BCG Daily Monday 19th March 2012
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Harry Hill is NOT quitting TV Burp
Harry Hill has found quitting TV Burp too hard to swallow - and agreed to carry on making the hit show after all.
Leigh Holmwood, The Sun, 19th March 2012Jack Whitehall worried about his use of Queen's English
Posh Jack Whitehall fears he has helped blow Cheryl Cole's chances of making it big in the US - by joining the wave of well-spoken Brits taking the States by storm.
Leigh Holmwood, The Sun, 19th March 2012Kate Moss is Absolutely Fabulous in new role
Supermodel Kate Moss has proved she's as Absolutely Fabulous at acting as she is at being a clothes horse.
The Sun, 19th March 2012Rowland Rivron attacks oversensitive TV viewers
Let's Dance For Sport Relief winner Rowland Rivron has blasted oversensitive viewers for whinging too much.
Dan Menhinnitt, The Sun, 19th March 2012At long last, the tale of Steptoe and daughter
Susannah Corbett has written a revealing biography of her father.
Gerard Gilbert, The Independent, 19th March 2012Bye-bye, possums! Dame Edna exits stage left
Farewell, possums. Barry Humphries, the man behind the big glasses and purple hair of Australia's first lady, has announced he is retiring Dame Edna Everage from the stage after admitting he is feeling a "bit senior".
Paul Cahalan, The Independent, 19th March 2012The Ladykillers announces UK tour
Graham Linehan's stage adaptation of The Ladykillers is to tour the UK and Ireland from this September.
Alistair Smith, The Stage, 19th March 2012Myths - #1 The Oxbridge conspiracy
One can look at Monty Python, The Goodies, The Mary Whitehouse Experience and a long list of Oxbridge alumni and assume that your career is decided the day you're rejected from Oxbridge.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 19th March 2012Gigglebox weekly #42 - Mark Lawson & Frank Skinner
There was very little in the way of new comedy on TV this week, but there was an hour-long, in-depth interview with Frank Skinner on BBC Four.
Ian Wolf, Giggle Beats, 19th March 2012Ovation Network picks up Holy Flying Circus for U.S.
The American Ovation Network has picked up the rights to TV movie Holy Flying Circus, a dramatization of the controversy surrounding the 1979 release of Monty Python's film Life of Brian.
Scott Roxborough, Hollywood Reporter, 19th March 2012Dirk Gently: Series 1 Episode 3 review
Happily, one thing this episode doesn't share with its predecessor is its policy on being amusing. It's not as funny as the first story in the series, but there are some definitely some chuckles.
David Lewis, Cult Box, 19th March 2012Videos
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9am30 min
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section
Series 1, Episode 3Alex Horne and the band are joined by comedian Isy Suttie and together they explore the theme of travel.
11:30am30 min
Wordaholics
Series 1, Episode 5Jack Whitehall, Milton Jones, Natalie Haynes and Susie Dent join Gyles Brandreth.
1:20pm30 min
Dani's House
Series 5, Episode 4 - Two Week WobbliesConcerned that Dani will bail out on tonight's gig and go out with Alex instead, Jack and Ruby convince the happy couple both to play it cool. But have they gone too far? Meanwhile, Maisy and Megaboyd have to assemble a multi-gym... with no instructions.
3:35pm25 min
Diddy Movies
Series 1, Episode 1 - Disaster StrikesThe Diddies are on board the most accident prone aeroplane in the skies. Will they survive violent storms, a shark in the luggage and the captain flushing himself down the loo?
5:15pm30 min
Roy
Series 2, Episode 11 - The Good, The Bad And The RoyRoy finds himself facing a big moral dilemma, when his consciences, Bad Roy and Good Roy, appear to help him with a decision. Their suggestions lead to Roy falling out with Tommy. Is it too late to make up with his best mate?
5:45pm30 min
The Ministry Of Curious Stuff
Series 1, Episode 11The team discovers which animals have jobs, investigates whether twins are magic and finds out if it's possible to marry a house.
6:30pm30 min
Just A Minute
Series 62, Special - India Special 1The first of two episodes of Just A Minute recorded in Mumbai, hosted by Nicholas Parsons, and featuring regulars Paul Merton and Marcus Brigstocke alongside Indian comedians Cyrus Broacha and Anuvab Pal.
9pm60 min
Dirk Gently
Episode 3Dirk and MacDuff are alarmed to discover that Dirk's old clients are being randomly murdered, with Dirk as the only link.
10pm30 min
Watson & Oliver
Series 1, Episode 5Miss Steepes and Miss Rutherford try to gatecrash Brigadier Burnham's Biannual Ball. Candy and April have a photoshoot on a golf course, and Romeo and Juliet is analysed in an English class by the Teenage Girls.