BCG Daily Wednesday 30th December 2015
Press clippings
Comedy gigs of the year 2015
Featuring Rob Delaney, Tommy Tiernan, Frankie Boyle, Daniel Kitson, Sam Simmons, Bill Bailey, Stewart Lee, Weird Al Yankovic, Richard Gadd and Spencer Jones.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 30th December 2015Chicken Run, review: 'exuberant'
The first feature-length animation from Wallace and Gromit creators Aardman is a warm, witty delight, says Rebecca Hawkes.
Rebecca Hawkes, The Telegraph, 30th December 201511 absolutely zinger quotes from Charlie Brooker's 2015
Charlie Brooker's 2015 Screen Wipe gave us another darkly funny rundown of the year.
Sarah Deen, Metro, 30th December 2015Radio Times review
Radio Times Top 40 TV Shows of 2015, #3:
Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney gave birth to two series of this deliciously rude and crude sitcom. They played an Irish primary school teacher and a US ad man, called Sharon and - yep, you guessed it - Rob, who decided to give coupledom a go when their fling ends in an unplanned pregnancy. A motley crew of hilariously hideous friends supported them, including Carrie Fisher as the mother-in-law from hell, a silkily obnoxious Ashley Jensen, and Line of Duty's Mark Bonnar, who deserves a spin-off for his deadpan ripostes. But what really marked Horgan and Delaney's baby out is its bravery: Catastrophe gleefully made comedy out of delicate issues, like Sharon's decision to take a screening test for Down's syndrome, without making light of them.
Claire Webb, Radio Times, 30th December 2015Videos
Film
TV & radio
10:40am15 min
Incredible Women
Series 4, Episode 3 - Mandy FenwickMeet Mandy Fenwick. A huge child star in the 1980s, she inspired a new generation of young actors.
11:30am30 min
The Stanley Baxter Playhouse
Series 7, Episode 4 - The PoolTwo old men with a shared love of fishing meet on the banks of a Scottish salmon pool and recall past events that haunt them both.
6:30pm30 min
It's Jocelyn
Series 1, Episode 1Jocelyn Jee Esien presents new characters including the Overly Dramatic Family, a pair of terrible African Drummers and a bad-tempered couple who run a takeaway business.
9pm60 min
Charlie Brooker's Year Wipe
Episode 1 - Charlie Brooker's 2015 WipeOn the dawn of 2016, Charlie Brooker will look back on a year which saw the beginning of Corbyn-mania and a Tory majority and the end of Page Three and Cecil the Lion.
9pm60 min
Luke Kempner's Impression Of 2015
ITV2's end of year review show, presented by impressionist Luke Kempner.
10pm60 min
Celebrity Juice
Series 14, Out-takes - Bestest Of The Unseenest BitsCompilation of moments from the past year of Keith Lemon's outrageous comedy panel show which were simply too naughty or funny for TV.
10:25pm35 min
Catherine Tate's Nan
2015 Specials - Knees Up Wilmott-BrownWhen the freehold on Nan's block of flats is bought up by property developers, all the residents join together to fight for their survival. All except Nan, who bought her flat in the 1980s and finds herself holding a unique position of power.
11pm15 min
Don't Start
Series 3, Episode 1 - ChristmasOur loving couple, Neil and Kim, spend a harrowing Christmas Day together.