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BCG Daily Saturday 16th October 2010

Press clippings

Charlie Brooker: 10 of the best Screen Burn columns

Here are some of his most memorable TV columns from the past decade. Which are your favourites?

Tim Lusher, The Guardian, 16th October 2010

TV review: Reggie Perrin

This limp, traditional effort just seems so soft-boiled that for all the cheerfully chortling studio audience, the result is just the kind of depressing mundanity that drove Reggie over the edge in the first place.

Andrea Mullaney, The Scotsman, 16th October 2010

Videos

TV & radio

BBC Radio 5 Live 11am
60 min
Fighting Talk. Colin Murray. Copyright: World's End Productions

Fighting Talk

Series 8, Episode 9

Colin Murray's joined by Bob Mills, Gideon Coe, Darren Campbell and Tom Watt.

BBC Two 1:15pm
25 min
Shelfstackers. Image shows left to right: Dan (Sean Michael Verey), Dani (Georgia Henshaw)

Shelfstackers

Episode 6 - Training Day

Fitzy could finally have a chance to prove he isn't a total loser with the dawn of the legendary Grogylmpics, where Stackers will compete in events featuring: the shot pud, ten tin bowling, the ham throw and the nail-biting 100 metre trolley sprint.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 5:30pm
30 min
Walk On The Wild Side. Copyright: BBC

Walk On The Wild Side

Series 2, Episode 4

The queen of the Camelwealth rubs shoulders with her subjects, Monkey Mastermind makes its TV debut, and Alan the Marmot puts in an appearance.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 7pm
30 min
Harry Hill's TV Burp. Harry Hill. Copyright: Avalon Television

Harry Hill's TV Burp

Series 10, Episode 2

This week's episode featured Nigella's innuendos, a query over the shape of the cube from The Cube, another bush push on EastEnders and a discoloured doorbell on The X Factor.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 10pm
30 min
Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow

Series 2, Episode 5 - Bristol

Mighty Boosh star Noel Fielding headlines, with additional performances from Seann Walsh, Mike Gunn and Hal Cruttenden.

Radio 2 logo 10pm
60 min
Stephen K Amos

Live At The Hackney Empire

Stephen K Amos presents a stand-up comedy showcase on Radio 2 for Black History Month.

BBC Three 10:25pm
5 min
Special 1 TV. Copyright: Blue Elf Productions / Caboom Entertainment

Special 1 TV

Series 2, Episode 1

The Special 1 is back and is joined in studio by the boy Wayne and Sven to look behind the headlines of the Premier League.

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