BCG Daily Sunday 19th March 2017
Features
Press clippings
French & Saunders turned down millions to host Bake Off
Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders were offered £2.5million to become the new hosts of Great British Bake but turned the offer down.
Lauren Franklin, The Sun, 19th March 2017David Walliams 'dumped' as host for ITV's Nightly Show
David Walliams has been dropped as a presenter of the ailing Nightly Show despite producers vowing to give it time to find an appropriate audience.
David Stephenson, The Daily Express, 19th March 2017Tim Vine: I'm very good at writing songs
Not a lot of people know this but I'm very good at... writing songs. I have silly songs in my act but I still secretly want to be a pop star. I've just done a little album with disco songs. I sing the whole thing like Barry Gibb from the Bee Gees. I've got to the age of 50 and not sold a single song. Maybe I'm good at being in denial about my songwriting talents.
Kirsten Jones, The Daily Express, 19th March 2017Simon Amstell: Carnage review
There's no doubt that Simon Amstell's Carnage is a film with a very heavy message.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 19th March 2017Rowan Atkinson dusts off Mr Bean for China film
Rowan Atkinson dusted off his world famous Mr Bean character today at the premiere of his latest film which is only released in China.
Daily Mail, 19th March 2017The Inbetweeners reboot could work - with a female cast
There never really was any significant female presence on the show (though arguably it would have benefitted from one around the third series) - this is the most obvious way to differentiate The New Inbetweeners from the prior version of the show.
Alex Moreland, Yahoo, 19th March 2017Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
Carnage - Swallowing The Past
A BBC iPlayer film written and directed by Simon Amstell set in the future when everyone is a vegetarian.
Justin's House
Series 4, Episode 19 - Alien VisitorsJustin and Robert are surprised when three messy aliens called the Odd Bods turn up on their doorstep and start causing chaos around the house.
The Nightly Show
Highlights Special - The Nightly Show With Davina McCall Best BitsA selection of highlights from the past week, hosted by Davina McCall.