BCG Daily Tuesday 31st January 2012
Press clippings
Capaldi: 'Tucker wasn't based on Alastair Campbell'
With his profane and aggressive manner, it had widely been assumed that Alastair Campbell was the inspiration for The Thick Of It's fearsome spin doctor Malcolm Tucker. However, Peter Capaldi has disclosed that his foul mouthed character was not based on former Prime Minister Tony Blair's director of communications at all.
Murray Wardrop, The Telegraph, 31st January 2012Video: Billy Connolly voted most influential UK comic
Billy Connolly has been voted the most influential British comedian of all time.
The Big Yin beat the likes of Morecambe and Wise, Les Dawson and Victoria Wood to top the poll.
It was voted for by the public and comedians.
It puts Billy Connolly on a par with his friend Robin Williams, who was named most internationally influential comedian.
BBC News, 31st January 2012QI and Mock the Week criticised by BBC diversity report
Panel shows singled out for failing to put enough female faces on screen and using 'token women'.
John Plunkett, The Guardian, 31st January 2012Gigglebox weekly #35
This week Ian Wolf talks about a bottle being thrown at Russell Brand and an intriguing picture of Pele.
Ian Wolf, Giggle Beats, 31st January 2012Is 'Mock the Week' really sexist?
MP Nadine Dorries last night complained about Mock the Week being part of a 'sexist' BBC agenda. Could she be right?
The Custard TV, 31st January 2012Peter Capaldi interview
The lovingly crafted mockumentary is a subject close to Peter Capaldi's heart. TV Choice caught up with him...
Mary Comerford, TV Choice, 31st January 2012Videos
TV
TV & radio
2pm30 min
Laughed Off The Page
Series 4, Episode 5 - Richard HerringRichard Herring speaks to Janice Forsyth about his career as a comedy writer and performer as well as the success he has found on both television and radio. With programmes that include Week Ending, Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World and Fist of Fun to name but a few.
4:30pm30 min
Pixelface
Series 2, Episode 5 - You're HistoryAlexia receives a gift from her Russian uncle: a red jigsaw block. But the block starts multiplying, and soon the console is overrun with coloured shapes falling out of the air.
6:30pm30 min
Mr And Mrs Smith
Episode 2 - Sally's BirthdayWill and Annabelle attend her mum's 60th birthday party, where Will makes an effort to get on with his straight-talking father-in-law John.
10pm60 min
Shameless
Series 9, Episode 5A figure from Jamie's past shows up on the estate, looking to call in a favour. Brooksy, or more accurately D.S. Brooks, is currently suspended pending serious charges.
11pm15 min
I, Regress
Series 1, Episode 5Dr Berry's latest patient, Christian Parcel, finds himself in the worst place on the planet thanks to some 'experimental hypnotherapy'. But events take a twist that even Dr Berry himself finds hard to control, thanks to a football pitch, a nightclub and a very unusual tattoo...