BCG Daily Saturday 31st May 2025
Press clippings
Victoria Coren Mitchell: Last One Laughing might be the funniest TV show you'll ever see
This might be the funniest TV show you'll ever see - and it's not Fawlty Towers.
Victoria Coren Mitchell, The Telegraph, 31st May 2025Rob Beckett: "I've done a lot of therapy... I had incredibly low self-worth"
The stand-up comedian and podcaster, 39, on ferrying the kids about, football and family fun.
Nick McGrath, The Telegraph, 31st May 2025
Peter Andre vows not to wear Jafaican outfits again despite keeping them at home
Peter Andre has confessed that he has kept some of his character Gary Buckle's outfits from Jafaican at home - but insists he won't be wearing them again any time soon.
Bekka Barnard & Kiesha Dosanjh, The Mirror, 31st May 2025
Lenny Henry review
A rusty yet thoughtful return to stand-up from a singular British talent.
Liam Pape, The Telegraph, 31st May 2025
Elf Lyons review
Elf Lyons delivers an exceptional show that both is and isn't about horses.
Polly Bishop, The Reviews Hub, 31st May 2025
Sharon Horgan reveals huge mistake nearly made it into final edit of Catastrophe
Irish star was at Hay Festival discussing the perils of juggling writing and acting.
Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 31st May 2025At last, I've found a crime drama to enjoy - it's even got jokes
Death Valley with Timothy Spall is as charming as it is absurd - it's like Midsomer Murders at its best.
Rod Liddle, The Times, 31st May 2025TV & radio
8pm35 min
Blankety Blank
Series 21, Episode 6Bradley Walsh hosts the comedy quiz show, with panellists Sue Perkins, Ashley Roberts, John Barnes, Richard Ayoade, Janet Street-Porter and Guz Khan filling in the missing blanks to help win some brilliant prizes for the contestants.
9:30pm85 min
Fawlty Towers: A Very British Comedy
Created by John Cleese and Connie Booth, Fawlty Towers reached heights of popularity few shows at the time could rival. So, why does it only exist in a recut, sanitised and edited form, with some of the original scenes deleted? This programme looks at controversies surrounding the classic comedy, examining its sometimes uncomfortable place in the modern world, using deleted scenes and archival interviews to piece together the story of how a sitcom that seemed untouchable in the 1970s came to be viewed through a more critical lens.