BCG Daily Tuesday 28th November 2017
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TLOG: 'I can't believe we're back here doing this'
"Welcome to Royston Vasey. You'll never leave." That sign greeted visitors to The League of Gentlemen's fictional home town. And it's proving true for the cult sketch show's creators, who have been drawn back there for three Christmas specials after more than a decade away.
Ian Youngs, BBC, 28th November 2017Sandi Toksvig calls for more women to host panel shows
Sandi Toksvig called for more women on panel shows to balance out "testosterone-fuelled jokes".
BT, 28th November 2017Harry & Chris interview
"We used to throw jokes in for fun but the intention was never to be a musical comedy duo - other than the fact we love Flight of the Conchords so much, they're a massive influence".
Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 28th November 201710 reasons why Alan Partridge is the perfect life-coach
Hard as it is to believe, it was 25 years ago that Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge first aired on Radio 4.
Mark Monahan, The Telegraph, 28th November 2017The Hurting: Jake Yapp reinvents the clip show
Dave's new clip show is You've Been Framed in all but name, but with one crucial difference - Jake Yapp's breathless voiceover.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 28th November 2017Privates On Parade review
The show has merits. The cast work hard and the song and dance numbers hit the mark, mining the comedy from these pastiches of Noel Coward, Marlene Dietrich and Carmen Miranda.
Chris Bridges, Londonist, 28th November 2017Are these the most dislikeable women on TV?
In a British comedy landscape where truly immoral protagonists are overwhelmingly men, Motherland stands out.
Anna Leszkiewicz, The New Statesman, 28th November 2017Exclusive first listen to Bananaman The Musical
Marc Pickering and the cast of Bananaman The Musical perform A Call To Action, ahead of opening at Southwark Playhouse next month.
Ben Hewis, What's On Stage, 28th November 2017Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
Class Dismissed
Series 3, Episode 2 - I'm A Teacher!Miss Kinder is still having problems convincing people she is an adult, the new maths teacher turns out to be the square root of terrifying and Mark gets caught bunking off lessons.
Twirlywoos
Series 4, Episode 17 - More About CleaningThe Twirlywoos find themselves in a hall with a very dirty floor.
Ed Reardon's Week
Series 12, Episode 6 - A Different DirectionEd resolves to take the step of introducing Maggie to his children.
Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish
Series 5, Episode 5 - It Does Not BongDave tests the merits of man versus machine, in all its life-like glory. Plus, he finds himself in a lucrative but compromising situation.
Sick Note
Series 1, Episode 4 - The Golden GrainFinally, it looks like Daniel and Dr Glennis have everything covered and now they can focus on making Daniel's fake illness more believable.
Motherland
Series 1, Episode 4 - The CavalryWhile Paul's away he has the perfect solution to help out Julia: he sends his parents to help.