BCG Daily Tuesday 13th April 2021
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Bill Bailey interview
Bill Bailey on new Aussie-versus-Kiwi panel show Patriot Brains: "Comedy is in a good place".
Hannah Story, NME, 13th April 2021
Sara Pascoe hosts CC's Covid-era answer to Taskmaster
If you're a fan of Taskmaster, Hypothetical, Would I Lie To You?, Insert Name Here or any of the other countless panel shows featuring British comedians doing stupid things, then Comedy Central NZ are about to debut something that will be right up your alley.
James Croot, Stuff.co.nz, 13th April 2021
Sarah Greene on Frank Of Ireland
The actor discusses swapping serious drama for sitcom, playing a self-saboteur and filming while pregnant.
i Newspaper, 13th April 2021
Bridget Jones's Diary at 20
A gloriously messy ode to imperfection.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 13th April 2021
Candice Carty-Williams interview
Candice Carty-Williams' début novel Queenie took the literary world by storm in 2019.
Alexandra Sheppard, The Bookseller, 13th April 2021
Simon Amstell announces 2021 tour
Spirit Hole covers 'love, sex, shame, mushrooms and more'.
Chortle, 13th April 2021
Keith Lemon reflects on 25th series of Celebrity Juice
Keith Lemon has said he feels "humbled and lucky" to be a part of Celebrity Juice as the show celebrates its 25th series.
The Irish News, 13th April 2021
How Shakespeare In Love victory changed the Oscars
More than just an upset, Saving Private Ryan losing the Best Picture Oscar to Shakespeare In Love changed how Academy Awards are won.
David Crow, Den Of Geek, 13th April 2021
Radio review - Bridget Christie: Mortal
Bridget Christie has made a virtue of the limitations of lockdown. Rather than record her Radio 4 series as a monologue in front of a virtual audience, like many stand-ups-in-exile, she's fully embraced the possibilities of the medium.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th April 2021
Lost series of Bottom never released
TV bosses were said to be planning a new series of Bottom that would have shown the characters as older men. However plans were axed following the tragic death of actor Rik Mayall.
Mark Jefferies, The Mirror, 13th April 2021
Nick Mohammed on Paul Daniels
"Paul Daniels was inspiring and a brilliant host."
Ammar Kalia, The Guardian, 13th April 2021
Reece Shearsmith & Steve Pemberton talk Inside No. 9
Check out an exclusive image from upcoming episode Wuthering Heist - which finds Shearsmith and Pemberton donning theatrical masks.
Ben Travis, Empire, 13th April 2021Domhnall Gleeson interview
Domhnall Gleeson dishes on Frank Of Ireland, his Star Wars ending, and being a massive Harry Potter fan.
Xandra Harbet, Looper, 13th April 2021Mel Giedroyc interview
The comedian hopes to return to stand-up with her pal Sue Perkins and reveals how a financial crisis made her re-evaluate her priorities.
The Independent, 13th April 2021Videos
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6:30pm30 min
Bridget Christie: Mortal
Episode 1 - BirthThe comedian turns her attention to mortality, covering birth, life, death and the afterlife, in a collection of lockdown recordings made at home and in her local park. Beginning with birth, she ponders such questions as: Do twins share a soul or do they get one each? Why do new mothers not bury their placentas and plant a tree on top? and Who's blocked the toilet again?
8:30pm30 min
TV Flashback
Series 4, Episode 10 - Made In WalesThis time Tudur's looking at the things we make in Wales. It's a story of corned beef pasties, Welsh sports cars and one-man saunas.
9pm60 min
Guessable?
Series 2, Episode 1Sara Pascoe, alongside team captains Alan Davies and Darren Harriott, welcome Craig Revel Horwood, Nish Kumar, Roisin Conaty, and Huge Davies into the loft.
11pm30 min
Fortunately... With Fi And Jane
Series 1, Episode 14 - A Burst Of Hamstery Energy, With Dame Esther RantzenDame Esther Rantzen, 'proper legend' of broadcasting, is whisked into a private room in Broadcasting House for a chat with Fi and Jane. From November 2018.