BCG Daily Wednesday 17th June 2020
Features
Press clippings
Stars urge BBC to protect regional news programmes
Dozens of broadcasters from Stephen Fry to Sir Lenny Henry have signed a letter asking the BBC not to cut its English regional current affairs programmes.
BBC, 17th June 2020US network The CW picks up Taskmaster
US broadcast network The CW has acquired four unscripted shows to bolster its summer schedule, including UK comedy competition format Taskmaster.
Inigo Alexander, C21 Media, 17th June 2020Charlie George: I am not your tick box
Every month we will be inviting our readers to pitch us articles on a theme revealed in our regular newsletter. This month's theme was Box Ticking and 2019 Funny Women Awards Finalist Charlie George came through with this eye-opening article...
Charlie George, Funny Women, 17th June 2020Russell Howard: interview
Russell Howard should be packing arenas. Instead, he's pleasing himself in his bedroom. He explains...
Steven MacKenzie, The Big Issue, 17th June 2020Iain Stirling 'in talks for Strictly Come Dancing'
The stand-up and Love Island narrator is said to have held discussions with the BBC One show's bosses about taking part in the programme later this year, after the ITV2 dating show was cancelled this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Female First, 17th June 2020Dawn French teasing new project with Jennifer Saunders
Dawn French has teased an exciting new project with her on-screen partner-in-crime Jennifer Saunders.
Mary Gallagher, The Sun, 17th June 2020The Red Dwarf chronicles - Series IV
In a series that saw Series III's dramatic changes bed in, the boys from the Dwarf were now convinced that they had a hit on their hands.
Jazzy Janey, The Comedy Blog, 17th June 2020Ricky Gervais: Hope is everything. I've always thought
The Big Issue catches up with Ricky Gervais, an unlikely source of inspiration in troubled times.
Steven MacKenzie, The Big Issue, 17th June 2020Lilah Vandenburgh, IR Bell-Webb talk Heart To Heart
Director Lilah Vandenburgh and screenwriter IR Bell-Webb spoke just before SXSW about Heart To Heart.
Danielle Solzman, Solzy at the Movies, 17th June 2020Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
The Break
Series 3, Episode 2 - Five Benches Outside Yatterby Hall, FlamfordNothing could be more relaxing than a visit to a historical stately home but this is Flamford. Andy starts the day with a rather alarming haircut and it's downhill from there on.
Umbreen's Junction
Episode 2Umbreen ends up at a Last Of The Summer Wine themed hotel. Furious she's not at the services, she meets receptionist Sally, a hippy who tries to tell her to go to the services. When she realises Umbreen is scared to go, Sally tries to get her to face her fears.
Tudur Owen: Zoo
Episode 1Tudur Owen recalls the true story of how he and his family became owners of a zoo, which was described by the News of the World as the worst zoo in Britain. An engrossing caper about a corrupt animal wrangler, a family on the brink and a climactic wallaby chase across the Menai Strait.
Agatha Raisin
Series 3, Episode 3 - The Deadly Dance - Part 1Business has been booming ever since Agatha solved the mystery surrounding the haunting of Ivy Hall. However, she's left in a foul mood when she discovers the newspaper article about her recent exploits has been sabotaged by Inspector Wilkes who claims she's nothing more than an amateur who got lucky.
Agatha Raisin
Series 3, Episode 4 - The Deadly Dance - Part 2The case grows more complex when a would-be assassin drops dead in Agatha's kitchen, but the target of the killer still needs to be determined.
What's Funny About...
Series 1, Episode 6 - W1APeter and Jon talk to Hugh Bonneville and John Morton about W1A, their much loved satire of the BBC.
Staged
Series 1, Episode 3 - Who The F#!k Is Michael Sheen?An actor who was initially involved in the play, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts, comes back to haunt the production. Georgia has sold her novel, and tells Anna that she's due to be a birthing partner for her friend. Michael is being blackmailed by his neighbour.
Little Lifetimes By Jenny Eclair
Series 6, Episode 2 - One Day My Prince Will ComeA woman who would rather be left alone is persuaded to trying online dating by her sister. Katherine Jakeways performs Jenny Eclair's comic monologue "One Day My Prince Will Come".
Staged
Series 1, Episode 4 - Bara BrithMichael and David are finding it hard to regain each other's trust. The show's producer steps in to try and repair the damage. Meanwhile Michael gets drawn deeper into the situation with his neighbour. David is nervous about Georgia going off to help a friend who's in labour.