BCG Daily Monday 13th December 2010
Press clippings
Alan Partridge wins a new online audience in a new deal
The costs were similar to making a TV show, that is "in the £100,000 to £300,000 a half hour range". Foster's will have paid anywhere from £600,000 on this thinking, although the brewer won't confirm the figures.
Dan Sabbagh, The Guardian, 13th December 2010Peep Show 7.3 review
This third episode was entertaining and well-written, as usual, but didn't offer much unique to comment on.
Dan Owen, Dan's Media Digest, 13th December 2010How do you make an audience of MPs laugh?
Why I'm taking my political comedy show to Westminster.
Jane Bussmann, The Guardian, 13th December 2010Laughing Stock 2011
It's the last thing I need - new writers coming in, lots of them really young, being funny, showing us grouchy old hacks how to do it. I've got a family to feed, a fat mortgage to pay and a high maintenance dog.
Simon Nye, BBC Writersroom, 13th December 2010Alan Carr's Chatty Man is the right talkshow for now
Who needs the pretentious over-emoting of other chatshow hosts? It may be frivolous, but Alan Carr's innuendo-filled banter works for me.
Bruce Dessau, The Guardian, 13th December 2010Panto beyond parody? Oh no, it isn't
Daniel Clarkson explains why he's poking fun at the beloved festive tradition in a new West End show.
Daniel Clarkson, The Telegraph, 13th December 2010Interview: David Walliams and Matt Lucas
Comedy duo say they are proud of Come Fly With Me, their new BBC series.
Stuart Husband, The Telegraph, 13th December 2010David Walliams set for more success in 2011
David Walliams will host new TV show and plans a Hollywood path for his books.
The Telegraph, 13th December 2010Come Fly With Me: meet the characters
Gallery of characters in Come Fly with Me.
The Telegraph, 13th December 2010TV preview: Dirk Gently
This modestly-budgeted pilot suggests potential for a series, so the deviation from Adams's originals makes sense.
Paul Whitelaw, The Scotsman, 13th December 2010Miranda's Half Hour
Hi, hi, hi. Hope you are well. So we're up to the penultimate episode and next week - Christmas ep - yay!
Miranda Hart, BBC Comedy, 13th December 2010John Bishop: Being a comic is like being a lap dancer
John Bishop, who's appeared on Have I Got News For You and his own show John Bishop's Britain, talks about performing in huge arenas, the reason he took up comedy and the worst gig he's ever performed.
Andrew Williams, Metro, 13th December 2010Ruth Jones interview
With a new comedy series and a chat show up her sleeve, plus a starring role as the Carry On actress Hattie Jacques, Ruth Jones is as busy as ever...
Sophie Wilson, The Telegraph, 13th December 2010Peep Show series 7 episode 3 review
New character, Kenneth, provides one of many belly laughs in one of Peep Show's finest episodes...
Mark Oakley, Den Of Geek, 13th December 2010Dirk Gently review
Gently doesn't do it for this Douglas Adams fan...
Damien Love, The Herald, 13th December 2010Ruth Jones: 'I'm feeling really Christmassy'
Gavin & Stacey star Ruth Jones is fronting her own chat show this Christmas. And she's all excited...
What's On TV, 13th December 2010Videos
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8:10am10 min
Timmy Time
Series 2, Episode 21 - Count On TimmyTimmy and Finlay both have their hearts set on a toy plane, so they try to raise enough buttons to buy it.
10:45am15 min
Uncle Gwyn's Posthumous Curse
Episode 1At The Rock, the feature of a rainy Welsh golf cause where any mistake can have a fatal outcome, it has been raining for 20 years.
2:15pm45 min
On Mardle Fen
Series 3, Episode 2 - The Dream InsistsWarwick has a strange, recurring dream featuring a ramshackle hut out on the Cambridgeshire Fens. Odd job man Samuel has the same dream. But when Warwick discovers that the hut in his dream really exists, he decides to investigate.
3:50pm7 min
Shaun The Sheep
Series 2, Episode 36 - Shaun Goes PottyThe farm takes delivery of a brand new pool table. Before the farmer can take it indoors, Bitzer and the flock have a game, with disastrous cloth-ripping consequences. They must repair the damage before the farmer finds out.
4pm30 min
Hotel Trubble
Series 2, Episode 13 - Hotel Trubble 1900The year is 1900, and Hotel Trubble is opening its doors for the very first time. There is just one problem - they have no guests! However, a mysterious stranger arrives to give the staff some good fortune.
6:30pm30 min
Just A Minute
Series 58, Episode 6Today's panellists are Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Gyles Brandreth and poet Ian MacMillan.
8:30pm30 min
Miranda
Series 2, Episode 5 - Just Act NormalMiranda has some difficulty convincing people she's not actually having a breakdown.
10pm60 min
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Series 5, Episode 1 - The Inbetweeners, David Hasselhoff, Colin FarrellThe stars of The Inbetweeners chat about the new DVD release; Colin Farrell gives the lowdown on his latest movie; and David Hasselhoff talks about his role in panto.
10:30pm30 min
How Not To Live Your Life
Series 3, Episode 7 - Don The MusicalDon is left agitated and anxious as he waits to hear if Sam will accept Brian's proposal.