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BCG Daily Wednesday 22nd September 2010

Press clippings

Review Stephen Fry Live

What the show needed was an infusion of punchlines. Only at the end did he unleash two worth the name, and they were both Tommy Cooper's.

Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 22nd September 2010

Prince Charles 'saw Richard Bacon laugh at funeral'

Richard Bacon has revealed that Prince Charles caught him laughing during the Queen Mother's funeral.

Christian Tobin, Digital Spy, 22nd September 2010

Keith Lemon to become This Morning agony uncle

This Morning has appointed an unlikely new agony uncle - Celebrity Juice star Keith Lemon.

The Sun, 22nd September 2010

Interview: Danny Bhoy

"There comes a point where you think 'how big do I really want to be?'" Spoonfed talks to one of the most well-travelled and hard-working comics in the business, Danny Bhoy.

Emma McAlpine, Spoonfed, 22nd September 2010

Davies doesn't like TV swearing

Alan Davies has urged foul-mouthed TV chefs to stop swearing.

Press Association, 22nd September 2010

Five number ones for Fry

Penguin is claiming a publishing first with Stephen Fry reaching number one across five formats.

Charlotte Williams, The Bookseller, 22nd September 2010

Round Ireland with a Fridge review

Fearful that the book, which was subtle and slow moving, would not translate to the screen, Hawks has taken a depressingly conventional route to adapting it, with two eyes focussed on a wide audience.

Robert Beames, Obsessed With Film, 22nd September 2010

TV & radio

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Mum's On The Run. Jen (Ronni Ancona). Copyright: BBC

Mum's On The Run

Episode 5

Comedy by Alexis Zegerman about the hectic life of a single mother.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 5:15pm
25 min
Scoop. Digby Digworth (Shaun Williamson). Copyright: BBC

Scoop

Series 2, Episode 1 - Trying My Patients

The chances of a scoop seem unlikely when Digby ends up in hospital with a broken arm.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 7:30pm
30 min
The Unforgettable.... Copyright: North One Television / Watchmaker Productions

The Unforgettable...

Series 4, Episode 4 - Terry Scott

A stalwart of British farce on stage and screen, Terry Scott starred in some of the most memorable Carry On films as well as long-running BBC sitcom Terry & June.

ITV4 logo. Credit: ITV 10pm
45 min
Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Continuity. Announcer (Alistair McGowan). Copyright: Unique Productions

Continuity

Episode 6

The comedy set in a radio announcer's booth continues.

Radio 4 11:15pm
15 min
What To Do If You're Not Like Everybody Else. Andrew Lawrence. Copyright: BBC

What To Do If You're Not Like Everybody Else

Series 1, Episode 4

Andrew addresses the expectation upon us all that we should settle down, get married and have children and the general burdens of family life.

BBC Three 11:30pm
30 min
One Non Blonde: Down Under. Pammi Du Vois (Jocelyn Jee Esien). Copyright: Brown Eyed Boy

One Non Blonde: Down Under

Episode 1

Didio travels to the Rifton Agricultural Fete and the Nation Kiwi Bird Centre on a fact-finding mission. Titchy does a radio interview in Nelson, and Pammy takes her show to the Wellington Cup races.

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