BCG Daily Tuesday 9th July 2013
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QI: some quite interesting facts about bears
A quietly intriguing column from the brains behind QI, the BBC quiz show. This week: QI sticks to the bear facts.
Anne Miller and John Mitchinson, The Telegraph, 9th July 2013Count Arthur Strong - TV review
Following Count Arthur Strong's move from radio comedy slot to television, he needs to up his game - and his gag quotient - pretty damn quickly.
John Crace, The Guardian, 9th July 2013No bright side of life on Good Friday
A German secular group is sued for breaking a ban on showing the Life Of Brianp on Good Friday.
Anna Vesterinen, Rationalist Association, 9th July 2013TV review: Count Arthur Strong
First episodes of sitcoms are, notoriously, the most difficult, and Count Arthur Strong got a great deal right, with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments crammed into its 28 minutes. This could well become the next comedy smash the BBC so desperately needs... expect an eventual leap to BBC One.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 9th July 2013Review: Seymour's Gang - Newcastle Stand
The label 'surreal' is often applied to comedy with questionable accuracy. If you forgive the cliché, if any comedy can be described as "surreal", then it's Seymour's Gang.
John-Paul Stephenson, Giggle Beats, 9th July 2013Christopher Guest: From Spinal Tap to Family Tree
The Spinal Tap creator's new BBC Two comedy series is a winning example of his trademark ad-libbed style. James Rampton meets him - and talks to the show's star, Chris O'Dowd, about working with his hero.
James Rampton, The Independent, 9th July 2013Could Cheltenham become UK comedy central?
Could Cheltenham become as well known for its funny bone as for its existing internationally-known events? The Centaur at Cheltenham Racecourse has announced that comedians Sean Lock and Jack Dee are coming the town in October as part of a series of live events.
Michael Young, This is Gloucestershire, 9th July 2013Review: Count Arthur Strong, BBC Two
Steve Delaney and Graham Linehan neatly set up the story, although the thing I loved about the radio show - Count Arthur's pomposity and irritation with life, in which an hilarious mix of malapropisms, Spoonerisms and downright idiocy would form a crescendo of confusion on his part - was noticeably absent here.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 9th July 2013Edinburgh Fringe interview: Joe Lycett
Joe Lycett has considerable expectation on his back after last year's acclaimed show Some Lycett Hot, which saw him earn a Best Newcomer nomination at the Fosters Comedy Awards.
Laugh Out London, 9th July 2013Count Arthur Strong review
As far as opening episodes go it ticked all the boxes, in that it was funny, introduced us to each of the characters and set up a comedy world you want to be part of and ultimately tune back into week after week. I totally got it, the characters, the dynamics, the way in which the episode was structured.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 9th July 2013Review: Lost Voice Guy: Voice of Choice
Based on this outstanding performance, Lost Voice Guy is set to be one of the highlights of this year's Fringe.
John-Paul Stephenson, Giggle Beats, 9th July 2013Frankie Boyle's Twitter profile TV return difficult
BBC controller of comedy commissioning Shane Allen says the edgy comic's social media posts could be compromising - but he would never censor anyone and still wants to bring him to the Corporation.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 9th July 2013Count Arthur Strong draws fewer than 1m
New sitcom about ageing variety performer pulls in just just 971,000 viewers despite seven-series lead-in on Radio 4.
John Plunkett, The Guardian, 9th July 2013Aisling Bea podcast interview
Aisling Bea is one of the country's fastest rising comic talents.
Comedy Blogedy, 9th July 2013count Arthur Strong review
Count Arthur Strong wasn't terrible (we haven't got another The Wright Way on our hands here) but I didn't find it as funny as I was led to believe I would.
Matthew McLane, UK TV Reviewer, 9th July 2013The World's End - first look review
Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost bring their trilogy of comedies celebrating British eccentricity to a funny and satisfying conclusion.
Henry Barnes, The Guardian, 9th July 2013The World's End, review
The World's End is a fitting climax to the trilogy Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg started nine years ago.
Robbie Collin, The Telegraph, 9th July 2013Pegg, Frost and Wright go out with a bang
There are laugh-out-loud moments as Pegg and his musketeers try to make a stand while totally legless, but it's mostly just wryly amusing.
Stella Papamichael, Digital Spy, 9th July 2013The World's End review
It certainly feels like a final finale for the gang, building in scale from its predecessors, if losing some of their emotional beats in the process. The World's End absolutely delivers on its premise and nearly does on its promise. It is very much the movie you were expecting, if not quite the one you could have hoped for.
Empire, 9th July 2013David Baddiel: "I was in therapy for 10 years"
David Baddiel, 49, on depression, relationship regrets, and the 'fantastic' moment that inspired his comedy dreams.
Jane Graham, The Big Issue, 9th July 2013Videos
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5pm30 min
Horrible Histories
Series 5, Episode 11DI Bones investigates an unusual Victorian traffic accident, Roman scientist Pliny the Elder suffers a Stupid Death in ancient Pompeii, Prime Ministers Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill argue online over what to do about Adolf Hitler, and we discover the horrible history of early Australia.
6:30pm30 min
It's Not What You Know
Series 2, Episode 1What is Frankie Boyle's worst habit? What is the best piece of advice Diane Morgan's dad ever gave her? Which government department did Alan Johnson most like being in charge of?
9pm60 min
Starlings
Series 2, Episode 2Fergie's entrepreneurial instincts may not be the sharpest, but that doesn't stop him launching into his latest business venture: Anthony Ferguson's Organic Campsite.