BCG Daily Wednesday 28th December 2011
Press clippings
David Jason's The Royal Bodyguard slammed by fans
More than a million people turned off Sir David Jason's new sitcom The Royal Bodyguard on Boxing Day - with thousands of his fans saying it made him look like a right plonker.
Mark Jefferies, The Mirror, 28th December 2011Ruby Wax joins Celebrity Big Brother
Comedian Ruby Wax and Reservoir Dogs actor Michael Madsen have signed up for Celebrity Big Brother.
The Sun, 28th December 2011Ruth Jones re-meets carer for Comic Relief special
Carer Ron Lambert will be reunited with actress Ruth Jones on television during BBC One's Comic Relief programme What a Cracker, to be screened on December 28.
Wales Online, 28th December 2011TV review: The Untold Tommy Cooper
You didn't need to be a Tommy Cooper fan to find this take on his life compelling.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 28th December 2011Felix and Murdo review
The show is doing absolutely nothing wrong, and yes, might work out well for a 'festive treat' for people who care about that sort of thing.
Sophie Hall, On The Box, 28th December 2011Charlie Brooker: A guide to the buzzwords of 2011
Been duped by a 'sock puppet'? Had a go at 'planking'? Living in a 'structured reality'? 2011 threw up some new words and concepts - and here they are explained.
Charlie Brooker, The Guardian, 28th December 2011Felix & Murdo review
What mainly goes wrong, is the script. Although Simon Nye's Men Behaving Badly was a decent sitcom when set in the context of the early 90s, many people's attitudes to that type of comedy have changed since then. Unfortunately, all Nye seems to have done with Felix & Murdo is take the Gary and Tony characters back 80 years and give them javelins.
George Zielinski, The Comedy Journal, 28th December 2011Matt Berry: 'replacing Chris Morris was daunting'
Matt Berry has admitted that it was a daunting prospect to replace Chris Morris in The IT Crowd.
Mayer Nissim, Digital Spy, 28th December 2011Viz presents Roger Mellie's review of 2011
The comic's legendary man on the telly provides his liberal-baiting take on the highlights of the past year.
The Guardian, 28th December 2011Radio review: Dave Podmore's Superinjunction
This comedy about a world-famous cricketer, out of the game and down on his luck, is bold and edgy, especially when it tackles the subject of celebrity.
Elisabeth Mahoney, The Guardian, 28th December 2011TV & radio
11:30am30 min
Dave Podmore
Episode 1 - Dave Podmore's SuperinjunctionWhen the work dries up for England's laziest cricketer, Dave Podmore resolves to get himself back in the spotlight - by keeping himself out of it.
6:30pm30 min
Heresy
Series 8, Episode 5Victoria Coren and guests Matthew Parriss, Julia Hartley-Brewer and Dave Gorman challenge received opinion and knee-jerk thinking.
9pm95 min
The Untold Tommy Cooper
This one-off special looks at the untold life of British national treasure, comedian and magician Tommy Cooper. Drawing on details from the meticulous diaries of his life-long manager Miff Ferrie, The Untold Tommy Cooper features previously unheard audio and unseen archive footage from Cooper's personal and professional life, including material never performed before.
10:30pm60 min
Dara O'Briain: This Is The Show
Recorded for DVD in 2010, Dara O'Briain presents his stand-up show in front of a live audience.
10:35pm35 min
Felix & Murdo
New sitcom pilot starring Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller set in 1908, the year the Olympics first came to London.
11pm30 min
Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed
Series 1, Episode 3Comedy by Nick Mohammed set at Tilford Road Police Station.
11:40pm120 min
Ben Elton: Laughing At The 80s
Ben Elton: Laughing At The 80s is a two-hour romp through the very best comedy of the 1980s. Ben tells the tale of the decade in which he first came to public attention and provides new insight and revelations on a story that he was at the heart of.