BCG Daily Wednesday 12th June 2013
Press clippings
Grumbleweeds star Graham Walker's funeral
Stars paid tribute at the service in Grumbleweeds star Graham Walker's home village where he died, aged 68, following a two-year battle with cancer.
Steve White, The Mirror, 12th June 2013David Nobbs talks about comedic rise to success
Reggie Perrin author David Nobbs talks about his comedic rise to success.
Joshua Fowler, Bromley Times, 12th June 2013Russell Kane: I had a year of partying. It was souless
Russell Kane talks about Twitter sex, falling in love with a fan and a funnyman's best friend: Colin the pug.
Jasmine Gardner, Evening Standard, 12th June 2013Four Screws Loose, Soho Theatre, review
When this quartet are at their best, they can be very funny, but new material is desperately needed, says Rupert Hawksley.
Rupert Hawksley, The Telegraph, 12th June 2013Rebecca Front takes centre stage
Looking back over a multifaceted career, the BAFTA Award-winning actress talks about her path into comedy, working with Armando Iannucci and being on the end of a Tucker-bashing.
Nick Norton, On The Box, 12th June 2013TV review: John Oliver takes over at The Daily Show
The new chap was nervous, certainly, but no less funny than his boss.
Tim Walker, The Independent, 12th June 2013Rory Bremner talks Scottish politics
Comedian and impressionist Rory Bremner realised how little he knew when he moved back to Scotland recently and, being the political satirist that he is, immediately decided to rectify the situation in a way that only he could.
Liam Rudden, The Scotsman, 12th June 2013The Last Tango in Halifax effect
"Older people in dramas are no longer merely endearingly dotty characters who exist solely for their comic possibilities"
Alison Graham, Radio Times, 12th June 2013Sheridan Smith dressed in shells on Harry Hill movie
Sheridan Smith was spotted dressed in seashells on the set of Harry Hill's debut movie in Blackpool yesterday.
Naomi Gordon, Digital Spy, 12th June 2013Modern feminists can learn a lot from Up The Women
Many of the questions faced by the women's movement today are played out in Jessica Hynes' new show. In a world where feminism still viewed by many women with distrust, wariness and even alarm, there's a lot we can learn from the ladies of the Banbury Intricate Craft Circle Frankly Demands Women's Suffrage.
The New Statesman, 12th June 2013Always Be Comedy always has the Nerf guns
It takes energy, enthusiasm and gusto to keep a comedy night going, and they don't get much more energetic, enthusiastic or gustorific than James Gill, the brains behind Always Be Comedy.
Andrew Mickel, Such Small Portions, 12th June 2013Documentary on 'why women aren't as funny as men'
A film company is advertising for marketing and crew for a new documentary investigating why (in their eyes) women are less funny than men.
Such Small Portions, 12th June 2013Stephen Fry: is there a more loved man in Britain?
The fortunately unsuccessful suicide attempt by Stephen Fry last week instigated a depressing note of surprise in the UK. What could have caused the most beloved man on British televison to try to end his life?
David Rivers, On The Box, 12th June 2013Film or TV? There's only one way to find out...
Harry Hill is making his move to the big screen. The funny man is currently in the Blackpool resort making his eponymously titled project, The Harry Hill Movie, and has spoken exclusively to The Gazette about the film.
Blackpool Gazette, 12th June 2013Videos
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11:30am30 min
House On Fire
Series 3, Episode 4 - KosherAfter watching Fiddler on the Roof for the first time, Matt decides to convert to Judaism. As the house goes kosher, Vicky takes evasive action.
5pm25 min
Strange Hill High
Series 1, Episode 6 - The Most Boring Book In The WorldFaced with last-minute completion of a history project he was not aware had been set, Mitchell heads straight for the library - and Becky and Templetone get sucked into the mobst boring book in the world.
8pm50 min
Dara O Briain: School Of Hard Sums
Series 2, Episode 7Mathematics with all the boring bits subtracted. Clever clogs Dara O Briain and mad-about-maths professor Marcus du Sautoy are joined by class clowns Susan Calman and Richard Herring.
9pm60 min
Love And Marriage
Episode 2Pauline sets out on her new life with a new hairstyle and heads out on a date with former colleague Peter.
10:30pm55 min
10 O'Clock Live
Series 3, Episode 8At a somewhat later time than usual, the team look at privacy in the wake of the Prism scandal, and freedom of speech in the social media age.