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BCG Daily Sunday 27th January 2019

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Charly Clive: How brain tumour inspired comedy career

At 23, Charly Clive discovered she had a tumour the size of a golf ball in her brain. She named it 'Britney' and wrote a sellout comedy show about it. Now she's starring in Pure, a Channel 4 drama about OCD.

Eva Wiseman, The Guardian, 27th January 2019

Fans claim Victoria Wood statue doesn't look like her

Comic's baffled fans say the planned statue looks nothing like her.

Chortle, 27th January 2019

Review: Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Showstopper! is a real team effort and it comes as no surprise that some audience members have seen the show upwards of 80 times.

Tricia Wey, A Younger Theatre, 27th January 2019

I talk to: Charly Clive

The name Charly Clive might mean very little to you now, but if her television debut as the lead in Channel 4's comedy drama Pure is anything to go by, we're going to be seeing a lot more of her in the coming years.

Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 27th January 2019

Catherine Tate to marry American screenwriter

She became engaged to American screenwriter Jeff Gutheim, a divorced father of three, over the New Year and the pair are planning a summer wedding.

Caroline Graham, Daily Mail, 27th January 2019

Keith Lemon vows to quit Celebrity Juice if Holly does

Earlier this year Fearne Cotton announced she'd be leaving the show, and Keith has said he'd follow suit if Holly Willoughby does the same.

Jenny Desborough, The Mirror, 27th January 2019

Barbara Windsor apologises to husband every night

Alzheimer's battler Barbara Windsor tenderly tells her ­husband every night: "I'm ­sorry about this."

Scott Mitchell revealed how the screen legend apologises for the ­terrifying illness ravaging her mind. Scott said: "She thanks me for ­looking after her. I say to her, 'You don't have to thank me.' "

Halina Watts, The Mirror, 27th January 2019

Filming of Two Doors Down moved after neighbour bust-up

Telly chiefs had to move the filming of hit BBC sitcom Two Doors Down -- after a furious bust-up with a real-life neighbour. Alistair Pollard, 46, hurled abuse at production staff over noise in Bishopbriggs, near Glasgow.

Douglas Walker, The Scottish Sun, 27th January 2019

Aimee Lou Wood interview

Sex Education star on why the show's portrayal of female sexuality is so important

Nick Levine, Refinery 29, 27th January 2019

Aimee Lou Wood interview

Sex Education star on why the show's portrayal of female sexuality is so important.

Nick Levine, Refinery 29, 27th January 2019

Typographic Traffic Light

A green light. A light that was green. As in the colour green. Yet, it wasn't coloured green. It was just green. I mean it just said 'green'. It was coloured white, but it said 'green'. And I was slightly puzzled by this.

James Horscroft, Reflex Fiction, 27th January 2019

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