BCG Daily Friday 31st December 2010
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Review: Ladies of Letters Go Crackers
This deliciously funny two-hander is full of beautifully true details, but there is a new bittersweet taste to the hilarity.
Elisabeth Mahoney, The Guardian, 31st December 2010BBC Two's Episodes: The first buzz comedy tip for 2011
"If you like shows like Extras, 30 Rock, The Office and Outnumbered, you'll probably like this," says producer Jimmy Mulville of Episodes, the first "buzz" TV show of 2011 - and he's right.
Adam Sherwin, Beehive City, 31st December 2010Walliams is a pink laydee
David Walliams proves he still makes an awfully good laydee as he dresses up in shocking pink for his new comedy show.
The Sun, 31st December 2010Gag writer Eddie Braben on helping Morecambe & Wise
As Morecambe and Wise's early years are dramatised, their gag writer Eddie Braben reveals: "How I made Britain love Eric and Ernie."
Eddie Braben, Daily Mail, 31st December 2010Eric and Ernie: Victoria Wood's Morecambe & Wise biopic
Eric Morecambe kept one review in his wallet for decades to remind him of where the duo had come from. It suggested the definition of TV as "the box in which they buried Morecambe and Wise". The clipping was still in his wallet when he died.
Helen Carter, The Guardian, 31st December 2010Billy Connolly interview
You get to wear some lovely sparkly costumes, says Billy Connolly, and then all you have to do is swan around while everyone looks at you. He might have been describing his wife Pamela Stephenson's ten-week stint on Strictly Come Dancing, but he was talking about himself. The Big Yin is starring as King Theodore of Lilliput in the blockbusting 3D movie Gulliver's Travels.
Tim Oglethorpe, Daily Mail, 31st December 2010Videos
TV
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TV & radio
10:45am15 min
Ladies Of Letters
Series 11 - Ladies Of Letters Go Crackers, Episode 5Irene discovers her daughter-in-law's awful secret plan. Meanwhile Vera and her family face leaving their home without sufficient finances to ensure their future.
11:30am30 min
Electric Ink
Series 2, Episode 5Freddy punctures Maddox's literary pretensions and uncovers a scandal.
12:25pm30 min
Just William
Episode 4 - William Holds The StageTomboy Dorinda has moved into the village, and William seems to approve of this rat-catching, frog-stuffing girl. The impending Shakespeare competition seems the perfect opportunity to impress her.
6:15pm15 min
15 Minute Musical
Series 6, Episode 6 - QuadraQueeniaHer Majesty The Queen has had an enormous year - here it is squeezed into 15 minutes with music.
6:30pm30 min
The News Quiz
Series 73, Episode 1The News Quiz team take a look back at 2010. Sue Perkins, Jeremy Hardy, Andy Hamilton, and Francis Wheen make up the panel dissecting a year's events. Presented by Sandi Toksvig.
10:40pm65 min
The Graham Norton Show
Series 8, New Year Special - The Graham Norton New Year's Eve ShowThe award-winning host gets into the Hogmanay spirit with a New Year's Eve edition of his talk show. The guests are singer Eliza Doolittle, Downton Abbey star Elizabeth McGovern, comedian Alan Davies and X Factor judge Louis Walsh.
11:15pm30 min
Only An Excuse?
New Year Special - 2010Scotland's premier comedy team takes a look at the nation's obsession with football.
11:30pm30 min
The News At Bedtime
Special - Review of the YearJoin co-news anchors John Tweedledum (Jack Dee) and Jim Tweedledee (Peter Capaldi) for a very special review of the last year in Nursery Land.