BCG Daily Tuesday 29th May 2012
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The TV stars who are just being themselves
A little self-parody can go a long way. Just ask Matt LeBlanc...
Gerard Gilbert, The Independent, 29th May 2012Video: Douglas Adams' eBooks prediction brought to life
This year's Towel Day was a very special one, as Adams' collected Hitchhicker's novels - "a trilogy in five parts" - were formally released to download on eReaders.
What makes this occurrence so especially special is that to tie in with May 25, the books' publishers commissioned fans to create a video to accompany an audio recording of Douglas Adams back in 1993 where he predicted - you guessed it - the arrival of the eReader.
Alistair Plumb, The Huffington Post, 29th May 2012QI: Quite interesting facts about 10 Downing Street
A quietly intriguing column from the brains behind QI, the BBC quiz show. This week: QI visits 10 Downing Street.
Molly Oldfield and John Mitchinson, The Telegraph, 29th May 201250 funny spoof Twitter accounts
One of the magical things about Twitter is not only the ability to present whichever side of your personality/life/face you so desire, but to also assume an entirely new personality/life/face, should you so desire.
Andrea Mann, The Huffington Post, 29th May 2012Cassetteboy 'Diamond Queen' video removed
Cassetteboy have confirmed that their Diamond Queen video has been removed from YouTube after the BBC made a copyright claim.
Mayer Nissim, Digital Spy, 29th May 2012Mrs Brown's Boys: The Movie confirmed
Brendan O'Carroll confirms that Mrs Brown's Boys: The Film is set to happen. But it's a while off yet...
Simon Brew, Den Of Geek, 29th May 2012Podcasts
TV & radio
10:45am15 min
Incredible Women
Series 2, Episode 2 - Lucy WintertonJeremy meets Lucy Winterton, rent-a-gob journalist. She churns out bestsellers, loosely based on her long-suffering husband Rollo, saying all men are useless.
9pm60 min
Unzipped
Series 1, Episode 5Greg James and Russell Kane are joined by EastEnders actress Charlie Brooks and music artist Tinchy Stryder to look into the nation's deepest secrets.
10:30pm30 min
Cardinal Burns
Series 1, Episode 4There's a massacre in a salsa class, we meet Target Blonde, the tallest rock band in the world, and join cockney cabbies Phil and Terry, who've had a fight with Richard Branson on a flight to the moon.
11pm30 min
The Ricky Gervais Show
Series 3, Episode 4 - Room 102Topics include Room 102, based on George Orwell's Room 101 from 1984; an idea for stopping overweight people from eating late-night snacks; and what Karl would take to a desert island.