10+ hour, 16+ min ago  (426+ words) The new series combines sketch comedy, catchy songs and jaw-dropping science Horrible Science is back for a second series, as the team behind the multi-award-winning Horrible Histories deliver another round of hilarious, curriculum-linked adventures. Combining sketch comedy, catchy songs and…...

9+ hour, 57+ min ago  (715+ words) Jonn Penney, of Ned's Atomic Dustbin, said he was honoured to be championing the area where he grew up A rock band frontman says he is proud to be championing the area where he grew up. Jonn Penney, of Ned's…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (836+ words) The festival is focusing on avant garde performances Bristol is hosting a puppet festival exploring the weird and wonderful world of the art form for the first time in a decade. Previously a fixture of the city's arts scene, the…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (1751+ words) Audiences can also enjoy Crossed Wires on BBC i Player for the first time BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 4 are the official Fringe festival partners of Crossed Wires " "the world's biggest podcasting festival' which will take place in Sheffield from…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1005+ words) Rachel Longmore from Wolverhampton was one of the comedians performing at the Rik Mayall Comedy Festival It's a bright, sunny day in Worcestershire, but instead of soaking up the sun, people are cramming into the cool, dark room of a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1056+ words) Comedian and singer Conor Keys cares for his daughter Ruby You might think that standing on stage in front of a crowd and trying to make them laugh would be hard, but for comedian Conor Keys being an unpaid carer…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (54+ words) Rik Mayall Comedy Festival Opens in Droitwich BBC Rik Mayall Comedy Festival Opens in Droitwich A festival that began as a one-off to celebrate the late comedian Rik Mayall returns for its second year, this time celebrating the classic BBC…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (858+ words) Actress and writer Dame Emma Thompson has been awarded this year's Hay Festival Medal for Drama. The Love Actually star was honoured at Hay Festival in Hay-on-Wye, where she spoke with author Elizabeth Day about the novels that shaped her…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (497+ words) The Wurzels performed in the Pilton Tent to a large crowd Famous West Country band The Wurzels performed to a large crowd to end the first day of the Royal Bath and West Show. This year's three-day farming festival in…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (88+ words) Martha Kearney is a titan of news and political broadcasting who these days takes a more relaxed approach to her work, swapping the campaign trail for a nature trail. Matt Haig can do it all, fiction, .. . Use BBC. com or…...