BCG Daily Tuesday 9th February 2021
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Julian Lee wins UK Pun Off
Julian Lee has been crowned winner of the UK Pun Off at the Leicester Comedy Festival.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th February 2021Michael McIntyre's The Wheel heading to America
NBC has given a 10-episode order to a US adaptation of The Wheel, based on Michael McIntyre's new UK game show that has scored top ratings for the BBC.
Variety, 9th February 2021Father Ted actress Rynagh O'Grady dies aged 67
Irish actor was known for playing shopkeeper Mary O'Leary in the hit Channel 4 sitcom.
Louis Chilton, The Independent, 9th February 2021Humour in poetry should be taken seriously
Perhaps the crime here isn't that funny poems have been sidelined in favour of serious ones, but that funny poems are not also considered to be serious. Humour, after all, has the power to disarm us and promote reflective thinking.
Christina Thatcher, The Conversation, 9th February 2021Videos
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TV & radio
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Episode 1Summoned to the headmaster's office, brother and sister Rhys and Steph are about to get some very bad news. But not before Steph does some straight talking to her boyfriend and Rhys has an intimate moment with the school fishes.
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Episode 2On the way to their mysterious nan's house, Rhys is lamenting the state of the country. But when he's confronted by two lads on the estate, Steph has to step in.
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Episode 3Rhys and Steph arrive at their nan's house - but no-one's home. Biscuits and a brief discussion on the behaviour of ants help to pass the time. But eventually Rosie arrives home... and not with the warm greeting they were expecting.
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
Series 1, Episode 5Rhod is joined by comedians Sally Phillips, Richard Ayoade and Roisin Conaty as they travel back in time to their teenage years.
Dead Pixels
Series 2, Episode 4 - Raid BossThe gang must complete a timed mission, but Meg has to juggle the real-world arrival of her boyfriend in the flat. Plus, Nicky is being mercilessly trolled by The Disciples who are determined to come between him and Daisy.
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
Series 1, Episode 2Mel Giedroyc and Lou Sanders are joined by Jimmy Carr, Judi Love and Richard Bacon.
Fortunately... With Fi And Jane
Series 1, Episode 5 - Loving That Bass And Reading The Journals, With YolanDa BrownFi Glover and Jane Garvey speak to musician and broadcaster YolanDa Brown.