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BCG Daily Sunday 3rd July 2011

Press clippings

Rewind TV: Sirens

Sirens' paramedics had this viewer gripped. Could they please now rescue the female roles?

Euan Ferguson, The Observer, 3rd July 2011

Tony Robinson: I've found the love of my life

Time Team star Tony ­Robinson says his new wife - who is less than half his age - is "the love of my life".

Adrian Butler, The Mirror, 3rd July 2011

The Marriage Ref was too dreary for primetime

The Marriage Ref appointed Jimmy Carr, James Cordon and Lorraine Kelly as 'marriage refs' in a prizeless, pointless and punishing hour of television.

Christopher Hooton, Metro, 3rd July 2011

Sirens, Channel 4, Monday

The gallows humour of ambulance drivers gets lost in a muddled attempt at a comedy drama.

Robert Epstein, The Independent, 3rd July 2011

This much I know: Caroline Quentin

The 51-year-old actor on big hands and working-mum roles.

Alice Fisher, The Observer, 3rd July 2011

Another view on Sirens

Heart massage is probably not best applied via an open wound, as Sirens suggests.

Laura Barnett, The Guardian, 3rd July 2011

Fool Us saw Piff the Magic Dragon steal the show

Penn & Teller: Fool Us saw the best episode of the magic contest yet, with some inventive and genuinely funny acts.

Christopher Hooton, Metro, 3rd July 2011

Frisky and Mannish interview

Offbeat cabaret duo Frisky and Mannish discuss their singular act and their love of pop.

Tom Lamont, The Observer, 3rd July 2011

TV & radio

BBC Radio 5 Live 11am
60 min
The Back End Of Next Week. Nick Hancock. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

The Back End Of Next Week

Episode 9

Nick Hancock, and regular sidekicks Josie Long and Josh Widdicombe, look back on the last seven days of news including the strikes, Andy Murray, and high street shopping trends (sort of). With special guest Jo Brand.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 6pm
30 min
Horrible Histories With Stephen Fry. Stephen Fry. Copyright: Lion Television / Citrus Television

Horrible Histories With Stephen Fry

Episode 3

In this episode, there is good news for George IV, a WWII evacuee encounters the horrors of the countryside, Joan of Arc gets an unexpected visit, and there is a visit to Ancient Greece for the Spartan High School Musical.

Star One 6:30pm
30 min
Twinkle Twinkle Star. Copyright: DCreative

Twinkle Twinkle Star

Episode 5

A mix of comedy, music and chat with a fresh faced cast led by the multi-talented Omar Khan.

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