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Battle of the Britcoms
Vote for your favorite in the Battle of the Britcoms
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British Comedy Panel Shows: Trash or Treasure?
With the new series of QI set to hit the screens is one of TV's longest running formats, the panel show, still worth the airtime it gets? Or is it now a gimmick too far?
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British Comedy: Bend It Like Beckham
The 2002 British comedy Bend It Like Beckham topped the UK box office for weeks, with a lively script, talented cast and realistic characters setting the movie apart.
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Charlie Drake | Archie Andrews | Playing the Field
Re-visiting comedy greats Charlie Drake and Archie Andrews plus a peek at BBC America's best new shows for January.
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Classic British Comedy from Ealing
Ealing is a borough of London, England and home to one of the oldest studios in the world. Ealing Studios have produced some of Britain's best loved comedy films.
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Nice Day at the Office
A short guide to the Timothy Spall comedy Nice Day at the Office
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Programs to Watch Out For / Battle of the Britcoms Semi-finals
Programs that may, or may not, be coming soon to a telly near you. Plus the Battle of the Britcoms Semi-Finals!
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Run Fat Boy Run Falls Short
Run Fat Boy Run is a mediocre comedy at best, an example of a film that has the the right actors for the roles, but not enough story to make it all stick together.
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Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
MKichael Crawford's classic British Comedy - Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em -
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Book Gives Sitcom Writing Secrets
Keen on writing sitcoms? Read How to Be a Sitcom Writer: Secrets from the Inside by British comedy professional Marc Blake. Blake shares the secrets of sitcom writing
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Don't Go Breaking My Heart
When widower Suzanne Brody remains reluctant to start dating again she gets a few suggestions from her friend--hypnotic suggestions! <i>Don't Go Breaking My Heart</i> stars Anthony Edwards and Jenny Seagrove.
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Fawlty Towers
A celebration of the classic John Cleese TV series Fawlty Towers. There may have only been 14 episodes - but the series lives on via the web.
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Gavin and Stacey Return to BBC3
A look back at the first series of comedy, Gavin and Stacey, and a look ahead as the new series hits our screens on Sunday 16th March.
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Graham Chapman
Yes. He's still dead .... NO. G.C. did not come back to life for this interview.
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John Inman | UKTV SotY Reminder
Are You being Served's lovable, and sometimes controversial, John Inman
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Son of Rambow Review
Charming British indie film uses wit, heart and two great child actors to tell a story about creativity, friendship, faith and childhood.
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Blackadder 2000 / New "Are You Being Served?" / Goodbye Morse
Blackadder 2000 / New "Are You Being Served?" / Goodbye Morse / Brit-Mystery Showdown Extended
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Football at the Movies
Soccer (or football as it is known in the UK) has attracted movie-makers since movies were first made. Here are seven of the best films about soccer and some of the worst
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UK TV Site of the Year Awards | Peacekeepers
The 1999 UKTV SotY Awards have finally been announced!
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UKTV : Start Here: Starting Points for British Television on the
Describes Web sites for people interested in British television.

UKTV SotY99 Nominees | BBC America Holiday Programs
UKTV SotY99 Nominees announces plus BBC America Holiday Programs
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Anything, Anytime, Anywhere – The Goodies
"The Goodies" is described by its fans as the greatest British comedy series of them all - and yet it's curiously forgotten by just about everyone. Except of course, on the World Wide Web.
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Best Telly Sites of '98
Winners of the 1998 UKTV Site of the Year Awards

Best Telly Sites of '98 Continued
More winners in the 1998 UKTV Site of the Year Awards
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UKTV Site of the Year Nominations
The nominations for best UKTV Websites are in!
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New Doctor Who | Father Ted DVD | BBC Lineup Changes |
New Doctor Who on BBC internet, Father Ted DVD Review,DVD Wishlist and new releases, BBC America Lineup Revamp, Tarrant on Top, Sherlock Holmes on Biography.
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Ronnie Stevens (1925 - 2006)
Ronnie Stevens appeared in the 1998 Lindsey Lohan vehicle, The Parent Trap, as well as voicing characters from Noggin the Nog and Space Patrol.
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Coupling | Jeeves and Wooster | New Poirot | TISWAS
Coupling rave, Men Behaving Badly News, Jeeves and Wooster on DVD, TISWAS and Multi Coloured Swap Shop
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An Introduction to Coronation Street
Coronation Street and British culture: an introduction to one of the longest running TV shows in the world and the most popular programme in Britain.
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British Cinema Today
A brief look at the history of British Cinema, and the new crop of directors working on British films today.
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Hot Fuzz is Hot Stuff
Director Edgar Wright and writing partner Simon Pegg return in an outrageous spoof that pokes fun at law enforcement, dessert and Keanu Reeves all in just under two hours
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Mmmm...Spam(alot)
The Tony Award Best Musical makes the trek to the Great White North for the first time, opening officially at the Canon Theatre in Toronto.
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Old Obi Wan, We Hardly Knew You
Sir Alec Guinness remembered.
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Britcom Divas | SotY 99 Update | STS Goons & Red Dwarf
BBC America's Britcom Divas | UKTV Site of the Year 1999 Update | Sites to See: Goons & Red Dwarf
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Carry On London to Begin Filming
As the Carry On series celebrates its fiftieth anniversary, production is set to begin on the 32nd Carry On film, Carry On London.
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Dad's Army: British Television Sitcom Series
2008 is the 40th anniversary of the first showing of "Dad's Army", a long-running television comedy series based on the activities of the Home Guard during World War II.
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Eric Idle may sue Shrek
Eric Idle stormed out of Shrek the Third premiere after he noticed animators lifted jokes from Monty Python's Holy Grail and Spamalot
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National TV Awards | Poptastic Telly Poll | Two Ronnies 2K
National TV Awards | Poptastic Telly Poll | Two Ronnies join BBC Milennium sketch parade | UKTV Soty99 Call For Nominations
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Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Director Karel Reisz's Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, the classic story of an angry young man, heralded a new kind of cinema for British audiences.
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Shaun Of the Dead
A zombie movie you should see, Shaun of the Dead is a brilliantly dead-on satire of zombie films that manages to be equally affectionate and touching.
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