BCG Daily Monday 11th April 2011
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Interview: Caroline Quentin, actress
She ticks the boxes as the perfect TV mum, but Caroline Quentin is no stereotype - negotiating her own way through the demands of her career and home life.
James Rampton, The Scotsman, 11th April 2011Gigglebox Weekly #5: Burnistoun, Campus and HIGNFY
This week, Ian Wolf looks at something Scottish, something surreal and something satirical.
Ian Wolf, Giggle Beats, 11th April 2011Red Dwarf: new series now 100% confirmed, due 2012
It's official: Dave has commissioned a new, six-episode run of Red Dwarf, which will be hitting our screens in the autumn of 2012...
Seb Patrick, Den Of Geek, 11th April 2011Third season of Miranda to film in 2012
The new season of BBC comedy Miranda will not begin filming until 2012.
TV Throng, 11th April 2011Russell Brand takes on Arthur remake
Comedian turned actor Russell Brand can currently be seen as Arthur, the drunken New York playboy made famous by Dudley Moore in his 1981 romantic comedy.
Tom Brook, BBC News, 11th April 2011Terry Jones: Monty Python was 'only occasionally' funny
Terry Jones, one of the key members of Monty Python's Flying Circus, has admitted that he "only occasionally" found the comedy sketches funny.
Caroline Gammell, The Telegraph, 11th April 2011Frankie Boyle in talks with Channel 4 over show
Channel 4 are in talks to commission a new Frankie Boyle series - as the storm over his vile sexual slurs reached Government.
Tom Bryant, The Mirror, 11th April 2011Can Misfits survive without Nathan?
Robert Sheehan is to leave the E4 superhero drama. So will the show be damaged by losing its 'fittest' star, or could it emerge healthier than ever, like Doctor Who?
Ben Dowell, The Guardian, 11th April 2011How did 'Friday Night Dinner' taste?
I reviewed Channel 4's new comedy Friday Night Dinner when it debuted, and quite liked it. It was nothing special, but it was likable, although I had concerns about the inflexibility of the concept (two young adult brothers have weekly dinner with their Jewish parents), and the lack of belly laughs. As a fan of the sublime '70s docuspoof Look Around You (co-created by FND's writer Robert Popper), I was prepared to stick around to see it grow. Sitcoms often take a few weeks to settle down and find their voice, particularly a character-based comedy like FND.
Dan Owen, Dan's Media Digest, 11th April 2011Viva Las Vegas! Viva 'Misfits'!
Following the weekend's shock announcement that Robert Sheehan won't be part of Misfits' third series, some details on the "online film" has come to light. The webisode will apparently involve the gang going on a trip to Las Vegas, where the new character Rudy is introduced as Nathan's departure is explained.
Dan Owen, Dan's Media Digest, 11th April 2011Life of Riley: Danny Interview
To celebrate the return of Life of Riley (Wednesday, 20.30 on BBC One) we interviewed Danny... aka Taylor Fawcett.
Steve Saul, BBC Comedy, 11th April 2011Silly walk has not stood up well to the march of time
Monty Python was fun while it lasted but a realistic comedies have a better chance of enduring, argues Michael Deacon.
Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 11th April 2011Jason Cook's backstage blog
My day started a bit strangely even for me. I woke up in Eindhoven in Holland having done a weekend of gigs there for their comedy festival.
Jason Cook, UKTV, 11th April 2011Videos
TV
TV & radio
8am25 min
Me & My Monsters
Series 2, Episode 1 - Monster LurgyEddie pretends to be ill to avoid a maths test, promising the monsters they will have a great day hanging out together. But the monsters think they really have caught something - from Nick, who is at home, genuinely ill. So they make their own medicine which they test on Human Dad Thingy first.
10am30 min
Arthur Smith's Balham Bash
Series 3, Episode 2Arthur Smith presents music and comedy from his home in Balham, South London. With Jenny Eclair, Simon Evans, Kate Fox and Alex Wilson's salsa Orchestra.
11:30am30 min
Fags, Mags And Bags
Series 4, Episode 2 - Magical Mister MurgatroydAlok announces his sudden engagement to Siddiqua, the daughter of the local Pennywise empire and shop rival to Ramesh. So is it love that is driving Alok, or the promise of a gadget filled backshop?
6:30pm30 min
The Unbelievable Truth
Series 7, Episode 2Clive Anderson, Sue Perkins, Henning Wehn and Graeme Garden appear in the panel game built on truth and lies. Subjects covered tonight include dogs, lobsters, Lewis Carroll and the Sun.
10pm30 min
Twenty Twelve
Series 1, Episode 5There are only three applicants for the post of Curator of the Cultural Olympiad, so how difficult can it be to select the best candidate?
10pm30 min
Dirty Sexy Funny: Olivia Lee
Series 2, Episode 3Olivia returns with more sexy, funny stunts and pranks.
10:40pm30 min
Burnistoun
Series 2, Episode 2An innocent family singsong takes a devilish turn, the funeral director solves the age old question of whether to go for burial or cremation, and an ambitious employee panics when the boss tells an unfunny joke.