BCG Daily Thursday 4th March 2021
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BBC comedy boss: Netflix don't take the risks we do
Shane Allen says Auntie makes funnier shows than the streaming giants, as he's accused of leftie bias and cutting the Fawlty Towers major.
Ben Dowell, The Times, 4th March 2021
Nick Frost's Captain Pugwash film 'will never get made'
Nick revealed financing the film had been problematic.
Chortle, 4th March 2021
Noel Fielding among 13 to settle over phone hacking
Noel Fielding and Ryan Giggs' estranged brother Rhodri Giggs have accepted "substantial damages" from the publisher of the News of the World over phone-hacking.
The Press Gazette, 4th March 2021
TV review: Stand Up And Deliver, Part Two, C4
It was always going to be tough to top last week's hilarious, compelling opening episode in which five comics mentored five non-comics to prep them for a stand up gig, but this second show in which we see those gigs does a pretty good job. Stand by for more moments that you can only watch through your fingers.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th March 2021
Graham Linehan to discuss free speech in Parliament
Graham Linehan has been invited to give evidence in Parliament on "freedom of expression online" after being permanently banned from Twitter for "hateful conduct". The disgraced comedy writer and anti-trans campaigner is set to give oral evidence to the Communications and Digital Committee on Tuesday (9 March).
Emma Powys Maurice, Pink News, 4th March 2021Videos
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7:20am15 min
Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!
Series 2, Episode 43 - Failing To RegisterDetermined to prove he can accomplish a task without getting distracted, Dennis takes on the simple job of bringing the class register to the school office. He instantly distracts himself on an epic scale.
2:15pm45 min
Holding Back The Tide
Series 3, Episode 2 - Good FencesWhen a new neighbour moves in next door it's not long before John and he lock horns over rights of way.
5pm15 min
GiggleQuiz
Series 2, Episode 5 - Keith Fitt's Broken BuzzerCaptain Adorable comes to the rescue when Keith Fitt's buzzer is broken by a giant hammer.
6:30pm30 min
Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes
Series 2, Episode 3 - HealthThis week's theme is health. Alongside the craic, Marian explores her love of chemist shops, recalls a disastrous kettlebell class and... is hers really the sickest family in Ireland?
9pm65 min
Stand Up & Deliver
Episode 2Just fifteen days after first starting their comedy training, the five celebrities will take to the stage for one last gig. With the audience voting for their winner using the time-tested clapometer, who will have the last laugh and get top billing as the Stand Up And Deliver champion?
10pm30 min
Dating No Filter
Series 1, Episode 2Will Jay and Candi's curling date be the perfect ice-breaker? Or will someone get the brush off? And when Danielle puts Wayne through his paces at a pole-dancing class, will he graduate from pole-mate to soulmate? Daisy May Cooper & Susan Wokoma, Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell, Josh Widdicombe & Rosie Jones and Donna Preston & Verona Rose watch on.
10pm30 min
Only An Excuse?
Highlights SpecialScotland boss Stevie Clarke comes to terms with actually qualifying for something, King Kenny appears in a biopic and deconstructs cinema and ace-pundit Charlie Nick compares the Scotland team to a selection of puddings. Elsewhere a respected TV travelogue veteran discovers the joys of a rail-replacement bus service in Ayrshire, the Professor answers the people's questions and a gonk washes-up on the beach in TV crime spoof Millport.
10:30pm30 min
Newsjack
Series 24, Episode 2This week, we find out how people planning on getting round the wedding capactiy limits, how Pokemon's Ash and Pikachu are getting on after 25 years together, and we speak to the rugby Referee from Wales' win over England.