BCG Daily Sunday 6th September 2020

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Unbiased jokes at the BBC? We've heard that one before

Writers remain sceptical of Tim Davie's plan to limit left-wing laughs, and warn it will be impossible to deliver.

Vanessa Thorpe, The Observer, 6th September 2020
BBC Comedy

Culture's lost appetite for making people uncomfortable

The debate about the BBC reveals that even when it comes to comedy we are stuck in echo chambers.

Kenan Malik, The Observer, 6th September 2020
Stewart Lee

Stewart Lee: The divided land of 'woke' and Tory

The Daily Telegraph, a part-work of Conservative press releases given away free with Buxton water at selected branches of WH Smith, attempted to kickstart a culture skirmish, saying "senior sources at the BBC" claimed Tim Davie would be clamping down on "leftwing" comedies.

Stewart Lee, The Observer, 6th September 2020
Nat Saunders

Nat Saunders interview

With a CV featuring Smack The Pony, Big Train, Cardinal Burns, Trollied, Sick Note and the upcoming Simon Pegg and Nick Frost Amazon series, Truth Seekers... Nat Saunders has some valuable lessons to share.

The Comedy Loser, 6th September 2020
Have I Got News For You. Image shows from L to R: Ian Hislop, Paul Merton

HIGNFY exec producer dismisses left-wing bias claims

Have I Got News For You's executive producer Richard Wilson, who admits that he himself is right-wing, defended the organisation saying the problem isn't BBC bias, but a lack of Conservative comics.

Victoria Bell, Yahoo, 6th September 2020
Bobby Davro

Bobby Davro tells BBC to drop left-wing rants

Bobby Davro says he would welcome more right-wing comedy on TV after the new BBC director general admitted it had veered too far to the left.

Olivia Buxton, The Daily Express, 6th September 2020

Videos

TV & radio

BBC Two
8pm
30 min
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. Image shows from L to R: Paul Whitehouse, Bob Mortimer. Copyright: Owl Power

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

Series 3, Episode 3 - Pike (Norfolk Lakes)

Paul and Bob visit Norfolk to go lake fishing for monster pike.

BBC Two
8:30pm
30 min
Harry Hill's World Of TV. Harry Hill. Copyright: Nit TV

Harry Hill's World Of TV

Episode 3 - Historical Documentaries

Harry looks historical documentaries, from Kenneth Clarke's Civilisation through to AJP Taylor, James Burk and Mary Beard all the way to Who Do You Think You Are? and Danny Dyer's Right Royal Family.

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