As British politics has got crueller, our comedy has gone in the opposite direction, becoming a haven of decency and diversity. In this extract from his new book, Different Times, David Stub…
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From a David Byrne-curated Meltdown to Jesse Jackson speaking in London and James Acaster's standup in Edinburgh, here are some of the most interesting cultural activities over the next seve…
Death In Paradise | My Transsexual Summer | Storyville: Client 9 " The Call Girl And The Governor | True Stories: Hell And Back Again | Him & Her | Imagine: Alan Ayckbourn " Greetings From S…
Unreported World | Nirvana Night | Live at the Apollo | The Walking Dead | Tamara Ecclestone | 30 RockUnreported World7.30pm, Channel 4Journalist Peter Oborne and director James Jones travel…
The Culture Show | Rostropovich " The Genius Of The Cello | Autumnwatch 2011 | Criminal Minds | A League Of Their Own | Chris Addison: My Funniest YearThe Culture Show7pm, BBC2Another w…
Getting rid of the kind of hackneyed stereotypes used by the late Bernard Manning forced comedians to raise their game.Overstuffed: Bernard Manning at home. Photograph: Eamonn MacCabeInevita…