BCG Daily Monday 25th April 2016

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Watch Ricky Gervais 'storm out' of interview

The ITV presenter Lorraine Kelly admitted afterwards that the hiccup was her fault.

Nicola Agius, The Mirror, 25th April 2016

Olivia Colman and Julian Barratt together to fall apart

This melancholic new comedy features a married couple at odds and jokes as twisted as the staircases. We meet the stars and wunderkind creator.

Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 25th April 2016

Ricky Gervais: 'Bowie kept illness from everyone'

Ricky Gervais has revealed he was exchanging emails with David Bowie two weeks before his death but that Bowie kept the state of his health a secret.

Colin Paterson, BBC News, 25th April 2016

Flowers: Channel 4's peculiar, poetic comedy treat

Sad, strange and very funny comedy drama Flowers stars Olivia Colman and Julian Barratt.

Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 25th April 2016

Flowers: Colman and Barratt come together to fall apart

This melancholic new comedy features a married couple at odds and jokes as twisted as the staircases. We meet the stars and wunderkind creator.

Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 25th April 2016

Flowers: Channel 4's peculiar, poetic comedy treat

Sad, strange and very funny comedy drama Flowers, feat. Olivia Colman and Julian Barratt, starts tonight on Channel 4...

Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 25th April 2016

David Morgan: Blammo! - The Lowry, Salford review

David Morgan likes to keep things light. He is so successful in this approach that his new show Blammo! feels more like gossip than autobiographical or observational comedy.

Dave Cunningham, The Reviews Hub, 25th April 2016

Review: The Comedy About A Bank Robbery

"Slapstick on its own is never more than fleetingly amusing. To really get the belly laughs, it has to be surrounded by character."

Douglas Mayo, BritishTheatre.com, 25th April 2016

Romance and Adventure on Radio 4

Romance and Adventure does not take the cliche route of a thirty-something woman trying to go against the grain of society, rejecting the notion that she must get a husband, bear some children, and find a career path.

Anglonerd, 25th April 2016

Flowers is a clever, bleakly funny look at depression

Will Sharpe's Channel 4 series finds the humour in the grimness of life - and in a wonderfully unusual way.

Kasia Delgado, Radio Times, 25th April 2016

Mark Thomas interview

For a man intent on bringing down the establishment, Mark Thomas is an exceptionally gracious interviewee.

Ben Davis, Ham & High, 25th April 2016

Julian Barratt and Will Sharpe interview

The star of new Channel 4 comedy Flowers joins writer Will Sharpe to discuss their dark new series.

Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 25th April 2016

Flowers review

Having previously co-written and co-directed the acclaimed indie film Black Pond, one of Chris Langham's few projects since his downfall, Will Sharpe can rightly stake a claim to be a genuine comedy auteur on the back of this original and compelling work.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 25th April 2016

David Baddiel v Mail over queen sex & toilet jokes

David Baddiel has come under fire from the Daily Mail for being responsible for a programme that made jokes about the Queen's sex life on the day of the Queen's 90th birthday celebrations.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th April 2016

Bernie Clifton death metal band album mix-up

A list of tracks by a death metal band was accidentally printed on the back of a new album by comedian Bernie Clifton.

BBC News, 25th April 2016

Paddy McGuinness and his wife are expecting baby No. 3

Congratulations to Take Me Out host Paddy McGuinness and his wife Christine, who are expecting their third child together.

Katie Fitzpatrick, Manchester Evening News, 25th April 2016

Georgina Campbell interview

Georgina Campbell is fretting that Olivia Colman will think she's a stalker. "I'm following her around," she tells me, laughing. She's referring to the actresses' joint-billing in both Channel 4's new comedy Flowers and Broadchurch's third series.

Rosmund Urwin, Evening Standard, 25th April 2016

Videos

TV & radio

Radio 4
11:30am
30 min
Fags, Mags And Bags. Image shows from L to R: Sanjay (Omar Raza), Dave (Donald Mcleary), Ramesh (Sanjeev Kohli), Alok (Susheel Kumar). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Fags, Mags And Bags

Series 6, Episode 2 - Schrodinger's Birkenstock Interface Situation

A church-organised community choir-off results in a Fifa-esque bribery scandal.

Radio 4
4pm
30 min
Natalie Haynes

Natalie Haynes Stands Up For The Classics

Series 2, Episode 3 - Plato

Today Natalie stands up in the name of one of the world's greatest thinkers, Plato.

Zig And Zag. Copyright: JAM Media

Zig And Zag

Episode 1 - Ice Cream Clone

Zig and Zag's attempts to clone an ice cream in order to cool themselves down have a chilling effect on the whole of Burb Street.

Radio 4
6:30pm
30 min
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 16, Episode 4

David Mitchell is joined by Joe Lycett, Richard Osman, Sam Simmons and Aisling Bea as they lie on the subjects of ghosts, jokes, Lego and reality TV.

Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle. Peter Kay. Copyright: Goodnight Vienna Productions

Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle

Series 1, Episode 2

This episode includes Peter's thoughts on dipping biscuits, embarrassing bodies and he's still struggling to find his way to Amarillo.

I Want My Wife Back. Image shows from L to R: Murray (Ben Miller), Grant (Kenneth Collard). Copyright: Busby Productions / Mainstreet Pictures

I Want My Wife Back

Episode 2

Murray attempts to persuade Bex that a holiday is just what they need to repair some damage, but she leaves him heartbroken at the airport.

Flowers. Image shows from L to R: Maurice (Julian Barratt), Deborah (Olivia Colman). Copyright: Kudos Productions

Flowers

Series 1, Episode 1

An already black day for Maurice turns into a nightmare when Deborah, his wife, insists on celebrating their anniversary. And when Maurice's mother finds evidence of his misery, things worsen. Meanwhile, their dysfunctional twins vie for the affections of their lovely neighbour.

Flowers. Image shows from L to R: Maurice (Julian Barratt), Deborah (Olivia Colman). Copyright: Kudos Productions

Flowers

Series 1, Episode 2

Maurice needs to be honest with his family, but it's a stressful gathering at the hospital.

Plebs. Image shows from L to R: Hector (Ricky Champ), Marcus (Tom Rosenthal). Copyright: RISE Films

Plebs

Series 3, Episode 5 - The Crimewave

As a crime wave sweeps the city, the boys join a Roman military fitness class to protect themselves on the streets. Flavia introduces some dubious new security measures at work. Grumio starts dating Agatha, a talented baker, who may well be a feeder.

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