BCG Daily Monday 15th February 2010
Press clippings
Production firm behind Hitchhiker's Guide bought by UBC
Above The Title purchased for an initial £85,000 sum in cash but total could rise to £1m depending on operating profit.
John Plunkett, The Guardian, 15th February 2010Web satires trigger Tory ads rethink
Online spoofs featuring defaced poster cast doubt on shape of future campaigns.
Andy McSmith and Nigel Morris, The Independent, 15th February 2010The joker in Lee Mack
When the BBC scrapped his sitcom Not Going Out, the comedian resolved to get out more by going on tour. Then the Beeb changed its mind.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 15th February 2010Radio Times review of Limmy's Show
Holding up a mirror to our childish, base urges - and doing it in a fierce Glasgow accent - make Limond a bit much for the regular Beeb, even if there's well-constructed comedy and gentle humanity underneath all the bile and paranoia. So Limmy's Show is BBC2 Scotland only, but you can catch the whole series on iPlayer.
Jack Seale, Radio Times, 15th February 2010Videos
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11:30am30 min
Ed Reardon's Week
Series 6, Episode 6 - Elgar WritesWhile Ed is busily teaching grammar to some clumsy, apostrophe-ridden phishers, Elgar finds fame when he becomes an internet hit with his blog.
6:30pm30 min
Just A Minute
Series 56, Episode 7Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game. With Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Gyles Brandreth and Pam Ayres.
10pm30 min
Limmy's Show!
Series 1, Episode 6Viewers will experience a first for television comedy in this episode, as Limmy pushes interaction to the limit by conducting a comedy test which allows him to tailor the levels of humour in the show to suit viewers' tastes.