BCG Daily Friday 29th December 2017
Press clippings
Joel Dommett engaged
Joel Dommett and model Hannah Cooper are engaged after one year of dating.
Female First, 29th December 2017Inside No. 9 - Series 4 preview
There's nothing else on television quite like Inside No. 9, and in its fourth series there is absolutely no sign of the quality slipping at all.
The Velvet Onion, 29th December 2017Joel Dommett gets engaged
Comedian Joel Dommett has become engaged to his girlfriend Hannah Cooper.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th December 2017Inside No. 9 - Series 4, Episode 1, Zanzibar, preview
The brilliant Inside No. 9 has tended to be one of the hardest TV shows to write about for fear of giving away spoilers. But actually the first episode of the new series is pretty straightforward to describe so hopefully reading this will not spoil your enjoyment.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th December 2017Eric, Ernie & Me, BBC4 review
It is good to see a writer getting some credit for a change. And deservedly so.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th December 2017Eric, Ernie And Me review
It's not Christmas without Morecambe and Wise, but even you think you've seen everything the duo have done, this latest BBC Four comedy biopic offers a new perspective on their enduring partnership, through the prism of the contribution Eddie Braben made to the act.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th December 2017The 10 most memorable comedy gigs of 2017
Every year, I see more than 300 gigs as Chortle's editor and chief reviewer. Here's my personal round-up of the ten most memorable of 2017. Not necessarily the best - though that's a good metric - but the performances that will stay with me.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th December 2017Vic & Bob's Big Night Out review
Vic Reeves Big Night Out is back - or at least some bits of it are back.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 29th December 2017Review: Vic and Bob's Big Night Out
We should be grateful they wouldn't let it lie, and the next four Big Night Outs planned for BBC Four next year can't come fast enough.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th December 2017Vic and Bob's Big Night Out, review
The hugely influential 90s comedy show returned - but they didn't make a fuss.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 29th December 2017Hugh Laurie on the New Year's Honours list
Hugh Laurie has been awarded a CBE on the New Year Honours list, upgrading the OBE he was awarded for services to drama in 2007.
Christopher Hooton, The Independent, 29th December 2017Vic & Bob's Big Night Out, BBC2, review
As uniquely strange, surreal and inspired as ever.
Jeff Robson, i Newspaper, 29th December 2017Eric, Ernie and Me, BBC Four review
The moving story of Morecambe and Wise's scriptwriter Eddie Braben, plus a gentle hour with Eric & Ernie's Home Movies.
Jasper Rees, The Arts Desk, 29th December 2017BBC re-writes history by faking Eric & Ernie's story
ATV/ITV made them mega TV successes and household names with Two of a Kind (1961-1968, written by Sid Green & Dick Hills) and that TV success was 'bought' by the BBC who offered them much more money and then made their shows 1968-1977 (written by Eddie Braben). The BBC bought them because they were already ratings successes and they built on that.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 29th December 2017Eddie Braben created the legend of Eric and Ernie
Neil Forsyth says "It was Eddie Braben who made them famous - and who paid the price."
Stephen Armstrong, Radio Times, 29th December 2017TV Review: Alan Partridge documentary
The BBC's Partridge retrospective shows that the character's versatility has been key to his success. Despite Coogan's initial fears that the character wasn't substantive enough, Alan Partridge has moved beyond his origins as a spoof of sports commentators and become something else entirely.
Bethan Ackerley, The National Student, 29th December 2017Videos
Online
TV & radio
10am2 min
Big Field
Series 3, Episode 4 - Len Goodman's Partners In RhymeThis time in the big field it's an episode of Len Goodman's Partners In Rhyme.
10:45am15 min
Incredible Women
Series 6, Episode 5Jeremy hears about the era of the kitchen sink drama, Fenella Fielding reveals what Cissy got up to on the set of Gear!, and Laurence Fox turns up as Cicely's plus one for her 100th birthday party.
1:30pm30 min
Breaking The News
Series 8, Highlights Special - 2017 HighlightsJoin Des Clarke and guests for a look back at the best of the news we broke in 2017 including many, many Trump impersonations... so sad.
6:30pm30 min
Dead Ringers
2017 Christmas Specials, Episode 2 - The End of the WorldAs a seasonal treat, the team imagines the world on the verge of a nuclear apocalypse. The government only has a few minutes to make a final decision about the new London runway, Thought for The Day consists only of a blood-curdling scream, and You and Yours advises on insurance claims for thermo-nuclear damage.
7:30pm30 min
Tim Vine Travels Through Time
Christmas SpecialTim finds himself in the court of King Henry VIII. Can he solve the mystery of the ignored party invites? Can he step up to the plate as the new Court Jester? And can he find a new antique donkey ornament and get back to the shop before Christmas Eve? Only time travel will tell... Guest starring Emma Bunton.
8pm60 min
Eric & Ernie's Home Movies
Documentary featuring unseen footage from Morecambe & Wise's home movie collections.
8:30pm30 min
Would I Lie To You?
Series 11, Episode 5The guests on this episode are Steve Davis, Craig Parkinson, Sara Pascoe and Claudia Winkleman.
9pm60 min
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 13 (C4: 14), Christmas SpecialJimmy Carr hosts a special Christmas edition packed with comic conundrums, festive surprises and laughs aplenty. Jon Richardson and Catherine Tate team up against Sean Lock and Joe Wilkinson. Joe Lycett joins Countdown's resident lexicographer Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner, and maths whizz Rachel Riley is in charge of the numbers.
9pm60 min
Asian Network Comedy
Series 2, Episode 4 - WolverhamptonAsian Network Comedy from Wolverhampton Lighthouse, featuring Omar Hamdi, Emily Lloyd-Saini, Don Biswas, Bilal Zafar and Lovdev Barpaga.
9pm60 min
Funny Women: Victoria Wood
Documentary charting the comedy career of Victoria Wood.
9pm30 min
Vic & Bob's Big Night Out
Episode 1 - Vic & Bob's Big Night OutVic Reeves and Bob Mortimer return for a one-off special. Shot in a studio in front of a live audience, this high-octane half hour features songs, sketches and silliness in buckets.
9pm60 min
Eric, Ernie And Me
A one-off comedy drama telling the story of comedy scriptwriter Eddie Braben.
9:30pm30 min
Live At The Apollo
Series 13, Christmas Special - Katherine Ryan, Marlon Davis, Joel Dommett, John RobinsStand-up comedy from the Hammersmith Apollo. In a special festive edition, the funny and fabulous Katherine Ryan introduces Marlon Davis, Joel Dommett and John Robins to the stage.
10pm30 min
Frankie Boyle's New World Order
New Year Special - Frankie Boyle's 2017 New World OrderFrankie Boyle looks back at 2017. The programme will feature Frankie at his brilliant, satirical best with stand-up, review and discussion - all in an attempt to make mincemeat of the last 12 months.
11:27pm30 min
Anansi Boys
Episode 5With Spider being hunted and Fat Charlie under arrest, the brothers must put aside their differences in order to survive. Meanwhile something very odd is happening with the bird.