BCG Daily Wednesday 30th May 2018
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Unions crack down on 'exploitative' Fringe conditions
BECTU and Equity have vowed to clamp down on "exploitative" and "completely unacceptable" unpaid work at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Giverny Masso, The Stage, 30th May 2018Review - Alice Marshall:The Strike
The room was packed out, but Alice Marshall held firm at the helm, encouraging audience interaction and yet never letting the dynamic get outside of her control.
Enna Andrews, The Latest, 30th May 2018Sophie Duker review
A highlight for me was Sophie's take on sexism and young women today.
Kate Stone, Funny Women, 30th May 2018Car Share (BBC One) review
What he has manged to do in 12 episodes though is create a classic akin to Fawlty Towers.
Shouting At The Telly, 30th May 201899 Club Female Comedy Bursary showcase review
It's not a new act competition, but it has all the trappings, with comics pitted against each other for the chance to win a bit of cash.
Chortle, 30th May 2018Roseanne will fuel bias against conservative comics
At every level of the comedy industry, political attitudes are overwhelmingly Left-wing - the assumption being that the Left are open-minded and "kind", and the Right are mean and bigoted.
Tim Dawson, The Telegraph, 30th May 2018Videos
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11:30am30 min
Plum House
Series 2, Episode 1 - A Sound InvestmentThe team are making an audio tour they hope will bring visitors flocking in. But they can't agree on who will star in the recording, and Tom has a bigger problem when he accidentally breaks the most valuable artefact in the museum.
5:10pm10 min
Go Jetters
Series 2, Episode 31 - Timgad Ruins, AlgeriaThe Go Jetters travel to Algeria in north Africa to check out the ancient Timgad Ruins.
6:10pm10 min
Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!
Series 1, Episode 34 - Extreme Sports DayDennis recruits Grizzly Griller to help make school sports day more extreme, but as he and JJ get competitive against each other, who is sabotaging both their chances of winning?
9pm60 min
Taskmaster
Series 6, Episode 5 - H.As the series nears the halfway point, the five comic contestants grow ever more eager to lay their hands on the coveted Taskmaster trophy. Asim Chaudhry has fun with drain pipes, Tim Vine gets stuck in a tunnel and, dissatisfied with his charge's performance, Greg Davies gives Alex Horne a sharp telling off in front of everyone.
10pm60 min
Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier
Series 1, Episode 3 - FoodJon is joined by Victoria Coren Mitchell and Rob Beckett to address worries to do with Food - are people eating badly? Will the world run out of food? Was food better when we were kids? They won't solve anything, but they will rank them according to severity in a nice tiered system which helps Jon's nerves.
11pm15 min
The John Moloney Show
Series 3, Episode 3 - How I Welcomed A New Member Of The FamilyJohn welcomes a new member of the family to his daily life.