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Funny story: Masterchef Fans Fear TV Repair Man Effect

Masterchef Fans Fear TV Repair Man Effect

Fans of BBC's Masterchef were bracing themselves today, fearing that their favourite foodie show might suffer from the threats of TV Repair Man. The self-appointed vigilante has vowed to purge the TV schedules of reality shows and rubbish daytime...

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Funny story: Alice Roberts Naked In Evolution Documentary?

Alice Roberts Naked In Evolution Documentary?

Hopes are running high that top thinking-man's totty Alice Roberts will finally get her kit off on TV tonight. In her latest documentary, BBC2's Horizon: Are We Still Evolving? the anatomist, author and broadcaster asks if the human body has finis...

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Funny story: Pot Gear

Pot Gear

Aging schoolboy and petrol head Jeremy Clarkson who presents BBC's 'Top Gear' programme featuring cars no ordinary bloke can afford has been offered a contract by French tyre manufacturer Michelin to promote the brand in Britain. Initially, Clarkson, who likes his food, thought it was for a rĂ´le also as a restaurant critic for their popular guides. i.e. a free lunch. Thus he would get to drive...

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Funny story: Patton Favourite For BBC Job

Patton Favourite For BBC Job

George Patton, legendary World War 2 commander, has emerged as the surprise favourite to be the next chairman of the BBC Trust. Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt put Patton's name forward as the government's favoured candidate at the end of a gruellin...

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Funny story: Masterchef Gets New Makeover

Masterchef Gets New Makeover

It was changes all round for popular cookery series Masterchef this week as the set underwent a massive facelift and the new format seemed to get the thumbs up from most viewers.One TV Critic however wasn't amused at the antics of one or two of the c...

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Funny story: BBC In Eastenders Storm

BBC In Eastenders Storm

Pressure is continuing to mount on the BBC to conduct yet another investigation into "highly questionable practices" it employed in the making of one of its flagship programmes. Having just recovered from the Blue Peter Gate scandal, when it was p...

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Funny story: Upcoming Dramas on BBC

Upcoming Dramas on BBC

The BBC are pulling out all the stops in their efforts to re-establish their reputation for producing cutting edge product for the TV. The first in a series of thought provoking dramas is coming to the screen later this year in the shape of "The First Lesbian", which tells the story of the openly gay Anne Lister in the 1880's. An unnamed source from the Beeb has revealed that other scheduled...

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Funny story: More Climbdowns by the BBC

More Climbdowns by the BBC

The BBC trust has been rocked by a series of apologies its been obliged to make in relation to some of its most famous programmes. In December 2010, the Trust apologised to all follicly challenged people for the running gag against wig wearers per...

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Funny story: Hustle - BBC Show Puts Big Football On The Alert

Hustle - BBC Show Puts Big Football On The Alert

English football authorities will be watching a popular TV show with interest tonight as a team of loveable rogues take a fat cat agent "to the cleaners." BBC's Hustle features a team of grifters who each week punish a greedy crook or unscrupulous...

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Funny story: BBC Airs Documentary "Normal Israelis"

BBC Airs Documentary "Normal Israelis"

The BBC has aired a new documentary called "Normal Israelis". It looks into a group of people living in Israel called the Normal Israelis, who although previously unheard-of actually make up the majority of Israel's population. The documentary fol...

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Funny story: BBC Saturday Kitchen Ends In Brawl

BBC Saturday Kitchen Ends In Brawl

Popular BBC cookery show Saturday Kitchen ended in chaos today when punches were thrown as the final credits rolled. The fracas broke out over the show's regular Omelette Challenge spot, during which the two guest chefs have to make an omelette ag...

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Funny story: Terry Waite to go back to Lebanon

Terry Waite to go back to Lebanon

Terry Waite, once imprisoned and handcuffed to a radiator in Lebanon as he worked to release hostages has stated that he wants to return there. "With the UK turning back into recession, I can't see any point staying here", said Terry, "I also got...

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Funny story: BBC World Service to Save Hunt

BBC World Service to Save Hunt

The BBC World Service radio is to be cut by 25% in a measure that will please Culture Vulture T. H. E. Hunt. 'For too long this service has been undermining British interests throughout the world it is time for Sky to take over' Hunt announced 'th...

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Funny story: Miranda's Comedy Awards Baffle Producers

Miranda's Comedy Awards Baffle Producers

Miranda Hart's success at the British Comedy Awards at the weekend has left producers completely baffled. Hart picked up three awards for her show Miranda - Best Comedy Actress, Best New TV Comedy and The People's Choice Award. The show, which...

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Funny story: Kerry Katona Isn't Real, Say Quantum Physicists!

Kerry Katona Isn't Real, Say Quantum Physicists!

Everything we think we understand as real is merely a holographic projection. So say boffins engaged in investigating nature at its most basic levels. The latest thinking in quantum theory was revealed to the viewing public in Monday night's Ho...

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Funny story: BBC to go Off-Air for at Least Two Months due to Magnetic Shift

BBC to go Off-Air for at Least Two Months due to Magnetic Shift

The government have announced they have been informed by the BBC that they will have to go off-air for an anticipated period of at least two months beginning from early March this year following confirmation from NASA that the earth's magnetic poles...

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Funny story: BBC Response To Ageism Charges Goes Awry

BBC Response To Ageism Charges Goes Awry

Attempts by the BBC to prove it is not ageist or sexist when it chooses on-screen presenters is having some dubious results. The broadcaster is urgently putting older faces on screen after it lost the industrial tribunal brought by Miriam O'Reilly...

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