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Dave brings back John Cleese and Red Dwarf
- Posted at 12:34pm
- 19 September 2008
- by JackSeale-RT
John Cleese returns to British TV this October as part of a major overhaul for popular digital channel Dave. He'll present Batteries Not Included, a light-hearted series about gadgets that features fellow comedians Alex Zane, Dom Joly and Richard Herring.
Dave's slate of new programmes - up to now it's been focused on repeats - also includes Argumental, a panel show where chairman John Sergeant will encourage team captains Marcus Brigstocke and Rufus Hound to have a good barney; Car of the Year, hosted by Johnny Vaughan, and the return of Red Dwarf. Dave has commissioned...
Russell T Davies champions potential new Doctor
- Posted at 3:08pm
- 17 September 2008
- by PaulJones-RT
Does this look like the face of a Time Lord to you? Because it does to Doctor Who supremo Russell T Davies.
Davies brought the sci-fi show back to life in 2005, and made David Tennant a household name as The Doctor. Four series in, Davies is set to oversee a number of Doctor Who specials - presumably starring Tennant (but Who knows?) - before handing over the reins to Steven Moffat ahead of series five in 2010. But back in June of last year (according to emails serialised in The Times) Davies...
Little Britain - big in America?
- Posted at 5:21pm
- 16 September 2008
- by KimNewson-RT
In less than a fortnight (on 28 September to be precise) Little Britain USA is unleashed over there, bringing, as Tom Baker's voiceover promises, "culture, class and dignity to America". Sure it does. And we'll be able to see it over here on BBC1 very soon after (before they break off diplomatic relations?).
For what is effectively the fourth LB series, but one made entirely in the States for the HBO channel, Matt Lucas and David Walliams have created new characters such as pumped up jocks Mark and Tom and astronaut Bing Gordyn ("the first man...
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