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CTO Debrief announces comedy headliners and Elevate as after-drinks sponsor
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (503+ words) When you bring together some of the North’s most senior tech leaders for a day of honest conversation, big ideas and fresh perspectives, there’s only one way to finish it: with a drink in hand and something genuinely funny. That’s…...
Amelia Dimoldenberg and Gary Lineker to speak at Edinburgh TV Festival
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (250+ words) Edinburgh TV Festival has confirmed that Gary Lineker and Amelia Dimoldenberg will join its 2026 programme. They’ll appear back-to-back on the first day of the event on 25th August, with Dimoldenberg in conversation with international correspondent for The Ankler, Manori Ravindran. Over…...
'That's heavy ya' know': Liverpool poet's powerful film celebrates city's next generation
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (359+ words) Liverpool poet Joseph Roberts has teamed up with The City of Liverpool College for a powerful new spoken-word film celebrating the ambition, resilience and identity of the city’s next generation. The short film, I’m Here, features an original poem written…...
Channel 4 gives Rosie Jones' Pushers the push
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (215+ words) Channel 4 gives Rosie Jones’ Pushers the push Prolific North Channel 4 gives Rosie Jones’ Pushers the push Channel 4 has axed the Rosie Jones-created and led comedy Pushers after just one series. The series, set in the fictional Northern town of Bracklington…...
Glasgow International Comedy Festival launches search for comical Scottish pensioners
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (427+ words) Glasgow has launched a search for its funniest pensioner, inviting anyone with banter and a bus pass to step into the spotlight. Applicants will secure a place on a free comedy course, culminating in a performance slot at this year’s…...
Inside After the Flood’s series two return — as Quay Street’s Fiona McAllister plots the indie’s next chapter
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (1847+ words) Dramas full of suspense, character-driven storytelling and a strong sense of ‘place’, often set in idyllic Northern towns, have become something of a calling card for Manchester-based indie Quay Street Productions. As After the Flood returns to ITV this weekend…...
Smegheads rejoice! North West brothers to write first academic study of sci-fi comedy classic Red Dwarf
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (557+ words) A University of Salford lecturer is set to co-author the first academic book into the classic British sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf. Robin Brown, a lecturer in journalism, and his brother Noel Brown, an associate professor in film at Liverpool…...
Workerbee goes ringside with The Eubanks in new BBC Three documentary
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (260+ words) Manchester and Leeds-based production company Workerbee has landed a knockout new commission for BBC Three and iPlayer, going behind the scenes of one of British boxing’s most famous and fiery father-son duos. The Eubanks: Like Father, Like Son is a…...