BCG Daily Friday 23rd April 2021
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Tony Robinson: most diverse thing in Blackadder was the title
The 74-year-old Tony Robinson has won over the nation's hearts several times through the years, for his performance as Baldrick, his various audiobooks and his presenting job on Time Team. Now, he talks to Ed Cumming about whether there'll be a Blackadder reunion and why he thinks Boris Johnson is the luckiest politician in the world
Ed Cumming, The Independent, 23rd April 2021St Albans gets its own Comedy Garden festival
Dara O Briain, Sara Pascoe, Alan Davies, Tom Allen and Aisling Bea are among the big names who will be playing the St Albans Comedy Garden.
Chortle, 23rd April 2021Olivia Colman needed hypnotherapy after wetting herself
Olivia Colman has revealed that she saw a hypnotherapist for stage fright after once 'wetting herself' on stage laughing with David Mitchell.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 23rd April 2021Only Fools musical returning to West End in October
The musical will once more play at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, after first beginning its run at the venue in February 2019.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 23rd April 2021Dreaming Whilst Black cast on tackling microaggressions
If you haven't yet watched Dreaming Whilst Black on BBC3, you're doing yourself an injustice.
Alicia Adejobi, Metro, 23rd April 2021Jason Manford on being heckled by his own dad
Jason Manford has recalled how his parents got escorted out of the biggest gig of his life after getting drunk and heckling him.
Chortle, 23rd April 2021Spending falls in Scottish TV drama and comedy
STV chief executive Simon Pitts has revealed that investment in drama and comedy made in Scotland halved over the five years to 2019.
Terry Murden, Daily Business Group, 23rd April 2021Al Roberts interview
The actor, writer and director on the things that make him laugh the most.
The Guardian, 23rd April 2021Social distancing set to remain at Fringe this summer
Organisers of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe say audiences are likely to be socially distanced at shows this summer as they have admitted the event "won't be the same as it was" when it returns in August.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 23rd April 2021Gregory's Girl 40th anniversary
As we mark the 40-year anniversary of the Cumbernauld cinematic sensation, I look at how I fell in love with the awkward, clumsy Gregory in a modern world where boys take themselves far too seriously, writes Hannah Brown.
Hannah Gordon, The Scotsman, 23rd April 2021How mainstream sitcom pays even more than crime
There is a special place in my heart for the mainstream sitcom, which can be understood and enjoyed by kids and grandparents. We live in a fragmented society that is ripping itself apart over so many issues. The unifying effect of a Del Boy is not to be underestimated.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 23rd April 2021BFI to launch US streaming service in May
The British Film Institute will launch BFI Player Classics as a stand-alone streaming service in the US featuring a curated roster of classic UK cinema on May 14. It will feature comedies including The Ladykillers, I'm All Right Jack, Whisky Galore! and many Carry On films.
Jeremy Kay, Screen Daily, 23rd April 2021Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
The Flatshare
Episode 5Tiffy is doorstepped by her ex just as she plucks up the courage to snog a handsome Norwegian hermit she's met at a book launch. Horrified, she decides to drown her sorrows.
Breaking The News
Series 18, Episode 11Des Clarke is joined by Neil Delamere, Susie McCabe, Laura Lexx & Bruce Devlin.
The News Quiz
Series 105, Episode 2Andy Zaltzman and panellists Andrew Maxwell, Athena Kugblenu, Anne McElvoy and Chris McCausland square up to the week's headlines.
Trip Hazard
Series 1, Episode 3 - NorwichRosie takes comedian and broadcaster Jamali Maddix to the East Anglian city of Norwich.
Have I Got News For You
Series 61, Episode 3Victoria Coren Mitchell guest presents the third episode - it is her 14th time in the host's chair. Joining the writer and presenter is Josh Widdicombe and author, academic and host of BBC Four's Britain's Lost Masterpieces, Emma Dabiri.
The Graham Norton Show
Series 28, Highlights SpecialThe first of two compilations of highlights from the recent series, featuring a host of stars.