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BCG Daily Wednesday 20th October 2010

Press clippings

Video: Sean Lock DVD clip

Sean Lock on memory and girlfriend trouble in his 2008 stand up routine.

The Telegraph, 20th October 2010

Sean Lock: on touring

The comedian on tummy bugs and soft porn on tour.

Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 20th October 2010

Beware the Psychoville Halloween Special

My fingers are trembling as I type this. It might be the excitement. It might be the fear. It might be due to that outrageously stewed cup of tea I just drank. Most likely, it's a combination of all three.

Because I have seen the Psychoville Halloween Special and it's coming very soon - Halloween night, in fact.

David Thair, BBC Comedy, 20th October 2010

Harry Hill's single is blood-curdlingly bad

Harry Hill's TV Burp is a brilliant programme. But with this blood-curdlingly bad single the comedian risks losing his mainstream fans.

Bruce Dessau, The Guardian, 20th October 2010

Filming Diary Part 3

Scene complete. It's about 3 minutes of screen time. Only took 5 days to do!

Dan Clark, BBC, 20th October 2010

Whites review

What I like about Whites is that I believe it. It feels like a real kitchen and that the characters really are who they say they are - even though they are all very familiar faces.

James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 20th October 2010

Videos

TV & radio

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 8am
25 min
Me & My Monsters. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Me & My Monsters

Series 1, Episode 3 - Monster In A Box

Haggis is depressed and no one knows why. A therapist says he needs a father figure so Nick reluctantly steps into the role. But when Nick starts to enjoy his time with his new monster son, Eddie and the other monsters start to get jealous.

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

Scoop

Series 2, Episode 5 - Digby & The Viking

Digby thinks he has found a hoard of ancient treasure when he unearths a criminal's loot.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 5:45pm
25 min
Bear Behaving Badly. Barney (Barney Harwood)

Bear Behaving Badly

Series 4, Episode 3 - School's In

Aunt Barbara sets up a classroom in Barney's flat and everyone must attend.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Episode 1 - An Audience With Ed Reardon

Ed Reardon presents his audience with selections from his favourite prose and poetry; all, of course, written by himself. Recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe.

ITV4 logo. Credit: ITV 10pm
45 min
Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club. Richard Bacon. Copyright: TalkbackThames

Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club

Series 1, Episode 5

Joining Richard for a can and a slice today are comedians Rufus Hound, Seann Walsh and Charlie Baker and today's topics include the worst accident you have ever had, and the worst gig you have ever done.

ITV4 logo. Credit: ITV 10:45pm
30 min
Image shows from L to R: Alistair McGowan, Dave Lamb

Sports Mash - Taking The Mic

Episode 4

Alistair McGowan, Dave Lamb and Lucy Montgomery trawl through the ITV World of Sport archive from the 1970s and 80s.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Ida Barr - Artificial Hip Hop. Ida Barr (Christopher Green). Copyright: BBC

Ida Barr - Artificial Hip Hop

Episode 4 - Transparency

Music hall singer Ida Barr investigates the theme of 'transparency' blending together music-hall and hip-hop.

Radio 4 11:15pm
15 min
A Series Of Psychotic Episodes. Copyright: BBC

A Series Of Psychotic Episodes

Series 2, Episode 4

We learn about the death of Mosquit, the only mosquito pop star and Darwinian families launch a new toy range.

BBC Three 12:50am
30 min
One Non Blonde: Down Under. Pammi Du Vois (Jocelyn Jee Esien). Copyright: Brown Eyed Boy

One Non Blonde: Down Under

Episode 5

Didio meets an award-winning bull breeder, while Titchy raps with Rastafarian MCs the Soldiers of Sound and records a video for his/her track Save the Whale. Pammy carries on with her interviews and all three stars meet the same whitebait fishermen.

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