Interview
BBC Two and iPlayer’s annual Easter Pilgrimage is back for an eighth series as seven personalities of different faiths and beliefs set off across the wild landscapes of North East England. In Pilgrimage: The Road to Holy Island, the group follow a 390km network of trails, which celebrate early Celtic Christian saints while exploring their own beliefs and learning more about each other along the way.
Twenty Twenty Six is a new six-part fictional comedy series from the team behind W1A and Twenty Twelve. The BBC’s former Head of Values Ian Fletcher has been appointed to a key new role as Director of Integrity for the upcoming World Cup.
Conor and Jock are back together after a disastrous brush with the law saw them spend jail time on two different continents. After a chance opportunity allows Jock to escape back from Colombia to Cork, the lads slip back into their old ways quickly, wreaking havoc everywhere but still only wanting the best for themselves and their families.
The series is co-created by Kyla Harris and Lee Getty. The cast includes Kyla Harris, Darren Boyd, Elena Saurel, Edward Bluemel, Sally Phillips and Lolly Adefope. Sophie Thompson is joining for this series.
We Might Regret This, Wednesdays from 25th February - BBC Two,10pm and on iPlayer.
Interview with Kyla Harris, who plays Freya and co-created We Might Regret This.
How did it feel when We Might Regret This was recommissioned?
After selling out his run at the Edinburgh Fringe and receiving rave reviews, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd is taking his acclaimed Howling at the Moon show on tour.
The Glasgow-born comedian will be finding the funny side of break ups, his video game obsession, the music he grew up with and much more.
Scottish powerhouse stand-up Susie McCabe is about to have a very busy year onstage with not one show, but two. From April she will be touring the UK with Best Behaviour, which had a sell-out run at last year's Edinburgh Fringe.
Tom Davis used to be a scaffolder but since becoming a comedian he has really been going up in the world. The imposing London-born comic has become a regular face onscreen, starring in series including King Gary and Murder In Successville, both of which he co-created. He has also acted in films including Wonka and Paddington 2.
You’re joining the judging panel on Great British Menu. What are you most excited about and what can viewers look forward to in the new series?
I’m excited about just how much the quality of British food improves year on year. And Great British Menu is at the vanguard of that evolution. There’s some truly exceptional cooking on offer this series, with flavours I had never had in my mouth before - and I’ve eaten crocodile and five different bugs.
When it comes to well-dressed comedians there are few that can match Simon Evans. Onstage he is immaculately tailored. You feel you are in safe hands when someone this perfectly groomed is in front of you.
Appearances can be deceiving though: “There's a bit with a candle in the set at the moment, and I've already got a couple of spots of melted wax on some jackets,” he confesses. Not that the audience would notice, but he pays close attention to detail whether it is clothing material or comedy material.
Will you ever ask your home computer what to wear?
Will judges ever seek advice from artificial intelligence to determine criminal sentencing?
Would you be willing to obey an AI system?
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