BCG Daily Monday 1st February 2010
Press clippings
Jonathan Ross may return to his first channel
Channel 4 has been in talks with Jonathan Ross with a view to the presenter returning to the station where he began his broadcasting career after his contract with the BBC ends in July.
Ian Burrell, The Independent, 1st February 2010Newswipe becomes YouTube's top rated video
Charlie Brooker - the British writer, satirist and grumpy television reviewer whose regular skewering TV's more inane moments has made him a cult figure in the UK - has now gone global, after a two-minute clip from his show Newswipe became the top rated clip of all time on YouTube less than a week after it was posted.
Tom Phillips, Metro, 1st February 2010Ricky Gervais interview
As The Invention Of Lying arrives on DVD, Ricky Gervais talks about the film, Cemetery Junction, the Golden Globes and more...
Simon Brew, Den Of Geek, 1st February 2010Safety first at the Loaded Laftas
While British comedy is edgier than ever, Loaded readers prefer their laughter reassuringly middle-of-the-road.
Hazel Davis, The Guardian, 1st February 2010Chris Morris and the Roar of "Four Lions"
Perhaps one of the most unusual sights of the Sundance Film Festival was seeing British comedy legend Chris Morris walking around and doing Q&As after screenings of his "jihadi comedy" "Four Lions." Infamous in Britain for his shows "The Day Today" (which helped launch the career of Steve Coogan) and "Brass Eye," Morris is generally regarded as something of a recluse, and rarely gives interviews.
Bilge Ebiri, IFC, 1st February 2010Podcasts
TV & radio
10:45am15 min
How Does That Make You Feel?
Series 1, Episode 1 - RichardRichard Fallon MP, once the darling of the media, now can't get an invitation onto Question Time. And he thinks he knows who's to blame.
11:30am30 min
Ed Reardon's Week
Series 6, Episode 4 - Cheese CricketDespite his assumption that somewhere in the vaults of the National Health Service can be found statistics for injuries sustained in the kitchen as a result of the dash to turn the wireless off at 6.30, Ed finds himself a surprise hit when he takes part in a new Radio 4 'topical quiz with a tasty twist'.
6:30pm30 min
Just A Minute
Series 56, Episode 5Paul Merton and Charles Collingwood explain how to remember people's names, and Josie Lawrence and Chris Neill talk about puppy love.
9pm60 min
FHM's Stand-Up Hero
Episode 1Ed Byrne follows the very first FHM Stand-Up Hero competition which set out to find Britain's best undiscovered stand-up comedian.
10pm30 min
Limmy's Show!
Series 1, Episode 4Wifi cafes are on the radar this week along with Dina Carroll's performance on Top of the Pops.