The vicar returns

 The BBC has announced it's Xmas line up. In what has become a tradition an old sit com is making a return . Last year it was Gavin and Stacey this year it is The Vicar of Dibley. Starring Dawn French and written by Richard Curtis. In 2004 it was voted the third greatest British sit com ever beaten by Only Fools and Horses and another Curtis creation  Blackadder. The return will take the form of 3 ten minute episodes.

Captain Jack is back

 A promo has been released for the New Year Doctor Who special. It gives a glimpse of the return of John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness. Apart from a cameo in the last series of Who this year the character was last seen in the series of Torchwood in 2011. Some tittle-tattle suggests that a spat between Barrowman and one time show Steven Moffat lead to the character being off our screens for so long. This is ironic given that Moafft wrote the character's debut adventure.

No screens

 The news that the new Wonder Woman is going to make it's debut on stressing has raised a lot of eyebrows. And there is talk of Disney putting an number of their films into streaming. Is there a future for the big screen?

TV ratings 15-11-2020

 The start of this year's I'm a celebrity get me out of here was seen by over 12 million viewers. Meanwhile on BBC1 the first episode of Small Axe was seen by just.1 million viewers and it has 4 weeks to run.

Des being the butt

 The death of Des O'Connor brings how many times he was the butt of jokes on many TV shows. Here are 2 examples.

The Good Life

Tom and Barbra are trying to get some sleep so that they do some work. But they are awoken by the music from a party their neighbours Gerry and Margo. The music is of course by Des.

Morcombe and Wise

Ernie gives Eric a present of a record by Des. The pair then start making jokes at his expense unaware he is walking up behind them. When they do find out they play nice with Des.

Steve's uphill task

 Starting tonight on BBC 1 is Small Axe, a tale of a London community. It is directed and co-written by Steve McQueen the Oscar winning director of 12 Years a Slave. It however faces a ca task to gain viewers. The first episode is going out against the opening night of this years I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!. Due to Covid this year's version is taking place in Wales. Among those taking part are multi Olympic gold medal winner Mo Farah and TV Vernon Kaye. Small Axe is facing hefty odds to make an impact.

Mr B is back

 The last few years on BBC 1 Saturday nights have been host to countless repeats of Mrs Brown's Boys. However tonight that will change with the start of repeat of Blackadder II. After the first series got a lukewarm reception it looked like that the show would not carry on. But BBC 1 chief Michael Grade was talked into making a second series with changes being made. The first being Ben Elton joining Richard Curtis as co-writer and the second being the expensive location filming of the first series cut down to a lower level.  Joining Rowan Atkinson in the title role  and Tony Robinson was Miranda Richardson as Queen Elizabeth (also known as Queenie) I who was forever threating to have people beheaded. Featuring such guest stars as Rik Mayall, Tom Baker and playing 2 different characters Hugh Laurie. The second series was a big hit and made Blackadder a British sit com legend. And tonight for those haven't discovered the reason why they can find out.