... NEW SERIES THURS, FEB 24 It's Only TV.. .But I Uke It BBC1 comedy quiz (10 10.30pm) Production company: Open Mike. Chairman: Jonathan Ross. Team captains: Julian Clary, Phill Jupitus. Producers: Andy Davies, Jon j Naismith. Director: Paul Wheeler. Executive producer: Addison Cresswell. FRI, FEB 25 Goodness Gracious Me BBC2 comedy series (9 9.30pm) Cast includes: Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kulvinder Ghir ...

... ABERDEEN His Majesty's Stand By Your Man BAGNOR Watermill Hard Times BARNSTAPLE Queen's Hopes and Dreams (14-15) BASINGSTOKE Haymarket Hiawatha BATH Theatre Royal Art Theatre Royal, Ustinov Studio Endgames (10-11); Basking with Sharks BELFAST Grand Opera House Northern Ballet Theatre BILLINGHAM Forum Double Double BINGLEY Arts Centre Dead Guilty BIRMINGHAM Alexandra Theatre Doctor Dolittle ...

... SNAPS Jimmy Logan has revealed he is suffering from cancer. The veteran Scottish enter tainer released a statement after completing his summer season at Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Logan, who was diagnosed with the condi tion six weeks ago, said: During the season, we had so many people say I was looking so well. My wife Angela and I smile and carry on. The Westminster Prize for first-time ...

... Ian Moor tours the UK from November. He found fame on Granada TV's Stars in Their Eyes as Chris De Burgh. He visits the following venues: November Cliffs Pavilion. Southend (12). Congress Theatre, Eastbourne (14), The Anvil. Basingstoke (15). North Wales Theatre. Llandudno (16), Grimsby Auditorium (17), The Hawth. Crawley (19). The Orchard, Dartford (22), City Hall, Sheffield (23), Royal ...

... ABERDEEN His Majesty's Carl Rosa Opera ARMAGH. IRELAND The Market Place Ruby (25-27) AYLESBURY CMc Centre Sing-a-Song-of- Sixpence (26-27) BAGNOR Watermill Up TV Under BASINGSTOKE Haymafket Sense and Sensibility BATH Rondo Betty and Danny's Wake (27-28) Theatre Royal The Browning Version/The Twelve-Pound Look Theatre Royal, Ustinov Studio Tis Pity She's a Whore BECKENHAM The Studio Voluspa (25 ...

... SNAPS Culture secretary Chris Smith has appointed con sultants Panned Kerr Forstcr, to examine the BBC's finances. The review is intended to ensure trans parency at the Corporation. The scrutiny was recom mended by Gavyn Davics report last year into the future funding of the BBC. Smith said the review will also examine the amount of information given by the BBC in its recent annual report. ...

... Earth and Uw Great Weather, music and text by John Luthef Adams. Almeida Theatre. Almeida Street Nl tonight, then this Saturday and Sunday only. Management: Almeida Opera. Vocal group: Synergy. Percussion ensemble: Scott Deal, Stuart Gerber. John Kennedy, Amy Knoles. Director: Peter Mumford. who also designs and lights. Sound: Nathaniel Reichman. Sponsor: Peter Moores Foundation. Press: Janine ...

... THURS, JULY 13 Playing the FMd BBCI drama series (9.30 10.20pm) Production company: Tiger Aspect. Cast includes: Lorraine Ashbourne, Melanie Hill, Jo Mclnnes, Claudie Blakely, James Thornton, Ricky Tomlinson, Brigit Forsyth, Nicholas Gleaves. Lee Ross, Tim Dantay, Elizabeth Spriggs. James Ellis, Chris Walker, Ralph Ineson, Gaynor Faye, Jason 0'Mara, Mark Womack. Writer: Sally Wainwright. ...

... SUNDAY, JULY 16 SATURDAY, JULY 11 The following artists, listed in SHOWCALL 2000, 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 2000. Showcall artists can also be found on the Internet at: www.showcall.co.uk/diary WARD ALLEN Norbreck Castle Hotel. Blackpool (19) ...

... SNAPS Lawyers, a new Channel 4 drama series to be screened in ten one-hour episodes, will star Kevin McKidd, Helen McCrory and Rupert Penry-Jones. Filming of the series, which has been written by Peter Moffat and made by Company Television, will continue until October. Bob Martin. ITV's Michael Barrymore vehicle is in danger of being axed after losing nearly half its audience for episode two, ...

... West End news: Peter Ackroyds new play, The Mystery of Charles Dickens with Simon Callow, opens at the Comedy Theatre, September 6: Marie Jones' Stones in His Pockets, starring Conleth Hill and Sean Campion, transfers from the New Ambassadors Theatre (where its run has been extended) to the Duke of York's Theatre, opening August 21; David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow. ends its limited season at the ...

... _lB^B^a^S^S^S^BBaBBBBBBBBlal(a^SflBB^iB^sa^sa^sa^saB*BB^BaBBl Xotlka: Journey to the Heart, a new ice show from the Holiday on Ice company, undertakes a three month UK tniir frnm lanuarv tn Fahmarv ntrprtprl by Kevin J Cottam. the show visits Brighton Centre (January 4-28). Wembley Arena, London (January 30- Fphruarv 41 Internatinnal Arena. Cardiff (February 6-11). Westpoint Arena, Exeter ...