BCG Daily Wednesday 12th October 2016
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Al Murray, The Pub Landlord review
This bigoted bar steward still has comedy legs in a post-Brexit world.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 12th October 2016Miranda Hart joins cast of Disney's The Nutcracker
Miranda Hart is to star in Disney's live-action adaptation of The Nutcracker.
BBC News, 12th October 2016
Why Richard Gadd failed to win a Malcolm Hardee Award
"When I visualised the show, there was only one room in the whole of Edinburgh I visualised - the Banshee Labyrinth Cinema Room. I needed a screen that was bigger than me. I needed a screen that would engulf me and engulf the audience. I thought: What do I do? Do I sacrifice audience numbers and money for artistic gain? And the answer was: Absolutely. I didn't do it to create a buzz or as a cunning stunt or anything like that. It was a genuine artistic decision that I made."
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 12th October 2016Mark Gatiss hoping to bring back League of Gentlemen
"We have become a local country for local people and I wonder if there is something Brexity in us that we can do"
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 12th October 2016Stewart Lee's personal series 4 guide: episodes 4-6
'We captured a gig in out-of-control freefall'
Stewart Lee, Chortle, 12th October 2016Al Murray, Pub Landlord review
Brexit gifts the Little Englander a barrel-load of acidic spoofs, but this act seems content to serve up just the mild.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 12th October 2016Review: Al Murray the Pub Landlord at Albert Hall
The irony is heavy as the suspiciously well-informed Pub Landlord launches into a sublime, surreptitious takedown of Leave logic.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 12th October 2016The unspoken bigotry of the BBC's diversity quotas
Giving ethnic minorities and women a leg-up is deeply patronising.
Will Franken, Spiked, 12th October 2016The itch left by Fleabag
I am exhausted of explaining why Fleabag is not enough, why Girls isn't enough. I, as a young woman, am hungry for more. I am starving for something more to chew on, to watch television that reflects what it's like to be struggling in a way that doesn't involve nicking a bottle of wine and masturbating to Obama. I want to see the comedy in the truly difficult things that women face today and to find the relief in it.
Ava Pickett, Funny Women, 12th October 2016Mindhorn review
A frustratingly slapdash and derivative affair.
Luke Channell, Hey U Guys, 12th October 2016Podcasts
TV & radio
7:20am15 min
Little Roy
Series 1, Episode 3 - Oh Brother!Roy wishes he had a cartoon little brother who wants to play all the time. Not a big sister who gets mad at him.
11:30am30 min
Man At The Helm
Episode 2Local handyman Charlie Bates is not on the man list but the kids are prepared to give him a shot when their mum falls for him because he looks like Frank Sinatra.
6:30pm30 min
Mark Steel's In Town
Series 7, Episode 6 - GibraltarMark performs in St Michael's Cave in the Rock of Gibraltar. He explores Gibraltar's relationship with Spain, visits a British phone box, has some British fish and chips and encounters some not so British monkeys.
6:45pm15 min
Danger Mouse
Series 1, Episode 44 - Sir Danger De MouseThe Queen of Weevils returns and convinces DM he's a medieval knight in order to escape from a secure prison - can Penfold break the spell and prevent London becoming a medieval city?
10pm60 min
Unspun With Matt Forde
Series 1, Episode 5Matt Forde is joined by the Conservatives' Scottish leader, Ruth Davidson MSP.
11pm15 min
Little Lifetimes By Jenny Eclair
Series 3, Episode 2 - Hannah's GoneJosie Lawrence stars in Jenny Eclair's series about women on the verge of a breakdown. Hannah's mum unearths some secrets in her daughter's recently vacated room.
11:15pm30 min
No Such Thing As The News
Series 2, Episode 1In the first show of the new series, the team discuss a craze of menacing clowns sweeping the US; pumpkin records; Donald Trump's preparations for the second presidential debate; and hackable toys.
11:15pm15 min
Mae Martin's Guide To 21st Century Sexuality
Episode 1 - What Should We Tell Our Kids?Mae considers how we should be teaching children about sex and relationships. Hint: possibly not the same way that her own mother Wendy did.