BCG Daily Tuesday 12th December 2017

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Press clippings

Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes. Dawn French

Dawn French - industry needs to help women

Actress and comedian Dawn French has called on the acting industry to teach women how to respond to sexual advances.

The Daily Express, 12th December 2017

Austentatious. Image shows from L to R: Charlotte Gittins, Cariad Lloyd, Amy Cooke-Hodgson, Austentatious

Austentatious review

Austentatious returns to the London stage, as we watch the cast tackle another long-lost Jane Austen classic - 'We Need to Talk About Emma'. Improvising entire novels based on audience suggestions, the cast aims to make the narrative fit within Austen's distinct style, largely to success.

Dovydas Laurinaitis, The National Student, 12th December 2017

Backchat. Michael Whitehall. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Review: Backing Into The Spotlight by Michael Whitehall

Who would have thought Nigel Havers' agent would have published not one, but two volumes of memoirs? That's twice as many as the actor himself.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 12th December 2017

Chinese Burn. Image shows from L to R: FuFu (Yuyu Rau), Elizabeth (Shin-Fei Chen), Jackie (Yennis Cheung). Copyright: Roughcut Television

TV comedy like Chinese Burn reinforces stereotypes

A BBC pilot about Chinese women in London may tick diversity boxes, but offers no real breakthrough in how east Asian people are represented on screen.

Yuan Ren, The Guardian, 12th December 2017

The League Of Gentlemen. Image shows from L to R: Tubbs (Steve Pemberton), Edward (Reece Shearsmith). Copyright: BBC

TLOG: every film reference you missed first time around

Frequently drawing inspiration from cinema, The League Of Gentlemen's original run is packed with movie references you may have missed.

Louise Rhind-Tutt, i Newspaper, 12th December 2017

Me and my motor: Al Murray

The touring comic prefers reliability to speed.

Danny Scott, The Sunday Times: Driving, 12th December 2017

Mark Gatiss on returning to TLOG after 12 years

In three BBC2 Christmas specials we are reintroduced to many of the characters we first fell in love with when the show began airing in 1999.

James Rampton, The Independent, 12th December 2017

Interview: Phil Jarvis of Consignia

Last Sunday, I went to Lottie Bowater's Depresstival event at The Others venue in Stoke Newington to chat to Phil Jarvis of Consignia about a gig they are performing this coming Sunday at the Bill Murray venue in Islington.

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 12th December 2017

Katherine Ryan on her rising international fame

You might not know the name Katherine Ryan, but in the comedy world she's a big deal. Originally from Sarnia, Ont., Ryan now lives in the U.K. where she plays to thousands in sell out tours across the country.

Tom Power, CBC, 12th December 2017

Asian Provocateur. Romesh Ranganathan. Copyright: BBC

Romesh Ranganathan: handling casual racism

I had only just arrived in the US when somebody asked me aggressively if I was Muslim. Perhaps I should have educated him, but why is it my problem when I just want a quiet drink with my mate?

The Guardian, 12th December 2017

Eric, Ernie And Me. Image shows from L to R: Ernie Wise (Neil Maskell), Eddie Braben (Stephen Tompkinson), Eric Morecambe (Mark Bonnar). Copyright: Objective Productions

Stephen Tompkinson and Mark Bonnar interview

Stephen Tompkinson and Mark Bonnar on starring in a touching BBC4 drama celebrating Morecambe & Wise writer Eddie Braben.

TV Times, 12th December 2017

Peter Kay fortune boosted to £30 million

Peter Kay saw his fortune rise by £2 million to almost £30 million last year after money from his hit show Car Share rolled in.

The Daily Express, 12th December 2017

Preview: The League of Gentlemen specials

The League of Gentlemen return with three anniversary specials next week, and TVO has been lucky enough to take a sneaky peek at the first two instalments.

Paul Holmes, The Velvet Onion, 12th December 2017