... THE BROADCASTING Standards Council has upheld a complaint about the use of the word fuck in Zed Produc tions' Channel 4 drama serial The Camomile Lawn, which was recent ly repeated. It also up held complaints against Union Pictures' BBC1 drama series Harry, BBC2's youth magazine The Ronson Mission and, in part, against three episodes of Gran ada Television's drama series Cracker. THE ...

... A NEW jazz venue is to open in Cardiff. Jazz At Jakes, in Mill Lane, opens on December 16 with a performance by the Ron nie Scott Quartet. Future bookings include Digby Fairweather and Spike Robinson. THE VCINNIiRS OF the 1993 IJoyds Bank Young Composer of the Year will be announced at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama on Sunday, I)e-cember 12. The event will also stage the premieres of ...

... Snaps PERFORMERS Alvin Stardust and Bill Oddie are to take to the stage and raise money for abu sed and neglected chil dren. They will appear in a unique production of How To Succeed In Busi ness Without Really Try ing at London's Shaw Theatre in January. The production, which is being held in aid of the NSPCC, is the brainchild of Saatchi and Saatchi executive Natalie Krag. PKGASUS, the ...

... Tour News GARY GLITTER starts his annual Christmas season tour at the Point, Dublin on December 4, following with Cardiff (International Arena), Exeter (Westpoint), Bou rnemouth, Birmingham (National Exhibition Ce ntre, two nights), Man chester (G-Mex), Brigh ton (Brighton Centre), Wembley Arena (two nights), Whitley Bay, Sheffield (Arena), Aber deen (Exhibition Centre) and Glasgow (Scottish ...

... Snaps ENVIROMENT secre tary John Gummer has pledged government support towards the development of a London Thames Festival in 1994. Supported by the the London Arts Board and the London Council for Sport and Recreation, it is due to take place in September 1995 for ten days. BERKLEE College of Music is sending representitives to London on December 14 and 15. American based Berklee is the ...

... Snaps SALFORD students have had an invaluable chance to work alongside BBC film crews. They have been shadowing the filming of The Living Soap, currently showing on BBC2 which shows the lives of a group of students in Manchester. Those filming are all studying either HND Media Production or BA Television and Radio. These are a few of the growing number of media and performance related degrees ...

... Tour News THE SECOND leg of the Solid Silver seventies tour, starring Showad- dywaddy, Alvin Stardust and the Rubettes, pre sented by Flying Music, begins at the Cresset, Peterborough on January 29, continuing until March 6 at Brentwood, Bristol, Swansea, Tun- bridge Wells, East bourne, Carlisle, Shef field, Sunderland, Read ing, Cardiff, Plymouth, Northampton, London Palladium, Nottingham, ...

... I THURS, DEC 9 CABARET, book by Joe Masteroff, based on the play by John van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood, music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb. Donmar Warehouse to March 12 Cast: Jane Horrocks. Alan Cumming, Sara Kestelman, George Raistrick, Adam Godley, Charlotte Metcalf, Michael Gardiner, Jane Karen, Charlotte Storey, Loveday Smith, Kevin Walton. Anthony Hunt, Christopher ...

... CRAWLEY Hawth THE NEW ADVENTURES OF PETER PAN with Gorden Kaye (December 15 to January 9) CREWE Lyceum Lee Dean in association with Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council pre sents PUSS IN BOOTS with Bob Carolgees, Liza Goddard, Peggy Mount, Alex Langdon, Frederick Pyne, Lynette McMorrough, Sandor Eles, Karen Jewell. Directed by John David. Designed by Alexander McPherson. Choreography by Karen ...

... SUN, JAN 2 THE HOUSE OF ELIOTT BBC1 drama series (7.30 8.25 pm) Cast includes: Stella Gonet, Louise Lombard, Aden Gillett, Cathy Murphy, Stephen Churchett, Judy Flynn, Ian Redford, Melame Ramsay, Shebah Ronay, Tricia George. AS TIME GOES BY BBC1 situation comedy scries (7.00 7.30 pm) Production company: Theatre of Comedy and D.L.Tafmer UK Ltd. Cast includes: Judi Dench, Geoffrey Palmer, Frank ...

... Snaps PRIMA Ballerina Elena Kulagina was awarded the title of Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation by President Yeltsin. She has been performing with the State Tchaikovsky Ballet in Northampton. Artistic director Mikhail Arno- polsky said that this was a very rare honour. The company has been at the Derngate Theatre for its first British stage perfor mance where it has per formed the ...

... THURS, DEC 16 SIJCE OF LIFE HTV documen tary scries, regional only (10.40 11.10 pm) SINDIWEC S4C children's scries (4.00 pm) Production company: Fflic. MON.DEC20 LOCAL HERO Meridian Christmas week real life series, region al only (6.30 7.00 pm) Production company: Wilcox Bulmer. Presenters: Fred Dinenage, Mike Debens, Mai Davies, Debbie Thrower. FRI, DEC 24 CHRISTMAS IN ROME Channel 4 three ...