has uploaded the collected trailers for the run to their official YouTube page. These monochrome slices of fun feature a whole host of stars, including the likes of Noel Fielding talking to Vic Reeves, Sharon Horgan being
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August 17, 2012 // 1 Comment
Details have emerged of the exact transmission times for much of the programming in Channel 4’s Funny Fortnight – which features a number of TVO faces in new productions and old favourites. These include Julia Davis and Sharon Horgan in Bad Sugar, Matt Berry in Toast Of
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August 13, 2012 // 3 Comments
Channel 4 have released more details of their Funny Fortnight next month, which features more than a smattering of TVO regulars and influences. Over 30 hours of programming across two weeks of television, the season promises brand new shows, excellent stand up and familiar faces staging their
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July 20, 2012 // 0 Comments
Channel 4 is celebrating success at the Rose D’Or festival today with 3 wins. The channel won awards for Friday Night Dinner (Best Sitcom), Million Pound Drop Live (Best Gameshow) and Black Mirror (Best Comedy). Onion Land was well-represented as Matt Holness made an appearance in Friday
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May 11, 2012 // 1 Comment
A new book on celebrity memories of Doctor Who features a smattering of TVO regulars. Behind the Sofa was compiled by author Steve Berry in aid of Alzheimer’s Research UK, in memory of his mother, Janet, and is beautifully illustrated by Ben Morris. There are contributions from Rhys
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March 4, 2012 // 1 Comment
Whether you like long films or just want a solid 30 minutes of entertainment; a Victorian drama or a comedy quiz show – you can pick and choose this Christmas, because there’s a hearty selection to choose from. Read on, bring your calendars and note down what to watch and when…
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December 5, 2011 // 10 Comments
Back in September we told you about new series Black Mirror, now it’s here! Black Mirror is a three-part 60 minute mini-series written by Charlie Brooker and Jesse Armstrong and will be airing on Channel 4. The show can be described as a techno-satire drama and has indirectly been inspired
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December 2, 2011 // 1 Comment
What with Halloween being on the most awkward day of the week, we at TVO have been wondering what to do with ourselves this coming spooky weekend and have found there to be a plethora of Booshdom goodies on throughout. Of course, in true Boosh form, this schedule is more suitable for our
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October 28, 2011 // 0 Comments
Looks like there will be another new series launching this autumn on Channel 4 which we’ll be keeping our Velvety eyes on… Black Mirror is a new 3-part mini-series written by Charlie Brooker and Jesse Armstrong. It’s described by Channel 4 as: “A hybrid of The Twilight Zone
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September 17, 2011 // 2 Comments
The fifth, and likely final series of The IT Crowd looks set for a Spring broadcast. Speaking to The Guardian this weekend, Channel 4’s head of comedy Shane Allen, discussed his plans for the future following a whopping £9m addition to his comedy budget after the channel dropped reality
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August 22, 2011 // 3 Comments
After our popular look back at AD/BC: A Rock Opera back in March, we continue our series of retrospectives with Babyonfire’s focus on the cult classic Nathan Barley. You could say that the list of hidden television gems that root from The Boosh is endless, but one that stands out from the
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April 23, 2010 // 7 Comments
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