... THE DUBLINERS continue their world tour during May at Nottingham (Royal Concert Hall, May 1), London (Barbican Hall), Hemel Hempstead, Reading, Newport, Malvern, Birmingham (Town Hall), Darlington, Manchester (Irish World Heritage Centre), Newark, Rhyl, Hanley (Victoria Hall), Aberystwyth, Macclesfield (Bollington Carnival) and Blackpool (Grand, May 15). The tour is managed by Central Music ...

... MICHAEL BOGDANOV is direct ing a new production of Brendan Behan's The Hostage to mark the 30th anniversary of the play wright's death. It will open at the Barbican on September 14, pre sented by the Royal Shakespeare Company. THE THIRD production of the sea son in the main Festival Theatre, Chichester is Pinero's The Schoolmistress, starring Patricia Routledge, Michael Denison and Dulcie Gray ...

... PRODUCTION has started on Bad Boyz, a new 75 minute film by Biyi Bandele-Thomas starring Clive Owen and Maynard Eziashi. Pro duced by Gub Neal and directed by Andy Wilson, it will be shown in the 1995 season of Screen Two. SCOTTISH Television is to move the production of its Saturday morning children's show What's Up Doc? to the company's Cowcaddens head quarters in Glasgow. The first two ...

... Snaps THE BBC and ITV have reached an agreement for a complementary transmission schedule for this summer's foot ball World Cup in the US. The alternations agreement covers match es featuring the Republic of Ireland and six of the 14 days in the first phase of the tournament. TWO NEW live daily business programmes will be launched across Europe later this month by Financial Times Television, ...

... THURS, JAN 27 ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS BBC1 comedy series (9.30 10.00 pm) Cast includes: Jennifer Saunders,* Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield, Jane Horrocks, Mandy Rice-Davies, Lulu, Britt Ekland, Zandra Rhodes, Helena Bonham- Carter, Germaine Greer, Suzi Quatro, Helen Lederer, Kathy Burke, Richard E.Grant, Patrick Barlow, John Wells, Mark Wing-Davey. Writer: Jennifer Saunders. Director ...

... AGATHA CHRISTIE'S POjROT four feature-length films, in pro duction at Pinewood Studios, on location in England and France Production company: Carnival Films Ltd for London Weekend. Cast includes: David Suchet. Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran. Executive producer: Sarah Wilson. Producer: Brian Eastman. Directors: Andrew Grieve, Edward Bennett. Writers: Anthony Horowitz, Clive Exton, ...

... 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 ...

... Who's Where I SUNDAY APRIL 10 -SATURDAY APRIL 16 I The following artists, listed in SHOWCALL '94, the visual directory of light entertainment, can be seen working at the following venues on the dates shown. For more information on these artists, consult your copy of SHOWCALL '94. WARD ALLEN ROGER THE DOG Civic Theatre, Darlington AMAZING LOUISE King Arthur's Court, Bournemouth PAUL ARDEN ...

... INDEPENDENT radio production company Rewind has won two me dals at the International New York Radio Festival for its BBC Radio 5 drama serial Teen Lurve and Partners In Crime? a Radio 4 documentary. SATELLITE and cable broad- casters The Discovery Channel Europe, Bravo, CMT Europe and The Children's Channel have gained 1 1 0,000 new sub scribers in Ireland in a four year deal struck with ...