TV tonight: Joe Lycett broadcasts live from an East End pub
Joe Lycett is opening the Lycett Arms, an East End pub, in a Channel 4 programme intended to celebrate and save pubs. The hour-long live broadcast is scheduled for 10pm and will feature celebrity managers and guests alongside regular punters. The programme follows Lycett’s reported failure to complete the exam required for an alcohol licence.
Joe Lycett is opening the Lycett Arms, described as a new East End boozer, in a Channel 4 programme scheduled for 10pm.
The hour-long broadcast will air live every Friday and feature celebrity managers and guests, as well as familiar punters.
The programme is presented as an effort to celebrate and save pubs. Lycett reportedly failed to complete the exam needed to obtain an alcohol licence and asked for help on Instagram.
The Rainmaker, featuring a courtroom showdown, is also listed among the evening’s television programmes.
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What happens if the licensing requirements are not completed?
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