BCG Daily Wednesday 24th June 2020

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Bridget Jones's Diary. Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger). Copyright: Working Title Films / Universal Pictures

My favourite film aged 12: Bridget Jones's Diary

Garrulous and inappropriate, Renée Zellweger's heroine drove home the farce of impossible, gendered standards. I couldn't have had a better guide for my teen years.

Laura Snapes, The Guardian, 24th June 2020
Jen Brister

Jen Brister longlisted for Polari Prize

Jen Brister has made the longlist for the Polari Prize for LGBTQ+ literature for her book The Other Mother: A Wickedly Honest Parenting Tale for Every Kind of Family.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th June 2020
Stevie Martin. Copyright: Tash Pszenicki

Quarantine questions: Stevie Martin

Interview with Stevie Martin during lockdown.

Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 24th June 2020
Chicken Run. Copyright: Aardman Animations

Mel Gibson fired from Chicken Run sequel

Mel Gibson has been axed from the Netflix Chicken Run sequel.

It comes after the actor - who played Rocky in the 2000 original - was accused of making an anti-Semitic remark to Winona Ryder in 1995.

Brian Welk, The Sun, 24th June 2020
Staged. Image shows from L to R: David (David Tennant), Michael (Michael Sheen). Copyright: BBC / Simon Ridgeway

The charming silliness of lockdown comedy Staged

At points it can seem a bit, well, staged (a few meandering scenes aside, it mostly feels scripted, not improvised). But it is nevertheless charming: absurdly silly in a quiet, understated way.

Anna Leszkiewicz, The New Statesman, 24th June 2020
Jason Manford

Jason Manford helped cyclist during Iceland job

The Salford comedian has recalled how he helped a cyclist who was involved in a collision with a van.

Katie Fitzpatrick, Manchester Evening News, 24th June 2020
Susie McCabe. Copyright: Off The Kerb

The Scotsman Sessions #58: Susie McCabe

Here, Glaswegian comedian Susie McCabe reflects on caring for her parents during lockdown.

Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 24th June 2020
Sex Education. Image shows from L to R: Eric Effiong (Ncuti Gatwa), Maeve Wiley (Emma Mackey), Otis Milburn (Asa Butterfield). Copyright: Eleven Film

The best TV shows of 2020 so far

Includes Sex Education, Feel Good and This Country.

Hugh Montgomery and Eddie Mullan, BBC, 24th June 2020
Meggie Foster

TikTok comedian Meggie Foster on her rise to fame

Laughs may have been thin on the ground over the past three months but one young comic has sent the internet into hysterics with a string of hilarious sketches.

Emma Pietras & Katy Docherty, The Sun, 24th June 2020

Videos

Podcasts

TV & radio

Radio 4
11:30am
30 min
Radio 4
6:30pm
30 min
Tudur Owen: Where On Earth Is Anglesey?. Tudur Owen. Copyright: BBC

Tudur Owen: Zoo

Episode 2

Tudor Owen recalls the aftermath of a national newspaper describing his father's zoo as the worst in Britain, and the attempts to find the animals new homes.

Agatha Raisin. Mrs Boggle (Marcia Warren)

Agatha Raisin

Series 3, Episode 5 - The Love From Hell - Part 1

When James vanishes after a blazing row with Agatha leaving behind only a trail of blood and a dead body, everyone is left fearing the worst.

Agatha Raisin. Image shows from L to R: Sir Charles Fraith (Jason Merrells), Agatha Raisin (Ashley Jensen)

Agatha Raisin

Series 3, Episode 6 - The Love From Hell - Part 2

Agatha attends the reading of the victim's will and then her suspect list gets shorter when a charity auction becomes deadly.

Radio 4
11pm
15 min
Little Lifetimes By Jenny Eclair. Jenny Eclair. Copyright: BBC

Little Lifetimes By Jenny Eclair

Series 6, Episode 3 - Me and Tina Were Up West When We Bumped Into Avril

When Dee and Tina run into Avril it's clear that she's not done badly for herself. Memories of the past play out against a mugging that leaves Dee distraught. With Linda Robson.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC
12:05am
20 min
Staged. Adrian Lester

Staged

Series 1, Episode 5 - Ulysses

Simon brings in an old friend to try to convince David and Michael to put their faith in him. David has managed to stay afloat in Georgia's absence. Not only has he kept the house in order and the home-schooling ticking over, but he's finished a draft of his screenplay. Michael spies an ambulance next door and worries about his neighbour.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC
12:35am
18 min
Staged. David (David Tennant)

Staged

Series 1, Episode 6 - The Cookie Jar

The producer drafts in the voice of experience to get Michael and David in line. Georgia has shared David's work without him knowing. Michael seeks resolution on what has happened to his neighbour. David is pleasantly surprised by the enthusiastic response his work receives.

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