BCG Daily Monday 16th January 2012
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Madonna gives Graham Norton an extra million viewers
Graham Norton's dream guest, Madonna, helped pull him in an extra million viewers for his BBC1 chat show.
The Sun, 16th January 2012Gigglebox weekly #33 - Milton Jones's House of Rooms
Having seen this pilot, I can sum up my reaction to it with one word: brilliant. This is possibly the best TV pilot I've seen, so much so I was laughing all the way through.
Ian Wolf, Giggle Beats, 16th January 2012Review: Milton Jones's House of Rooms
More than any other Comedy Showcase sitcom this year, I'd most like to see House Of Rooms become a full-blown series.
Dan Owen, Dan's Media Digest, 16th January 2012Ricky Gervais suprises everyone... by being tame
After last year's headline-making roast of Hollywood's elite, and his promise to take no prisoners this year, it's fair to say that expectations were high when Ricky Gervais took to the podium to host his third Golden Globes Awards last night.
Andrea Mann, The Huffington Post, 16th January 2012Ricky Gervais at Golden Globes: What the critics say
Ricky Gervais returned to host the Golden Globes for the third time last night and his performance received a fairly negative response from critics.
Alex Fletcher, Digital Spy, 16th January 2012Russell Brand talks about his new late night talk show
British comedian Russell Brand took the stage at the end of the FX press tour to give TV critics a taste of his late-night talk show Strangely Uplifting (premiering in April), and wound up also giving them a trippy tour of his brain that had them chortling and shaking their heads. Here are the highlights.
Dan Snierson, Entertainment Weekly, 16th January 2012Laura Solon heads to Sundance Film Festival
Comedian Laura Solon is set to compete for a prize at the Sundance Film Festival this week.
Such Small Portions, 16th January 2012Russell Brand doing well after Katy Perry split
Russell Brand has put his marriage breakdown behind him to get back to work promoting his new TV show, insisting he is feeling "quite well" after his split from Katy Perry.
The Daily Express, 16th January 2012Sky's still going all-balls out on comedy then
We wrote a frankly delicious piece after the British Comedy Awards over at Digital Spy about how the whole shebang was a major embarrassment for the BBC and rather successful for Sky. Today's summer roster of comedy announcement for Sky 1 only underlines how that seems to be an emerging trend rather than a one-year wonder.
Such Small Portions, 16th January 2012Are British sitcoms really better than US sitcoms?
Brian Charity, What Culture!, 16th January 2012Videos
Videos
TV
Podcasts
TV & radio
2:15pm45 min
What To Do If Your Husband May Leave (And How To Cope If He Doesn't)
Surreal Afternoon Play about a woman facing a marital breakdown. Written by and starring Mel Hudson.
5:15pm30 min
Roy
Series 2, Episode 2 - Roy The RoverRoy desperately wants a dog but his parents refuse. An accident causes Roy to believe that he's a dog and he embarks on a doggy adventure. Will Roy's parents find him and will Roy ever become a boy again?
5:45pm30 min
The Ministry Of Curious Stuff
Series 1, Episode 2Vic and his team wonder whether unicorns exist, discover which creature has a thousand eyes and find out if people can travel through time.
6:30pm30 min
The Unbelievable Truth
Series 8, Episode 4David Mitchell is joined by Lee Mack, Jack Dee, Rufus Hound and Graeme Garden. Today they talk on the subjects of nuts, boy scouts, the circus and Florence Nightingale.
8:30pm30 min
The One...
Episode 3 - The One Griff Rhys JonesGriff takes centre stage in this all-star sketch show, where he will be joined by some of the biggest names in television.
9pm30 min
The Royal Bodyguard
Episode 4 - The Royal Art Of BlackmailHubble is sent to investigate a burglary at Buckingham Palace but the evidence points to him as one of the thieves.
9:30pm30 min
Mrs. Brown's Boys
Series 2, Episode 3 - iMammy (Batteries Not Included)With Dermot and Maria's baby due very soon, Agnes is excited about the prospect of having a new Brown in the house.