BCG Daily Friday 23rd October 2020
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Features
Press clippings
Adam Kay, Apollo Theatre review
Former medic tells tales from NHS front line.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 23rd October 2020Margaret Nolan obituary
Actor who appeared as Dink in the Bond film Goldfinger and was a popular member of the Carry On team.
Toby Hadoke, The Guardian, 23rd October 2020Truth Seekers review
The new Amazon comedy has some real scares up its sleeve.
Caroline Framke, Variety, 23rd October 2020On the set of The Ladykillers - in pictures
The much-loved British caper starring Alec Guinness is being reissued, 65 years on, fully restored from the original negative. It was shot at Ealing Studios and around King's Cross in London, where photographers captured the stars relaxing on set.
Sarah Gilbert, The Guardian, 23rd October 2020Adam Hills to have prostate exam on live TV
Adam Hills, who presents hit show The Last Leg, is going to be given a prostate exam live on tonight's Stand Up To Cancer special.
Vicki Newman, The Mirror, 23rd October 2020Bill Bailey's Strictly Diary part one
In the first of his exclusive weekly reports, the comedian talks about his inner Eighties spirit and laughing at himself in the mirror.
Bill Bailey, The Telegraph, 23rd October 2020Comedians outdoors getting COVID-compliant: 5
Featuring Lily Phillips, Esther Manito, Lou Sanders, Jessica Aszkenasy and Vix Leyton.
Funny Women, 23rd October 2020The Ladykillers review - comic crime caper still kills
Sixty-five years later the classic from Ealing Studios is still subversive, hilarious and distinctly English.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 23rd October 2020Adam Kay: This Is Going to Hurt review
London's theatre district reopened its doors to stage an evening of well-aimed wrath that somehow finds comedy in kidney surgery.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 23rd October 2020Rosie Jones interview
"My funniest outfit? A fully inflatable Mr Blobby costume"
The Guardian, 23rd October 2020Borat's 'gotcha' of Giuliani isn't what it looks like
Breathless reports are flooding the front pages, but in reality, this incident is a piece of cinematic chicanery as old as the medium.
Robbie Collin, The Telegraph, 23rd October 2020Borat can't stop Trump, but he may help films
Sacha Baron Cohen's sequel has passed up the chance to help cinemas in their hour of need. But its topical, social media-friendly blueprint points to the industry's future.
Catherine Shoard, The Guardian, 23rd October 2020Let's Do It by Jasper Rees review
The secret of Wood's humour was her lonely childhood, says Libby Purves.
Libby Purves, The Times, 23rd October 2020Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
No More Jockeys
Set 2, Episode 5 - Set 2, Game 5A world first: the first ever game of No More Jockeys played outdoors, as Horne, Key and Watson go camping. Mark is still leading the set, with two wins to his name while Alex and Tim have one each.
Breaking The News
Series 17, Episode 2Des Clarke is joined by guests Ashley Storrie, Rory Bremner, Lucy Porter and Raymond Mearns to look at the week's news.
The News Quiz
Series 103, Episode 8A satirical review of the week's news with Andy Zaltzman and guests Anand Menon, Chris McCausland, Lucy Porter and Sara Barron.
Have I Got News For You
Series 60, Episode 4Actress and comedian Jennifer Saunders hosts the satirical quiz, inviting comedian and writer Matt Forde and journalist and political commentator Ayesha Hazarika to join regular team leaders Ian Hislop and Paul Merton as they poke fun at the week's events.
The Last Leg
Series 20, Special - Stand Up To Cancer SpecialAdam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker kick off the latest series of the quadruple BAFTA-nominated and multi award-winning The Last Leg with a live 90 minute Stand Up To Cancer special. With guests Kevin Bridges, Sara Pascoe, Richard Ayoade and Dr. Xand van Tulleken.
The Graham Norton Show
Series 28, Episode 4 - Bruce Springsteen, Kristin Scott Thomas, Mawaan Rizwan, Stephen Mangan, Matthew McConaughey, Sam SmithBruce Springsteen talks about the longevity of his band; Matthew McConaughey says some of his diary blew his mind; Kristin Scott Thomas admits she thought Four Weddings And A Funeral was a bit of a dud; Stephen Mangan talks art; Mawaan Rizwan reveals he hadn't seen Taskmaster before agreeing to take part; and Sam Smith performs live in the studio.