BCG Daily Friday 29th March 2024
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Sally Phillips "upset" after son with Down's syndrome excluded from trampoline park
She said she was told Olly, 19, needed a letter from his GP to take part.
Lauren Turner, BBC, 29th March 2024
Big Mood review
Channel 4 has been getting some stick recently for the quality of its programming but this is an enjoyable sitcom deftly balancing laugh-out-loud moments and serious issues. Coughlan alone makes it must-see TV.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th March 2024
Comedy promoter/compere Alan Seaman has died
The death of the popular figure on the Midlands comedy circuit has been reported on social media and tributes have been paid by colleagues who worked with him over the years.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th March 2024
Rosie Jones review
Some of the material in Triple Threat may be fairly unremarkable, but Rosie Jones's powerhouse performance style is enough to carry her through, writes Jay Richardson
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 29th March 2024
Frank Skinner: 30 Years Of Dirt review
Age and time have not withered the now veteran's ability to spin a great tale and concoct a filthy gag.
Jay Richardson, The List, 29th March 2024
Zara Gladman And Friends review
An act whose star is fully on the rise but who might have to flesh out some creations further.
Jay Richardson, The List, 29th March 2024
Mathew Horne wades in after Joanna Page's savage takedown of Things You Should Have Done
In a now-deleted Twitter post, Horne replied to a tweet from Lucia Keskin, writing: "The best thing on TV right now. A genius is born."
Tom Murray, The Independent, 29th March 2024
The Life And Death Of Lily Savage review
Insightful documentary shows swirling duality in Paul O'Grady's personality.
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 29th March 2024Videos
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6am28 min
The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin
Episode 6 - Turpin TimeHempstead's new normal proves to be a harsh reality. Can Dick saddle up and save the day?
9am60 min
Twelfth Night
Maddie has an interview for her dream job: a tour guide at Shakespeare's Globe. She bursts on to the stage brimming with facts & information, but she needs to know that the theatre is about feelings too. William Shakespeare and his players put on a performance of Twelfth Night to help her understand. The story begins with twins Viola and Sebastian aboard a ship, but they sail into a storm and are shipwrecked. The sea sends them in opposite directions, and they seem destined never to see each other again.
1:30pm30 min
Breaking The News
Series 27, Episode 7Des Clarke is joined by Robin Ince, Amy Matthews, Mark Nelson & Susan Riddell.
6:30pm30 min
The Now Show
Series 64, Episode 3Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. Starring Geoff Norcott on cynical advertising strategies, Rachel Fairburn on our nation's obsession with conspiracy theories and an original song from Rachel Parris. With voices from Jon Culshaw and Laura Shavin.
9pm80 min
The Life And Death Of Lily Savage
Paul O'Grady became a much-loved fixture of TV and radio. However, for more than 20 years he was a razor-tongued drag queen. Set against the backdrop of Margaret Thatcher's Britain, Clause 28 and the AIDS crisis, this is the story of the star through the prism of his famous creation, Lily Savage. The documentary features Paul's closest friends and family, including his daughter Sharyn Mousley and sister Sheila Rudd, and interviews with Ian McKellen, Julian Clary, Jo Brand, Alan Carr and Graham Norton among others.
10pm65 min
The Last Leg
Series 30, Episode 7Adam, Josh and Alex are joined this week by Richard Osman and Jordan Gray.
5:30am30 min
My Mate's A Footballer
Series 1, Episode 19 - Joe and Patrick Finally Meet at Leeds' Training GroundAfter recording almost an entire series of a pod together Joe and Patrick finally meet in the flesh at the Leeds training ground where the stage is set for Joe to take a free kick. First though, he gets free rein to wander round the building speaking to whoever he bumps into and asking the kit man questions like: "What do you mean you melted everyone's trainers?"