... Snaps THE nationwide tour of A Tribute to the Carpen ters has been cancelled, it has been reported. Ticket refunds can be obtained from the point of pur chase. FRIENDS of the Royal Hippo drome Theatre in Eastbourne will stage an auction of memo rabilia at the Sandhurst Hotel in Eastbourne in Spring. Read-ers of The Stage and Television Today who are interested in contributing to this should ...

... BBC TELEVISION and BBC Enterprises have acquired the rights to Andy McNab's Bravo Two-Zero, the bestselling book which tells the story of an SAS patrol behind the Gulf War lines in Iraq in 1991. LONDON weekend ITV con tractor LWT this week launched its final salvo against the hostile takover bid from Granada Group, claiming the television and leisure company's final £776 million offer was ...

... THE 10%ERS Carlton drama series, on location in London and at Lee International Studios, Shepperton to February 27. Production company: Grant Nay- lor. Cast: Clive Francis, Benedict Taylor, Elizabeth Bennett, Colin Stinton, Gabrielle Cowburn, Hilda Braid, Irene Sutcliffe. Producer- director: Marcus Mortimer. Writ ers: Rob Grant, Doug Naylor, James Hendrie, Geoff Oeane, Steve Punt. Executive ...

... TUES, FEB 15 GRASS ROOTS HTV ten-week environmental series, regional only (7.30 8.00 pm) Presenters: Liz Lloyd-Griffiths, Hywel James, David Hammond- Williams. THURS, FEB 17 NELSON'S COLUMN BBC1 six- part comedy series (8.30 9.00 pm) Cast includes: John Gordon-Sinclair, Sophie Thompson, Elizabeth Coun- sell, Steven O'Donnell. Writer: Paul Mayhew-Archer. Producer/director: Susan Belbin. MUD ...

... SHERBORNE Organisation for Leisure and Recreation, formed two years ago to examine ways of improving the Dorset town's lei sure facilities, is presenting the Glenn Miller Orchestra UK in the grounds of Compton House, near Sherbourne, on July 7. Compton House is now owned by Worldwide Butterflies, which incorporates the Lullingstone Silk Farm, and is a major tourist attrac tion in the West ...

... THURS, JULY 12 EARWIG by Paula Milne. The Pit. Management: Royal Shakespeare Company. Cast includes: Lisa Har row. Director: Ron Daniels. Desig ner: Ralph Koltai. Costumes: Sue Formston. Press: Caro Newling, 071-628 3351. SAVED by Edward Bond. Albany Empire, Deptford to July 16. Man agement: Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama. Director: Michael Crompton. LA RONDE by Arthur Schnitzler. ...

... OUT OF TOWN ANDOVER Crick lade The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (17-18) AYR Gaiety Gaiety Whirl BAGNOR Watermill- Relatively Speaking BANGOR Theatr Gwynedd- Phaedra (1^-21) BASILDON Mir ren Studio Out on the Street 1 8-1 9) BIRMINGHAM Hippodrome Georgian State Dance Company (19-21) BOURNEMOUTH Pavilion Bread Pier PyjamaTops Tregonwell Hall Jimmy Jones Saucy Summer Windsor Hall Michael Barrymore ...

... Snaps AARDMAN Animations' five-minute film Creature Comforts has won this year's Oscar award for best animated short pro duction. It was first shown on Channel 4 as part of its recent Four-Mations UK season. THE BROADCASTING Standards Council is to hold a one-day seminar in Cardiff about responsibility for chil dren's television viewing on April 16. TELEVISION services group Carlton ...

... THE CHESTNUT SOLDIER HTV Waits children'* drama series, filming in autumn on location in Mid and South Wales Cast includes: Sian Phillips, Cal Macaninch, Osian Roberts, Gareth Thomas, Sharon Morgan. Robert Blythe. Writer: Julia Jones, from the story by Jenny Nimmo. Producer/director: Pennant Roberts. Executive producer: Peter Murphy. ...

... FOREVER GREEN London Weekend Television drama series, on location in England and Wales. Production company: Carnival Films Ltd. Cast includes: John Alderton, Pauline Collins, Daisy Bates, Nimer Rashed, Paola Dionisotti, Wendy Van Der Plank. Executive produc er: Nick Elliott. Producer: Brian Eastman. Director: Christopher King. Associate producer: Dominic Fulford. Writers: Douglas Watkinson, ...

... BBC due for an Absolutely Fabulous awards time THE BBC this week scooped the majority of the nominations in the 199 3 British Comedy Awards, which will be held in London next month. Attracting most nominations were Jennifer Saunders' Absolutely Fabulous already a multi-award-winner David Renwick's One Foot In The Grave and Noel's House Party. Leading ITV's challenge is Granada, with such shows ...

... Snaps CLARE Venables, for mer director of She ffield's Crucible Theatre, has taken up the post of artistic director with leading femenist theatre company Monstrous Re giment as it deviates after IS years from its co operative structure. PALACE Theatre, Wcstcliff have arranged a charity concert in aid of theatre funds after the Eastern Arts Association has derided to withdraw its annual grant ...