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The BBC has told us what we can expect from Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How and Whom? which is set to air over Christmas. They say: “It has been a quarter of a century since a little known sports reporter was given his own radio chat show by the BBC. Two radio series, five TV series,
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November 28, 2017 // 0 Comments
Following his trip to Rome with Matt Lucas, Richard Ayoade is setting off on his travels with Sara Pascoe, Joe Lycett and Sally Phillips. Tonight (Friday October 27th) Travel Man is heading to Valencia with stand-up comedian Sara Pascoe. After checking into the Hotel Caro, Richard and Sara set
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October 27, 2017 // 0 Comments
The ever-popular not-so-general-knowledge panel show QI returns for its fifteenth series later this month, and once again, a number of TVO regulars will be making guest appearances. The series will be the second to be hosted by The Great British Bake-Off presenter Sandi Toksvig following
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October 10, 2017 // 3 Comments
This week sees fantasy comedy Zapped return to Dave – once again with director Dave Lambert at the helm. The star studded series features former Inbetweeners actor James Buckley as data marketing assistant Brian who is abruptly transported to a parallel world he doesn’t
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October 10, 2017 // 0 Comments
Taskmaster Champion of Champions is coming to Dave later this year. The two-part special will bring together all five of the show’s series champions for the ultimate battle. This means that Noel Fielding, Josh Widdicombe, Katherine Ryan and Rob Beckett will be competing, with the final
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September 13, 2017 // 0 Comments
Jessica Hynes is directing her first film, in which she will star alongside Alice Lowe and Sally Phillips. The Fight will be the debut film from Jessica’s Inch Worm Productions and is currently shooting in Folkestone, Kent. In addition to TVO favourites Alice Lowe and Sally Phillips, the
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August 2, 2017 // 0 Comments
The BBC has announced a whopping 12 new comedy pilots, with casts featuring plenty of TVO favourites. These pilots will air as part of ‘Comedy Playhouse’ on BBC One, ‘New on Two’ on BBC Two and ‘Comedy Slices’ on BBC Three. The Other One, BBC Two A sitcom about
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July 26, 2017 // 0 Comments
I’m Alan Partridge is 20 years old this year, so the good folk behind the Pilot Light TV Festival are putting on a celebratory shindig in Manchester next month to celebrate. AHA! I’m Alan Partridge 20th Anniversary Celebration Special will see the Norfolk broadcaster, who first rose to
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July 26, 2017 // 0 Comments
The lineup for Taskmaster series 5 has been announced. Following last night’s series 4 finale on Dave, in which Noel Fielding took home the series win, a few exciting details for series 5 were revealed. Joining usual hosts Greg Davies and Alex Horne will be Bob Mortimer, Aisling Bea,
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June 14, 2017 // 0 Comments
Katy Brand and Sally Phillips have joined the cast of cult sci-fi comedy audio series Strangeness in Space. For the uninitiated, the crowd-funded show is the brainchild of 80s/90s children’s TV legends Trevor & Simon, who write and star in the series as two idiots claiming to be
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May 2, 2017 // 1 Comment
So many podcasts, so little time. Here’s a handy list of British podcast episodes that feature the people we cover at TVO. The Comedian’s Comedian In this long-running podcast, stand-up comedian Stuart Goldsmith interviews fellow stand-ups about how and why they do comedy. Things
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April 21, 2017 // 0 Comments
Fantasy sitcom Zapped will be returning for a six part second series later this year, with director Dave Lambert once again at the helm. The fantasy epic for UKTV channel Dave stars former Inbetweeners actor James Buckley as data marketing assistant Brian who is abruptly transported to a
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April 12, 2017 // 0 Comments
This year’s charity telethon featured a large TVO contingent amongst its bevy of stars, and raised over £71m for great causes around the world. But it was also a highly divisive evening for audiences. Our editor in chief, Paul Holmes, shares his thoughts on some of the things that worked,
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March 25, 2017 // 1 Comment
The BBC has revealed the lineup for its Comic Relief broadcast on Red Nose Day – Friday 24th March 2017. Here are the TVO highlights of the night… Philomena Cunk Philomena Cunk (aka Diane Morgan) presents a new ‘Moments of Wonder’ segment about charity, featuring Richard
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March 14, 2017 // 0 Comments
Tony Way be joining his former Mongrels co-star Paul Kaye in Dave Lambert‘s new fantasy sitcom Zapped which airs later this year. The series, which we told you about back in June, stars former Inbetweeners actor James Buckley (fresh from The Comedian’s Guide to Survival), as
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September 6, 2016 // 0 Comments
The Edinburgh Fringe is now officially over for another year, and as the city cleans away the chaos that millions of flyers and hundreds of shows leave behind, we thought it would be a good time to reflect on TVO related involvement in an epic Fringe run. Our editor in chief, Paul Holmes,
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August 31, 2016 // 0 Comments
Most of our regulars (hello you lovely lot) will be aware that Set The Thames on Fire, a film featuring Noel Fielding in its cast, will be released on DVD, on demand and in selected cinemas next month. To celebrate the release the production company behind the film, Blonde To Black Pictures, has
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August 27, 2016 // 0 Comments
Set the Thames on Fire, the dark, dystopian fantasy film from Blonde to Black pictures which features Noel Fielding in its cast, will be released next month. It will be in cinemas from 16th September (check local listings for details), on demand from 19th September and available on DVD from 26th
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August 12, 2016 // 0 Comments
Over the past week we’ve given you lots of Onion-flavoured Edinburgh previews to sink your teeth into… And there’s still more to come! If your Fringe schedule isn’t quite as full as it could be, here are some extra TVO recommendations that we just couldn’t neglect to
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August 1, 2016 // 0 Comments
Set the Thames on Fire, the film which features Noel Fielding in a flooded, dystopian future London, has been granted a cinema release. We saw the film last month at LOCO, and since then a fair few of you have been asking us where and when it will be available for wider consumption. Well
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June 2, 2016 // 0 Comments
The Velvet Onion 