BCG Daily Thursday 8th April 2021
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Life according to... Alan Carr
The TV funny man talks game shows, birdwatching and battling the bloat in lockdown.
Georgia Humphreys, The Sunday Post, 8th April 2021Filming wraps on Ghosts Series 3
The new episodes were commissioned for BBC One at the same time as the second series, which aired last autumn after being recorded just before the first lockdown hit.
Chortle, 8th April 2021Comfort classic: Peep Show
Steve Clarke can't get enough of this missing link between Men Behaving Badly and Fleabag.
Steve Clarke, Royal Television Society, 8th April 2021Meet The Richardsons review
Sofa, so good for this comedy couple.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 8th April 2021Brian and Domhnall Gleeson on their zany new sitcom
As rude as Peep Show and as clever as Fleabag, the brothers' latest project reflects their anti-Hollywood upbringing. The best thing about acting, they say, is the biscuits.
Olly Richards, NME, 8th April 2021Jack Whitehall and dad Michael filming in Exeter
The pair, known for their hit Netflix show Travels With My Father, were seen outside Choy's fish and chip shop.
Devon Live, 8th April 2021The chilling true story
Neighbours of Patricia and William Wycherley believed the couple had left their sleepy village near Mansfield -- but really they were dead and buried in a shallow grave in their own back garden.
They'd been shot dead by their own daughter, Susan -- who Olivia Colman is now playing in her new drama, Landscapers.
Dan Hall, The Sun, 8th April 2021Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
Meet David Sedaris
Series 8, Episode 4 - Instalment 4The American humorist who has written seven autobiographical short story collections reads from some of his comedy essays, including previously unpublished material. This week, Hurricane Season.
The Treason TV Show
Series 3, Episode 5Pub passports, the government's racism report, Line Of Duty and the gorgeous Huw Ewdards feature.
Taskmaster
Series 11, Episode 4 - Premature ConkerCharlotte Ritchie climbs a ladder with some loo roll, Mike Wozniak tries out a new catchphrase and Lee Mack terrifies an innocent member of the public. Taskmaster statistician Alex Horne has greased a lot of bottles this week.
Dating No Filter
Series 1, Episode 7Lucky Danielle has double the fun when her blind date turns out to be identical twins Jamie and Jerome. Will she hit it off with either as the thruple go axe throwing, or will she have to give both the chop? Also this week, Jack and his date Jenni might feel a little underdressed as they discover they'll be taking a ballroom dance class for their date. Can Jack two-step his way into Jenni's good books?
Raiders Of The Lost Archive
Series 1, Episode 3 - Food And DrinkFrom haggis to whisky, our comedians tackle every aspect of Scotland's culinary heritage.
Meet The Richardsons
Series 2, Episode 1Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont embrace life under lockdown. Jon has the only pub allowed to open in the country which happens to be in his converted garage. Lucy gets in touch with an old flame and starts work on the pilot for her BBC sitcom, directed by Johnny Vegas.
Celebrity Juice
Series 25, Episode 1Roman Kemp, Shirley Ballas, Judi Love and Jamie Laing join Keith and captains Laura Whitmore and Emily Atack for the start of a new series.