BCG Daily Tuesday 3rd January 2012
Press clippings
Hugh Laurie used YouTube to prepare for his album
Hugh Laurie has confessed he scoured YouTube for how-to-sing videos before recording his debut album.
The Sun, 3rd January 2012Five ways Steptoe & Son changed TV comedy
January 4, 2011 marks the 50th anniversary of Steptoe & Son, one of the most influential sitcoms ever broadcast. Catherine Bray looks at how the sitcom has influenced TV comedies since.
Catherine Bray, The Telegraph, 3rd January 2012Gigglebox Weekly #31
This week Ian Wolf finishes the year off with a lot of sweat, a kid in a cash machine and a burger van owner in a stranger's bath.
Ian Wolf, Giggle Beats, 3rd January 2012Noel Fielding announces date for E4's Luxury Comedy
Mighty Boosh star Noel Fielding has unvieled the date for the premier of his new show - 26th January.
Such Small Portions, 3rd January 2012St Trinian's cartoonist Ronald Searle dies
British cartoonist Ronald Searle, best known for creating the fictional girls' school St Trinian's, has died aged 91.
BBC News, 3rd January 2012David Jason's 'The Royal Bodyguard' dips to 4.5m
David Jason sitcom The Royal Bodyguard suffered a dip in the ratings week-on-week, overnight figures indicate.
Ben Lee, Digital Spy, 3rd January 2012Video: St Trinian's cartoonist Ronald Searle dies
The cartoonist Ronald Searle, best known as the creator of the fictional girls' school St. Trinian's, has died at the age of 91. His family said he died at a hospital near his home in southern France.
David Sillito, BBC News, 3rd January 2012Video: Gerald Scarfe pays tribute to Ronald Searle
British cartoonist Ronald Searle, best known for creating the fictional girls' school St. Trinian's, has died aged 91. Cartoonist Gerald Scarfe paid tribute to Searle, whom he described as his "hero". Scarfe said Searle "could draw beautifully" but he added that Searle's most famous creations were a "millstone around his neck".
BBC News, 3rd January 2012Obituary: Ronald Searle
For many people the St. Trinian's cartoons define Ronald Searle's career, although he often pointed out that they occupied only five years of his life.
Vincent Dowd, BBC News, 3rd January 2012Why we can't get enough theatrical farce
From the pratfalls of One Man, Two Guvnors to the high-jinks of Noises Off, farce is all the rage. Is the real world to blame?
Honour Bayes, The Guardian, 3rd January 2012Jo Brand to deliver South Shields Lecture in January
Stand-up Jo Brand will deliver the 2012 South Shields Lecture on Friday 20th January.
Giggle Beats, 3rd January 2012BBC bosses want new series of Ab Fab for 2013
Jennifer Saunders is being lined up to write a new series of Absolutely Fabulous for 2013.
Evening Standard, 3rd January 2012Videos
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2pm30 min
Laughed Off The Page
Series 4, Episode 1 - Ian La Frenais & Dick ClementComedy writing legends Ian La Frenais & Dick Clement discuss their most successful sitcoms with Janice Forsyth, which includes national favourites The Likely Lads and Porridge.
4:30pm30 min
Pixelface
Series 2, Episode 1 - Bling My DroidWith the QM away, Aethelwynne discovers a stack of cheat codes for Swords of the Ancients, and soon finds that his game is a lot more fun when you have infinite lives and maximum magic.
6:30pm30 min
Mark Steel's In Town
Series 3, Episode 5 - BungayMark performs from The Fisher Centre in Bungay, Suffolk, where he talks about non-existent castles, haunted pubs and chicken roundabouts.
11pm15 min
I, Regress
Series 1, Episode 1Karen House-Water visits Dr Berry to treat her fear of water, and finds that the cure can sometimes be worse than the disease - via mermaids, the Titanic, and talking dolphins.