BCG Daily Tuesday 29th August 2017
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John Thomson reveals he was saved from suicide
The 48-year-old actor said he had also kept going for the sake of his two daughters.
Andy Halls, The Sun, 29th August 2017Preview - Quacks: The Madman's Trial
The Victorian medical sitcom continues with a mixture of quackery, crossdressing and insanity.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 29th August 2017Russell Brand rapped for Elvis impersonator interview
Russell Brand has landed in hot water again with broadcasting watchdog Ofcom - this time over a radio interview with an Elvis Presley tribute act. During his Sunday show on digital station Radio X, Brand asked Presley impersonator James Burrell if he had "ever had sex as Elvis".
BBC, 29th August 2017TV preview: Tim Vine Travels Through Time, BBC1
You can always bank on Tim Vine when you want something light and fluffy and fun and he has certainly done that with Tim Vine Travels Through Time, the first sitcom in a new series of Comedy Playhouse pilots.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th August 2017Tony Hancock's school photos found in Northern Ireland
The framed photographs from 1938, which had been forgotten about for decades, show a young Hancock, aged around 15, with his school football team and class.
Allan Preston, Belfast Telegraph, 29th August 2017Yianni lands Ozzie TV special
Yianni Agisilaou's Edinburgh Fringe show is to be made into a TV stand-up special for Australia's ABC network.
Chortle, 29th August 2017Wil Greenway review
Greenway takes his audience on another visceral journey with his latest lyrical tale of courage and memory.
Ian Cater, What's On London, 29th August 2017Videos
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8:45am15 min
The Zoo
Series 1, Episode 12 - Jurgen's Jungle GymThe army is called in to help with some major renovations around the zoo.
10am30 min
People Just Do Nothing
Series 4, Episode 3 - WarWith the station under siege, Beats decides reinforcements are needed.
10:45am15 min
Subterranean Homesick Blues
Series 2, Episode 2Maggie is determined to rekindle her affair with John but an attempted seduction in a hotel doesn't go to plan.
8pm60 min
The Story Of... Only Fools & Horses
Episode 1 - Brothers In ArmsBrothers In Arms explores the relationship between Del and Rodney Trotter which is at the heart of each of the 64 episodes.
10pm30 min
Quacks
Episode 3 - Third. The Madman's TrialWilliam concocts a daring plan to stage a mock trial to cure a deluded patient. John's debts leave him in desperate need to make money - by fair means or quackery. And Robert looks to advance his reputation by securing the backing of a wealthy female patron, Lady Campbell. But it turns out she is interested in more than just the contents of Robert's kit bag.