BCG Daily Sunday 29th August 2021

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Press clippings

Matt Baker

Matt Baker interview

"I swan in like I own the show, grab all the pastries and sit in the big boy's chair. Not true of course, but the anxiety has died down over the years."

The Comedy Loser, 29th August 2021
Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly: Challenges of Parkinson's getting worse

Sir Billy Connolly has said the medical challenges he faces while filming for television are "getting worse".

BBC, 29th August 2021
Shona McCarthy

Fringe venues report better than expected ticket sales

As this year's Fringe drew to a close, Shona McCarthy hailed it as a "huge success all round" given the eleventh-hour nature of crucial decisions on what restrictions would be in place during this year's event.

Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 29th August 2021
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. Image shows from L to R: Bob Mortimer, Paul Whitehouse. Copyright: Owl Power

Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse interview

The duo revealed the one thing that sets their travel series aside from others.

Grace Henry, Radio Times, 29th August 2021
Back To Life. Miranda (Daisy Haggard). Copyright: Two Brothers Pictures

Haggard has "a clear idea" for Back To Life Series 3

Daisy Haggard has revealed that she has plans for a third series of Back To Life.

Lauren Morris, Radio Times, 29th August 2021
Guilt. Max McCall (Mark Bonnar). Copyright: BBC

Guilt - first look picture

Award-winning comedy drama Guilt returns soon for a new four-part series full of twists, turns and deception...

BBC, 29th August 2021
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. Image shows from L to R: Paul Whitehouse, Bob Mortimer. Copyright: Owl Power

Gone Fishing review

Gone Fishing returns for a fourth series of gentle ramblings and the old friends are as melancholy and surreal as ever.

Ed Power, The Telegraph, 29th August 2021
Dave Spikey

Dave Spikey interview

Dave Spikey has declared his show at the Parr Hall a 'Covid free zone'.

David Morgan, Warrington Guardian, 29th August 2021
Sean Lock. Copyright: Off The Kerb

Digital Sean Lock portrait tribute

A portrait in tribute to the late comedian Sean Lock has been digitally painted by a West Yorkshire postman.

BBC, 29th August 2021

Male comedians and their friends are hogging podcasts

Male stand-ups seem to be the most persistent audio superspreaders. Rob Beckett has been all over the airwaves this summer.

The Times, 29th August 2021

Videos

TV & radio

Radio 4
3pm
60 min
Tanya Moodie

Dangerous Liaisons

Episode 1

The luscious young ingenue Cecile de Volanges and lonely wife Lady Tourvel become prey in a struggle for seduction between two ex-lovers, Madame de Merteuil and Count Valmont. As their affairs become entangled, the rivals''quest for sensation becomes a dangerous contest with fatal consequences.

BBC Two
8pm
30 min
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. Image shows from L to R: Paul Whitehouse, Bob Mortimer. Copyright: Owl Power

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

Series 4, Episode 1 - Sea Trout (North Uist, Outer Hebrides)

Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse embark on more angling trips round the UK, beginning by heading to North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. Completely unlike anywhere they have fished before, this small, remote and beautiful island has an intricate network of tidal pools and sea lochs, making it near enough equal parts land and water and therefore the perfect place to fish for sea trout.

The Last Leg. Image shows from L to R: Josh Widdicombe, Alex Brooker, Adam Hills. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

The Last Leg

The Last Leg Of Tokyo 2020, Episode 6

Jimmy Carr and Louise Hunt join the trio in the studio. Tonight's sporting challenge is wheelchair tennis.

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