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BCG Daily Monday 29th October 2018

News

Rowan Atkinson Online

Mr Bean now has over 10 million YouTube subscribers

The Mr Bean YouTube channel now has more than 10 million subscribers. Rowan Atkinson picked up the YouTube Diamond Play Button trophy to celebrate the achievement.

The Fast Show. Image shows from L to R: Paul Whitehouse, Simon Day, Arabella Weir, John Thomson, Caroline Aherne, Charlie Higson, Mark Williams. Copyright: BBC TV

The Fast Show cast consider 25th anniversary special

John Thomson has revealed the cast of The Fast Show are "in talks" to make a 25th anniversary special.

Features

The Reluctant Landlord. Image shows from L to R: Romesh (Romesh Ranganathan), Natasha (Sian Gibson). Copyright: What Larks Productions TV

Reluctant Landlord interviews

Romesh Ranganathan introduces his new sitcom; plus we hear from co-stars Sian Gibson and Nick Helm.

The Tuckers. Glyn Tucker (Steve Speirs) TV

Steve Speirs interview

Steve Speirs talks about his comedy career, and introduces his new TV sitcom, The Tuckers.

The Baby. Joz Norris Features

How Lucy Pearman and like-minded pals made a sinister baby

Why did two brilliant absurdist comics turn a backstage game into a freaky short film - and what happened next?

Press clippings

Inside No 9, live Halloween episode, review

The League of Gentlemen graduates deploy retro-horror with some very post modern twisting.

Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 29th October 2018

Ayesha Hazarika, Soho Theatre review: feminism examined

Fascinating and often funny take on the subject.

Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 29th October 2018

Julia Davis, on new show Sally4Ever

Julia Davis, writer and star of an acclaimed new sitcom about a lesbian affair, talks about why she's not interested in playing happy families.

Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 29th October 2018

TV review: Inside No. 9

I'd love it if some people came in to the show half way through and bought in to the harrowing events that were inflicted upon us.

Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 29th October 2018

Inside No 9: Dead Line review

Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith love a gimmick, coming up with ever-inventive ways to present each of their Inside No 9 stories.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th October 2018

Videos

Little Prankers TV

Little Prankers - A kid trying to buy a pint

6 mins, 1 secs

Lance tries his luck at buying a pint, George shows off his unsettling drawings and Aliya is feeling a bit gassy.

Jamie Demetriou Online

Jarressey

6 mins, 41 secs

Jarressey's got a new job today and he just needs to eat some food before he goes to the pub. But now all of this is happening to him!

QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Sandi Toksvig. Copyright: TalkbackThames TV

How to survive the QI klaxon

7 mins, 26 secs

In ten handy steps!

Taskmaster. Image shows from L to R: Rhod Gilbert, James Acaster, Phil Wang. Copyright: Avalon Television TV

Taskmaster - Put the most money in the floating small bowl

2 mins, 11 secs

James Acaster and Rhod Gilbert are filling a small bowl with as much money as possible. It must not sink, they must not touch the small bowl and they must say their name at least every 30 seconds.

Podcasts

Worst Writer In The World

The Worst Writer in the World: Worst Writer - TARDISes FIVE, Part 5

49 minutes

Young Howard wrote a Doctor Who script, in the sure and certain belief that the BBC would accept and produce it - even though Doctor Who had been cancelled some...

My Dad Wrote A Porno. Image shows from L to R: James Cooper, Jamie Morton, Alice Levine

My Dad Wrote A Porno: Series 4, Episode 10

40 minutes

Clit Talk. Belinda works up an appetite with Mistress Sweetjuice at the Moulin Marron. The hunt for the Special One takes a suspicious turn...

TV & radio

BBC Three 10am
6 min
Little Prankers

Little Prankers

Episode 1

Lance tries his luck at buying a pint, George shows off his untoward drawings and Aliya is feeling a bit gassy.

BBC Three 10am
6 min
Little Prankers

Little Prankers

Episode 2

Ollie is VR game testing causing quite a disturbance, and Vlogger Noor grills a make up artist for her channel.

BBC Three 10am
7 min
Little Prankers

Little Prankers

Episode 3

Car vlogger Ollie gets a car salesman to pretend to be a doctor, and Matty is stuck in a bodycast but wants ice cream

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Josh Howie's Losing It. Josh (Josh Howie). Copyright: Black Hat Productions

Josh Howie's Losing It

Series 2, Episode 5 - The Playgroup

Monique has work so Josh has to take their son to his playgroup single-handed. What could possibly go wrong?

CBeebies logo. Credit: BBC 5:25pm
15 min
Gigglebiz. Justin Fletcher. Copyright: BBC

Gigglebiz

Series 5, Episode 2 - Wizard Tripwick's Banana Spell

Wizard Tripwick tries to show his wizarding pupils how to make bananas magically appear, and Captain Adorable vlogs about his latest superhero mission.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The Museum Of Curiosity. Image shows from L to R: Lee Mack, John Lloyd. Copyright: BBC

The Museum Of Curiosity

Gallery 13, Episode 5 - Meeting Seventy-Eight

Professor of Ignorance John Lloyd and his curator Lee Mack welcome comedian and ventriloquist Nina Conti, writer of the hit TV period drama series Victoria Daisy Goodwin and the former Cabinet Secretary Lord Butler of Brockwell.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 6:30pm
30 min
Leroy Brito

Three Dads

Stand-up show by Leroy Brito about being a new dad across three decades.

Comedy Central 9pm
60 min
Joel & Nish Vs The World. Image shows from L to R: Nish Kumar, Joel Dommett. Copyright: Rumpus Media

Joel & Nish Vs The World

Series 2, Episode 6 - New Zealand

Joel and Nish finish their crazy tour of the world in New Zealand which is renowned for its stunning views, exquisite wines but most importantly, sheep shearers who shave sheep in seconds. They will be taught how to shear sheep by some of New Zealand's best shearers in the world which surprisingly, looks set to be their most gruelling task yet! The series is certainly going out with a Baa'ng!

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9pm
30 min
Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle. Peter Kay. Copyright: Goodnight Vienna Productions

Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle

Series 3, Episode 3

Peter receives a filthy phone call, Max and Paddy get flashed by a speed camera and there is a funeral for John and Kayleigh. With a special appearance from Sandra Bullock.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9:30pm
30 min
For Facts Sake. Image shows from L to R: Fiona O'Carroll, Brendan O'Carroll, Paddy Houlihan

For Facts Sake

Episode 3

Team Captains Fiona O'Carroll and Paddy Houlihan compete alongside members of the audience who are invited down to play the game. Tonight we learn some incredible facts on subjects from chillies to zombies. Expert guest Chris Packham teaches us all about animals and Pat 'Pepsi' Shields digs up some amazing truths about Cleopatra.

BBC Two 10pm
30 min
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Stephen K Amos, Sandi Toksvig, Sara Pascoe, Jason Manford. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series P, Episode 8 - Plants

With Sara Pascoe, Stephen K. Amos and Jason Manford.

BBC Two Wales. Copyright: BBC 11:15pm
5 min
Halfway. Image shows from L to R: Lucy (Kristy Philipps), Carol (Laura Dalgleish), Dave (Rhodri Evan). Copyright: Small and Clever

Halfway

Episode 5 - Darts

Dave tells Lucy about a job vacancy where Carol works. Carol hopes to get more followers on the burger van's social media account.

Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky 2am
30 min
The Reluctant Landlord. Image shows from L to R: Dirty Harry (Phil Davis), Lemon (Nick Helm), Julie (Yasmine Akram). Copyright: What Larks Productions

The Reluctant Landlord

Series 1, Episode 1 - Dirty Harry

Romesh clashes with pub bully Dirty Harry, and Julie dares to introduce cocktails on to the bar menu. Meanwhile, Natasha sucks Lemon into her new juicing diet.

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