Filming has begun on the new series of the acclaimed BBC murder mystery drama Shetland with Ashley Jensen and Alison O’Donnell reprising their roles as DI Ruth Calder and DI Alison ‘Tosh’ McIntosh alongside series regulars and guest casting. Shetland - a Silverprint Pictures (part of ITV Studios) production - will film in locations around Scotland and on the Shetland Isles over the coming months with the series arriving on BBC iPlayer and BBC One later this year.
I could have saved myself a lot of time as a judge at this year’s Sketch Off Final. By a quirk of running order, my first three choices were the first three acts out of twelve, in precisely that order. Other judges didn’t quite agree with me, but I think we were in total agreement that this was the weirdest Sketch Off we’d ever seen.
It’s been nearly a year since the chaotic events of Series One of Big Mood, and Eddie and Maggie haven’t spoken in all that time. As they re-enter each other’s lives, the series asks the question: can a friendship truly recover after a major falling out?
Following the success of their debut run, Bradley Walsh, Brian Conley, Joe Pasquale and Shane Richie are hitting the road once again with ‘The Prat Pack’s Back’, a tour spanning the length and breadth of the UK.
Promising ‘Music, Mischief, Mayhem!”, the shows follow an 2025 tour and a legendary sold-out performance at the London Palladium - proving that the British public’s appetite for classic variety, sharp wit, and big-band swing is still strong.
Riki Lindhome jokes at the start of Dead Inside that although her musical comedy show is about her “fertility journey” she hates the term “journey” when it is used in this context. You wouldn’t call it a “gout journey” would you? Yet journey is exactly what this show is about, charting Lindhome’s rollercoaster ride towards motherhood.
Today is the first ever Live Comedy Day, a celebration of one of the things that makes Britain Great. Gigs across the UK will be staged to mark the occasion and throughout the day BTJ will be offering recommendations. You can check out more about the day and what's happening in your area here, but below is our first pick. And it's a big one.
Tom Allen is joining Classic FM - the UK’s most popular classical music station - to host a brand-new series on Friday 3rd, Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th April at 9pm.
Gardeners' World presenter, broadcaster and horticulturist Monty Don is set to host Have I Got News For You for the first time.
The episode will air on Friday 10th April, available to watch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 9pm.
Comedian Chris McCausland has been confirmed as a panelli
The winners have been announced for the fifth and final year of the inappropriately-named Luke Rollason Memorial Bursary – an award set up by the BAFTA-winning physical comedian and actor to support new comedy creatives from underrepresented backgrounds who are bringing unusual work to the Brighton Fringe.
The winners are:
Comedian and host of CNN's US version of Have I Got News For You Roy Wood Jr will be crossing the Atlantic once again to host the first episode of the brand-new 71st series of the British original.
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