BCG Daily Sunday 17th September 2017
Press clippings
Jimmy Carr on Gary Barlow and the tax scandal
Jimmy Carr reveals why he thinks Gary Barlow got an easier ride in tax avoidance scandal.
The Mirror, 17th September 2017Marin Clunes: 'I will never get a better job'
Doc Martin star Martin Clunes said he "will never get a better job" than playing the medic - and told how the show had lifted the Cornish economy.
David Stephenson, The Daily Express, 17th September 2017Preview: W1A Series 3
Writer John Morton's skill is to come up with a fine-tuned series that exquisitely satirises the BBC and broadcasting in particular but also a certain kind of modern workplace management culture in general.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th September 2017Miranda Hart on her biggest challenge yet
Books for the young are full of wonderful life lessons. Debut children's author Miranda Hart picks her personal favourites/
Miranda Hart, Daily Mail, 17th September 2017Review: John Robins Live From The BBC
If I have one criticism of Live From The BBC it's with the editing - they removed many of the subtleties referred to above in favour of keeping the narrative tight, the result of which leaves Robins looking like a far 'laddier' comic than the complete show attests.
Howl Sanctuary, 17th September 2017Joel & Nish Vs The World, Comedy Central UK preview
Very nice work if you can get it. For Nish Kumar anyway. For Joel Dommett it is more painful.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th September 2017When big hitters take a short cut to the punchline
The stars of the Greenwich comedy festival had to concertina their standup routines. But can the likes of Dylan Moran and Bridget Christie ruminate and rage against the clock?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th September 2017Dawn French says racists tried to burn down her house
Dawn French says racists tried to burn down house while she was married to Lenny Henry.
Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent, 17th September 2017Exclusive interview: Dawn French
Attacked by racists, stitched up by a biographer, exasperated by body-shaming, inequality and lasses on the lash -- Dawn French, queen of comedy, is in no mood for a laugh.
Eleanor Mills, The Times, 17th September 2017Doc Martin's cast shares the secrets behind new series
As one of TV's most popular dramas returns to our screens, David Stephenson meets the Doc Martin cast on location in Cornwall for its penultimate series.
David Stephenson, The Daily Express, 17th September 2017Oxide Ghosts: the Brass Eye Tapes - review
This is one for Morris completists, I think. If you have no idea who he is or what Brass Eye was, this really isn't going to be much help. And the chances are you'll leave the cinema feeling distinctly underwhelmed.
Philip Caveney, Bouquets & Brickbats, 17th September 2017Simon Amstell and Russell Brand book reviews
Two driven comedians attempt to put their demons to the sword in this pair of entertaining confessional memoirs.
Stephanie Merritt, The Guardian, 17th September 2017TV & radio
7:15pm30 min
Mr Muzak
Series 1, Episode 1 - We've Only Just BegunWith a gig at a Carpenters-themed wedding on the horizon, Nigel has to contend not only with his job at an Italian Restaurant run by a probably-not-an-actual-Italian, but also with Pav's mysterious new Ukrainian friend, Stan, and some disturbing news about his new musical partner.