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BCG Daily Wednesday 1st December 2010

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Press clippings

Only Fools episode most memorable Christmas TV moment

An episode of Only Fools And Horses in which Del Boy and Rodney dress up as Batman and Robin has been named as Britain's most memorable Christmas television moment.

The Telegraph, 1st December 2010

Yarwood Xmas Show tops list of most watched Xmas shows

The most-watched programme in Christmas television history is Mike Yarwood's Christmas Show which was aired in [y]1977/y]Here is a list of the top ten shows that attracted the biggest audiences.

Laura Roberts, The Telegraph, 1st December 2010

Frankie Boyle's return to TV: what did you make of it?

The controversial comic is now free of the BBC straitjacket - but has Channel 4 just given him enough rope to hang himself?

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 1st December 2010

Video: McGowan takes on the role of Noel Coward

Alistair McGowan talks to BBC Breakfast about his new theatre production that concentrates on the life of Noel Coward.

The play is told through Coward's poetry .

BBC News, 1st December 2010

School of Comedy expands after E4 success

School Of Comedy, the Chiswick-based youth theatre club that spawned the E4 series of the same name, is to build on its success with the opening of two new London offerings in 2011.

Matthew Hemley, The Stage, 1st December 2010

Russ against the clock

It's December, pinch, punch and all that...

Tris Cotterill, BBC Blogs, 1st December 2010

The Morgana Show, Channel 4, review

Ceri Radford reviews the new sketch-based comedy show starring new talent Morgana Robinson, whose impersonations include Cheryl Cole and Fearne Cotton.

Ceri Radford, The Telegraph, 1st December 2010

The Morgana Show review

My advice (for what it's worth)? Shorter sketches, more celebrity impressions and lose the laughter track.

Jane Murphy, Orange TV, 1st December 2010

Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights review

Channel 4 played its cards very close to its chest with Tramadol Nights; releasing not so much as a preview clip before last night's premiere, perhaps for fear of sparking tabloid outrage. And, sure enough, there was plenty to offend in Frankie Boyle's stand-up and sketch hybrid - but also plenty to enjoy for those who have no issue with his pungent humour.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 1st December 2010

Jarred Christmas on... Christmas

Spoonfed chats to the riotously funny Kiwi stand-up about his namesake day.

Emma McAlpine, Spoonfed, 1st December 2010

Freedom - TV show written by an Edinburgh lad

Edinburgh boy (made good!), Moray Hunter, has written a new TV show which is to be aired on BBC2 Scotland on 7th December 2010.

The Edinburgh Reporter, 1st December 2010

Videos

TV & radio

Radio 4 9:45am
15 min
Born Brilliant: The Life Of Kenneth Williams. Kenneth Williams. Copyright: Pier Productions

Born Brilliant: The Life Of Kenneth Williams

Episode 3

We come across the closest thing Williams came to having a love affair.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Hazelbeach. Ronnie Hazelbeach (Jamie Foreman). Copyright: BBC

Hazelbeach

Series 3, Episode 3

Nick. Ronnie wants to become a psychic vet, while Nick explores the joys of sink plungers.

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

Scoop

Series 2, Episode 11 - Down In The Mouth

Captain Croc's new sweet, Grinballs, is proving irresistible to the people of Pilbury.

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

Bear Behaving Badly

Series 4, Episode 9 - Wibbles

The whole of Barney's flat is taken over with wibbles, and they are hungry.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack. Lucy Montgomery. Copyright: BBC

Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack

Series 1, Episode 2

Sketch show packed with characters from a non-stop chattering public school girl to an 80-year-old diva.

Radio 4 11:15pm
15 min
The Cornwell Estate. Phil Cornwell. Copyright: Curtains For Radio / BBC

The Cornwell Estate

Series 2, Episode 6 - Switzerland McNaughtiehorse

An anglophile American expat relishes comparing the different waste-disposal methods in Britain and America.

ITV4 logo. Credit: ITV 11:20pm
30 min
Image shows from L to R: Alistair McGowan, Dave Lamb

Sports Mash - Taking The Mic

Episode 10

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

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