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BCG Daily Monday 5th May 2025

Features

Press clippings

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. Frank Spencer (Michael Crawford). Credit: BBC

When Psychic News appeared on Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

What's the best episode of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em? Probably not the one where Frank is busted for distributing hardcore porn, which is always a good one to throw at people to see if they really remember the show properly.

Dirty Feed, 5th May 2025
Richard Gadd

Richard Gadd: "I grappled with inner demons, the likes of which I never thought I would"

Richard Gadd has been named the most influential person in TV over the last 12 months by Radio Times.

Radio Times, 5th May 2025
Silence Is Golden. Dermot O'Leary. Credit: UKTV

Silence Is Golden review

The result is diverting rather than gripping.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th May 2025
Silence Is Golden. Dermot O'Leary. Credit: UKTV

Silence Is Golden review

Never has the consoling platitude "deserves more" been more apt.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th May 2025
Silence Is Golden. Dermot O'Leary. Credit: UKTV

Silence Is Golden review

This nerve-jangling game show - in which stars try to make an audience laugh, gasp or worse - gives us comics on gloriously evil form and the best TV villain in decades. If only they hadn't wheeled out a naked old woman...

Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 5th May 2025
Silence Is Golden. Dermot O'Leary. Credit: UKTV

Silence Is Golden review

Dermot O'Leary's new comedy series is the epitome of "you had to be there" television.

Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 5th May 2025

Videos

TV & radio

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

Super Happy Magic Forest

Episode 37 - New Broom

When Blossom accidentally uses a witch's broom to make sticks for toasting marshmallows, the owner of the broom casts a spell of squeaky voices on all the heroes.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 6pm
25 min
Pickle Storm. Image shows left to right: Hendrick (Inel Tomlinson), Lystra (Donna Preston), Pickle (Kassidi Roberts)

Pickle Storm

Series 2, Episode 6 - Pickle's Birthday

When Pickle gets stressed about her birthday party, she unintentionally opens the magical portal to Kleftania, bringing evil Lord Clunkett to Earth and looking for revenge.

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

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 31, Episode 4

David Mitchell hosts, as Marcus Brigstocke, Holly Walsh, Lou Sanders and Tony Hawks talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as legs, cheese, New York and guitars.

U&Dave channel logo 9pm
60 min
Silence Is Golden

Silence Is Golden

Episode 1

This week efforts to bring the money down include a kidnapped dog, hundreds of fake spiders, a man who puts his hand in a bear trap, knife throwers, a naked lady, a very naughty santa, a very scary clown and the brilliant stand-up comedians Reuben Kaye, Laura Smyth and Emmanuel Sonubi.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm
15 min
Machynlleth sign. Copyright: BBC

Comedy Club At Machynlleth

Series 4, Episode 3

Esyllt Sears continues a week of programmes featuring highlights and behind-the-scenes conversations from the 2025 Machynlleth Comedy Festival. In this episode, she speaks to the stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster Sunil Patel, and Wheel Of Misfortune's Alison Spittle.

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