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 2020Culture'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 2020Stewart 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 2020Nat 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 2020HIGNFY 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 2020Bobby 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 2020Videos
TV & radio
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Series 3, Episode 3 - Pike (Norfolk Lakes)Paul and Bob visit Norfolk to go lake fishing for monster pike.
Harry Hill's World Of TV
Episode 3 - Historical DocumentariesHarry 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.