BCG Daily Friday 28th April 2017
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Review: Inside No. 9
Inside No. 9 can be dramatic, comedic and genuinely terrifying: episodes quickly lurch from physical comedy and toilet gags to intense moments of drama or terror.
Richard Tudor, The Oxford Student, 28th April 2017Bridget Christie interview
The blurb for the show, she reminds me, is: "If you didn't want to leave the EU, or you did, but now don't, then this is absolutely the show for you. If you did want to leave the EU you will still find it funny, but for different reasons, as you witness the liberal female comedian's exasperated and despairing meltdown."
Bristol 24/7, 28th April 2017Katy Brand interview
"Victoria Wood's Two Soups is the funniest sketch ever."
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 28th April 2017Kiri Pritchard-McLean interview
Fed up with heckles, hostility and predatory promoters, Kiri Pritchard-McLean set out to detail the industry's misogyny in a raucous, revelatory performance.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 28th April 2017Adrian Edmondson interview
'I used to really enjoy being angry'.
Boudicca Fox-Leonard, The Telegraph, 28th April 2017Chris Dangerfield interview
'Clean' from heroin after brothel visit - but now called Nazi.
John Fleming's Blog, 28th April 2017Jack Rooke interview
Only 23, and with something of a specialism in grief, comedian, CALM ambassador and now BBC Three documentary maker Jack Rooke is on the hunt for a better way to deal with mental illness.
Ed Gove, Royal Television Society, 28th April 2017Fracked review
If the opportunity presents itself to see James Bolam and Anne Reid on stage together, you take it.
My Theatre Mates, 28th April 2017James Van Der Beek interview
What has James Van Der Beek been doing since his days as the Dawson's Creek teen heartthrob? High-minded nonsense with a layer of ridiculous on top, the star reveals.
Kate Hutchinson, The Guardian, 28th April 2017Johnny Vegas talks about starring in Blackpool comedy
Johnny Vegas to star in Blackpool comedy. In a wacky exclusive interview with The Gazette, Johnny, dressed in a brown wig and revealing dressing gown, said he had spent two weeks in a local B&B to prepare for the role - but added that he also 'dressed up as a seagull and stole food off people'.
Blackpool Gazette, 28th April 2017Mindhorn review
Though stuck with stretches of guff and looking all too convincingly like video-era rubbish TV, Mindhorn delivers regular proper laughs and eventually wrings just enough drops of pathos to scrape by.
Kim Newman, Empire, 28th April 2017Videos
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11:30am30 min
Gloomsbury
Series 4, Episode 4 - Bosom ChumsIn an attempt to win back Vera's affection, Ginny installs an aeolian harp at Sizzlinghurst, which creates such heavenly music that Mrs Gosling has a visitation behind the gazebo.
1:30pm30 min
Breaking The News
Series 6, Episode 10Raymond Mearns, Val McDermid, Al Barrie and Jay Lafferty talk about politicians on the campaign trail; Donald Trump's first 100 days; Tom Hardy laying down some vigilante justice; and is Le Pen mightier than Le Sword?
2:15pm45 min
Where This Service Will...
Episode 1 - Where This Service Will ContinueFifteen months after they met on a train, David has come to find Suzie.
6:30pm30 min
The News Quiz
Series 93, Episode 2Miles Jupp is joined by Hugo Rifkind, Katy Brand, Rich Hall and Kiri Pritchard-Mclean. It's a revisiting of the week in general electioneering, as well as some vital learning from grandmas about how to throw a basketball properly.
8pm30 min
Carters Get Rich
Episode 5Concerned that Harry needs a break from technology, Tony signs the two of them up to the Wildboys' Wilderness Survival Group.
9pm30 min
Have I Got News For You
Series 53, Episode 2Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Kirsty Young and guest panellists Jon Richardson and Robert Peston.
9:30pm30 min
Hospital People
Episode 2 - The Security ThreatThere has been an intruder at Brimlington Hospital. Head of Hospital Security, Hillary, is given a briefing from manager Susan Mitchell, to up security - at no expense spared.
10pm65 min
Sarah Millican: Outsider
TV broadcast of Sarah Millican's 2016 stand-up show.
10:35pm45 min
The Graham Norton Show
Series 21, Episode 4 - Goldie Hawn, Amy Schumer, John Boyega, Orlando Bloom, Lucie JonesGoldie Hawn says she feels maternal towards Amy Schumer; Amy talks about meeting Kurt Russell for the second time; Orlando Bloom says it was good getting muscular for his latest movie; and John Boyega reveals Orlando's words of advice; while Eurovision hopeful Lucie Jones performs live in the studio.
11pm30 min
Comedy Bigmouths
Episode 5 - Clive AndersonIan Stone is joined by special guest Clive Anderson. Plus Ivo Graham, Ayesha Hazarika and Geoff Norcott.