BCG Daily Tuesday 24th November 2020

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Omid Djalili - Hopeful: The Autobiography. Omid Djalili. Copyright: BBC

Omid Djalili's TV loves and hates

"I could've played a young Queen Elizabeth in The Crown".

Michael Segalov, The Guardian, 24th November 2020
Archie Lyndhurst

Archie Lyndhurst's parents say final farewell

The funeral of actor Archie Lyndhurst took place on Monday, nine weeks after the 19-year old CBBC star died.

BBC, 24th November 2020
Richard Herring

The Problem With Men, by Richard Herring review

Anyone who's been on Twitter on March 8 will know the Sisyphean task Richard Herring has taken on in doing fighting trollery with trollery.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 24th November 2020
Mock The Week. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, Dara O Briain

Dara O Briain: I almost quit the Mock The Week

Dara O Briain has revealed that he once got so frustrated with Mock The Week that he considered quitting.

Chortle, 24th November 2020

Podcasts

TV & radio

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC
3:25pm
10 min
Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!. Copyright: Beano Studios

Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!

Series 2, Episode 25 - Cavern Creatures

Below the town hall, a mysterious species of oversized hamsters may or may not exist.

Go Jetters. Copyright: BBC

Go Jetters

Series 3, Episode 48 - Go Jet Academy: Symbiosis Shrink Down

While Xuli and Kyan brush up on their Vroomster skills, Tala, Lars and Foz help the Academy's banana crop by removing some vines that were constricting the trees. Nearby, Glitch prepares a picnic for Ubercorn.

Radio 4
6:30pm
30 min
Earwig

Earwig

A new naturalistic sketch show. Each episode takes a different theme, but loosely so, and not grandly tackling the big questions, though they do of course arise. The theme of the pilot episode sees Britain going through a November heatwave.

5Star
7pm
60 min
Greatest Celebrity Wind-Ups Ever!

Greatest Celebrity Wind-Ups Ever!

Series 2, Episode 6

Highlights include telly faves Ant & Dec, who go undercover to spice up Mel B's life. Then there's queen of daytime TV Lorraine Kelly, who presents a skiing show (complete with a fake French skier) leading to some hair-raising consequences.

Comedy Central
9pm
60 min
Channel Hopping With Jon Richardson. Image shows from L to R: Judi Love, Jon Richardson, Iain Stirling. Copyright: Rumpus Media

Channel Hopping With Jon Richardson

Series 1, Episode 6

Jon is joined by Iain Stirling and regular guest Judi Love as they navigate the world of ridiculous and wonderful international TV.

BBC Two
10pm
30 min
Out Of Her Mind. Image shows from L to R: Stefan (Tom Stuart), Sara (Sara Pascoe), Lucy (Fiona Button), Carol (Juliet Stevenson)

Out Of Her Mind

Episode 6 - The Beautiful Garden

Sara dials up the drama on Lucy and Stefan's wedding day to distract from her own fears, which are only chemicals after all.

Radio 4
11pm
30 min
The Thirteen Million Club. Image shows from L to R: Harriet Dyer, Samantha Renke, Aaron Simmonds, Steve Day, Briony May Williams. Copyright: BBC, Impatient Productions

The Thirteen Million Club

Episode 1 - Pilot

In a comedy club like no other, this stand-up showcase is a first step towards telling the human and hilarious stories that most of us have never heard. Lost Voice Guy (Lee Ridley) hosts, with Jamie MacDonald, Tanyalee Davis, Don Biswas and Jess Thom performing.

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