I Deserve More Than This: The Work of Eric Chappell
❉ An appreciation of writer Eric Chappell’s classic sitcoms, which brought familiar tales of thwarted aspiration to the nation’s living rooms.
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Life Of Brian: Limmy’s Autobiography
❉ Brian ‘Limmy’ Limond’s memoir is an extraordinary, raw read, writes Andy Murray.
‘Catterick’ revisited
❉ An appreciation of Vic and Bob’s glorious folly, a sustained three-hour story made by the kings of non-sequitur comedy.
Gold celebrate Blackadder’s 35th birthday
❉ Gold has a cunning plan to celebrate Blackadder’s 35th birthday.
‘Anoraks’ Series Two: Indiegogo Campaign
❉ The web-based sitcom is actively seeking backers for its new series!
‘How The Young Ones Changed Comedy’ (GOLD) reviewed
❉ Iain MacLeod reviews a weekend of essential entertainment looking at the most revolutionary sitcom ever made.
30 Years of Red Dwarf
❉ Tanya Jones looks back on one of the longest-running sitcoms in the world as it celebrates its thirtieth anniversary.
‘After Henry’ 30 Years On
❉ Mark Owen looks back on the ITV sitcom about three generations of women in one family, first shown on this day in 1988.
Missing Believed Wiped 2017, BFI Southbank
❉ Roll up, roll up for the annual parade of newly recovered archive TV treats.
Harry Worth’s ‘Here’s Harry’, on DVD for the very first time
❉ A slice of British television history: all surviving episodes on DVD for the first time.