BCG Daily Monday 16th July 2012
Features
Features
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Press clippings
Dawn French proves a hit with Superstar viewers online
Comedienne Dawn French proved popular with Twitter users as she showed off her judging skills for the first time on the Superstar panel.
Caroline Westbrook, Metro, 16th July 2012Des Bishop: There's humour in mispronunciation
Des Bishop hopes his comedy will translate in China, says Jay Richardson.
Jay Richardson, The Independent, 16th July 2012Eddie Izzard becomes "director" at Crystal Palace FC
"All I really want is for Crystal Palace to win every game from now until the end of time. That's all."
Tim Glanfield, Radio Times, 16th July 2012Patricia Routledge lends efforts to order of nuns
Ms. Routledge is now leading a £2.4m drive to build an abbey for an enclosed order of contemplative nuns and will front the campaign for The Community of Our Lady of Consolation - an order of nuns who, ironically, rarely watch television. The campaign will raise funds for the second phase of the development of Stanbrook Abbey, at Wass in North Yorkshire.
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 16th July 2012Tony Hawks interview
Tony Hawks is a busy man. A bestselling author, comedian, musician, philanthropist, Radio 4 regular and now a filmmaker, he may not be a professional skateboarder (that's Tony Hawk people, so if you could stop bombarding Hawks' website asking for advice on your kickflips he'd probably be grateful) but he still has a formidable track record by anyone's standards.
Rachel Pronger, Giggle Beats, 16th July 2012Nina proves she's no muppet ahead of festival
Tom Conti's daughter Nina proves she's no muppet for working with dummies ahead of Edinburgh Festival appearance.
Rick Fulton, Daily Record, 16th July 201210 quick questions with Catie Wilkins
Catie Wilkins returns to Edinburgh this year with her new stand-up show Joy Is My Middle Name. Like the good sport she is, she was more than happy to answer our questions...
The Huffington Post, 16th July 2012Russell Brand to sing at Olympic closing ceremony?
Russell Brand and French & Saunders are rumoured to be making an appearance at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics.
What's On TV, 16th July 2012Steve Coogan cleared over speeding fine
Steve Coogan was cleared of a driving charge yesterday after saying he had forgotten who was behind the wheel of his car when it was caught speeding.
Rebecca Evans, Daily Mail, 16th July 2012Videos
TV
TV & radio
9am30 min
Brian Gulliver's Travels
Series 2, Episode 4 - AnidaraThis week Brian recalls his travels in Anidara, a country where humans are farmed for their meat and experimented upon by strange animals.
4:30pm30 min
The Infinite Monkey Cage
Series 6, Episode 5 - Parallel UniversesWith Professor Sir Martin Rees, Dr Lucie Green, John Lloyd.
6:30pm30 min
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
Series 57, Episode 4A return visit to Swansea for regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden, with Rob Brydon on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair.
9pm30 min
Mid Morning Matters With Alan Partridge
Series 1, Episode 2 - Mustard + PepperAmid a mix of anecdotes, facts and tips, Alan and Simon ask listeners to vote for Norfolk's greatest person before indulging in a spot of wine tasting live on air.
9:30pm30 min
Adam Buxton's BUG
Episode 2Comedian Adam Buxton presents more madcap music videos unearthed from the internet along with the comments they've provoked from opinionated online communities.
10:35pm30 min
Walking And Talking
Episode 4After receiving some good news, Kath works on her improvising skills to get Mary out of a right pickle.