BCG Daily Saturday 31st December 2011
Press clippings
Ab Fab musical wouldn't ring true, says Ruby Wax
Ruby Wax, the script editor of Absolutely Fabulous, says a musical version of the popular television series would not work.
Tim Walker, The Telegraph, 31st December 2011The women are coming! (I Hope)
Andrea Mann looks at women comedians in 2011.
Andrea Mann, The Huffington Post, 31st December 2011Katy Perry wanted Russell Brand to file for divorce
It has been said that Russell Brand didn't approve of Katy Perry's partying lifestyle and new claims suggest that he told her to 'tone it down'. Reports suggest divorce was agreed upon weeks ago, but both parties wanted to be out of the country when papers were filed.
Daily Mail, 31st December 2011Greg Davies: Every New Year's Eve is rubbish
Greg Davies says: "I have a long history of absolutely every single New Year's Eve in my entire life being rubbish. I don't think I've ever enjoyed one. I've always ended up in some terrible bar."
Damien Fletcher, The Mirror, 31st December 2011Charlie Brooker's 2011 Wipe interests 530,000
Charlie Brooker's end-of-year Screenwipe review appealed to just under 530,000 viewers last night (Friday).
Paul Millar, Digital Spy, 31st December 2011Sir David's right royal carve-up
They say timing is everything in comedy. So let's call it a badly timed twist of fate that in the very week Stephen Fry called him 'one of the finest comedy actors in TV history', poor old David Jason had a bit of a 'mare. I speak, of course, of BBC1's The Royal Bodyguard. And I think it's only right and respectful that after today we all agree never to speak of it again.
Ian Hyland, Daily Mail, 31st December 2011TV & radio
11am60 min
Fighting Talk
Series 9, Special - Olympic SpecialFighting Talk gets ahead of everyone else with BBC 5 Live's first 'official' Olympic preview show on the eve of 2012, a mere 208 days before the opening ceremony! John Rawling, Bob Mills, silver Olympic medal holder in Badminton Gail Emms and Team GB Long jumper Chris Tomlinson join Colin Murray.
9pm150 min
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Series 7, New Year Special - Alan Carr's New Year SpecstacularWhile everyone at Channel 4 is away for Xmas and New Year, the nation's favourite chat show host, Alan Carr has been left in charge of Channel 4 HQ and is taking over the basement and throwing a New Year Eve's party to remember!
10pm60 min
Edinburgh Comedy Live
BBC Four comedy special featuring highlights of the best dynamic and intelligent comedy from the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
11:10pm45 min
Newsjack
Newsjack Revisited 2011, Highlights Special - The Newsjack Review Of The YearJustin Edwards presents this compilation of the best bits of Newsjack, which features sketches from series five and also stars Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Lewis Macleod and Pippa Evans.
11:15pm30 min
Only An Excuse?
New Year Special - 2011Jonathan Watson and his squad focus on Rangers' troubles, Celtic's ups and downs, attempts by Scotland to qualify for a major tournament, and who the surprise witness at the Leveson Inquiry was.
12:15am60 min
Lee Mack Going Out Live
A TV broadcast of Lee Mack's 2010 'Going Out' stand-up tour.