BCG Daily Wednesday 21st March 2018
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Chris Addison: "Opera isn't elitist"
Only a handful of people can sing in this visceral, thrilling way - but the feelings they evoke are universal.
Chris Addison, The Guardian, 21st March 2018Isy Suttie wants EastEnders role
Peep Show star Isy Suttie would love to be cast in EastEnders as a killer knitter - and is hoping her Damned co-star Himesh Patel can put in a good word for her with the soap's bosses.
Female First, 21st March 2018Daisy May and Charlie Cooper interview
The siblings behind the BBC3 Cotswolds mockumentary reveal how the series came to life.
Sarah Carson, Radio Times, 21st March 2018Interview: Fern Brady's blunt take on comedy
"When I was at uni, I got called a 'commoner' in my freshers' week," says Fern Brady.
Stephanie Bunbury, Sydney Morning Herald, 21st March 2018A mess of thoughts on jokes and freedom and context
"You can't say anything anymore," say the people who seem to be saying everything. The free speech squabbles have become dominated by people who celebrate bullying and spite or just people who don't seem to realise that some people don't need to wait for your joke at their expense to feel the sting of derision and dismissal, they may also be getting it from the moment they leave the front door. It's much easier to say, "a joke's a joke" if you don't live a life being dismissed as a joke or unwanted outsider or freak.
Robin Ince, Robin Ince's Blog, 21st March 2018TEOTFW is the best show you'll watch all year
TEOTFW is the very definition of weird and wonderful TV; blending the surreal with a hidden emotion that will make you love Alex and Alyssa, not despite their oddities and eccentricities, but because of them.
Natalie Xenos, Metro, 21st March 2018Review - Bishop and Douch, live and unrehearsed?
Twas all quite whimsical. Reminded me very much of the Monty Python phrase: "And now for something completely different!"
The Comics Comic, 21st March 2018Videos
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11:30am30 min
Boswell's Lives
Series 3, Episode 3 - Boswell's Life of ChristieBoswell meets Agatha Christie and soon becomes involved in deception, disappearances and an unnatural death.
4:05pm15 min
Diddy TV
Series 3, Episode 3 - Zingy Diddy SauceSettle in for Diddy Dick and Dom's Saturday Night Takeaway, high-diving reality challenge show Splosh, and action-packed adventure with the Mighty Useless Clunking Robots.
4:45pm10 min
Bitz & Bob
Series 1, Episode 8 - Bob's Balloon AdventureWhen Bob gets stuck in a runaway hot air balloon over Craft City, Bitz needs to give him clear instructions on how to land it - and she's running out of time!
5pm30 min
4 O'Clock Club
Series 7, Episode 9 - SpacePolly launches a phone into space on a weather balloon. And Owen decides to earn his Scouts entertainment badge with the help of Dinsdale, a ventriloquist's dummy.
6:30pm30 min
It's Not What You Know
Series 5, Episode 3Joe Lycett plays the game with Mel C, Kerry Godliman and Jack Carroll.
8pm60 min
dinnerladies diaries
Episode 2 - Love BitesVictoria Wood describes the making of dinnerladies, how she did her own warm-up comedy for the show and how she persuaded the BBC to record each episode, not once, but twice.
8pm30 min
Your Face Or Mine
Series 3, Episode 1It's game on for Love Island's Chris Hughes and Olivia Attwood to win thousands of pounds for charity.
9pm60 min
Benidorm
Series 10, Episode 4Joyce is furious with Monty but a chance meeting with Sammy Valentino means he might get his job back. Liam and Kenneth aren't happy with Jacqueline's latest business venture. Callum is in search of a professional and Eddie adds to the family discourse.
10pm30 min
Damned
Series 2, Episode 5Zak makes an unwelcome return with wife Sophie who is horrified when the true nature of his problems are revealed with characteristic bluntness by Nitin.
10pm30 min
Bliss
Episode 6To his horror, Andrew realises that his son, Kris, is about to start a new job at his other house. Staring down the barrel of certain disaster, Andrew goes to extreme lengths to save himself, unaware that his partners are set on a collision course...
10pm30 min
10:35pm30 min
Damned
Series 2, Episode 6Rose is smitten with Dennis, but it's hard dating her boss's brother, and Lee is making a last ditch attempt to win her back.
11pm15 min
Sophie Willan's Guide To Normality
Episode 1 - Be a ParentSophie explores what it means to be a 'normal' parent.
3am60 min
Niki & Sammy's Peachy Podcast
Episode 5Welcome to the Niki and Sammy Peachy Podcast! We're obsessed with k-pop, dogs, peanut butter, chocolate and small animals. Join us as we chat conspiracies, celebs and peaches.