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FRANK TO BECOME A DAD
28/01/2012 12:21:33
Frank Skinner announced on his radio show this morning that he is going to become a father for the first time at the age of 55.
He is expecting the child with long term partner Cath Mason. On the Absolute Radio show he stated, "I have something of an announcement to make...I'm going to be a Father." He went on to say, "I've already made certain pledges. It means I'll be up for the show a lot earlier and things like that and what I'm saying to the listeners is - get knitting."
He has not yet said when the baby is due. Click here for a full article from The Independent.
ROOM 101
22/01/2012 16:15:53
The new series of Room 101 with Frank as host continues up until 9th March every Friday night at 8:30PM on BBC1.
An extended version of each programme "Room 101 - Extra Storage" will be shown on Sunday nights on BBC1. Guests for each week are listed below - details are subject to change.
January 20: Danny Baker, Fern Britton, Robert Webb
January 27: Gregg Wallace, Gabby Logan, Sarah Millican
February 3: Chris Packham, Chris Tarrant, Alice Cooper
February 10: Ross Noble, Jamelia, Germaine Greer
February 17: Alistair McGowan, Hilary Devey, Josh Groban
February 24: Nick Hewer, Carol Vorderman, Rhod Gilbert
March 2: Larry Lamb, Lauren Laverne, David O'Doherty
March 9: John Prescott, Micky Flanagan, Rebecca Front
DON'T START - SECOND SERIES COMMISSIONED
20/10/2011 21:55:32
Frank's new radio sitcom "Don't Start" has already been commissioned for a second series before the first series has finished running.
In a statement, Skinner said: "I’m really excited about making a second series of Don't Start. It's the fastest re-commission I've ever been involved with. Turns out all those arguments I used to recall with horror can now be re-defined as research."
Frank Skinner's Saturday morning radio show will soon be broadcast on Absolute Radio's sister stations as well, but with different music.
The show will air an hour later on Absolute 80s, Absolute Radio 90s, Absolute Radio 00s and Absolute Classic Rock with each station replacing the original music selection with music more appropriate for each channel.
Frank Skinner has published a selection of his columns from The Times, plus some new material, in a new book.
'Dispatches from the Sofa—The Collected Wisdom of Frank Skinner' is now available in hardback from all good book sellers. A paperback version will follow next year.
You can also access a pre-fee archive of the Times columns by clicking here.
RADIO 5 LIVE INTERVIEW
16/09/2011 20:25:13
Frank Skinner joined Richard Bacon on Radio 5 Live yesterday to discuss his new book.
Click here to hear an excerpt from the show where Frank discusses his fomer alcohol addiction, or click here to listen to the full programme.
FRANK'S PODCAST TOPS DOWNLOAD LIST AGAIN
11/07/2011 18:46:03
Absolute Radio have revealed that Frank Skinner's Saturday morning show is now the most successful commercial radio podcast after achieving more than 5 million downloads in the first six months of the year.
This beats its previous record of 6.5 million downloads in 2010. Click here to read more at musicweek.com.
Skinner's radio show is broadcast between 8AM and 10AM every Saturday morning. Click here for more information and to download the latest podcast.
BADDIEL AND SKINNER WIN RADIO AWARD
07/07/2011 20:29:44
Frank Skinner and David Baddiel have won an award for their 2010 World Cup podcasts.
The award was for the 'Feature(s) Of The Year' category at the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards 2011. Click here for a full list of categories and winners.
At this year's Hay Festival, David Baddiel discussed his writing techniques and whether he would ever team up again with Frank Skinner.
Asked about any future plans to re-unite with Skinner he replied: "I’m not that bothered about performing that much anymore, I find performing stand-up to be so physiologically all-consuming, it doesn’t allow me to write and do other stuff at the same time...But I love Frank and I would love to work with him again."
Click here to read the full article at WalesOnline.co.uk.
FRANK SKINNER WINS AT SONY RADIO AWARDS
10/05/2011 19:31:41
'The Frank Skinner Show' has won a 2011 Sony Radio Award for 'Best Entertainment Programme'.
Frank beat rivals Tim Westwood and Ditchy & Salty to the prize who were also nominated in the same category.
Frank Skinner was also nominated for the 'Music Radio Personality of the Year' category, but lost out to guitar hero Ronnie Wood.
Frank Skinner, Al Murray and Jimmy Carr have been given a hair-erasing punishment by Denise Van Outen - as a Comic Relief forfeit.
The TV funnymen were left wincing as they were waxed by the West End star after they failed to win a tasty challenge for the charity.
The trio - along with Stephen Fry - launched their own flavours of Walkers Crisps, with only the best-selling comic escaping the beauty treatment.
Frank said: "I'd like to say it didn't hurt but it really did - a lot."
Click below to see highlights of the waxing.
FRONT ROW INTERVIEW
17/03/2011 21:18:05
Frank was interviewed on Radio 4's Front Row program today regarding his upcoming new series of Frank Skinner's Opinionated.
A snippet from the interview can be watched below. For the full programme, click here.
MIRANDA HART INTERVIEWS FRANK SKINNER
23/11/2010 18:48:14
A video from the BBC's Red Button is now available to view on the web.
In the video, comedienne Miranda Hart talks to Frank about writing sitcoms, including a mention as to what happened with the second series of his sitcom Shane. Click here to watch now.
WATCH BLUE HEAVEN FOR FREE ON YOUTUBE
03/12/2009 20:40:28
All six episodes of Frank Skinner's 1994 sitcom 'Blue Heaven' are now available to watch for free on the 4oD Comedy channel on YouTube.
More details about Blue Heaven can be found on the TV Shows page.
SEE FRANK IN JAM
29/11/2009 21:56:05
'JAM' is a short promotional film for the buyacredit.com project which is aiming to raise a movie's budget by selling its end credits to the general public.
Frank Skinner plays the judge of a local jam making competition in the film which also sees appearances from other celebrities including Annette Badland, Lynda Bellingham, Paul Daniels, Stephen Fry, Patricia Hodge, Debbie McGee, Gary Rhodes, and Phillip Schofield.
'Dispatches from the Sofa—The Collected Wisdom of Frank Skinner' is now available in hardback from all good book sellers. A paperback version will follow next year.