BCG Daily Thursday 24th December 2020
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Ghosts and Motherland reviews
Christmas TV is thin gruel this year, but last night the BBC gave us two small crackers. Ghosts and Motherland were the best festive specials I've seen so far.
Carol Midgley, The Times, 24th December 2020Royle Family 2009 Xmas special had disastrous blunder
After days of hard work filming integral scenes, there was horror when the footage came back from the processing lab. Two days worth of filming was for The Golden Egg Cup was ruined - putting the whole episode in jeopardy. And it came at a staggering cost - £100,000.
Kyle O'Sullivan, The Mirror, 24th December 2020Review: Worzel Gummidge: Saucy Nancy
Mackenzie Crook's whimsical adaptation returns with another tremendous one-off.
Morgan Jeffery, Radio Times, 24th December 2020Kunt: Boris Johnson song is No. 1 on Amazon chart
An offensive Christmas song about Boris Johnson has claimed the number one spot on the Amazon Music chart. The insulting track, titled Boris Johnson Is A F****** C*** by The Kunts, was released back in October but gathered momentum in the Christmas number one race after the prime minister implemented strict new coronavirus rules, including tier four ruining festive fun for millions of people.
Alicia Adejobi, Metro, 24th December 2020Gavin & Stacey removes Fairytale of New York slur
A repeat of last year's Gavin & Stacey Christmas special will be edited to remove an offensive slur from a scene featuring Fairytale of New York by The Pogues.
Louis Chilton, The Independent, 24th December 2020BBC officially dismisses complaints over Duker & Taylor
The BBC has rejected complaints about Sophie Duker's 'kill whitey' joke on Frankie Boyle's New World Order - and Fin Taylor's gag about 'bombing Glastonbury' on Have I Got News For You.
Chortle, 24th December 2020Review: Roald & Beatrix: The Tail Of The Curious Mouse
Festive nostalgia marred by Dahl's real-life antisemitism.
Adam White, The Independent, 24th December 2020Review: Worzel Gummidge: Saucy Nancy
Affectionate, nostalgic, televisual tonic.
Marianne Levy, i Newspaper, 24th December 2020Review: Worzel Gummidge: Saucy Nancy
Worzel Gummidge is a celebration of the days when children could play out all day, carefree.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 24th December 2020Review: Roald & Beatrix: The Tail Of The Curious Mouse
This inventive drama, that imagined Roald Dahl paying Beatrix Potter a visit, lacked a sprinkling of Christmas magic.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 24th December 2020Review: Roald & Beatrix: The Tail Of The Curious Mouse
Twinkly tale for troubled times.
Joseph Walsh, The Arts Desk, 24th December 2020Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
Worzel Gummidge
Christmas Special - Saucy NancyWhen Worzel Gummidge, Susan and John visit a scrapyard, Worzel overhears the grumbling of a foul-mouthed old friend - the carved ship's figurehead, Saucy Nancy.
Would I Lie To You?
Christmas Special - Would I Lie To You? At ChristmasRob Brydon, Lee Mack and David Mitchell return for a seasonal special. Joining them are guests Jo Brand, Joe Lycett, Joe Swash and Ruth Madeley.
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime For Christmas
The worlds of theatre, film, TV and comedy collide in this at-home pantomime read-through, written by Richard Curtis and the Dawson brothers, aiming to raise money to fight loneliness, hunger and cold at home and abroad. Olivia Colman is the Fairy Godmother, with her Crown co-star Helena Bonham Carter as Devilia. Real-life brother and sister Daisy May and Charlie Cooper are the Evil Stepsisters, Guz Khan takes on Buttons and Tom Hollander is Baron Hardup.
Socially Distant With Susan Calman
Christmas Special - Socially Christmas With Susan CalmanSusan moves out of the cold garden and into the warm indoors for this cosy Christmas special. She is joined by celebrity guests, musicians and fellow comedians as she shares some of her favourite festive traditions.
One Night In...
Episode 1 - HamleysChristmas special in which comedians get to live out their childhood fantasies by spending the night in London's famous toy shop, with no security guards to keep them out of mischief. The comics face a series of ridiculous festive games and challenges with only two rules - nobody is allowed to go to sleep and anything they break, they have to pay for.
Birds Of A Feather
Christmas Special - We Gotta Get Out Of This PlaceAt the end of a 2020 no-one could have predicted, we catch up with the inhabitants of our favourite Essex address... and find big changes in all their lives. Tracey and Dorien have been getting right on each others' thruppennies, while Sharon has escaped to the other side of the world and is stuck on a Covid-cruise... Who can fill the Sharon-shaped hole in their lives this Christmas?
Scot Squad
Christmas Special - The Chief's Festive Message 2020At the end of a tough year it's time for some festive cheer with this criminally funny official Christmas message from Scot Squad's Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson.
The Jonathan Ross Show
Series 16, Christmas Special - Bradley Walsh, Barney Walsh, Mo Farah, Michelle Keegan, Kevin Bridges, Emily Atack, Jess GlynneJonathan presents an hour of festive fun and chat, joined by comedian and presenter Bradley Walsh and his son Barney, soon to be seen in another series of their thrill-seeking travelogue Breaking Dad; comedian and actor Emily Atack; and Olympic star Mo Farah, most recently seen battling the bugs on I'm a Celebrity. His other guests are actress Michelle Keegan, popular stand-up Kevin Bridges and chart-topping singer Jess Glynne, who also performs in the studio.
Have I Got News For You
Documentary - Have I Got 30 Years For YouHave I Got News For You is 30 years old this year. To mark this significant anniversary the imaginatively-titled Have I Got 30 Years For You celebrates the best of the last the three decades.