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BCG Daily Saturday 1st December 2012

News

Press clippings

This week's new live comedy

A look at David Hoyle & Richard Thomas, Trevor Noah and Matt Parker.

James Kettle, The Guardian, 1st December 2012

Sanjeev Bhaskar: It was weird marrying my 'grandmother'

After a six-year absence, The Kumars at No. 42 returns to our screens in 2013. Now, its host, Sanjeev Bhaskar, is married to Meera Syal, who plays his grandmother in the popular BBC comedy series.

Tim Walker and Richard Eden, The Telegraph, 1st December 2012

America's ABC network remaking BBC's Vexed

Despite being a terrible show on so many levels, ABC are looking to remake BBC2's comedy-drama cop show Vexed-the story of a mismatched male and female detective.

Dan Owen, Dan's Media Digest, 1st December 2012

BBC told Morecambe to dump Wise if he wanted to make it

BBC chiefs initially believed Eric Morecambe would have a much better chance of TV stardom if he dumped Ernie Wise and went solo.

Chris Hastings, Daily Mail, 1st December 2012

Videos

Podcasts

TV & radio

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 9am
30 min
My Phone Genie. Image shows from L to R: Gene (Adam Wadsworth), Mobbsy (Fox Jackson-Keen), Jaz (Bessie Cursons), Naoko (Haruka Abe). Copyright: Talent TV

My Phone Genie

Episode 26 - Mobbsy's Girlfriend

Mobbsy's obsession with a new Girlfriend App on his phone leads Gene to take him and the girls inside the app in order to dump her.

BBC Radio 5 Live 11am
60 min
Fighting Talk. Colin Murray. Copyright: World's End Productions

Fighting Talk

Series 10, Episode 17

With Eddie Kadi, broadcaster Dougie Anderson, sports commentator and broadcaster Greg Brady and former Northern Ireland and Norwich footballer Paul McVeigh.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9:45pm
30 min
Live At The Apollo. Image shows from L to R: Sara Pascoe, Kevin Bridges, Phill Jupitus. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Live At The Apollo

Series 8, Episode 3 - Kevin Bridges, Sara Pascoe, Phill Jupitus

Kevin Bridges introduces stand-up from the world-famous Hammersmith Apollo. He is joined by Sara Pascoe and Phill Jupitus.

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