Author Archives: Didymus Holmes

Greg James on Dead Air

SOURCE: The Velvet Onion Monday, 13th July sees the launch of the latest batch of BBC Comedy Feeds – taster pilots for potential new shows launched exclusively on BBC iPlayer. Naturally, there’s a whole host of TVO talent involved on both sides of the camera, with the likes of Michael Smiley, Ellie White, Alice’s Wunderland producer SamContinue reading “Greg James on Dead Air”

Fergus Craig goes Hoff the Record

SOURCE: The Velvet Onion This week sees the launch of Hoff the Record – the brand new partially improvised mockumentary about David Hasselhoff, in which the 80s legend stars alongside TVO regular Fergus Craig. With numerous other familiar faces appearing across the run, and this being Fergus’ most high profile role in quite some time, we were keenContinue reading “Fergus Craig goes Hoff the Record”

Dave Lambert goes Under Cover

SOURCE: The Velvet Onion This week sees the launch of Undercover – the new sitcom starring Daniel Rigby and Sarah Alexander. In it, Rigby plays hapless detective Chris Anderson, who goes undercover within the Sarkissian crime syndicate in an attempt to nail the head honcho Ara, and Alexander is his uncompromising boss, Zoe Keller. One of a stringContinue reading “Dave Lambert goes Under Cover”

Paul Kaye on Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Source: The Velvet Onion. This weekend sees the long-awaited launch of BBC One’s fantasy epic Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, based on the best selling book of the same name, and adapted by the makers of Wallander, Sherlock and Doctor Who. Set during the Napoleonic Wars in an alternate England where magic was once commonplace, the show focusesContinue reading “Paul Kaye on Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell”

Tom Davis on Murder in Successville

Source: THE VELVET ONION. This week sees the launch of brand new, madcap BBC Three comedy Murder in Successville, with Tom Davis right in the middle of it all as tough, uncompromising hardman of crimesolving, DI Sleet. Each week, a celebrity guest is made rookie partner, and asked to solve a murder in a townContinue reading “Tom Davis on Murder in Successville”

James Cook’s Adventures in Ausland

SOURCE: THE VELVET ONION (PART ONE AND PART TWO) If you’re a die hard fan of The Mighty Boosh or a lover of alternative music crafted with care for the details, chances are you’ve heard of James Cook. If you haven’t, then perhaps you haven’t been reading TVO properly these last five years. With his new album out now, Cook hasContinue reading “James Cook’s Adventures in Ausland”