BCG Daily Wednesday 13th January 2010
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Victoria Wood moves behind camera after BBC snub
Irked that the BBC relegated her promised Christmas Day special to Christmas Eve, Victoria Wood says she plans to give up performing.
Tim Walker, edited by Richard Eden, The Guardian, 13th January 2010Harry Hill negotiating £3m move to Sky
TV Burp host Harry Hill locked in discussions about taking hit show from ITV to BSkyB, with contract due to finish in April.
Mark Sweney, The Guardian, 13th January 2010BBC boss in foul-mouthed email slur on Ronnie Corbett
The BBC apologised to Ronnie Corbett last night after a senior executive used a grossly offensive swear word about the 79-year-old comedian.
Paul Revoir, Daily Mail, 13th January 2010Beware The Garden
In a blog-exclusive video, Ian 'flowers' Knowles talks through the complicated system of levels you have to pass through to reach the highest point understanding in his cult.
Gary Bellamy (Rhys Thomas), BBC Comedy, 13th January 2010The Persuasionists - Billy's Cockey Cheese ideas
The Persuasionists begins tonight on BBC Two. It's a comedy about the staff of a marketing agency called HHH&H and it is written by Jonathan Thake - a man with a good idea about life in this world, as it was he who came up with a certain controversial Pot Noodle advert back in 2002.
David Thair, BBC Comedy, 13th January 2010Script Smart of Smart Scripts?
I think taking the time to get your formatting right for radio will actually help the writing shine all the brighter.
Dan Tetsell, BBC Writersroom, 13th January 2010Dervla Kirwan on Material Girl
Dervla Kirwan, the star of new BBC drama Material Girl talks about why getting older is no bar to success.
Serena Davies, The Telegraph, 13th January 2010Critic Brian Logan on being singled out by comedians
"Horror of horrors - I've been spotted!"
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 13th January 2010The Persuasionists Review: Unpersuasive
Episode 1 sees the adcentrics trying to sell a brown smelly 'cockney cheese' for disillusioned client Jim (Lee Ross), who is so cockney it hurts (though just enough for Emma). Cue hilarious chaos. Something definitely smells off to me. Though sadly, it's not only the storyline that stinks.
Emma Rink, On The Box, 13th January 2010Videos
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Episode 1 - Cockney CheeseBilly's come to a creative block on the slogan for a new brown 'Cockney Cheese', leaving Greg with just one to attempt to sell to the intimidating client, Cockney Jim.