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BCG Daily Thursday 5th April 2012

Press clippings

Robert Webb signs up to be Winnie the Pooh storyteller

Foul-mouthed Peep Show star, Robert Webb, has signed up as the frontman for a new Disney TV show.

Sarah Cox, On The Box, 5th April 2012

Viz creator Simon Donald calls f***wits to The Stand

Comedian Simon Donald has been given a monthly residency at the Newcastle Stand.

Giggle Beats, 5th April 2012

Feedback: Comedy on Radio 4

I hope he won't be embarrassed if we meet in Berkhamsted High St, my local town, but I love Ed Reardon, so I was delighted to meet his co-writer this week, Andrew Nickolds.

Roger Bolton, BBC Blogs, 5th April 2012

Simon Amstell opens up

With my project to teach Simon Amstell about Twitter well under way, I thought the time was right to interview him. Little did I realise this would open up a deep childhood wound.

Jessie Cave, The Guardian, 5th April 2012

Lee Mack: 'I'm not a repressed West End star!'

As Not Going Out returns to BBC1 on Friday for a fifth series, Lee Mack talks about singing the theme tune to Minder and writing in his pyjamas...

Nick Fiaca, What's On TV, 5th April 2012

Derek preview

Derek proves that Ricky Gervais can still produce raw emotion and make you care about a character in a way that I'm not sure many other comedic actors can.

The Custard TV, 5th April 2012

Videos

Podcasts

TV & radio

BBC Two 6pm
30 min
Radio 2 logo 9:30pm
30 min
Henning Wehn

Henning Knows Best

Episode 3 - Shopping

Henning Wehn takes a look at the British love of shopping, sharing his views on charity shops, shopping trends, restaurants and the shopping centre. With guest Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.

ITV2 logo. Credit: ITV 10pm
45 min
Celebrity Juice. Image shows from L to R: Holly Willoughby, Rufus Hound, Leigh Francis, Fearne Cotton

Celebrity Juice

Series 7, Episode 9 - Irish Special

This week's guests are Westlife's Kian Egan, Take Me Out host Paddy McGuinness and TV presenters Amanda Byram and Laura Whitmore. Plus Irish Eurovision hopefuls Jedward appear in a special round.

BBC Two 10pm
30 min
The Sarah Millican Television Programme. Sarah Millican. Copyright: So Television / Chopsy Productions

The Sarah Millican Television Programme

Series 1, Episode 5 - Sports & Entertainment

This week Sarah Millican is looking at Sports and Entertainment programmes and meeting commentator Clare Balding, Olympic gymnast Beth Tweddle, and show business force of nature Louie Spence.

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