BCG Daily Sunday 1st March 2020
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Noel Fielding lands £150k Bake Off pay rise
Noel Fielding has landed a bumper £150,000 pay rise to continue hosting The Great British Bake Off.
The Sun, 1st March 2020TV review: The Trip to Greece, Sky One
Perhaps I'm being too picky. Maybe this series has been overshadowed but the slightly stylistically similar much more more good-hearted Mortimer and Whitehouse fishing series. It is always fun to spend time in the company of the incredibly talents Coogan and Brydon but in this instalment they do not quite match their previous highs. Hopefully they will scale that Olympus later in this series.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st March 2020TV preview: Inside No. 9 - Thinking Out Loud, BBC Two
It's another stylistic curveball for the fifth episode in the fifth series of Inside No. 9. I wondered if creators/stars Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton could sustain their high standard in this run, but if anything they have surpassed it.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st March 2020Why I'm such a fan of Chris and Rosie Ramsey's podcast
Chris and Rosie Ramsey are to break a world record for the world's biggest live podcast audience - and I'm not surprised.
Jemma Bennett, Chortle, 1st March 2020My Left Nut review
BBC Three's short but sweet comedy is the male Derry Girls with balls, banter and grief.
George Griffiths, Metro, 1st March 2020Julie Hesmondhalgh interview
Women are held against arbitrary standards of beauty. I''m not immune to that.
Stevie Gallacher, The Sunday Post, 1st March 2020Meet the man behind The Room Next Door
Michael Spicer's videos have amassed more than 35 million views in the space of six months. Here, he reveals the secrets to his whirlwind success.
Harriet Brewis, Evening Standard, 1st March 2020Katherine Parkinson: interview
The IT Crowd actor on losing things, the lure of Shakespeare, and starring in a stage version of 70s sitcom The Good Life.
Michael Hogan, The Guardian, 1st March 2020Review: Tez Ilyas's 'Work in Progress'
Relatable or not, Ilyas knows how to get his audiences thinking.
Shyama Sudra, Biz Asia, 1st March 2020Review: St David's Weekend Comedy at Glee Club Cardiff
On the bill last night was the brilliant Robin Morgan, Tudur Owen, Jennny Collier and kick-ass comedian Mike Bubbins. They didn't pull any punches and were all fully in their element... and the audience loved it!
Rhys Gregory, Wales24 7, 1st March 2020OFAH fans pay up to £375 for photo with David Jason
The actor, 80, who played wheeler dealer Del Boy in the hit sitcom, was guest of honour at an exhibition where his character's old flat was reconstructed.
Stuart Pink, The Sun, 1st March 2020Podcasts
TV & radio
My Left Nut
Episode 2With everything going on at school, tensions flare between Mick and his mum, and even his sister Lucy has something to say.
My Left Nut
Episode 3With the results of his ultrasound looming, Mick is convinced the diagnosis is going to be bad. Really bad.
Ground Rules
Episode 1 - FlavourMolly's attempt to create a brand new flavour leaves Matt as the taste-test dummy.
Last Tango In Halifax
Series 5, Episode 2Celia is quick to apologise for causing a scene, but with Alan seeking excitement outside the bungalow, and Celia seeking it within, their relationship comes under increasing strain.