BCG Daily Thursday 24th March 2016
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Fawlty Towers tribute producers 'staggered by vitriol'
The Australian theatre company accused by John Cleese ripping off his television series Fawlty Towers has said it is "staggered by [his] vitriol towards us and our tribute show".
Elle Hunt, The Guardian, 24th March 2016Review: Jena Friedman, Soho Theatre
Jena Friedman has been doing some of this material in her club sets for a while, and the show itself debuted at last year's Edinburgh Fringe, so it was surprising that she referred to a crib sheet on the night I saw it.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 24th March 2016Jimmy Carr is thinking of doing a sitcom
Jimmy Carr is considering shaking up his career to write a sitcom.
Justin Harp, Digital Spy, 24th March 2016An Ant and Dec sitcom may be on TV by next year
Ant and Dec have admitted that they're finally moving forward with their sitcom plans and that 'there is stuff down on paper now'.
Rebecca Lewis, Metro, 24th March 2016Did Jimmy Carr steal a Frankie Boyle gag?
Frankie Boyle has accused Jimmy Carr of stealing one of his one of his gags.
Chortle, 24th March 2016Review: Rob Auton
Sadly, Auton's kooky musings feel somewhat laboured half way into his lengthy expounding of the benefits, characteristics and uses of water.
Holly Sharp, The Reviews Hub, 24th March 2016Review: The Painkiller with Rob Brydon & Ken Branagh
Often, critics suggest that a play from another era offers valuable lessons for modern audiences. No-one will be saying that about The Painkiller other than, maybe, let's never update decrepit farces again.
Franco Milazzo, Londonist, 24th March 2016Live review: Jena Friedman, Soho Theatre
Jena Friedman certainly looks like she has plenty of attitude in her surly press shots. And calling her show American C*nt - even with an asterisk - is quite audacious. Onstage, however, she is less in your face. There are only flashes where she justifies her own build-up.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th March 2016Preview: Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle, episode 4.4
Conspiracy theorists can have a field day with the fact that in some places episode four was billed as The Migrant Crisis. In fact our stand-up sage-cum-holy-fool is here to guide us through his thoughts on death this time. Did it change or did someone get it wrong? More pertinently, however, the show is a return to top form after a spot of water-treading last week.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th March 2016Fresh Meat cast say there is NO movie in the works
The Fresh Meat cast have denied that there is a film in the works.
Sarah Dean, Metro, 24th March 2016Eddie the Eagle review
Taron Egerton flies in this comedic, partly fictionalised biopic of the unlikely ski jumping star.
James Mottram, The List, 24th March 2016Flat TV might just be the most original sitcom in years
Tom Rosenthal's new sitcom Flat TV is the latest offering from BBC Three online - and the Plebs actor has told Digital Spy that he hopes word of mouth will help shows like his to find an audience.
Morgan Jeffery, Digital Spy, 24th March 2016Videos
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7:45am15 min
Diddy TV
Series 1, Episode 9 - Let It GoDiddy Hazel Irvine hosts the final of the world snooker tournament between Juddery Trump and Ronnie O'Notagain. Also, there is more American sitcom action in RoboPop.
8am15 min
4:30pm30 min
4 O'Clock Club
Series 5, Episode 5 - ZombieClem's freaks out when she thinks Nero has sent her a CD of love songs. And Lizzie thinks Dexter has invited her to a zombie apocalypse.
5:20pm15 min
Go Jetters
Series 1, Episode 14 - The Colosseum, ItalyGlitch visits Rome to race his grimbots in the Colosseum. Can the Go Jetters stop him?
6pm22 min
Flat TV
Episode 1 - The PackageTom's eBay ploy pays off and just 7 to 10 days later, the boys spend the day waiting for the package to be delivered. Meanwhile, Sophie's having a party - and Tom's not invited.
6pm22 min
Flat TV
Episode 2 - SauceWhen his internet stalking fails, Tom resorts to breaking and entering in order to get closer to gorgeous new neighbour Sophie. Meanwhile, Naz invents a new sauce.
6pm23 min
Flat TV
Episode 3 - Locked OutTom and Naz find themselves locked out of the flat after Naz breaks another one of Tom's flat rules. While Tom just wants to get back inside to watch Antiques Roadshow, Naz decides to escape Tom's tyranny and live in the wild.
6pm22 min
Flat TV
Episode 4 - The NemesisIn a bid to impress gorgeous new neighbour Sophie, Tom agrees to look after Aoife's nephew Kieran. Unfortunately, he turns out to be a bit of a handful. Meanwhile, Naz becomes a Monk.
12 Sketches In A London House
Episode 8 - BedroomThe home carer is doing her usual rounds. She just wants to help out, though it looks like might have accidentally signed up to something a little more full on...
9pm60 min
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 8 (C4: 9), Episode 4Team captains Jon Richardson and Sean Lock are joined by guests Kevin Bridges and Rebecca Front. Rachel Riley is back on numbers-and-letters duty and Susie Dent is in Dictionary Corner with Joe Lycett.
10pm30 min
10pm60 min
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Series 16, Episode 4 - The Voice judges, Fresh Meat cast, Years & YearsAlan is joined by all four of The Voice judges: Paloma Faith, Boy George, will.i.am and Ricky Wilson who talk about this year's competition. The cast of Fresh Meat: Jack Whitehall, Charlotte Ritchie, Joe Thomas and Greg McHugh discuss the final series of the show. Plus Years & Years perform their new single Desire live in the studio.
10pm60 min
Celebrity Juice
Series 15, Episode 2 - Easter SpecialTonight's guests are comedian Johnny Vegas, TOWIE star Ferne McCann and TV presenter Rylan Clark-Neal.
10:50pm30 min
@elevenish
Episode 2Tez Ilyas heads onto the streets of London to ask how to stop Islam; Lolly Adefope talks about racism in acting; and Natasia Demetriou has grand ambitions for the show.
11pm30 min
Small Scenes
Series 3, Episode 4A man can't stop accidentally discovering dead bodies, a hotel guest keeps asking for more towels, someone gets too close to the bats he's supposed to studying, and the show goes on board a luxury Seasun cruise.