Talking of political sit-coms. Has THE NEW STATESMAN ever been shown in the US or anywhere other than GB? It is not very ingenious comedy-wise. Starring Rik Mayall as the conservative MP Alan B'Stard, however, its politics are admirably unbalanced - a major difference to the well-meaning satire of PRIME MINISTER which apparently went down very well with Mrs Thatcher. It is also unusual as it was shown on ITV (produced by Thames TV, I think). Dr. Eckart Voigts-Virchow Institut fuer Anglistik & Amerikanistik Justus-Liebig-Universitaet Giessen Otto-Behaghel-Str. 10 B D-35394 Giessen Phone +49 6 41 / 99 - 30030 or 30033 Fax +49 6 41 / 99 - 30039 e-mail: [log in to unmask] ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]