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BCG Daily Monday 21st April 2025

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Comedian Andy Ford on 'working with legends'

Comedian and pantomime star Andy Ford is reflecting on his 56th year in showbusiness. He spoke to BBC Radio Bristol about his memories of Sir David Suchet and the late Dame Barbara Windsor. The family entertainer and comedian will be embarking on his new show, Flippin' World Tour Of The West Country, later this month.

BBC, 21st April 2025
Taskmaster. Greg Davies. Copyright: Avalon Television

Greg Davies review

In his first stand-up show for seven years, the Welsh comedian contrasts his star status with his less exalted reality in stories that are funny, earthy and beautifully told.

Dominic Maxwell, The Sunday Times, 21st April 2025
Sam Hickman

Sam Hickman: This woman brings a harp! How far is too far with props?

Harp-playing comedian Sam Hickman has everybody beat when it comes to unwieldy props. Here, she talks about why she'll never ditch it in favour of a flute.

Sam Hickman, LMAOnaise, 21st April 2025
Top Secret Comedy Club

Top Secret Comedy Club fails hygiene inspection

The Top Secret Comedy Club in Covent Garden has had to make major changes after environmental health inspectors found evidence of mice, droppings on bar surfaces, and mould in the ice machine.

Lettice Bromovsky, Daily Mail, 21st April 2025

Videos

TV & radio

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 4:30pm
11 min
Super Happy Magic Forest

Super Happy Magic Forest

Episode 27 - Spiky Trevor

Mr Friendlyface's hat has been stolen by a Big Ole Worm, and the heroes must quest to get it back. As they trail the worm through the Prickly Desert, Trevor accidentally spikes himself all over on a cactus. But all is not lost - now that he is covered in sharp spikes, Trevor realises that he has a unique superpower, and when the time comes to confront the Big Ole Worm, it's Spiky Trevor to the rescue!

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 31, Episode 2

David Mitchell hosts, as Lucy Porter, Ian Smith, Zoe Lyons and Henning Wehn talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as the middle ages, geese, the human voice and children's tv.

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