BCG Daily Friday 24th March 2017
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Preview - All Round to Mrs. Brown's
Love it or hate it, there is still at least one positive to take from it: it can't be any worse than The Nightly Show.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 24th March 2017Preview - The Last Leg
It is hard to think how it will sort out the events of this week. The terrorist attack at Westminster will no doubt be the main topic of discussion tonight.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 24th March 2017Richard Curtis on Alan Rickman and Red Nose Day
The screenwriter and director reveals how he reunited the stars for Red Nose Day Actually.
Richard Curtis, Radio Times, 24th March 2017Red Nose Day: what happens to my Comic Relief donation?
From bake sales to the bank and beyond, follow your money behind the scenes at the annual Comic Relief appeal and meet the team making it happen.
The Guardian, 24th March 2017Africa deserves better from Comic Relief
This biannual guilt trip perpetuates Band Aid stereotypes. Can we finally look at the issues behind the problems, and inspire anger as well as donations?
David Lammy, The Guardian, 24th March 2017James Corden and Take That interview
People in LA always talk about the traffic," says James Corden, who moved over to Los Angeles exactly two years ago to host The Late Late Show. "And they always talk about the carpool lane..."
Craig McLean, Radio Times, 24th March 2017John Shuttleworth: My Last Will And Tasty Mint review
Although he appears preserved in aspic, unchanged in more than three decades of performing, South Yorkshire's mild-mannered rolling stone of the hostels and village hall circuit is feeling his mortality.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 24th March 2017Monty Python and the Holy Grail fell foul of censors
Think of a Monty Python film with blasphemous content, and Life of Brian springs to mind. Yet previously unseen files from the British Board of Film Classification show that the comedy team's earlier offering, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, fell foul of the censors for repeated use of the words 'Jesus Christ!'
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 24th March 2017Interview: New comedy Plane Spotters
Plane Spotters is the latest comedy release from Turtle Canyon Comedy, it's a spoof of a reality TV show, in a world where it seems like everyone is the subject of their own show. Plane spotting is the latest niche that TV is hoping will be a smash hit and they've trained their cameras on a group who love the hobby.
Laugh Out London, 24th March 2017Review: The Miser
Maybe it is apt it's called The Miser because it is packed full of cheap laughs. It certainly mucks around with the original text.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th March 2017Robin Ince interview
I have been researching imposter syndrome recently and it is interesting to find out that it is not universal.
Sarah Daniell, The New Zealand Herald, 24th March 2017TV Review: Carnage
Simon Amstell's new mockumentary Carnage is out now on BBC iPlayer and it explores a future where animals are seen as equal to humans.
Alexandra Kilcran, The National Student, 24th March 2017Videos
TV & radio
Twirlywoos
Series 3, Episode 20 - More About On And OffThe Twirlywoos learn about On and Off by watching a man trying shoes on and taking them off in a shoe shop. Later, they encounter an octopus that jumps on and off everyone it sees.
A Trespasser's Guide To The Classics
Series 2, Episode 3 - The ProphecyIn medieval Scotland, a pair of soldiers, fleeing their own regiment, come face-to-face with a trio of witches on a desolate moor. One of them receives a prophecy that he will become King of Scotland. It is a classic case of mistaken identity.
Breaking The News
Series 6, Episode 5Fred MacAulay, Martel Maxwell, Fern Brady and Jim Smith debating a second independence referendum; Trump's Russia problem; and why move to Norway?
The Now Show
Series 50, Episode 4Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by Andrew Maxwell, Katy Brand, Pippa Evans, Ellie Taylor and Luke Kempner to share some Comic Relief.
Comic Relief
Episode 16 - Comic Relief 2017A mammoth night of live comedy, sketches, music moments, fundraising films and much much more. Sir Lenny Henry, Joe Lycett, Miranda Hart, Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan, Warwick Davis, Sally Phillips, Greg Davies and Jonathan Ross are amongst the presenters.
The Nightly Show
Episode 20Rupert Everett joins Dermot O'Leary for chat about his latest film, about Oscar Wilde.
The Last Leg
Series 10, Episode 9In this edition, the lads are joined live in the studio by singer songwriter James Blunt, and Sandi Toksvig.
People Just Do Nothing
Comic Relief Special - Part OneChabuddy takes the Kurupt FM crew to collaborate with Ed Sheeran.
This Country
Series 1, Comic Relief SpecialA special Comic Relief short, visiting Kerry and Kurtan raising money for charity.