BCG Daily Wednesday 29th September 2010
Press clippings
Channel 4 orders two new comedy drama series
Naked Apes and Beaver Falls intended to build on success of Shameless, Skins and Misfits.
Maggie Brown, The Guardian, 29th September 2010TV review: Whites, Harry and Paul
The comedy's one thing, but this show needs to take the cooking to the next level, writes Tim Dowling.
Tim Dowling, The Guardian, 29th September 2010Last Night's TV - Whites, BBC2
One-liners that whet the appetite.
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent, 29th September 2010Whites: Odd, but not in a good way
TV review: Whites takes a look at the restaurant business, featuring Alan Davies - someone who's funnier as himself than he is as other people.
Keith Watson, Metro, 29th September 2010Mark Gatiss: 'Golden age' of TV has now passed
Sherlock creator Mark Gatiss has complained that British actors working in television are being underpaid, claiming a "golden age" has passed in terms of performers' earnings.
Matthew Hemley, The Stage, 29th September 2010Naked Russell Brand gets his banana out on Twitter
Russell Brand has gone to extreme lengths to publicise his new book after stripping naked and publishing a picture of himself with nothing more than his autobiography - and a banana - to hide his modesty.
Ann Lee, Metro, 29th September 2010Comedy of errors over Stan Laurel birthplace
An error over Stan Laurel's birthplace has led to red faces at a tourism organisation.
BBC News, 29th September 2010Whites Episode 1.1 review
It's amusing. I wouldn't say it gave me huge belly laughs, and the first proper joke from Roland (about God wanting us to eat animals because he made them out of meat) was a very old gag, but the strength of characterisation was good enough to compensate.
Dan Owen, Obsessed With Film, 29th September 2010Whites review
Having watched last night's opening episode of Whites, I'd put the BBC's latest offering firmly in the "slow-burner" category.
Jane Murphy, Orange TV, 29th September 2010Whites review
Whites is another not particularly funny sitcom for BBC Two but is ok in balance, and doesn't pander to swearing chef stereotypes.
Steven Cookson, Suite 101, 29th September 2010MTV buys Inbetweeners
The Inbetweeners will get a new lease of life when it is remade for the US audience, with an all-new cast.
The Sun, 29th September 2010James Corden expecting first child with girlfriend
Comic James Corden is expecting his first child with his girlfriend Julia Carey.
Daily Mail, 29th September 2010We Ask Rhod Gilbert About His New Show
As a regular on panel shows Mock The Week, 8 out of 10 Cats, and Never Mind the Buzzcocks Rhod Gilbert has proved to us--and more importantly, broadcasters--that he's more than capable of keeping us entertained. He's proved such a hit that BBC One have granted him his own show--Ask Rhod Gilbert, a question-led panel show that launched last Monday. We took the title of the show literally and caught up with the comedian so he could tell us more...
Heather Hughes, TV.com, 29th September 2010Trinny and Susannah: From Boom to Bust review
A thick cloud of self-satisfaction hung over the whole venture, kept aloft by appearances from celebrity chums such as David Furnish and Lulu.
John Preston, The Telegraph, 29th September 2010Jocelyn Jee Esien introduces One Non-Blonde
After weeks of creating three new characters, five weeks of filming in New Zealand and weeks of editing, my show is finally on air.
Jocelyn Jee Esien, BBC Comedy, 29th September 2010Videos
TV
TV & radio
11:30am30 min
Mum's On The Run
Episode 6Jen has at last secured a semi-date with Mr Rigby but then realises that it's bonfire night and she's promised the kids fireworks in the garden.
3:30pm15 min
The Greengrocer's Apostrophe
Episode 2A short story about a novel way a woman finds to occupy her time after her high-flying career stalls. Armed only with a balaclava and a pot of paint, she starts to vent her anger on sloppy punctuation.
5:15pm30 min
Scoop
Series 2, Episode 2 - Curses Foiled AgainDigby and Hacker are sent to report on a cursed Egyptian statue, but it goes missing.
10pm45 min
Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club
Series 1, Episode 2With Stephen Mangan, Jon Richardson and Charlie Baker.
10:45pm30 min
Sports Mash - Taking The Mic
Episode 1New comedy sketch show in which the commentary of classic sports footage is re-voiced by Alistair McGowan, Dave Lamb and Lucy Montgomery.
11pm15 min
Ida Barr - Artificial Hip Hop
Episode 1 - ResponsibilityCharacter comedy written by and starring Christopher Green as Ida Barr, a music hall singer who has embraced hip hop and rap, reflecting the cultural diversity of London's East End where she has been living in retirement for several decades.
11:15pm15 min
A Series Of Psychotic Episodes
Series 2, Episode 1Miriam Elia's sketch now moves to BBC Radio 4. In this edition Moses receives his first Commandments, and Captain Empathy tries to avert disaster.
11:55pm30 min
One Non Blonde: Down Under
Episode 2Didio goes to a school in Dunedin and meets a primary school head teacher who tries to enlighten her on the New Zealand educational system. Titchy meets New Zealand's number one hip hop artist Savage and records a music video for his/her track Maori Paradise. Pammy learns the Kappa Haka, the traditional Maori war dance.