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BCG Daily Wednesday 24th April 2019

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Features

BCG Pro

Press clippings

Eddie Izzard

8 work in progress Fringe shows to book now

Because when they're gone, they're gone!

Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 24th April 2019
Rock Profile. Image shows from L to R: David Walliams, Matt Lucas

A look back at Rock Profile

Although Rock Profile is clearly the forgotten Lucas and Walliams show compared to Little Britain or even Come Fly With Me, I think it's actually Rock Profile that has aged the best.

Rhianna Evans, Super Ink, 24th April 2019
Lovejoy. Lovejoy (Ian McShane). Copyright: FremantleMedia

Ian McShane wants Lovejoy return

Ian McShane wants to bring back Lovejoy - with a "gorgeous blonde" portraying his character's daughter and replacing him in the lead role.

Female First, 24th April 2019
Mo Gilligan

Meet Mo Gilligan, the future of British comedy

Since his meteoric rise in 2017, comedian Mo Gilligan is still learning the craft.

Jesse Bernard, Complex, 24th April 2019

The show that shaped me: Rhe-an Archibald on The Office

Gervais and Merchant's comedy of the mundane has seeped into everything the Mo Gilligan Show producer has done since.

Rhe-an Archibald, Broadcast, 24th April 2019

Videos

Podcasts

TV & radio

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Ability. Matt (Lee Ridley). Copyright: BBC

Ability

Series 2, Episode 4 - Weekend Away

Matt's parents invite Jess and Matt to join them for a weekend away.

Radio 4 12:04pm
14 min
Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years. Image shows from L to R: Harry McEntire, Sue Townsend. Copyright: Pier Productions

Adrian Mole And The Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Episode 8

Adrian makes several attempts to write Marigold a letter ending their relationship. The Iraq War begins.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 5pm
30 min
4 O'Clock Club. Copyright: BBC

4 O'Clock Club

Series 8, Episode 13 - Prizes

Polly helped Evan with his family - but can he ever forgive her for revealing his secret?

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Simon Evans Goes To Market. Simon Evans. Copyright: BBC

Simon Evans Goes To Market

Series 5, Episode 1 - Adam Smith

Adam Smith is under Simon and Tim's jokenomics microscope.

Comedy Central 8pm
30 min
Your Face Or Mine. Copyright: Talkback

Your Face Or Mine

Series 5, Episode 9

Jack and Dani (no, not THAT Jack and Dani) are next up on the sofa to face Jimmy and Katherine's relationship rocking gameshow, putting their relationship on the line to win thousands of £££s... sound familiar?

Sky Arts logo. Copyright: Sky 9pm
30 min
Urban Myths: Bleak House Guest. Image shows from L to R: Catherine Dickens (Monica Dolan), Hans Christian Andersen (Ian Hart), Charles Dickens (Stephen Mangan)

Urban Myths: Bleak House Guest

Comedy drama starring Stephen Mangan as Charles Dickens.

Comedy Central 10pm
30 min
The Comedy Bus. Kiri Pritchard-McLean

The Comedy Bus

Episode 3 - Kiri Pritchard-McLean's Anglesey

The Comedy Bus has arrived in North Wales as Kiri takes her fellow Bus buddies to her home in Anglesey. They'll all be mucking in and getting a sweat on working for Kiri's Dad on the farm, team bonding by building rafts together before attempting to climb Snowden. Oh, and Joel gets naked...

BBC Scotland channel. Copyright: BBC 10pm
75 min
Sanjeev Kohli's Big Talk. Sanjeev Kohli

Sanjeev Kohli's Big Talk

Episode 1

Sanjeev Kohli takes a sideways look at what's happening in Scotland and around the world, dissecting the big (and small) issues of the past seven days, with guests Karen Dunbar, Chris Forbes, Jay Lafferty, Darren McGarvey and Jack Foster.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Bunk Bed

Bunk Bed

Series 6, Episode 6

Peter Curran and Patrick Marber are joined by poet Benjamin Zephaniah, who reveals how he nearly took a job writing verses for a Greetings card company.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:05pm
35 min
The Hangover Games. Image shows from L to R: Matt Richardson, Ken Cheng

The Hangover Games

Episode 9 - Canterbury

The Hangover Games is in leafy Canterbury, Kent, as Matt Richardson challenges an all-girl group of local friends to play some outrageous games for cash prizes while suffering from terrible hangovers. The girls must face dirty pints of chilli and fish sauce, as well as a twerking challenge, and a head-spinning ride on a beer bike.

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