BCG Daily Wednesday 17th September 2014
Press clippings
Comedians come out to launch Liverpool Comedy Festival
Liverpool Comedy Festival held its official launch event yesterday at one of the festival's hosting venues.
Kirsty McHale, Liverpool Echo, 17th September 2014Radio Times review
I cannot offer an insight into the content of this returning series because it is recorded just two days before broadcast, but I have no qualms in recommending it to anyone who enjoys a fearless deconstruction of what lies behind social mores and accepted views on politics. Jeremy Hardy has yet to have his fighting spirit dampened.
Jane Anderson, Radio Times, 17th September 2014James Acaster: Kettering confidential
Does James Acaster really come from Kettering? It seems too good to be true.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th September 2014Metal detectors object to Detectorists
Metal detectors have accused the BBC of portraying them as "anoraks" in a new sitcom that shines a light on those enthusiasts whose lives are dedicated to uncovering a treasure hoard.
Adam Sherwin, The Independent, 17th September 2014Review: Lee Mack - Hit the Road Mack
Pacing the stage like a caged animal, it wasn't hard to see why he's among the best comedians working in the UK today. Lee Mack does a great job of creating comedy waves, and then surfing the crest.
Roger Crow, The Huffington Post, 17th September 2014Inbetweeners producer Chris Young on voting 'Yes'
Young says a 'Yes' vote in referendum will create thriving film and TV industry for Scotland.
Paul English, Daily Record, 17th September 2014Videos
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Wordaholics
Series 3, Episode 3Today's panellists are Irish comedian Ed Byrne, Tasmanian stand-up and art expert Hannah Gadsby, punmaster general Milton Jones and classics boffin Natalie Haynes.
6:30pm30 min
Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation
Series 10, Episode 1 - How To Eat FoodStand by your radios! Jeremy Hardy returns to the airwaves, bringing his entrenched ideas along to an otherwise free and frank series of debates. To help explain one of our most basic acts as humans, Jeremy picks up the topic of food with the chopsticks of enquiry and then drops it on his trousers of former cleanliness.
8pm60 min
Celebrity Squares
Series 1, Episode 2Featuring the hilarious Dame Edna Everage, Emmerdale star Lucy Pargeter, comedian Patrick Monahan, Britain's Got Talent's Ashleigh and Pudsey, comedian Rufus Hound, Loose Women's Carol Vorderman and comedian Roisin Conaty.
11pm15 min
Jigsaw
Series 2, Episode 4Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema combine their talents to piece together a rapid-fire and surreal sketch show.