"This is a masterpiece" Jane Anderson previews the Radio 4 adaptation of Neil Gaiman's fantasy starring Benedict Cumberbatch and James McAvoy

As the surreal late-night comedy Shedtown returns to Radio 4 for a second series, Tony Pitts, Stephen Mangan and Maxine Peake invite us down their garden paths

Common Ground's 11-minute episodes will also feature Charles Dance, Rufus Jones, Annette Crosbie, Simon Day and Linda Robson

The BBC's Christmas adaptation of the comedian's children's book also features Johnny Vegas and Pudsey the dog

The family comedy based on David Walliams's best-selling children's book also stars Downton Abbey's Hugh Bonneville and will be shot in 3D

As Miranda Hart appears in Call the Midwife, here's a raft of other comics who have also tackled straight acting

David Mitchell, Katherine Parkinson, Tim McInnerny, Johnny Vegas co-star in Bleak Old Shop of Stuff

See Johnny in the raw alongside a host of other comedy portraits on display at the National Gallery