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BCG Daily Tuesday 24th December 2013

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Press clippings

Raised by Wolves - TV review

A genuine televisual first - a sitcom about intellectuals from a council estate.

Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 24th December 2013

Harry Hill's nativity scene painting

The comedian recasts the birth of our Lord with Nigella, Miley and Tom Daley.

Harry Hill, The Guardian, 24th December 2013

Gangsta Granny: When Robbie Williams met Miss Marple

A Christmas adaptation of David Walliams's Gangsta Granny has attracted an all-star cast. James Rampton joins them on set.

James Rampton, The Independent, 24th December 2013

Working-class heroes from Wolves are a howling success

Raised by Wolves was way more shameless than Shameless, in the best, most vagina-joke-filled sense of the word, and this novelty factor made it even more riotous good fun than it would have been anyway.

Ellen E. Jones, The Independent, 24th December 2013

QI: some quite interesting facts about Christmas carols

A quietly intriguing column from the brains behind QI, the BBC quiz show. This week: QI wassails in the sunset.

Molly Oldfield and John Mitchinson, The Telegraph, 24th December 2013

Fresh Meat, Channel 4 - TV review

The residents of 28 Hartnell Road have just completed the best series yet of the undergrad sitcom.

Ellen E. Jones, The Independent, 24th December 2013

Last Tango in Halifax - final episode, BBC One, review

I for one can't wait to find out what Wainwright has in store for Gillian and the rest of Last Tango's intoxicating cast of characters next time round.

Gerard O'Donovan, The Telegraph, 24th December 2013

John Bishop's Christmas Show tops ratings with 4.7m

The BBC One show, featuring the likes of Nina Conti and Tim Vine, entertained 4.75 million (19.9%) at 9pm.

Tom Eames, Digital Spy, 24th December 2013

Jongleurs: We will pay our comics

Jongleurs has vowed to clear all the debts it owes to stand-ups who play its clubs by the end of next month, after the critical issue was made public.

Chortle, 24th December 2013

Addison Cresswell obituary

The colourful comedy agent Addison Cresswell, who has died suddenly at the age of 53, changed the face of British entertainment by steering the stand-up "alternative" comedians who emerged on the Edinburgh festival fringe in the 1980s into the heart of the radio and television schedules.

Michael Coveney, The Guardian, 24th December 2013

Addison Cresswell - the best agent I ever dealt with

ITV's Peter Fincham talks about Addison Cresswell, 'one of the key figures responsible for turning comedy into the industry it is today'.

Peter Fincham, The Guardian, 24th December 2013

Him and Her - The Wedding review

This criminally underwatched sitcom gets a suitably low-key conclusion.

The Custard TV, 24th December 2013

Videos

TV & radio

BBC Radio Scotland 3:45pm
30 min
Mark Nelson's Guide To Marriage. Mark (Mark Nelson). Copyright: BBC

Mark Nelson's Guide To Marriage

Episode 2

The wedding is in two weeks and stress levels are rising. His fiancee has put him on a strict diet in the hope he will fit into his kilt.

Radio 4 6:15pm
15 min
15 Minute Musical. Copyright: BBC

15 Minute Musical

Series 8, Episode 1 - It's a One-Hit-Wonderful Life

Simon Cowell contemplates ending his career, when his guardian angel Susan Boyle appears.

BBC Two 7:30pm
30 min
The Perfect Morecambe & Wise. Image shows from L to R: Ernie Wise, Des O'Connor, Eric Morecambe. Copyright: BBC

The Perfect Morecambe & Wise

The Perfect Morecambe And Wise Christmas Special

The very best moments from Eric and Ernie's festive specials. Des O'Connor has finally had it with the insults, Angela Rippon gets out from behind the news desk, Eric Porter shows his friends he can dance and André Previn is shown how to play Grieg.

BBC Two 9pm
45 min
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Jo Brand, Stephen Fry, Brendan O'Carroll, Phill Jupitus. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series K, Christmas Special - Kris Kringle

With Jo Brand, Phill Jupitus and Brendan O'Carroll.

Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky 9pm
60 min
Trollied. Gavin (Jason Watkins). Copyright: Roughcut Television

Trollied

Series 3, Christmas Special

Gavin invites Julie over for Christmas dinner and, understandably, she thinks this is going to be the mistletoe moment she's been waiting for.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9pm
60 min
Last Tango In Halifax. Copyright: Red Production Company

Last Tango In Halifax

Series 2, Episode 6

Preparations for the big day are well underway. Whilst Caroline is distractd elsewhere, Alan receives a surprise visitor. Will the ceremony go off without a hitch?

BBC Two 9:45pm
60 min
Mel Smith: I've Sort Of Done Things. Mel Smith. Copyright: BBC

Mel Smith: I've Sort Of Done Things

Tribute to the actor, writer, director and producer Mel Smith, star of Not The Nine O'Clock News, following his early death.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 10pm
45 min
Not Going Out. Image shows from L to R: Lucy (Sally Bretton), Lee (Lee Mack). Copyright: Avalon Television / Arlo Productions

Not Going Out

Series 6, Christmas Special - The House

Attempting to give Lucy the perfect Christmas, Lee takes her, her parents - and Daisy - away to a cosy country cottage, formerly home to his own aunt.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10pm
60 min
The IT Crowd Manual. Image shows from L to R: Matt Berry, Katherine Parkinson, Richard Ayoade, Chris O'Dowd. Copyright: Retort

The IT Crowd Manual

Documentary about Channel 4's geek sitcom The IT Crowd. Includes interviews with the cast and crew.

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