It has dated a little -- mainly because of the anti-Thatcher sentiments peppered throughout -- but it is still funny stuff. Rik Mayall steals the show as the saddest of the gang of students sharing a derelict house in London. The second series -- with the lads' trip to the University Challenge studios a particular highlight -- is more accomplished, but there are some great moments here too. The six episodes include: Demolition -- Fascist oiks at the town hall want to demolish the house; Oil -- Rik, Vyv(Adrian Edmondson), hippy Neil (Nigel Planer) and Mike (Christopher Ryan) move into their new house; Boring -- the lads are so fed up that Neil is driven to dig himself a grave and Vyv chops his finger off; Bomb -- a potentially explosive situation erupts when a bomb falls on the house; Interesting -- the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, a giant sandwich and a singing tomato turn up; and Flood -- while London floods, Rik tries to lighen proceedings with a game of hide-and-seek. Meanwhile, landlord Alexei Sayle turns into an axe-wielding maniac. IS

WHO: Chris Moyles. He might have a great face for radio, but DJ Chris Moyles is soon to transfer his talents to TV. The Radio 1 DJ, whose down-to-earth humour and general rudeness have proved quite popular with listeners, will be appearing on Channel 5 at the end of September in a new show broadcast from a London bar. And it can't hinder his chances of success that erstwhile DJ Chris Evans is the executive producer of the show, suggesting that Moyles might follow in the Ginger one's footsteps. NM

TV: Channel 5. Despite its reputation as a low-brow channel with a penchant for screening soft porn, the grands fromages behind the future of Channel 5 have big plans. If you can get past the fact that every advert seems to be be for consolidated loans or stair-lifts, there are a few nuggets of TV gold on Channel 5 already, such as CSI and Law and Order. Now the producer of This Life and Cops, Tony Garnett, has been signed up to create a new cop show for the channel, which is soon to re-launch itself as simply "Five". We can only pray that the re-brand involves sacking the entire cast of Family Affairs. NM

And... what's niz?

Festival Yobs. Festivals have always been a great opportunity for people to get together to appreciate live music and a sense of community. Yet, in recent months, it seems that they have taken on the personality of particularly aggressive football matches. Leeds festival had a hard enough time getting the go-ahead in the first place, so the fact that 500 "music fans" went on the rampage, setting fire to an entire toilet block and attacking police, is mind-boggling. Call me a dewy-eyed idealist, but Woodstock it ain't.