BCG Daily Monday 22nd February 2021
News & Features
A taste of Toast Of Tinseltown
Director Michael Cumming on the return of Steven Toast - plus Sandylands updates, and Toast fan Stewart Lee chips in, too.
Bananaman to return to TV
Disney's Fox Entertainment has announced it is developing a new Bananaman TV cartoon and is seeking UK writers to helm the project.
Writing impressions sketches for Newsjack
One consistent element of Newsjack is the 'impressions sketches'. We take a look at how to hone this type of sketch to specifically tick the boxes that Newsjack producers are looking for.
Videos
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The Worst Writer in the World
Worst Writer - Stars, Part 2: 14-year-old Howard's fantasy story about a band of heroic adventurers on a quest to save the world (from jelly).
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TV & Radio: Catch-Up
The Stand Up Sketch Show
Series 3, Episode 3: Routines by comedians including Kojo Anim, Tessa Coates, Luke McQueen, Seann Walsh, Dane Baptiste, Janine Harouni, Larry Dean and Tom Parry are reconstructed as sketches.
Would I Lie To You?
Series 14, Episode 8: Host Rob Brydon and captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack welcome Maya Jama, Roisin Conaty, Roman Kemp and Xand van Tulleken to the comedy panel show on which the teams reveal extraordinary stories about themselves.
Just A Minute
Paul Merton hosts the return of Radio 4's longest running panel show. On the panel are Sheila Hancock, Gyles Brandreth, Tony Hawks and Pippa Evans.
Stand Up In My House
Elis James hosts the best comedians from Wales and the UK as they attempt to do stand-up to the most discerning of audiences: the people they live with. This week he is joined by Leila Navabi, Jessica Fostekew, Nathan Caton, Catherine Bohart and Jordan Brookes.
Murmuration
A darkly comic and heart-warming drama about a man learning to live with himself and with his voices.
Little Blue Lines
Series 1, Episode 1: Amy inherits a ready-made family when she falls in love with Andy and his young son, Alex. Then she begins to want more.