BCG Daily Monday 18th January 2010
Press clippings
Baddiel courts controversy with film about 'Muslim Jew'
Comedian says his cinema debut will tackle material until now regarded as off-limits.
Arifa Akbar, The Independent, 18th January 2010Ricky Gervais gets mixed response at Golden Globes
Ricky Gervais has received a mixed response after fronting the 67th Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles.
BBC News, 18th January 2010Explosion In A Clown Factory
So, the sketch deadline for Newsjack show 3 has passed. Did you send anything in? Slow news week, isn't it? And where it's not slow, it's grim.
Dan Tetsell, BBC Writersroom, 18th January 2010The People's Manifesto - Mark Thomas interview
After Coca-Cola and the International Arms Trade, Mark Thomas delivers his solutions to the current state of British politics, with a little help from the British people.
Kenny McKay, The List, 18th January 2010Censor Del Boy for being racist? Don't be a plonker
It's no good trying to make the past conform to the mores of the present, says Michael Deacon.
Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 18th January 2010Paul Whitehouse on new comedy show 'Bellamy's People'
Comedians Paul Whitehouse and Rhys Thomas discuss their new fake reality TV show, Bellamy's People.
They explain how they adapted it from its original version on Radio 4, a spoof phone-in show called Down The Line.
BBC News, 18th January 2010QI: quite interesting facts about words
A quietly intriguing column from the brains behind QI, the BBC quiz show. This week: QI has a word.
Molly Oldfield & John Mitchinson, The Telegraph, 18th January 2010Videos
TV
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TV & radio
11:30am30 min
Ed Reardon's Week
Series 6, Episode 2 - Charity Begins Next DoorEd has a new member in his writing class, and unlike Stan, Olive and Pearl, Clive is actually impressed by Ed's writing portfolio. Thus it is that Ed finds he has a protege who not only wants to emulate his life, but more fortuitously will help him to write a rather dull speech on water shortages in Africa for the agency's charity auction.
6:30pm30 min
Just A Minute
Series 56, Episode 3Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game, recorded at Derby University. The panellists are Josie Lawrence, Justin Moorhouse, Tony Hawks and Dave Gorman. Subjects include how to spot a mature student and three ways to pay back your student loan.
10pm30 min
Limmy's Show!
Series 1, Episode 2Hard-bitten ex-junkie Jacqueline McCafferty excels in a job interview, until a misunderstanding throws everything up in the air.