BCG Daily Sunday 25th May 2025
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Alan Davies: "I get called Jonathan Creek all the time - nowadays people think I'm James May"
The comedian and actor on encouraging hecklers, why Will Ferrell deserves an Oscar and his love for Kylie Minogue.
Sian Cain, The Guardian, 25th May 2025
Adam Buxton: 'Craft? Expertise? Not that I can see'
Adam Buxton is the OG of podcasters. He's also self-deprecating, anxious and horribly relatable. Here he talk memoirs, grief and music over a cup of tea.
Tim Lewis, The Observer, 25th May 2025
Steve Pemberton interview
'For pure nostalgia's sake, I'd love to bring The League Of Gentlemen back'. The mainstay of British comedy on returning to BBC sitcom The Power Of Parker and how Inside No. 9 could have been massive - on Netflix.
Mary Comerford, The Telegraph, 25th May 2025
Harry Stachini review
Statchini's relaxed and easy manner makes him an easy person to spend an hour listening to and the time flies by quickly.
Mark Clegg, The Reviews Hub, 25th May 2025
Tim Key on his very British new film and the US Office sequel
The idiosyncratic comic's sprawling CV includes poetry, Alan Partridge and a spell in a pigeon costume but his latest career destination might be his most unlikely yet - Hollywood.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 25th May 2025
Ruth Jones gets award for new book at Hay Festival
Ruth Jones has been awarded this year's Hay Festival medal for drama.
Paul Pigott, BBC, 25th May 2025
Death Valley review
It's like Midsomer Murders with jokes, or Rosemary And Thyme - but good. This fun new murder mystery bounces along with verve. It's a cut above.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 25th May 2025
Death Valley review
The BBC's new cosy crime drama works well when it stops trying to crack jokes at every opportunity.
Ed Power, i Newspaper, 25th May 2025
Death Valley review
Spall's latest vehicle, about a TV detective who becomes a real-life sleuth, goes down easy but ultimately fails to make a mark.
Phil Harrison, The Independent, 25th May 2025
Death Valley review
Timothy Spall's witty sleuth proves a rival for Ludwig.
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 25th May 2025
Death Valley review
We might not need another oddball crime-cracking duo on our screens, but this is a decent addition to the genre.
Carol Midgley, The Times, 25th May 2025
Death Valley review
Review of BBC One's new comedy detective series with Timothy Spall and Gwyneth Keyworth.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 25th May 2025David Jason: If something makes me laugh, I often think of Ronnie Barker
The actor who played his sidekick in Open All Hours says people should remember the 'fun bits' of lost loved ones on Celebration Day.
Lara Wildenberg, The Times, 25th May 2025Videos
TV
TV & radio
8:15pm45 min
Death Valley
Episode 1Comic crime drama about an ambitious young detective who has a surprise encounter with the retired actor who played her TV cop show hero while investigating a suicide. He claims that the death was actually a murder, and when forensics prove him right, she invites him to help her crack the case.