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Game of Thrones: Prequel play The Mad King to open in Stratford-Upon-Avon this summer
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (751+ words) A new play based on fantasy series Game of Thrones is set to open in Stratford-upon-Avon this summer, the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has announced. Game of Thrones: The Mad King, which is being made in association with broadcast network…...
32 gigs in 32 counties: Comedian Cathaóir takes his jokes on tour
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (778+ words) Have you heard the one about the comedian, the car and the 32 counties? For Antrim man Catha'ir O'Hagan this was no joke. Twelve months ago he had an idea - could he perform stand up in all of Ireland's counties over…...
Ricky Wilson swaps the stage for the art studio, as he is named celebrity artist for BBC Extraordinary Portraits with Bill Bailey
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (327+ words) The popular series from BBC Arts will return to BBC One and iPlayer this spring, using portraiture to shine a light on society's everyday heroes Kaiser Chiefs' frontman and former art teacher Ricky Wilson joins Bill Bailey's family of artists…...
Student crowned pun champion with King Henry VIII gag
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (396+ words) A university student has been crowned UK pun champion after serving up gags about King Henry VIII and takeaway pizza at Leicester Comedy Festival. Adam Ernest Pickard beat seven other comedians in the jokey battle royale at De Montfort Hall…...
Who was Yvonne Arnaud and why was a Surrey theatre named after her?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (375+ words) Many people will be familiar with Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, but who was she " and why was the theatre named after her? Arnaud was born in 1890 in Bordeaux, France, and displayed musical talent from an early age, training at the…...
Only Fools and Horses funeral a 'unique tribute'
1+ week, 6+ day ago (467+ words) A local man had a "lovely jubbly" and "cushty" send-off when he was taken to his funeral in a bright yellow three-wheeler hearse. Described as a "real joker", he made his final journey to North Wiltshire Crematorium in a replica…...
BBC’s Amandaland is the Number One comedy for 2025 with 7.4 million viewers
2+ week, 2+ day ago (294+ words) The Christmas special of Amandaland, which aired on BBC iPlayer and BBC One, has taken the UK's top spot for comedies in 2025 so far with an audience of 7.4 million across 28-days. The latest 28-day viewing data also confirms it was…...
BBC Audio | Òran Ùr | Episode 50: Na Faoiteagan le Chloe Steele
2+ week, 2+ day ago (88+ words) Pr'iseact fad bliadhna a bhios a' cur na prosbaig air 'rain "ra Gh'idhlig agus na daoine cruthachail a tha gan sgr'obhadh. An turas seo, tha Chloe Steele ' Uibhist a Deas ag innse dhuinn mun 'ran aice ... Episode 50: Na Faoiteagan le…...
'He's Tigger and I'm Eeyore' - Len Pennie on her unlikely team-up
3+ week, 11+ hour ago (1055+ words) Had Len Pennie known what she was letting herself in for when she opened an email from Hollywood composer Paul Leonard-Morgan, her reaction might have been very different. "If I thought it would lead to all this I wouldn't have…...
Blue Monday: Socks, salsa and stand-up comedy... easy ways to find joy in January
4+ week, 2+ day ago (849+ words) There is a reason it is called Blue Monday. Slap-bang in the middle of a month that is all about freezing drizzle and self-denial, the third Monday in January is notoriously the gloomiest day of the year. But some of…...