TV listings and previews: plan your week's viewing - 8-12 October

TV listings and previews: plan your week's viewing - 8-12 October

TV listings and previews: plan your week's viewing - 8-12 October

The magnificent Hunderby signs off in style, Nurse Jackie is back with a bang and Clare Balding kicks of the new series of Have I Got News … Monday Wonderland: I Was Once a Beauty Queen 9pm, BBC2 The Miss Great Britain beauty pageants of the 1970s and 80s may look unspeakable nowadays (or at least "a bit naff"), but in their heyday they pulled in millions. This fine, reflective documentary finds ...

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 8

1857 Birth of Edward Franklin Albee, who, with B.F. Keith, controlled one of the biggest circuits in vaudeville in the early 20th century. Also, grandfather and namesake of Pulitzer-winning dramatist Edward Albee.

All in the game

A Soccer Miscellany...

Ferguson wasn't always a barrel of laughs

Craig Ferguson may be a successful talk-show host, but he's still a stand-up comic at heart."It's kind of how I see myself," Ferguson said by phone from Los Angeles, a few minutes before a writers meeting for "The Late Late Show," which he has hosted on CBS since 2005."At the beginning of people's c...

Thistle be a tough match for Times girl Matty

HE may struggle to hold a table tennis bat, but what he lacks in dexterity he makes up for in comedy.

Weekly Release Rundown (8-28-12)

Battleship Universal / 2012 / 131 Minutes / Rated PG-13 Last year’s bloated budget spectacle, ‘Battleship’ sunk with critics and...

The Establishment, Ronnie Scott's, London

Pre-dating the birth of the Comedy Store and the explosion of the "alternative" club circuit by nearly 20 years, Peter Cook's short-lived club, The Establishment, was ahead of its time in showcasing politically nuanced live comedy.

Richard Herring announces new 'Talking Cock: The Second Coming' live tour

TV comedian announces UK live show dates.