BCG Daily Saturday 31st March 2018
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Lee and Dean review
This new mockumentary about laddish cowboy builders may not be original but it is supremely squirm-inducing and goes to places many other comedies daren't.
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 31st March 2018Lee and Dean, review
So salty that it should come with a health warning.
Ruper Hawksey, The Telegraph, 31st March 2018Will Gompertz reviews Idris Elba's In The Long Run
That the show makes Only Fools and Horses feel edgy came as a bit of a surprise, given its creator is the actor Idris Elba.
Will Gompertz, BBC, 31st March 2018Joanna Scanlan interview
The actor on crying at Blue Planet, being unable to say no and driving Tilda Swinton's car without insurance
The Guardian, 31st March 2018Eddie Izzard made head of Labour NEC
Christine Shawcroft will be replaced on the NEC by comedian Eddie Izzard.
BBC, 31st March 2018TV review: Cunk On Britain, BBC2
The dimwits are taking over. Philomena Cunk, alias Diane Morgan, finally gets a whole series in which she has the chance to look at the entire history of Britain, interview various experts and, while she is at it, get things hopelessly, hilariously wrong.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st March 2018Ruth Jones interview
The Gavin and Stacey creator has turned a forgotten script into her debut novel. There are no rules to writing a book, she says.
Lisa O'Kelly, The Guardian, 31st March 2018Videos
Online
TV & radio
10:45am10 min
Bitz & Bob
Series 1, Episode 16 - Little Bev Riding HoodIt's the Fairy Tale Theatre Company's play of Little Bev Riding Hood, directed by Purl, and Bitz has built an amazing stage.
11am60 min
Geoff Lloyd's Hometown Glory
Series 1, Episode 3 - Richard HerringThis week - award winner podcaster, blogger, comedian and stand-up of over 30 years - Richard Herring.
11am60 min
Fighting Talk
Series 15, Episode 32Former GB and England Hockey player Kate Richardson-Walsh, journalist Jim White, TMS commentator Charles Dagnall and comedian Elis James join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry.
5:45pm15 min
Doodlebugs
Episode 4Doodlebugs gives a voice to all that stuff in the world that doesn't have a voice - because it can't actually talk.
6pm30 min
Ready Or Not
Episode 1Welcome to the quiz show that comes to you! From the supermarket to the seaside, Blackpool Tower to Birmingham city centre... Wherever you are, whatever you're doing, our crack team of quiz show hosts won't be far away, ready to surprise you with their crazy games.
10:25pm30 min
Sam Delaney's News Thing
Episode 12 - Helmut Das Auto RobotWe take a look at how the bottle deposit scheme will work, and comedian Joe Bor gives his perspective on the Labour antisemitism scandal. With Karen Danczuk, Jake Yapp and Maddy Anholt.