BCG Daily Friday 26th February 2010
Press clippings
Bridget Jones: the TV show?
NBC and Working Title plan TV adaptations of UK company's library, which includes Bridget Jones movies and Billy Elliot.
Maggie Brown, The Guardian, 26th February 2010Bellamy's Babes: Blessed Bellamy
Ey oop ducks,
Well I tuned in to Bellamy's People last night and there we were again! The babes! We set up a stall at the Festival of Soul, Spirit, Mind, Body and Enlightenment in Kidderminster where they let all sorts of weirdos waffle on about God. Trish and me had never been to Kidderminster before and we were dead impressed. It's big on carpets is the town and Trish and me spent many a happy hour looking at all the rugs in the windows. Who knew you could get that many types? Bernard and me have got the loveliest shag (tee hee!) avocado carpet in our bathroom. It soaks everything up.
QI: quite interesting facts about skiing
A quietly intriguing column from the brains behind QI, the BBC quiz show. This week: QI goes skiing.
Molly Oldfield and John Mitchinson, The Telegraph, 26th February 2010Tim Vine interview
"It takes me about six to eight months to put a routine together, and then when on tour I move little bits around if I think it would work better," he says.
Graham Moody, Epsom Guardian, 26th February 2010Dave Gorman: accidental comedian
The Staffordshire funnyman and Genius presenter became a stand-up comedian by accident.
Dave Head-Lyne, UKTV, 26th February 2010Review: Above Their Station
Does anybody still think jokes about colostomy bags and "jumbo sausages" are funny? Tragically, this is what passes for BBC comedy in 2010.
Arlene Kelly, Suite 101, 26th February 2010TV & radio
11:30am30 min
People In Cars
Episode 1 - Get AwayGilly's 14-year-old son Ben complains that nothing exciting ever happens to them - until a gangster on the run jumps into their car.
6:30pm30 min
The News Quiz
Series 70, Episode 8The panellists joining chairman Sandi Toksvig for the final episode of the series are Susan Calman, Jeremy Hardy, Andy Hamilton and Victoria Mather.
10pm30 min
The Bubble
Episode 2 - Jon Richardson, Germaine Greer, Ed ByrneAfter spending four days isolated from the media, Germaine Greer, Ed Byrne and Jon Richardson must determine which news stories are real and which are fakes.
10pm55 min
Chris Moyles Quiz Night
Series 2, Episode 1The first contestants to join Chris are David Walliams, Peter Andre and Christine Bleakley. Each will be playing for their fans in the audience, winning them a share of some cold hard cash...
10:35pm60 min
Friday Night With Jonathan Ross
Series 18, Episode 7 - Johnny Depp, Tim Burton, Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, SadeJonathan guests are: Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp; Hollywood director Tim Burton; chatting, and with an exclusive performance of Love Never Dies, maestro Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber; and, in her first TV appearance in ten years, Sade.