Be sure to tune into Channel 4's Grand Designs Live tomorrow night, as Bill will be popping in for a chat. Tomorrow's show is the first of a week-long run which sees Kevin McCloud attempting to build a green home in six days, and starts at 8.05pm.

Later in the week, Bill will be exploring the myths around one of the grandest, and most mysterious designs of all, when he visits his spiritual (and some might claim actual) home, Stonehenge, in the first episode of new series My Favourite Place which goes out on The History Channel at 8pm on Thursday. Click here to read Bill's interview on the show in the Times.

This Friday Bill will be returning to Have I Got News For You for his second stint in the coveted role of guest host. Bill is a long running, critically acclaimed, satirical comedian who should bring an air of respectability to the bewildered, babbling, bearded news quiz. Or something like that. It's on BBC1 at 9pm, and as usual there is an extended version on BBC2 at 9pm on Saturday.

And in case you didn't know, 2008 is in fact the Year of Reading, and Bill has appeared in an advert for a government campaign to promote more reading. I could tell you more, but you don't want to read about it in a load of boring old words do you? Just watch the video, which has pictures and noises and stuff. You can see the advert here, and a making of which also features Bill here.

Don't forget to check out Bill's 'My Favourite Place' on The History Channel tonight.

Many of you have been asking what has happened to Bill's planned tour of Australia and New Zealand.

The wait is nearly over!!!

We're currently finalising plans for the tour which will take place later this year (a little later than planned!). A further announcement with the full list of tour dates and information on booking tickets will be circulated this week to all newsletter subscribers. A link to sign-up to our newsletter is at the bottom of this page.

Bill Bailey is to appear at the Eden Project's first ever Comedy Session on 11th July 2008. It will be an eclectic mix of music invention and surreal imagination featuring material from the recent sell out arena tour Tinselworm.

"I'm delighted to be playing the inaugural Comedy Session at the Eden Project. I hope this is the first of many. Let there be jokes among the Biomes!" - Bill Bailey

This is the first time a comic act has been on the bill at the Eden Sessions which are now in their seventh year, with their gigs now established as some of the country's most spectacular.

"We've been trying to get Bill Bailey to kick off our comedy Sessions for the past five years. It's a dream come true and will be well worth the wait when this great, family-friendly show comes to Eden." - Jane Montague, Eden's Head of Large Scale Events.

Tickets for Bill Bailey Live at Eden cost £25 plus booking fee and include free entrance to the project.

Tickets do not go on sale until 6pm on Wednesday May 14 2008 but we've been able to secure 2,000 pre-sale tickets exclusively for Bill's fans.

To book your tickets NOW, go to:

https://www.edenbookings.com/events/billbaileyfanclub/

The pre-sale will end as soon as the 2,000 tickets are sold.

General Sale

Should you miss out on the pre-sale tickets, you will have another chance on Wednesday (from 6pm) to get your tickets when they go on sale to the general public. You will then be able to call the Eden box office on 01726 811972 or visit www.edenbookings.com to get your tickets.

As promised, we're very pleased to announce the details of Bill's forthcoming tour to Australia and New Zealand.

MESSAGE FROM BILL

Hello to all of you in the Greate Southerne Landes! It has been awhiles, but I am looking forward to this OZ:NZ tour very much. I have missed the pleasing pond sludge of spirulina on a crisp Auckland morning, the crystal light of a Sydney sunrise over a latte, a stroll along the Yarra on a balmy evening, the blue skies over the bay at Wellington, a spiro at 2am wandering down Collins, a snuffling echidna transfixed by the headlights of a hire car, a flattened possum on the way to Piha Beach...a Perth hangover..

All these delights and more await, so I'll see you soon.

Bill

TOUR DATES

Bill will be performing at 9 venues in total and the dates are as follows (in case you can't see them on the poster above!):

New Zealand

Sunday 31 August - Auckland - ASB Theatre

Wednesday 3 September - Christchurch - Christchurch Town Hall

Thursday 4 September - Wellington - St James Theatre

Australia

Monday 8 September - Perth - Burswood Theatre

Thursday 11 September - Adelaide - Thebarton Theatre

Saturday 13 September - Canberra - Royal Theatre

Monday 15 September - Sydney - State Theatre

Monday 22 September - Brisbane - QPAC, Concert Hall

Saturday 27 September - Melbourne - Arts Centre, Hamer Hall

TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets for all shows will go on General Sale on Monday 26th May 2008 at 9am (local time to each city).

EXCLUSIVE PRESALE FOR NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS

We will be distributing exclusive pre-sale links and passwords to Bill Bailey newsletter subscribers only next week to enable you to purchase tickets ahead of the general sale. This will be an excellent opportunity to buy great tickets at each venue before the general public.

Each venue will have it's own link and password and you will be able to purchase tickets from 9am (local time to each city) on Wednesday 21st May.

The announcement will be sent out next Tuesday when the pre-sale details will have been finalised, so if you're not subscribed to Bill's newsletter, put your email address in the box at the bottom of this page and click the 'Subscribe' button.

Remember, this information will NOT be posted anywhere else!

Due to the high demand for tickets at Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, an extra date has now been added at each venue.

Bill will now appear at Sydney's State Theatre on Tuesday 16th September, at The Arts Centre at Hamer Hall in Melbourne on Sunday 28th September and at Brisbane's QPAC Concert Hall on Tuesday 23rd September. Tickets for all 3 shows are on sale now.

Links to the relevant pages on the external ticket agency sites can be found on our Tour page.

More dates have now been added to the forthcoming Tinselworm tour in Australia and New Zealand.

Bill will now be appearing for a second night in Perth on 9th September 2008 and in Wellington on 5th September 2008. Tickets are on sale now.

As usual, more information and links to the relevant ticket agencies can be found on our tour page.