BCG Daily Monday 28th March 2016
Press clippings
Sarah Millican: comedy can make "a bloody good point"
Speaking at Newnham College earlier this month to discuss their new online magazine, The Standard Issue, Sarah Millican sat alongside her colleague Hannah Dunleavy.
Susanna Peden and Freya Pentz, Varsity, 28th March 2016Kevin Bishop to take on Ronnie Barker role in Porridge
Comedian/actor Kevin Bishop is to take on the lead role in a modern remake of prison sitcom Porridge, which originally starred Ronnie Barker as repeat offender Norman Stanley Fletcher.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th March 2016Farewell, Fresh Meat - and good luck in the real world.
The student houseshare sitcom wasn't just a daft comedy. It was a surprisingly moving elegy to the very idea of university - even if our heroes were left with crippling debt and zero job prospects.
Abigail Chandler, The Guardian, 28th March 2016Pics: Rowan Atkinson dozes off as his daughter performs
Reports in January claimed Rowan Atkinson is financing his daughter Lily's foray into showbusiness. Despite this, the Mr Bean star could not manage to stay awake for his superstar hopeful's raunchy cabaret show at The Pheasantry on Kings Road in Chelsea, west London on Friday.
Daily Mail, 28th March 2016Two Doors Down is back
He admits he's a bit of an arse, but Jonathan Watson can't help liking the bragging character he plays in one of the few Scottish comedies to be aired on both sides of the Border.
The National (Scotland), 28th March 2016Black Mountain Poets review
Indeed, for all its Five Go Mad in Dorset-esque, decidedly British humour, this is fundamentally a moving study of the nature of adult sisterhood.
Nikki Baughan, The List, 28th March 2016Videos
TV
TV & radio
11:30am30 min
Boswell's Lives
Series 2, Episode 2 - Boswell's Life of MarxBoswell attempts to write a biography of Karl Marx (Julian Rhind-Tutt), but before he can start, he must help Marx pen his meisterwerk Das Kapital.
1:30pm30 min
The Dog Ate My Homework
Series 3, Episode 14Iain Stirling is joined by child team captains Baz and Bonnie and special guests Hacker the Dog, Susan Calman, Steve Bugeja and Ben Shires.
6:30pm30 min
Just A Minute
Series 74, Episode 6Paul Merton, Stephen Fry, Jenny Eclair and Nish Kumar try to talk without deviation, hesitation or repetition. Topics on the cards this week include Homer, Russian Dolls, and My First Love.
9pm30 min
Cuckoo
Series 3, Episode 7 - The HolidayThe family head off to Cumbria on a relaxing holiday - but Ken has a secret purpose, and Dale's past comes back to haunt him.
9pm60 min
Asian Network Comedy
Series 1, Episode 1 - WatfordTommy Sandhu presents nearly naked chef Hardeep Singh Kohli, banker-turned-comedian Sindhu Vee, sketch duo In Cahoots, the award winning Ahir Shah and the multi-talented Sheraz Yousaf.
10pm50 min
Fresh Meat
Series 4, Episode 6Come the day of graduation there's revelations galore. But will our housemates be hosting the alternative Grad Ball to end all Grad Balls or will they have to flee Manchester under cover of darkness?