BCG Daily Wednesday 17th September 2014

Press clippings

Comedians come out to launch Liverpool Comedy Festival

Liverpool Comedy Festival held its official launch event yesterday at one of the festival's hosting venues.

Kirsty McHale, Liverpool Echo, 17th September 2014

Radio Times review

I cannot offer an insight into the content of this returning series because it is recorded just two days before broadcast, but I have no qualms in recommending it to anyone who enjoys a fearless deconstruction of what lies behind social mores and accepted views on politics. Jeremy Hardy has yet to have his fighting spirit dampened.

Jane Anderson, Radio Times, 17th September 2014

James Acaster: Kettering confidential

Does James Acaster really come from Kettering? It seems too good to be true.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th September 2014

Metal detectors object to Detectorists

Metal detectors have accused the BBC of portraying them as "anoraks" in a new sitcom that shines a light on those enthusiasts whose lives are dedicated to uncovering a treasure hoard.

Adam Sherwin, The Independent, 17th September 2014

Review: Lee Mack - Hit the Road Mack

Pacing the stage like a caged animal, it wasn't hard to see why he's among the best comedians working in the UK today. Lee Mack does a great job of creating comedy waves, and then surfing the crest.

Roger Crow, The Huffington Post, 17th September 2014

Inbetweeners producer Chris Young on voting 'Yes'

Young says a 'Yes' vote in referendum will create thriving film and TV industry for Scotland.

Paul English, Daily Record, 17th September 2014

Videos

Podcasts

TV & radio

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC
7:30am
10 min
The Joke Machine. Joke Master (Jarred Christmas). Copyright: Liberty Bell

The Joke Machine

Episode 43

This episode's jokers are Westborough versus Roscoe.

Radio 4
11:30am
30 min
Wordaholics. Gyles Brandreth. Copyright: BBC

Wordaholics

Series 3, Episode 3

Today's panellists are Irish comedian Ed Byrne, Tasmanian stand-up and art expert Hannah Gadsby, punmaster general Milton Jones and classics boffin Natalie Haynes.

Radio 4
6:30pm
30 min
Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation. Jeremy Hardy. Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation

Series 10, Episode 1 - How To Eat Food

Stand by your radios! Jeremy Hardy returns to the airwaves, bringing his entrenched ideas along to an otherwise free and frank series of debates. To help explain one of our most basic acts as humans, Jeremy picks up the topic of food with the chopsticks of enquiry and then drops it on his trousers of former cleanliness.

Celebrity Squares. Warwick Davis. Copyright: September Films / GroupM Entertainment

Celebrity Squares

Series 1, Episode 2

Featuring the hilarious Dame Edna Everage, Emmerdale star Lucy Pargeter, comedian Patrick Monahan, Britain's Got Talent's Ashleigh and Pudsey, comedian Rufus Hound, Loose Women's Carol Vorderman and comedian Roisin Conaty.

Radio 4
11pm
15 min
Jigsaw. Image shows from L to R: Tom Craine, Nat Luurtsema, Dan Antopolski. Copyright: Avalon Television

Jigsaw

Series 2, Episode 4

Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema combine their talents to piece together a rapid-fire and surreal sketch show.

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