BCG Daily Monday 8th June 2020
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Days Of The Bagnold Summer review
Days Of The Bagnold Summer doesn't really have very much to say and that's my overall issue with it.
Pip Ellwood-Hughes, Entertainment Focus, 8th June 2020Quarantine Questions: Athena Kugblenu
"As this government is probably going to lift lockdown too soon, I am going to pretend that we're still living under restrictions for a week or two. I do not trust their decision making."
Moody Comedy, 8th June 2020Ofcom won't censure Last Leg over Margolyes comments
Almost 500 complained after Miriam Margolyes said she wished Boris Johnson dead.
Chortle, 8th June 2020Horne says another Gavin & Stacey impossible this year
Mathew Horne thinks it will be "almost impossible" for James Corden and Ruth Jones to write another Gavin and Stacey Christmas special for this year.
Female First, 8th June 2020Review: Days of the Bagnold Summer
Actor Simon Bird makes his directorial debut with a well-fashioned but familiar comedy.
Emma Simmonds, The List, 8th June 2020Podcast review: From The Oasthouse, Alan Partridge
It's a shame the opening is slightly patchy, and those first five minutes did make me worry that this might not be Partridge at his best, but it is exactly that from that point on.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 8th June 2020Ten comics who donned blackface
Keith Lemon creator Leigh Francis last week apologised for mimicking black celebrities including Michael Jackson and Craig David on Bo' Selecta! 'I've been talking to some people,' he said in a tearful statement in the wake of the intensifying Black Lives Matter campaign. 'I didn't realise how offensive it was back then.' But he's far from the only comedian to flirt with blackface, long after its racism became apparent.
Chortle, 8th June 2020John Cleese reveals second cancer scare
John Cleese has revealed he had a cancerous tumour removed from his leg last week.
Ellie Henman, The Sun, 8th June 2020Inside Jack Whitehall's posh London home
Jack Whitehall made a name for himself playing the posh lad in shows like Fresh Meat so there's no surprise his London pad is suitably lavish.
Jessica Gibb, The Sun, 8th June 2020Days of the Bagnold Summer review
The first-time director spins a bittersweet tale of family strife, starring Earl Cave in a breakout role.
Nick Levine, NME, 8th June 2020Quarantine questions: Mark Thomas
An interview with the satirist during lockdown.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 8th June 2020David Tennant and Michael Sheen interview
The former Good Omens co-stars spoke exclusively to Radio Times about the "weird" experience of playing themselves.
Flora Carr, Radio Times, 8th June 2020Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
Bravo Two Charlies
Series 2, Episode 5 - NightThis week a night shift provides the team with a unique set of problems. Including a penguin, a 23 hour supermarket and the keys to a set of handcuffs. We did say "unique".
Ricky & Ralf's Very Northern Road Trip
Episode 5The duo hit South Yorkshire to join a top brass band, visit a cave surely named for Ricky (The Devil's Arse), eat high-end Yorkshire pudding, and busk with unique local hero John Shuttleworth.
Stuart Goldsmith's Infinite Sofa
Episode 20With guests Luisa Omielan, Scott Bennett and Peter Brush.
Comedians: Home Alone
Episode 2Vic Reeves does his inimitable impersonation of Graham Norton; Sara Pascoe teaches yoga with her rescue dog; Reginald D Hunter gives his unique insight into conspiracy theories; and Matt Berry showcases his exclusive anti-virus song. Also featuring Bob Mortimer, Tony Way, Adam Buxton and some very relaxed cats.