BCG Daily Thursday 21st May 2020
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Sandi Toksvig to publish almanac with Trapeze
Toksvig's Almanac 2021, "an eclectic meander through the historical year" from the writer and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig, has been acquired by Trapeze to publish this November.
Katherine Cowdrey, The Bookseller, 21st May 2020Jack Whitehall hits back at Piers Morgan
Jack Whitehall hit back at Piers Morgan after the presenter's dig on Good Morning Britain today. When asked: "how do you cope being stuck inside having to lead a normal life?" Jack replied: "Well, I'm doing things like this, one of your favourite things: celebrities getting on their soapbox and trying to give back."
Rose Hill, The Mirror, 21st May 2020W1A: Initial Lockdown Meeting review
"Every problem is a solution waiting to happen," Hugh Bonneville says as he reprises his role as the BBC's head of values, Ian Fletcher. And right now he tells four other characters from the satirical sitcom W1A in a mock-Zoom meeting to determine the corporation's lockdown strategy. "We are looking at one of the biggest solutions any of us have ever seen."
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 21st May 2020TV review: What's The Matter With Tony Slattery?
Slattery today, in this compelling documentary, seems to be a different person. There are still flashes of wit and moments of that mercurial twinkle, but he is not the same as he was. And, as the title says, this programme sets out to work out what happened to him.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st May 2020What's the Matter with Tony Slattery? review
It was tough to watch the brightest of stars so dimmed.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 21st May 2020What's the Matter with Tony Slattery?, BBC Two review
How mental illness cut short a brilliant showbusiness career.
Adam Sweeting, The Arts Desk, 21st May 2020Review: What's The Matter With Tony Slattery?
This show doesn't provide any easy answers - and is all the better for it.
Stuart McGurk, GQ, 21st May 2020How one Yesterday writer's dream became a nightmare
The trouble started with Jack Barth accepting what he believed was a lesser credit than he deserved.
Vince Mancini, Uproxx, 21st May 2020Why comedians should embrace virtual gigs
Learning a new medium can only be positive, argues Steve Hofstetter.
Steve Hofstetter, Chortle, 21st May 2020How we made Tony Slattery's documentary
Our scientific investigation into Bipolar became a personal journey into the comedian and actor's mental health history, says Clare Richards.
Clare Richards, Broadcast, 21st May 2020What's the Matter with Tony Slattery? review
Horizon's respectful and sensitive look at the comedian's life and struggles with addiction is a beacon of the genre.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 21st May 2020Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
Go Jetters
Series 3, Episode 31 - The Pan-American Highway, PanamaThe team must protect a sloth from Glitch's plan to build a road through the Darien Gap.
Stuart Goldsmith's Infinite Sofa
Episode 15Andy Zaltzman, Catherine Bohart, John-Luke Roberts and Charlie George are the guests.
What's The Matter With Tony Slattery?
Documentary in which Tony Slattery looks at his mental health.
Brassic
Series 2, Episode 3 - Antique HuntersVinnie agrees to grow weed on an industrial scale for McCann and the lads get busy setting up a new grow shed. Meanwhile, Erin attends a disastrous dinner party with Jake's family and Tommo hatches a plan to steal some erotic furniture to re-vamp the Rat & Cutter. But what starts as a simple robbery quickly descends into bedlam when a rival gang of thieves turn up and the lads find themselves joining an elaborate treasure hunt.
Billy And Us
Episode 2 - Shipyards & LeotardsBilly opens up on what it meant to be a working man in post-war Scotland, talking frankly about how his experiences shaped him as a man and a comedian.
May Contain Nuts
Series 2, Episode 2 - MonstersStuart Condy, Russell Miller, Chris Miller and Craig-James Moncur tackle the subject of monsters, including hunting the Loch Ness Monster and how to survive a zombie apocalypse.