BCG Daily Friday 6th October 2017
News
TV
Press clippings
Preview - Porridge
If this show has one thing going for it, it's that the original writers, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, are still writing it, but they will never been able to fill the gap left by the late Ronnie Barker.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 6th October 2017Preview - Have I Got News for You
The BBC's long-running satirical panel show enters its 54th series tonight.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 6th October 2017Lee Ridley: the stand-up comedian who can't speak
Life as a disabled person sometimes means you are asked slightly confused questions. But amid those awkward moments, there can be humour. The following is an edited version of a monologue by Lost Voice Guy, Lee Ridley. He has cerebral palsy and uses a synthetic voice on his iPad to talk. He first performed this sketch for the BBC at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Lee Ridley, BBC, 6th October 2017Labour of Love review: These Lefties are all right!
The audience enjoyed the nostalgia, sighing happily when they saw Teletext, a fax machine and an early Nineties mobile telephone. Though it may return one day, at present political centrism seems to have gone the same way as those defunct innovations and that makes this play feel less potent and truthful than it might have done a year or so ago. I'm afraid that, at present, not even the most artful West End production can match real politics for raw theatre.
Quentin Letts, Daily Mail, 6th October 2017Brian Conley slams reports he's ready to leave Strictly
Brian Conley has slammed reports that he has telling backstage crew at Strictly Come Dancing that he is expecting to be leaving the show very shortly - possibly in preparation for the upcoming panto season for which Conley has a fruitful deal with a theatre in Milton Keynes.
Rebecca Lewis, Metro, 6th October 2017Sue Perkins admits no one can fill Brucie's shoes
Sue Perkins has opened up about the challenge of taking over from Sir Bruce Forsyth on the upcoming reboot of The Generation Game.
Ash Percival, The Huffington Post, 6th October 2017Labour of Love, Noel Coward Theatre, London, review
It's rare that five minutes go past without a proper roar of laughter.
Holly Williams, The Independent, 6th October 2017My comedy hero: Rob Broderick on Jason Byrne
As adlibbing rap duo Abandoman take their Life + Rhymes across the UK, Rob Broderick picks another Irish improviser as his comic idol.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 6th October 2017Sue Perkins: 'I want to make Bruce proud'
Sue Perkins has told how she hopes the late Sir Bruce Forsyth would be "proud" of her role fronting next year's reboot of The Generation Game.
TV Times, 6th October 2017Live Review: Ari Eldjarn, Soho Theatre
If there was a fault it was that this almost felt too slick. There was minimal interaction with the audience. It felt as if he knew he had a script that worked and he was going to stick to it.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th October 2017Porridge: The Go-Between preview
The new Porridge certainly feels comfortable and familiar, but also does enough not to be a shameless counterfeit, even if it clearly exists in the shadow of its forebear.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 6th October 2017Catherine Tate reunites with David Tennant in Ducktales
The Doctor Whp stars are reuniting on the rebooted Ducktales - with Tate lending her voice talents to the role of Scrooge McDuck's arch nemesis Magica de Spell. Which means you'll be hearing her dulcet tones alongside Tennant's - as he's providing Scrooge's voice in the revival.
Caroline Westbrook, Metro, 6th October 2017Labour of Love review - Noel Coward Theatre London
Overall, Labour of Love is a wonderful example of how a play about politics can not only be educational but also entertaining as well.
Terry Eastham, London Theatre 1, 6th October 2017Miranda Hart: comedy chased away my childhood anxiety
Apparently, I was rather serious as a child. My mother told me a story about how on a hot summer's day once, aged about five, I was chatting to my parents and grandparents while walking backwards and, unbeknown to me, the paddling pool was a lot closer than I realised. I fell backwards (mid-chat) into the pool, to their hysterics, especially as they could see it all coming, and to my deep and severe lack of amusement - which, of course, made it even funnier.
Miranda Hart, The Telegraph, 6th October 2017Kevin Bishop's Porridge savaged by fans of the original
"Goldilocks would be havin' none of it."
Justin Harp, Digital Spy, 6th October 2017Video: John Cleese explaining American football to USA
"I was invited here to talk today about football," John began. "Much to my dismay I've just discovered it's American football."
Megan Davies, Digital Spy, 6th October 2017Porridge reboot has none of the original's flavour
I barely broke into a titter through the whole thirty minutes.
Jeff Robson, i Newspaper, 6th October 2017Porridge reboot shows that past is best left alone
Watching the new Porridge is like visiting a favourite old café only to find that its best bits have been jettisoned: the tomato-shaped ketchup bottles have been replaced by sachets, the Formica tables by stripped pine. Sometimes the past is best left alone.
Ben Lawrence, The Telegraph, 6th October 2017Review: Bear Jokes in Leyton, East London
Nathan Cassidy, such a safe pair of hands that he does the audience warm-up for the X Factor. His stand-up is a much tricksier affair than you would expect from such a mainstream job, however, and here he ambitiously suggests he might have been responsible for the 2008 financial crash.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 6th October 2017Sofie Hagen on anger and including the excluded
Ahead of her tour arriving at Citizen's Theatre, Sofie Hagen discusses her psychopathic step-grandfather, Made of Human podcast and social media trolls.
Jenni Ajderian, The Skinny, 6th October 2017Videos
Videos
Online
Online
TV
Online
TV & radio
10am58 min
Ouch Storytelling Live XL: Awkward Moments
Seven performers with disabilities or mental health difficulties perform in Edinburgh.
1:30pm30 min
Stop The Press
Series 2, Episode 6This week's guests are polymaths in the world of showbiz. Joining Jo on the side of the professionals is the actor and singer Tom Urie, best known for his roles in River City and T2: Trainspotting. Assisting Gary in the press team is award-winning journalist and broadcaster Beverly Lyons, the longtime showbiz correspondent for the Daily Record.
5pm15 min
Go Jetters
Series 2, Episode 15 - Go Jet Academy: Wind PowerIt's a very windy day at the Go Jet Academy as Jetpad comes in to land, zooming past the academy's windfarm turbines.
6:30pm30 min
The News Quiz
Series 94, Episode 5Miles Jupp is joined by Jeremy Hardy, Suzi Ruffell, Lloyd Langford and Katy Brand to hash out the week's headlines. This week the panel discuss Theresa May's Conservative Party Conference speech, the collapse of Monarch Airlines and the potential discovery of Santa Claus' grave.
9pm60 min
Cold Feet
Series 7, Episode 5Karen's new business venture may well be her downfall. Will anyone save her from the abyss before it's too late?
9pm30 min
Have I Got News For You
Series 54, Episode 1Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Alexander Armstrong and guest panellists Roisin Conaty and James O'Brien.
9:30pm30 min
Porridge
Episode 1 - The Go-BetweenFletch has taken to helping his fellow inmates with appeals, letters home to loved ones and the like. But when Barry's girlfriend comes to visit, things get complicated.
10pm30 min
Mock The Week
Series 16, Episode 11Dara O Briain and Hugh Dennis look back over the week's events with the help of guests Ed Gamble, Milton Jones, Miles Jupp, Nish Kumar and Felicity Ward.
10pm65 min
10:35pm45 min
The Graham Norton Show
Series 22, Episode 2 - Kate Winslet, Idris Elba, Chris Rock, Liam GallagherKate Winslet and Idris Elba reveal rather a lot about filming their new movie, Chris Rock jokes about Trump and Liam Gallagher apologises for his 'out of order' tweets.
10:45pm15 min
The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾
Episode 10Harry McEntire reads a new serialisation of the first 'Secret Diary' of Adrian Mole.