BCG Daily Tuesday 9th April 2019
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Saddest bit of Fleabag's finale? Having to say goodbye
Goodbye to darling Fleabag, who wiped her tears dry before leaving us last night with a smile and a final wave.
Jan Moir, Daily Mail, 9th April 2019The best references & running jokes in Fleabag finale
The final (ever?) episode of Phoebe Waller-Bridge's comedy was full of nods to the show's history - CONTAINS SPOILERS
Flora Carr, Radio Times, 9th April 2019Eric Idle's LA home evacuated following anthrax scare
A hazmat unit arrived at the scene following a call to police.
Jack Shepherd, The Independent, 9th April 2019Toby Jones nobody wants a comedy about Brexit
Toby Jones has written his first sitcom, about a coach driver in Bognor Regis. He and his co-writer Tim Crouch talk politics and the past.
Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 9th April 2019Phoebe Waller-Bridge achieved TV greatness
Phoebe Waller-Bridge achieved TV greatness, delivering a perfect ending emulating classics from Fawlty Towers to Girls. A brilliantly witty but touching finale of Fleabag.
Jim Shelley, Daily Mail, 9th April 2019Is Andrew Scott TV's sexiest priest? The challengers
Fleabag's Andrew Scott has had Twitter swooning - but he is not the first man (or woman) of the cloth to get viewers hot under the collar.
Siobhan McNally, The Mirror, 9th April 2019Phoebe Waller-Bridge: a philosopher with a filthy mouth
The final episodes of Fleabag prove it is more than just a comedy.
Rachel Cooke, The New Statesman, 9th April 2019Fleabag priest is just another abuser
'Love makes you creepy.' Really? Hannah Malcolm looks critically at the latest TV priest.
Hannah Malcolm, Church Times, 9th April 20198 of the most talked about moments in Fleabag season 2
Phoebe Waller Bridge's Fleabag has come to an end (never to return, cast members say) and fans are in mourning. Here, Vogue looks back at some of the stand-out moments that lit up our Whatsapp chats over the past six weeks: from Claire's questionable haircut to that scene in the confessional. (Spoilers alert.)
Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 9th April 2019You review the end of Fleabag
Were you left sobbing as it came to a close? Or is she just a posh girl with nothing to teach you? Here's what you made of the last ever Fleabag.
Guardian readers and Rachel Obordo, The Guardian, 9th April 2019More added to Latitude line-up
Latitude Festival has unveiled a host of new names across the music and arts stages.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th April 2019Mighty Boosh reunion for Record Store Day
The Mighty Boosh - Noel Feilding & Julian Barratt - will be UK ambassadors for Record Store Day this year.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th April 2019Fleabag's over: what are critics going to w*** to now?
I should state that this article is not attacking the show. Of course Fleabag is good. I'm just so sick of critics fawning over it.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 9th April 2019Alan Partridge writers won't rule out series two
And they respond to Piers Morgan's rant.
Joe Anderton and Morgan Jeffrey, Digital Spy, 9th April 2019A Comedy About a Bank Robbery review
Happy 3rd birthday to a belly-bustingly funny night out at the theatre!
Simone Green, Everything Theatre, 9th April 2019Michael Brunström review
A show so fantastic that I definitely plan to catch it again.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 9th April 2019At last, Brexit explained in two words: Basil Fawlty
It's all there in the 70s sitcom Fawlty Towers - rage, insularity, status anxiety. If only we had heeded its terrible warning.
Alex Clark, The Guardian, 9th April 2019Future looks bright for Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Creator of hit sitcom not short of offers and hints Fleabag could return - when she is 50.
Gwilym Mumford, The Guardian, 9th April 2019Fleabag: Three final minutes will go down as classic
If Fleabag were a conventional comedy, the kind in which outrageous behaviour is indulged and applauded until it is safely resolved in a happy-ever-after romance, or one character rushing through an airport to declare their true feelings, we would have seen the ending of Phoebe Waller-Bridge's masterly show a mile off.
Peter Crawley, The Irish Times, 9th April 2019Here's to Fleabag
A searing examination of grief and love, and the comedy show of this decade.
El Hunt, NME, 9th April 2019Fleabag stars answer fan theories
If you've seen the final episode and wondered what it all means, you're not the only one. We put some of the questions and theories that fans have to stars Bill Paterson and Sian Clifford.
BBC, 9th April 2019Lisa McGee breaks down the series 2 finale
Yes, they do fancy each other - but it's more complicated than that..
Ben Allen, Radio Times, 9th April 2019Don't Forget the Driver review
If you are sufficiently overawed by Jones' work and reputation, and intrigued by the eccentricities of the production, you'll want to keep on watching.
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 9th April 2019Don't Forget the Driver, BBC2, review
Toby Jones is affecting in melancholy comedy.
Adam Sweeting, i Newspaper, 9th April 2019Don't Forget the Driver review
Toby Jones stars as a Bognor Regis coach driver who discovers a migrant in his wheel arch in a pitch-perfect portrait of the sins and sorrows of our time.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 9th April 2019Review - Chic Murray: A Funny Place For A Window
As you might expect, there are plenty of laughs in Chic Murray: A Funny Place For A Window. What is less expected is a touching and beautifully acted love story.
Hugh Simpson, All Edinburgh Theatre, 9th April 2019Don't Forget the Driver, episode 1, review
This post-Brexit comedy is all bitter, no sweet.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 9th April 2019Interview: Russell Howard
What if I told you there was a way to do political comedy in 2019 and still keep it positive?
Lea Palmieri, Decider, 9th April 2019Lucy Pearman: Fruit Loop review
Was I confused? Yes. Was I amused? Yes.
Femedy, 9th April 2019Jim Howick and Mathew Baynton interview
How Danny Dyer and Beetlejuice inspired the Horrible Histories team's lurch onto primetime BBC One.
Robin Parker, Broadcast, 9th April 2019Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
Mr Bean
Series 3, Episode 1 - Game OverMr. Bean becomes obsessed with gaming after being introduced by Mrs. Wicket's nephew. He decides he must have his own console!
Mr Bean
Series 3, Episode 2 - Special DeliveryMrs. Wicket demands that Bean stay in to take delivery of a new lounge chair. He is forced to dress up as Mrs. Wicket to make sure it is delivered!
Waffle The Wonder Dog
Series 3, Episode 8 - Waffle's PlaydateEvie, Waffle, Ruby and Jelly have a playdate, and Mrs Hobbs has a delivery shop disaster.
Derry Girls
Series 2, Episode 6 - The PresidentAs Christmas approaches, excitement in Derry is at fever pitch for President Bill Clinton's visit. Meanwhile James gets a surprise and Granda Joe embarks on a mysterious plan of his own.
Home
Series 1, Episode 6With the day of his substantive interview fast approaching, Sami is desperate to make a good impression. But is Britain actually where his heart lies?
Don't Forget The Driver
Episode 1The trip of the day is Dunkirk, as Green and his co-driver Squeaky Dave prepare to take a group of pensioners to visit the war graves in France. But what should be an ordinary day is turned upside down when the docile town of Bognor is confronted with two unexpected arrivals.
...At The Stand
Fred At The Stand 2, Episode 2This week, Fred introduces Justin Moorhouse, Gareth Waugh, Ninia Benjamin and Gary Little.
Urban Myths: Princess Diana, Freddie And Kenny - One Normal Night
Freddie Mercury and Kenny Everett disguise Princess Diana for a night out in London.