BCG Daily Sunday 11th March 2012

Press clippings

Monty Python: The Holy Book of Days iPad app

Bring out your dead! Grab your coconuts! The Monty Python: The Holy Book of Days has arrived.

Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 11th March 2012

The News Quiz is no sweatshop say writers

Writers defend 'additional material' slot.

Chortle, 11th March 2012

Putting the accent on comedy: the BBC is going regional

Fired by the success of such sitcoms as Gavin & Stacey, the BBC is launching a new wave of regional comedy.

Vanessa Thorpe, The Observer, 11th March 2012

Steve Pemberton reveals his darkest secret

Benidorm star Steve Pemberton has told how he keeps three severed heads as surreal souvenirs.

Ella Buchan, Daily Star, 11th March 2012

What's my motivation?: Sam Bain on writing for TV

You've written a surefire-hit TV script, and the producer wants you on set. Fun and canapes all the way? Fresh Meat and Peep Show writer Sam Bain shares some advice (and a few regrets).

Sam Bain, The Guardian, 11th March 2012

Sirens series one review: dial 999 for comedy

Fusing drama and comedy in the same way that the EMTs' experience combines the surreal with the devastating, Rhys Thomas reveals that the show will go on to push the boundaries more and more as it develops.

Alasdair Morton, On The Box, 11th March 2012