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Absolutely reunion confirmed for series 2 of Radio 4’s Sketchorama!

Sketchorama update (20.05.2013)

In a change to the advertised time, the Sketchorama show that we recorded live last month in Glasgow will be broadcast on Radio 4 at 6.30PM on ...

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Absolutely reunion confirmed for series 2 of Radio 4’s Sketchorama!

Sketchorama Show (17.04.2013)

On behalf of everyone at Absolutely can we thank all of the folk who came along to the Oran Mor last night and stunned us with a reception that we will ...

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Absolutely reunion confirmed for series 2 of Radio 4’s Sketchorama!

Absolutely reunion confirmed for series 2 of Radio 4’s Sketchorama! (02.04.2013)

We are delighted to announce that members of the cast of Channel 4's hugely popular sketch show ‘Absolutely’ are reuniting for a special, ...

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Dusty Won't Play - Review (21.02.2013)

In 1964 the singer Dusty Springfield (Charlie Brooks) visited South Africa on tour with the express intention of playing to non-segregated audiences during ...

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Pick of the week! (15.02.2013)

Dusty Won't Play written by Annie Caulfield is to be featured on pick of the week this Sunday on Radio 4 at 6.15pm.  If you didn't manage ...

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Dusty Won't Play is Radio Times Pick of the day! (11.02.2013)

“(In) Annie Caulfield’s nimble dramatization... Charlie Brooks proves a good match for the smoky cadences of Dusty’s speech and Jack ...

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Managing Izzy - A Pilot Show for BBC Radio Scotland (04.02.2013)

Siobhan Redmond and Morven Christie star in AbsolutelyProduction’s new sitcom pilot ‘Managing Izzy’ written by Sue Teddern on Wednesday ...

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Dusty Won't Play by Annie Caulfield - a new play for BBC Radio 4 (04.02.2013)

Charlie Brooks stars as Dusty Springfield in Annie Caulfield’s latest play which premiers on BBC Radio 4, 2:15pm on Tuesday 12th February. DUSTY ...

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Three Absolutely Shows make C4’s Top 30 (27.08.2012)

Three Absolutely Productions made C4’s 30 Greatest Comedy Shows broadcast on Saturday night. As Part of C4’s 30th anniversary celebrations ...

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First episode of the new series of the Go-Betweenies available on the iPlayer (10.07.2012)

The first episode of the new series of The Go-Betweenies is now available on the iPlayer with the second episode scheduled for broadcast this Friday at ...

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Catch Gordon Kennedy on Macaulay and Co on Radio Scotland - 4th July 10.45 (04.07.2012)

Gordon Kennedy will be live on air with Macaulay and Co on Radio Scotland at 10.45 on Wednesday July 4th to talk about the latest Absolutely shows that ...

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A new 30 minute drama for BBC Radio Scotland, 2pm Thursday 12th July (03.07.2012)

Written by Clare Bayley, directed by Marilyn Imrie and starring Gail Watson, Mark McDonnell and Kirstin Mclean, Portobello Beach was recorded entirely ...

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Vote For Absolutely (25.06.2012)

Channel 4 are celebrating their 30th anniversary with a viewer vote to find the most popular comedy show ever on C4. Vote for Absolutely at http://www.channel4.com/apps26/play-win/30-great-comedy-sh ...

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The Go-Betweenies is back for a new series (22.06.2012)

After a critically acclaimed and hugely popular first series ‘The Go-Betweenies’ are back for a second series this summer starting on ...

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The Armstrong and Miller Show Back on Channel 4 (22.12.2011)

The Armstrong and Miller Show-Best Bits: Channel 4, 11:10pm, Wednesday 28th December To accompany Simon Nye’s sitcom pilot ‘Felix and Murdo’ ...

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The Mount: A Welsh Estate starts tonight on BBC1 Wales (17.10.2011)

A documentary team spent the last year filming on The Mount Estate in Milford Haven in Wales. The team followed many residents through their highs and ...

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Emily Bruni, Hugh Ross, Harriet Walter, Allan Corduner, Russ Abbot in Glass Chair Chair Glass

BBC Comedy Blog: Glass Chair Chair Glass (15.09.2011)

The BBC Comedy Blog has published a great post by writer Annie Caulfield about the making of Glass Chair Chair Glass and the show's origins. The ...

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Allan Corduner, Harriet Walter and Russ Abbot

Glass Chair Chair Glass is Radio Times Pick of the Week (13.09.2011)

The Radio Times has named new drama Glass Chair Chair Glass its pick of the week, with Jane Anderson writing... "This production is far from ...

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Carl Gorham, writer of The Very Old Pretenders

BBC Comedy blog about Very Old Pretenders (12.09.2011)

Carl Gorham and Gordon Kennedy, respecitvely writer and producer/star of our new Radio 4 comedy series The Very Old Pretenders, have contributed ...

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Russ Abbot on Radio 2 this Friday, 16th September (11.09.2011)

Russ Abbot will be appearing on BBC Radio 2's "Big Show" on Friday 16th September, talking about his role playing Tommy Cooper in new radio ...

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Gordon Kennedy and Jack Docherty

The Very Old Pretenders in the press and on the air (09.09.2011)

A great start for The Very Old Pretenders: Radio Times reviewer Ron Hewit described it as "a terrific new comedy series" in his article ...

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Jack Docherty, David Haig and Gordon Kennedy in The Very Old Pretenders

A massive Radio month for Absolutely Productions (01.09.2011)

From Tommy Cooper to Jacobite Soldiers, from Russ Abbot to Rebecca Front, this month sees Absolutely Productions proudly present the very best of British ...

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Russ Abbot in Glass Chair Chair Glass

Glass Chair Chair Glass UK premier, Sunday 18th September on BBC Radio 3 (30.08.2011)

Absolutely Productions produces another innovative, star studded play for Radio 3 Drama. Following their hugely successful and critically acclaimed Flann ...

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Jack Docherty, Rebecca Front and Gordon Kennedy in The Very Old Pretenders

The Very Old Pretenders starts 15th September on Radio 4 (26.08.2011)

David Haig, Rebecca Front, Gordon Kennedy and Jack Docherty star in this exciting new four part comedy series by Carl Gorham, coming to BBC Radio 4 this ...

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"The Gobetweenies" starts this Friday, BBC Radio 4 (05.05.2011)

A candid look at family through the prism of two North London siblings Lucy and Tom as they schlep between their determinedly hands-on parents. Lucy is ...

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The Complete Stressed Eric Collection on DVD

The Complete Stressed Eric Collection now available on DVD (02.05.2011)

Since its 1990’s broadcast, Carl Gorham’s multi award-winning animated sitcom has achieved cult status. Now released for the first time on ...

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New Archive Factual Entertainment Series (12.04.2011)

Series Starts Tuesday 12th April 10:35 on BBC 1 Wales. Sky Channel 972...  On August 1 1992 Hoover launched a promotional campaign in order to shift ...

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Freedom Co-Written and Co-Produced by Moray Hunter (22.11.2010)

FREEDOM – SITCOM PILOT ON BBC2 SCOTLAND, 10.00 P.M. TUESDAY 7TH DECEMBER.Absolutely’s Moray Hunter has co-written and co-produced this upcoming sitcom ...

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Missing Baggage? Reclaim it on BBC Radio 4 - April 13th 6.30pm (29.03.2010)

Absolutely are very excited that Baggage Series 4 is coming back to Radio 4. The show will run for six weeks at 6.30 pm from Tuesday 13th April.Written ...

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Mordrin McDonald 21st Century Wizard (02.02.2010)

Gordon and Jack on Radio 4Absolutely team members Jack Docherty and Gordon Kennedy can be currently heard helping and hindering Mordrin McDonald 21st Century ...

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Is This It (30.10.2009)

Do you remember where you were when you heard of the sudden and untimely departures of Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley and Kurt Cobain? Great ...

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Morwenna as Iggy Pop

Morwenna Banks premiers new web only show on BBC Website (24.10.2009)

Morwenna banks has just completed an exclusive web show for the BBC Comedy Website featuring a host of new characters.Please spread the word and comment ...

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Baggage Series 4 (30.06.2009)

Starting next Wednesday 8th July at 11.30 am on BBC Radio 4 the hugely successful comedy drama series returns for a 4th series.  For this fourth ...

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Your Only Man feature on Pick Of The Week (05.09.2008)

Annie Caulfield?s marvellous 90 minute Radio Play about Irish cult novelist Flann O?Brien ?Your Only Man? will be one of the programmes featured on Radio ...

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All Star Cast for BBC Radio 3 Play 'Your Only Man' (14.08.2008)

Absolutely Productions has attracted a stellar cast to record a 90min Radio Play about cult Irish author and journalist Flann O’Brien which will be broadcast ...

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Stars of Show confirmed for Absolutely Everything Glasgow Signing (07.05.2008)

To celebrate the launch of Absolutely Everything, the box set collection of all 4 series of Channel 4?s Sketch Show ?Absolutely? Gordon, Pete Moray and ...

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DVD out Monday (03.05.2008)

It is here... at last. The box set is in the shops from Monday. You can buy it through the web site by just clicking the icon at the bottom of the home ...

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GET YOUR BOX SET SIGNED (03.05.2008)

Four members of the Absolutely cast will be in the Zavvi store on Buchanan St, Glasgow at 5:30pm on Thursday May 8th to sign copies of Absolutely Everything. ...

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Box Set Release Date Amendment (28.03.2008)

Hello everyone and sorry to amend the release date again but we have had to put the release back to May 5th. There is nothing sisnister in this and indeed ...

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Morwenna and Gordon on J Ross Radio Show tomorrow (28.03.2008)

Jonathan Ross will chat to Morwenna Banks and Gordon Kennedy about the forthcoming release of Absolutely Everything, the box set DVD collection of all ...

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Order the Absolutely DVD Box Set NOW... (08.03.2008)

It is now possible to reserve your copy of the Absolutely DVD Box Set at Amazon UK.|Use the link below to order your copy of the Absolutely Box Set from ...

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Box Set release Date update (15.02.2008)

Firstly many, many thanks to all of the people who sent in comments and suggestions about the Box Set. The response has been unbelieveable and really really ...

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Absolutely DVD Release Date (01.02.2008)

Firstly, can we all say thank you from everyone who bothered to email and write to us, Channel 4, Absolutely Andy and pushed and cajoled us into thinking ...

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Variety Sandwich (19.07.2007)

Variety is not dead. Neither are John Sparkes and Pete Baikie who return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the first time in 15 years after winning ...

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Absolutely aquires DVD Rights (17.04.2007)

After over a year of negotiation Absolutely Productions has finally, today, signed a deal with Channel 4 International to re-aquire the ditribution rights ...

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Baggage is back on Radio 4 (20.03.2007)

The second series of Baggage will be repeated on Radio 4 from Monday 2nd April at 11:30am for 6 weeks.The series follows the further adventures of Caroline, ...

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Welcome To Strathmuir (09.02.2007)

Friday 9 February 2007 BBC TWO Scotland, 10.00–10.30pm John Gordon Sinclair stars in a new comedy pilot - Welcome to Strathmuir - set in an information ...

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Baggage is Back (28.07.2006)

Baggage returns to Radio 4 from Friday 28th July at 11:30am for 6 weeks. The new series follows the further adventures of Caroline Ruth and Fiona, three ...

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FREMANTLEMEDIA PARTNERS WITH ABSOLUTELY PRODUCTIONS IN DEVELOPMENT DEAL (24.02.2006)

Fremantle International Distribution (FID), global commercial arm of FremantleMedia, today announced the signing of a development deal with award-winning ...

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Gordon Kennedy in New Natural History Drama Doc (16.12.2005)

Gordon Kennedy makes an appearance in last of the BBC?s ?Man Hunter? Series at 9pm tonight on BBC 2 The Wolves of Gysinge is the last in the Natural history ...

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Merry Christmas Everyone (16.12.2005)

If you?re on our mailing list you?ll already have seen our Christmas E-Card - if not then sign up now and click here for a little Christmas Cheer. ...

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Meg and Mog BAFTA shortlisted (20.10.2005)

ASbsolutely Production?s CITV amimation hit Meg and Mog was named yesterday on the shortlist for best pre-school animation for the 10th Annual BAFTA Children?s ...

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'DEADSVILLE' Absolutely Premiere's Latest Animation on C4 (29.09.2005)

Absolutely?s latest animation pilot will air tomorrow morning, Setember 30th at 11:30am on Channel 4 Written by Stressed Eric creator Carl Gorham and ...

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Gordon Kennedy exits River City and Red Cap Airs on UK Drama (29.09.2005)

Catch up with Gordon Kennedy?s latest acting role as he relects on 18 months in the Scottish Soap ?River City?Gordon has spent the last 18 months to-ing ...

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Latest press cuttings on Absolutely (31.08.2005)

Here are a couple of the latest press and web articles we have found on AbsolutelyWe did an interview with the Scotland on Sunday in advance of Pete and ...

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Moray The Magoon (31.08.2005)

Moray Hunter is starring in the new C4 sitcom Meet The Magoons|Apologies for the delay in getting this to you as fans of the show will already know that ...

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'Baggage' Recommissioned (31.08.2005)

BBC Radio 4 has commissioned a second series of Hilary Lyon?s fantastic narrative comedy drama radio series ?Baggage?. After some great reviews and fantastic ...

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Interview with Pete Baikie and John Sparkes (21.07.2005)

Find out why the four time BAFTA winners will be appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe this year - the first time since 1990. PETE: “When we decided to do ...

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Filth (20.07.2005)

‘Filth’ features John Sparkes as Frank Hovis, one of his regular characters when he was a stand-up and on C4’s ‘Absolutely’.Frank’s life is beset with ...

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