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BCG Daily Tuesday 26th October 2010

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Mrs Stephen Fry - a lady like no other!

Sometimes Twitter exposes a rare gem; a person we wouldn't have met under any other circumstances. This is certainly the case for Mrs Stephen Fry. Mrs Fry (or Edna as she's known to her friends) has been entertaining us for some time now with hilarious tweets about her life as down-trodden wife of Stephen Fry.

Maria Duffy, Hello Magazine, 26th October 2010

Chat with Inbetweeners writer Iain Morris

An exclusive interview following the end of The Inbetweeners. "We'd actually wanted to write a teen comedy film before we started making The Inbetweeners."

Thomas Eagles, Geeks.co.uk, 26th October 2010

Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith interview

The chameleon creators of Psychoville talk about the weird and woeful things get their creative juices flowing.

Paul Whitelaw, The Scotsman, 26th October 2010

Getting On Review: Getting It Right

The first episode of the second series is wittier and sharper than many of its contemporaries.

Sean Marland, On The Box, 26th October 2010

Getting On: refreshing antidote to TV's youth obsession

It's so good to see the return of Getting On, a darkly funny comedy written with life experience with proper roles for grown-up women.

James Donaghy, The Guardian, 26th October 2010

Steve Coogan: 'Partridge film is moving slowly'

Steve Coogan has admitted that the planned Alan Partridge film is still only in the early stages.

Simon Reynolds, Digital Spy, 26th October 2010

Al Murray to present new BBC4 show on German culture

New two-part show will sidestep Nazism and focus on German art and architecture.

Spoonfed, 26th October 2010

Paul O'Grady takes on the government

Paul O'Grady gave the government both barrels on his live ITV1 show on Friday, labelling the coalition "bastards" for its programme of spending cuts.

The Guardian, 26th October 2010

The Great Vegetable Plot That Never Was

Revealed: the full scale of the culture clash when Wallace & Gromit's producer, Aardman Animations, teamed up with the Hollywood studio Dreamworks in an ill-fated partnership.

The Guardian, 26th October 2010

Harry Hill Joins The Dandy

Harry Hill has joined The Dandy comic.

Harry Hill Fansite, 26th October 2010

BBC admit Mark Thomas filesharing show had inaccuracies

Trust committee partly upholds Feargal Sharkey complaint but rejects claim that programme was 'biased and prejudicial'.

John Plunkett, The Guardian, 26th October 2010

Eating crisps and saving billions

This week on the show Russell is going to be covering the cuts so we want to know how you would save £81 billion?

Tris Cotterill, BBC Blogs, 26th October 2010

Special Radio Times cover awarded to Psychoville

Psychoville and its sinister cast of grotesques returns on Sunday 31 October for a Halloween special (BBC2, HD).

Recently we became aware of a fantastic fan campaign on YouTube to get Psychoville on the cover of Radio Times for the week of transmission.

While animated duo Wallace & Gromit ultimately won that battle, in recognition of the campaign and the dedication of the fans, we decided to create a special honorary Radio Times cover just for Psychoville...

Radio Times, 26th October 2010

Brydon & Coogan: We're not the big buddies people think

The comedians play companions in their new TV series, The Trip. But their real-life relationship runs far from smoothly.

Laura Barton, The Guardian, 26th October 2010

Getting On, BBC Four, review

Chris Harvey reviews the first episode of a new series of the hospital comedy Getting On (BBC Four) starring Jo Brand

Chris Harvey, The Telegraph, 26th October 2010

Whites: Opportunity and Betrayal

Episode Five was a very exciting episode for many reasons.

Oliver Lansley, BBC Comedy, 26th October 2010

Alexander Armstrong & Ben Miller interview

Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller are back with a new series of their BBC1 sketch show. As well as old favourites the street-talking pilots, The Armstrong & Miller Show is packed with plenty of new characters too...

TV Choice, 26th October 2010

Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith interview

Psychoville is back on BBC2 with a terrifying Halloween special starring Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith...

TV Choice, 26th 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 7 - My Big Fat Monster Wedding

When Nick messes up his and Kate's wedding anniversary, she announces that he is not the man she married. So Fiend, Haggis and Norman kidnap him to find the 'real' Nick. Can Eddie and Angela persuade the monsters that it really is their dad?

Radio 4 9:45am
15 min
The Fry Chronicles. Stephen Fry. Copyright: BBC

The Fry Chronicles

Episode 2

Stephen has a curious encounter with Stephen Sondheim and becomes the literary critic of Tatler.

BBC Two 9pm
30 min
Whites. Roland White (Alan Davies). Copyright: BBC

Whites

Episode 5

Roland is invited to do a spot on the TV show Sunday Chefs - much to the annoyance of Bib and Caroline, as there is a function for 300 people at the hotel on the same day. Meanwhile, Robin and Caroline have made their own commitment to the future. How will Roland react to the news?

ITV4 logo. Credit: ITV 9pm
60 min
FHM's Stand-Up Hero. Josh Widdicombe

FHM's Stand-Up Hero

Episode 1 - Heat 1

With Adam Crow, Gerry Kyei, Mark Restuccoa, Catie Wilkins and Nathan Caton. This week's special guest is Vic Reeves.

BBC Two 9:30pm
30 min
Harry & Paul. Image shows from L to R: Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Harry & Paul

Series 3, Episode 5

The Chocolatier and his arch-rival, the Cobblertier, meet their nemesis; Marcus branches out from his 'I Saw You Coming' shop with a new alternative therapy centre; French comedians Jonny and Bing promote some surprising special edition cars; and Film 2010 previews the new Richard Curtis film, I Love You.

U&Dave channel logo 10pm
40 min
Argumental. Image shows from L to R: Mark Watson, Katy Brand, Jack Whitehall, Marcus Brigstocke, John Sergeant, Johnny Vegas, Rufus Hound. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Argumental

Series 3, Episode 11

With guests Richard Herring and Stephen Mangan.

ITV3 logo. Credit: ITV 10pm
30 min
Ladies Of Letters. Image shows from L to R: Vera Small (Anne Reid), Irene Spencer (Maureen Lipman). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Ladies Of Letters

Series 2, Episode 7

Having been 'rescued' from the clinic by Damon and Karen, Irene is now living rough in the outback.

BBC Four 10pm
30 min
Getting On. Image shows from L to R: Nurse Kim Wilde (Jo Brand), Doctor Pippa Moore (Vicki Pepperdine), Hilary Loftus (Ricky Grover), Sister Den Flixter (Joanna Scanlan). Copyright: Vera Productions

Getting On

Series 2, Episode 1

There's more grim humour among the bedpans as a new shift unfolds on B4. Kim has an unknown female admission to occupy her, Den has Hilary to cope with, and Pippa has a ward round. Mrs Fyvie, a new patient, is admitted but it's her daughter, Beedy, who requires more attention than her mother.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Beautiful Dreamers

Beautiful Dreamers

Episode 1 - The Symphony for all Creation

This week Nat explores the life and work of Artur Mistek, founder of Musica Zoologika, and his attempt to make a musical composition consisting entirely of animal noises.

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