BCG Daily Friday 1st January 2016
Press clippings
David Walliams on Billionaire Boy
Is lavatory humour the key to happiness? Michael Buerk investigates...
Michael Buerk, Radio Times, 1st January 2016The Must-Sees of 2016: comedy
Featuring Billy Connolly, Isy Suttie, Vic and Bob, Frankie Boyle, Romesh Ranganathan, Rob Delaney, Julian Clary and Sara Pascoe.
Alice Jones, The Independent, 1st January 2016Interview: George Egg
The anarchic comedy chef is putting a whole new spin on hotel food, as he tells Jane Hall.
Jane Hall, Newcastle Chronicle, 1st January 2016Interview: Julian Clary
Now 56, Clary says he's grown up a lot ahead of forthcoming stand-up tour The Joy of Mincing, which kicks off in Glasgow.
Rick Fulton, The Scotsman, 1st January 2016Billionaire Boy, review: 'a glorious romp'
With the anarchic spirit of the panto season, David Walliams's gleefully subversive tale warmed Ed Power's cockles.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 1st January 2016Review: Jason Cook's Comedy Club
Hebburn funnyman Jason Cook rounded up a host of his comedy pals to ensure everyone saw the year off with a bang.
Vicki Newman, The Shields Gazette, 1st January 2016Review: Matt Berry Does... Happy New You
Highlights include a spikey puffer fish all puffed up, an ape falling off a crate and a helpless hedgehog on its back. There's also a plump crocodile and a pigeon called Sebastian Fatwood.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st January 2016Podcasts
TV & radio
10:45am15 min
Incredible Women
Series 4, Episode 5 - Judi SantosJeremy meets the iconic 1960s folk singer, who never sold out on her principles. But is it all sunshine and flowers in the Garden of Eden?
11:30am30 min
The Cold Swedish Winter
Series 2, Episode 1Geoff and the Anderssons celebrate baby John's first Christmas, as Geoff unwisely volunteers to organise the festivities for the whole family.
12:30pm30 min
June Whitfield: 90 Not Out
Episode 2 - Terry And June To EastEnders And BeyondTwo special nintieth birthday conversations about a remarkable career in comedy, recorded at June Whitfield's home with friend and colleague Joanna Lumley.
4pm30 min
Damn The Torpedoes!
New Year SpecialAn army unit under fire are sent an All Terrain Wogan, the enemy employs psychological warfare by naming its fleet after the Admiral's family and cadets are traumatised by a passive aggressive fitness instructor. Just don't forget your vaccination against helicopter gunships.
6:15pm15 min
Ed Reardon's Week
Ed Reardon At Christmas, Christmas Special - Ed Reardon at ChristmasEd is spending Christmas without even his trusty cat, Elgar, for company. All he has for Christmas is a computer and a commission.
6:30pm30 min
Dead Ringers
2015 Christmas Specials, New Year Special - A Look Back at the Year 2020: The New Year's EditionSpecial episode of the award-winning topical comedy, set in the year 2020. Who will be prime minister, who will be president and will anyone have decided about London's extra runway by then?
7pm60 min
Billionaire Boy
One-off family comedy. Father and son Len and Joe Spud have very little, but they become overnight billionaires when Len invents a new toilet roll. Joe now has everything he ever wanted - except a friend.
8:30pm60 min
The Many Faces Of...
Episode 1 - The Many Faces Of Ronnie CorbettRonnie Corbett is an icon of television entertainment. His starring role in The Two Ronnies has earned him a chapter in the book of all-time comedy greats.
10:30pm40 min
Mrs. Brown's Boys
Christmas 2015, New Year Special - Mammy's Widow's MemoriesWhen a handsome stranger appears in Foley's Pub, everyone presumes he must be after Cathy. But the stranger reveals he only has eyes for one special woman: Agnes Brown herself. Will Agnes go on her first date in years? And if she does, who's in for the bigger surprise: Agnes Brown, or the stranger?
10:30pm30 min
Sam Delaney's News Thing
Highlights Special - New YearSam looks back on the best bits of 2015 with highlights from our previous shows and special guests Germaine Greer, and MPs Mike Freer and Johnny Mercer.