BCG Daily Sunday 12th December 2010
Press clippings
Matt LeBlanc has fun with image in 'Episodes'
If you were a network that had a show with the pedigree that "Episodes" does, you'd probably expect to have a hit on your hands.
Melissa Hayer, NewsOK.com, 12th December 2010The Mackenzie Taylor I knew, by comedian Hils Barker
Hils Barker remembers friend and fellow comic Mackenzie Taylor. Struggling with mental illness, Taylor took his own life on 18 November.
Hils Barker, The Observer, 12th December 2010Getting On: my triumvirate of heroines
Jo Brand, Vicki Pepperdine and Jo Scanlan have gifted us a TV classic with their touchingly comic window on the NHS.
Arabella Weir, The Observer, 12th December 2010Peter Capaldi interview
The Thick of It star tells Mariella Frostrup about the Scottish psyche and the dangers of camels.
Mariella Frostrup, The Observer, 12th December 2010Anarchy in the UK: Aussie comic Tim Minchin
His musical of Roald Dahl's 'Matilda' for the RSC opens one night, his UK arena comedy stand-up tour the next. Is it any wonder Tim Minchin is going ape?
Brian Logan, The Independent, 12th December 2010What the Little Britain boys did next
Matt Lucas and David Walliams introduce their new airport mockumentary Come Fly With Me on Christmas Day. Five years in the making, it features dresses, wigs and catchphrases. But do the duo really expect it to be as big as Little Britain?
Carole Cadwalladr, The Observer, 12th December 2010Catherine Tate surprised by Daleks and loving the stage
Award winning writer and comedian, Catherine Tate, is winning rave reviews for her performance in Alan Ayckbourn's Seasons Greetings at The National Theatre.
Andrew Marr, BBC News, 12th December 2010Ashley Jensen interview
Ugly Betty star Ashley Jensen has revealed her secret longings for Britain - as she builds a glittering career in the Hollywood Hills.
Fiona Young, Daily Record, 12th December 2010Jesting About launches in the North East
Bob Mortimer, one of the North East's finest home grown comedians, is fronting a region-wide search for the next generation of comedy talent.
BBC Press Office, 12th December 2010Videos
TV
TV & radio
11am60 min
7 Day Saturday
Series 2, Episode 13Darkly charismatic cult leader Chris Addison is joined by chief indoctrinator Andy Zaltzman, shady accountant Daisy Donovan and - only here for the tantric sex - Joe Wilkinson.
10:25pm30 min
The Impressions Show With Culshaw & Stephenson
Series 2, Episode 5Jimmy Carr and Lady Gaga are among the famous faces getting the Culshaw and Stephenson treatment this week.
10:35pm30 min
The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret
Series 1, Episode 5 - Where Todd And Brent Misjudge The Mood Of A Solemn DayWith Wilts now maniacally demanding results, Todd finally seizes the initiative with a publicity stunt guaranteed to get Britain talking about Thunder Muscle. Meanwhile, Doug embarks on an investigation into Brent's past.