BCG Daily Monday 15th February 2021

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Lucia Keskin

Lucia Keskin: "I'm trying to un-influence people"

Comedian Lucia Keskin has earned fans including Dawn French and Diane Morgan with her videos reimagining classic TV shows. She talks to Isobel Lewis about growing up on the internet, trying stand-up and feeling like a 40-year-old trapped in a 20-year-old's body.

Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 15th February 2021
The Watch. Image shows from L to R: Constable Cheery (Jo Eaton-Kent), Corporal Angua (Marama Corlett), Lady Sybil Ramkin (Lara Rossi), Sam Vimes (Richard Dormer), Sergeant Detritus, Constable Carrot (Adam Hugill)

Can TV ever fully capture Terry Pratchett's Discworld?

The final episodes of BBC America's The Watch stand well enough on their own. But will a Terry Pratchett adaptation ever be able to capture the heart of Discworld?

Alana Joli Abbott, Den Of Geek, 15th February 2021

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Radio 4
4:30pm
30 min
The Infinite Monkey Cage. Image shows from L to R: Brian Cox, Robin Ince. Copyright: BBC

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 23, Episode 6 - A History of Rock

Prof. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Ross Noble, paleontologist Susie Maidment and geologist Chris Jackson to look at the history of rock.

Radio 4
6:30pm
30 min
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 25, Episode 6

David Mitchell hosts three comedy couples: Sarah Millican and Gary Delaney, Marcus Brigstocke and Rachel Parris, and Lucy Porter and Justin Edwards, as they talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as nudity, horses and Valentine's Day.

Beth Granville. Copyright: Alex Brenner

Foiled

Series 4, Episode 4 - Everything's Mikes

Sabrina's dad treats the team to an unexpected day out. But their excitement wanes when they realise they are going to spend the day in a karaoke booth.

The Stand Up Sketch Show. Iain Stirling

The Stand Up Sketch Show

Series 3, Episode 2

Routines by comedians including Huge Davies, Judi Love, Alfie Brown, Bobby Mair, Suzi Ruffell, Iain Stirling and Russell Kane are reconstructed as sketches.

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