BCG Daily Sunday 25th October 2015
Press clippings
Ardal O'Hanlon interview
Ardal O'Hanlon on the pressures of being a TV icon: 'I'm proud of Father Ted, but it feels like a noose'.
Lara Kilner, The Mirror, 25th October 2015Review: Jason Cook's Comedy Club
It was a laugh a minute as Jason Cook's Comedy Club officially kicked off.
Vicki Newman, Hartlepool Mail, 25th October 2015The Ladykillers review - the greatest comedy caper
Ealing Studio's two greatest directors, Robert Hamer and Alexander Mackendrick, both made near flawless black comedies on the state of the nation starring Alec Guinness and involving multiple murders, and there is little to choose between the former's Kind Hearts and Coronets and the latter's The Ladykillers, a special edition of which is being released this week to mark its 60th anniversary.
Philip French, The Guardian, 25th October 2015Mackenzie Crook interview
Mackenzie Crook is the self-effacing actor who swapped Hollywood for rural Suffolk and the chance to make his own comedy series about metal 'detectorists'.
Tim Lewis, The Observer, 25th October 2015TV review, Detectorists, series 2, BBC4
The Danebury Metal Detecting Club is back and this time it's serious. Well, not completely serious.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th October 2015Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse: Legends! review
A familiar cast of indelible comic characters and pithy catchphrases imbue the veteran duo's live show with a comforting glow.
Brian Logan, The Observer, 25th October 2015Review - QI: series M, episode 2: Military Matters
As one of this week's guests was Jimmy Carr I was expecting the latest edition of QI to be rather smutty: gladly, it turns out I was wrong. In fact, this episode was a lot better than I was expecting.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 25th October 2015After 50 series it's time to pull the plug on HIGNFY
British satire isn't dead so much as sleeping - someone give me a nudge when it wakes up.
Sarah Hughes, The Independent, 25th October 2015Meera Syal on comedy, wife-swapping and rebellion
The Goodness Gracious Me actor and comedian has starred in hit TV shows and films, and written a book worthy of GCSE study. So why doesn't she know where her next job is coming from?
Nosheen Iqbal, The Observer, 25th October 2015Is Sigourney Weaver in Doc Martin weirdest TV cameo?
It may be odd, but from Prince in New Girl to Boy George on The A-Team, there have been many unusual pairings.
Hannah Verdier, The Guardian, 25th October 2015Catastrophe - Series 2 preview
Despite the time jump, I love that when Sharon calls Rob she still comes up as "Sharon London Sex" on his phone, reminding us all how they got into this ridiculous situation in the first place.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 25th October 2015The Comedy of Errors review
This knockabout Shakespeare by National Theatre tries too hard to please.
Lyn Gardner, The Observer, 25th October 2015TV & radio
9am25 min
Horrible Science
Episode 7 - Microscopic MonstersThis episode examines some of the nasty invaders that live in our homes and on our bodies.
12:30pm30 min
The BBC Norfolk New Comedy Show
Episode 2BBC Radio Norfolk brings you brand new comedy from local performers and writers.
3pm60 min
The Penny Dreadfuls Present...
The Odyssey, Special - The Penny Dreadfuls Present: The OdysseyThe Penny Dreadfuls bring an irreverent interpretation of everyone's favourite bedtime read - The Odyssey by Homer. Expect an hour of purely riotous entertainment as we romp through ancient Greece, following Odysseus' many encounters (Sirens! The Cyclops! Pig-transformation!) on his epic 20 year journey home. Guest starring Robert Webb as Odysseus.