BCG Daily Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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What would you be doing if you were "astroturfing", a word recently added to the Oxford English Dictionary? It is a malign and online practice, if that clue helps? No? Astroturfing is the sneaky marketing device of posting a positive review of a product or service online and pretending to be a member of the public rather than a company employee.
For all the laughs in this clever panel game -- and there are many -- it is the joy of learning the meaning of new, ancient and foreign words that make this addictive listening. And then there's the words-we-never-knew-we-needed round, where the best was "trage" -- the impotent fury you feel when someone sits next to you on the train.
Jane Anderson, Radio Times, 3rd September 2014Joanna Page rules out Gavin & Stacey return
Joanna Page has finally closed the lid on any hopes of bringing back the popular BBC comedy Gavin & Stacey.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 3rd September 2014Review: Mark Thomas's Cuckooed
A funny and fascinating comedy of betrayal and corporate spying.
Rob Evans, The Guardian, 3rd September 2014Lucy Beaumont bring 'We Can Twerk It Out' to London
Lucy Beaumont is bringing her We Can Twerk It Out show to London next month.
Jamie Harris, Digital Spy, 3rd September 2014Rhys Nicholson review - gross-out comedy soars
Nicholson's routines are generic in places, but the man delivering them belongs on stage and isn't afraid to show it.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 3rd September 2014The Pub Landlord movie? Al Murray would love it
Al Murray says he'd love to bring his Pub Landlord character to the big screen.
Andrew Dipper, Giggle Beats, 3rd September 2014The wit parade: Liverpool Comedy Festival
Do you like to laugh out of your face? This year's Liverpool Comedy Festival presents up-and-coming names fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe alongside established stars on a bill with something for everyone, but particularly those keen to spot new talent.
Debs Marsden, The Skinny, 3rd September 2014James Acaster: Acaster spell on you
Foster's Comedy Award nominee James Acaster shares his thoughts on the competition and the dangers of misquotation.
John Stansfield, The Skinny, 3rd September 2014ITV2 axes Fake Reaction after two series
Matt Edmondson has revealed to Digital Spy that Fake Reaction will not return for a third series.
Frances Taylor and Tom Eames, Digital Spy, 3rd September 2014Al Murray interview
"I'll carry on for another twenty years and be the pensioner Pub Landlord".
Nadia Brooks, The Sun, 3rd September 2014Videos
TV & radio
Omid Djalili - Hopeful: The Autobiography
Episode 3Omid recalls his experiences as a ten-year old medical translator and revisits a poignant period when religious tensions in Iran reached his family home in Kensington.
Wordaholics
Series 3, Episode 1Gyles Brandreth and Natalie Haynes are joined by Lloyd Langford, Holly Walsh and Paul Sinha to test their knowledge of words.
Dead Ringers
Series 12, Episode 6The classic and award-winning impressions show is back for the first time in seven years with a new cast of characters.
Jigsaw
Series 2, Episode 2Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema combine their talents to piece together a rapid-fire and surreal sketch show.
Little Lifetimes By Jenny Eclair
Series 1, Episode 6 - Doing The Best For DanielJenny Eclair reads her own story of a single mother, abandoned by her lover, who dreams of raising her son to wreak revenge on his father.