BCG Daily Sunday 13th September 2015

Press clippings

Director of Cradle to Grave praises show's soundtrack

The show directed by Sandy Johnson, is based on the memoirs of DJ Danny Baker about growing up in south London in the 1970s and features music by Glasgow rocker Alex Harvey.

Steve Hendry, Daily Record, 13th September 2015

Proof Olivia Colman will be in final Peep Show series

Robert Webb and David Mitchell have confirmed that Olivia Colman will be returning as Sophie Chapman in the last ever series of Peep Show.

Ann Lee, Metro, 13th September 2015

Stewart Lee: not easy getting jokes from migrant crisis

I wish Isis, Tony Blair and President Assad would think of the hidden costs of their actions. I'm trying to make a living here.

Stewart Lee, The Observer, 13th September 2015

Review: Sam Simmons: Spaghetti for Breakfast, Aldeburgh

Entertainment is often described as Marmite - love it or hate it - but rarely is it as divisive as Sam Simmons' absurdist comedy Spaghetti for Breakfast.

Glen Pearce, The Public Reviews, 13th September 2015

Jeremy Corbyn: good for politics & good for comedy too?

It is still too early to say whether Jeremy Corbyn's landslide victory will be good for the country but one thing is certain. It will be good for comedy. If there were not enough jokes already hurtling around the Twitterverse following his election, we can expect plenty more in the weeks and years to come.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th September 2015

Morgan & West: Parlour Tricks - Aldeburgh

There's a lot packed into an hour by the highly talented duo and once could easily spend longer in their presence, but it's good old-fashioned entertainment to leave an audience wanting more.

Glen Pearce, Giggle Beats, 13th September 2015

Rarely Asked Questions - John Robins

If you don't know who John Robins is, then it is about time you remedied the situation.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th September 2015

Birds Of A Feather stars want Russell Brand

Birds Of A Feather stars Lesley Joseph and Linda Robson have revealed they would like Russell Brand to join the show.

BT, 13th September 2015

How the BBC almost turned down Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers is regarded as one of the finest British sitcoms ever made, but in 1974 a script editor at the BBC deemed it a "disaster".

Richard Webber, The Telegraph, 13th September 2015

Rory Bremner aka 'Tony Blair' on Corbyn's election

Comedian Rory Bremner speaks to BBC Radio 5 Live's political correspondent John Pienaar under the guise of Tony Blair.

Bremner impersonates the former Labour Prime Minister, mimicking how he thinks he would have reacted to the news left-wing veteran Jeremy Corbyn has been elected Leader of the Labour party.

This clip is from Pienaar's Politics 13 September 2015.

John Pienaar, BBC, 13th September 2015

Mathew Baynton interview

The Yonderland star Mathew Baynton on becoming a young Shakespeare - and why his clowning career was almost over before it began.

Holly Williams, The Independent, 13th September 2015

Podcasts

TV & radio

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Horrible Science

Episode 1 - Deadly Diseases

This episode coughs up the disgusting details of snot, sneezes and viruses, from the cruel common cold to shocking smallpox.

Radio 4
7:15pm
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The Absolutely Radio Show

Series 1, Episode 2

The Stoneybridge Town Council attempt to cover up a possible bribery scandal, and Denzil and Gwynned discuss son Codfyl's starring role in a nativity play.

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