BCG Daily Saturday 19th September 2015

Press clippings

Radio Times celebrates Fawlty Towers with rare photos

Widely hailed as the best TV sitcom of all time, Fawlty Towers debuted on BBC Two on Friday 19 September 1975 - 40 years ago today. To mark the occasion, Radio Times has dug deep into the archive and unearthed 50 photographs, many of which have never been published before.

Patrick Mulkern, Radio Times, 19th September 2015

This week's new live comedy

Previews of Justin Moorhouse, Mae Martin and Chris Ramsey.

James Kettle, The Guardian, 19th September 2015

Jason Byrne interview

Jason Byrne excited to return to Southport after last year's "amazing" show.

Spohie McCoid-Sou, Soutport Visiter, 19th September 2015

Jimmy Cricket knighted by the Pope

Jimmy Cricket has been knighted by the Pope. The 69-year-old comedian has been made a Knight of the Order of St Gregory The Great, the highest honour the Catholic Church can bestow.

Chortle, 19th September 2015

The Kennedys set to be anti-'Benefits Street'

'The one thing that really gets my goat is that I just want things to be fair and done equally'

Karen Attwood, The Independent, 19th September 2015

Seven questions with... Fred MacAulay

Fred MacAulay is a name known to many a Radio 4 listener having appeared on The News Quiz, Bridget Christie's Mind The Gap and The Unbelievable Truth, to name just a few.

Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 19th September 2015

Review: Kevin Bridges, Hammersmith Apollo

Otherwise polished young stand-up gets irritated with the audience and stomps off.

Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 19th September 2015

Chuckle Brothers star Jimmy Patton to marry 25 year-old

Chuckle Brothers star Jimmy Patton is set to tie the knot to a fan 59 years his junior.

The Mirror, 19th September 2015

Rarely Asked Questions - Doug Stanhope

The first time I encountered Doug Stanhope he was in bed in his Edinburgh Fringe flat. I think he may have been tattooing himself at the time.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th September 2015

Fawlty Towers is 40 so we ranked all the episodes

To mark the show's 40th birthday we attempted to rank the 12 episodes from worst to best - but since they're all classics, they really should all be number one.

Caroline Westbrook, Metro, 19th September 2015

Inbetweeners to reunite for wedding of Blake Harrison

Having shot movies in Crete and Australia, the cringeworthy clique will be making waves on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius to ­celebrate the marriage of Blake Harrison, who plays dopey but lovable Neil ­Sutherland.

Simon Boyle, The Mirror, 19th September 2015

TV & radio

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV
9:30pm
60 min
Through The Keyhole. Leigh Francis. Copyright: Talkback

Through The Keyhole

Series 3, Episode 4

The panel this week are dancing judge Bruno Tonioli, presenter Davina McCall and dapper radio DJ and TV presenter Dave Berry.

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