BCG Daily Wednesday 1st December 2010
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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 2010Yarwood 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 2010Frankie 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 2010Video: 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 2010School 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 2010Russ against the clock
It's December, pinch, punch and all that...
Tris Cotterill, BBC Blogs, 1st December 2010The 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 2010The 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 2010Frankie 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 2010Jarred Christmas on... Christmas
Spoonfed chats to the riotously funny Kiwi stand-up about his namesake day.
Emma McAlpine, Spoonfed, 1st December 2010Freedom - 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 2010Videos
TV & radio

Born Brilliant: The Life Of Kenneth Williams
Episode 3We come across the closest thing Williams came to having a love affair.

Hazelbeach
Series 3, Episode 3Nick. Ronnie wants to become a psychic vet, while Nick explores the joys of sink plungers.

Scoop
Series 2, Episode 11 - Down In The MouthCaptain Croc's new sweet, Grinballs, is proving irresistible to the people of Pilbury.

Bear Behaving Badly
Series 4, Episode 9 - WibblesThe whole of Barney's flat is taken over with wibbles, and they are hungry.

Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack
Series 1, Episode 2Sketch show packed with characters from a non-stop chattering public school girl to an 80-year-old diva.

The Cornwell Estate
Series 2, Episode 6 - Switzerland McNaughtiehorseAn anglophile American expat relishes comparing the different waste-disposal methods in Britain and America.

Sports Mash - Taking The Mic
Episode 10Alistair McGowan, Dave Lamb and Lucy Montgomery trawl through the ITV World of Sport archive from the 1970s and 80s.