BCG Daily Wednesday 21st April 2021
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Ciarán Dowd on bringing Don Rodolfo to the screen
After earning rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe, comedian Ciarán Dowd can't wait for his swashbuckling alter-ego Don Rodolfo to make his television debut.
Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 21st April 2021
TV preview: Don Rodolfo, BBC Two
This is great fun and the twelve minutes flies by far too quickly. More like a portion of tasty tapas than a full meal, it would be excelente to see further Rodolfo escapades.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st April 2021
Dave boosts its young audience
Executives cite new commissions such as Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable, Meet The Richardsons and Hypothetical for driving a 20 per cent growth in the number of 16- to 34-year-olds tuning into the channel.
Chortle, 21st April 2021
Gervais cat portrait by monkey raising cash for charity
An auction set up by Feline Friends London a London-based cat rescue charity, has hit over £3,000 as the bidding war continues for the portrait of Ricky Gervais and Jane Fallon's cat 'Pickle'.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st April 2021
Count Binface reacts to tying with Laurence Fox in poll
"ELECTION CAMPAIGN BUDGET: Laurence Fox: £5million. Count Binface: Zero. LATEST POLLING: Laurence Fox: 1%. Count Binface: 1%. #MakeYourVoteCount".
John Plunkett, The Poke, 21st April 2021
The Rob Brydon interview
The Welsh actor, comedian and singer has a new podcast, and there's one person he's very keen to interview.
Kathryn Williams, Wales Online, 21st April 2021
Jack Whitehall and his father spotted filming
The famous father and son duo were seen walking with alpacas, ahead of the new series Travels With My Father.
North West Evening Mail, 21st April 2021Podcasts
TV & radio
12:04pm15 min
The Flatshare
Episode 3Reeling from being stalked by her creepy ex, Tiffy takes solace in a bag of scarves she finds under the bed she shares with Leon, the flatmate she still hasn't met yet.
6pm6 min
6:30pm30 min
Alone
Series 3, Episode 3 - Undercover HamsterWhile Morris secures a date with a pet shop assistant, after impressing with his love of hamsters, Ellie needs someone, anyone, to talk to her school assembly.
11pm15 min
Athena's Cancel Culture
Episode 3Athena Kugblenu looks at the history of cancel culture, exploring how celebrity justice may have been meted out back in the day. Were some historical figures unfairly cancelled?
2am60 min
A League Of Their Own
Road Trip: Loch Ness To London, Episode 3Freddie, Jamie, Alan Carr and Tom Davis take part in a cooking challenge. Then the duo are back on the road and joined by Jack Whitehall and Alex Scott for a game of bowls.