BCG Daily Friday 25th December 2020
Press clippings
Why everyone should watch Mrs Brown's Boys tonight
Hated by critics who brand it puerile, Brendan O'Carroll's creation is nevertheless as popular as festive TV gets. Is there something in it?
Chris Bennion, The Telegraph, 25th December 2020
Olivia Olson reveals on-screen kiss was her FIRST ever
The little girl from Love Actually, who stunned viewers with her incredible singing voice, has revealed that the Christmas movie was her FIRST kiss.
LA-based Olivia Olson, now 28, was just 10 years old when she bagged the part of Joanna Anderson, and has lifted the lid on secrets behind the 2003 Christmas classic.
Becky Pemberton, The Sun, 25th December 2020
Comedy this Christmas: 20 funnies to enjoy today
Comedy critic Dominic Maxwell picks 20 funny things to watch or listen to this Christmas.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 25th December 2020
Kunt makes No 5 in the Christmas charts
The Kunts have made it to No 5 in the Christmas charts with their not-so-festive track Boris Johnson Is A Fucking Cunt.
Chortle, 25th December 2020
Review: Mrs. Brown's Boys Christmas Special
Love it or loathe it, the Christmas juggernaut rolls on - but this year's special had a serious emotional message to deliver.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 25th December 2020
Review: Mrs. Brown's Boys Christmas Special
Mammy Of The People is a reminder of just how gruesome Brendan O'Carroll's long-running comedy is.
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 25th December 2020
Review: Mrs. Brown's Boys Christmas Special
It wouldn't be Christmas without a visit (or two) to the Brown residence, says Helen Daly.
Helen Daly, Radio Times, 25th December 2020
Review: Blankety Blank
Bradley Walsh is a class act as iconic gameshow returns.
Helen Daly, Radio Times, 25th December 2020
The Bruce Forsyth Show
Christmas 1965. Son is delighted with his Corgi 007 Aston Martin, mother plans to donate Home Cooking With Fanny Cradock to charity as soon as possible, and daughter cannot stop playing the Rubber Soul LP. Meanwhile, father is ranting about 'those long-haired beatniks', but at least the family can agree on two televisual highlights of the day. The first is HM The Queen at three o'clock (of course) and the second, on ABCTV at 9:10 pm, is The Bruce Forsyth Show.
Andrew Roberts, Network, 25th December 2020Videos
Online
Podcasts
TV & radio
9am27 min
No More Jockeys
Christmas & New Year Specials, Christmas Special - Christmas Specials, Game 3Following a double victory, can Alex and Mark stop Tim from completing a Christmas hat-trick?
11am30 min
You're Dead To Me
Series 2, Christmas Special - The Victorian ChristmasWhy do we celebrate Christmas with cards, crackers and a tree? Greg Jenner and guests Dr Fern Riddell and Russell Kane explore the surprising history of the Victorian Christmas.
11:30am30 min
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
2020 Christmas Special - PoundsqueezersIn the words of Count Arthur, 'Christmas isn't just about charity, it is about baby Judas riding a donkey'. To celebrate in style, Arthur heads to the pound shop for his Christmas gifts.
1pm60 min
Happy Birthday Harry!
A celebration of the man Churchill described as "Scotland's greatest ever ambassador", Harry Lauder. Plus, an assessment of the singer and comedian's legacy.
4pm60 min
Star Child
A comic retelling of the Nativity story. A magic star appears in the sky, a lonely village seamstress meets an anxious angel and a kindly donkey, two shepherds go on a dangerous mission, three bickering wise women bring news to a paranoid, psychotic king and a bolshie girl gives birth to a baby.
5pm60 min
Nature Table
Christmas SpecialJoining Sue Perkins for this Christmas special are naturalist, presenter and writer Chris Packham; botanist, presenter and writer James Wong; wildlife presenter Michaela Strachan; and helping Sue to make sense of the amazing funny facts that the experts present is Tony-nominated comedy actor Stephen Mangan.
6:15pm15 min
Excuse Me, Are You John Shuttleworth?
Episode 1Part One finds Graham Fellows greeting John Shuttleworth on Christmas Eve before he begins to share his story, although John doesn't know who he is or why he's there and assumes he's a carol singer. But Graham wants to take us back to 1977 when he first started Drama school and came up with a riff that led him to his first character - Jilted John.
6:30pm30 min
Dead Ringers
2020 Christmas SpecialsIn a change to the usual format, the show listens-in to how the great and good are spending Christmas. Much like everyone else? Maybe not... Mark Drakeford finds a new way of addressing the people of Wales, while Nigel Farage thinks now's the right time for a pub crawl.
7pm40 min
Blankety Blank
Christmas SpecialBradley Walsh hosts as Emilia Fox, Jimmy Carr, Amir Khan, Danny Jones, Anita Rani and Sue Perkins try to fill in the missing blanks and win some prizes for our lucky contestants.
8pm50 min
Fortunately... With Fi And Jane
Christmas Special - Cyprian Santas And Silhouettes, With Dawn FrenchIn this festive edition of Fortunately, Fi Glover and Jane Garvey are joined by special guest Dawn French.
9:10pm60 min
Victoria Wood: The Secret List
Episode 1The first of two documentaries offers a unique opportunity to see the very best bits of Victoria's work that she loved the most, drawing on some of the 20 sketches chosen by her in a notebook discovered after her death. Plus, contributors discuss her broad catalogue of award-winning comedy.
10pm40 min
Mrs. Brown's Boys
Christmas 2020, Christmas Special - Mammy Of The PeopleIt's Christmas once again in the Brown household and Agnes and her family are trying to get used to "the new normal". Luckily, things haven't changed that much.