BCG Daily Monday 25th January 2010
News
Press clippings
Only Fools and Horses: a 'triffic' hit in Serbia
Unlikely as it may seem, Del Boy and the rest of the Trotters have achieved cult status in Serbia.
Neil Clark, The Guardian, 25th January 2010Last Night's Television: Rock & Chips
Del Boy Trotter as a teen? Except they've only bleeding well forgot the jokes, Rodders!
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 25th January 2010Rock & Chips, BBC One, review
Benji Wilson wasn't very impressed by BBC One's new Only Fools and Horses prequel, Rock & Chips.
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 25th January 2010Comedy Podcasts: A smile costs nothing
An article about comedy podcasts which includes interviews with Andrew Collins, Richard Herring, Robert Llewellyn and Andy Zaltzman.
Si Hawkins, The Emirates National, 25th January 2010Four Lions: a mixed dish that fails to satisfy
The Brass Eye creator's feature debut is by turns Ealing comedy, tragedy, thriller, buddy movie and satire.
Jeremy Kay, The Guardian, 25th January 2010First Night: Four Lions, Sundance Film Festival
Morris explodes myths of terrorism.
Kaleem Aftab, The Independent, 25th January 2010TV ratings: Rock & Chips serves up more than 7m
BBC1's Only Fools and Horses prequel beats ITV1 drama Wild At Heart.
Stephen Brook, The Guardian, 25th January 2010Chris Morris's terrorist comedy premieres at Sundance
A British comedy about a group of aspiring suicide bombers has premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
BBC News, 25th January 2010We Need Answers - Live on Twellyvision
We are launching the first ever (possibly) twellyvision experience. For, as the ninth episode of our glorious quiz airs on Tuesday night (at 10pm on BBC Four), we (myself, Mark Watson and Tim Key) shall both be watching and tweeting for your entertainment.
Alex Horne, BBC Comedy, 25th January 2010Rock and Chips gives OFAH some heart back
As much as I braced myself to hate Rock & Chips, I couldn't. You see, what actually unfurled was a show that wasn't particularly funny at all and was all the better for it.
TV Throng, 25th January 2010Rock and Chips Review
Where Rock & Chips fails is with the humour. Considering this is spin-off of one of the most popular and funniest situation comedies in British television history, laughs were really thin on the ground.
Blake Connolly, Transmission Blog, 25th January 2010Trotter spin off was one Del of a bad idea
Rock & Chips (a horrible title) wasn't as bad as "Son of Minder" but not even its biggest fan could say it was necessary. It was (occasionally) amusing rather than funny, dry rather than dramatic and never looked like living up to its origins. At 90 minutes, it was simultaneously both far too ambitious and cosy.
Jim Shelley, The Mirror, 25th January 2010Interview: 'La La Land' star Marc Wootton
In the tradition of such character comics as Sacha Baron Cohen who has made a career out of playing Borat or Ali G, English comedian Marc Wootton brings three of his very unique characters to Los Angeles and films the interactions between the characters and the unknowing public with often hilarious results.
Jim Halterman, The Futon Critic, 25th January 2010TV & radio
11:30am30 min
Ed Reardon's Week
Series 6, Episode 3 - The CruiseEd, surprisingly, has had a brilliant idea for a book and, even more surprisingly, Ping agrees. So when an opportunity arises to go on a cruise with Jaz and the band, Ed takes up the offer in order to find creative reinvigoration at sea.
6:30pm30 min
Just A Minute
Series 56, Episode 4Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game. The panellists are David Mitchell, Paul Merton, Julian Clary and Gyles Brandreth.
10pm30 min
Limmy's Show!
Series 1, Episode 3Falconhoof, the adventure phone-in host, has to deal with a particularly angry caller following an incident with some winged sandals.