BCG Daily Saturday 1st May 2021

This Time With Alan Partridge review

In this new woke TV world, where he is constantly aware of what he's not allowed to say, Partridge's wings are clipped.

Aidan Smith's TV week: This Time, Starstruck

A-ha! Alan Partridge is back, though Steve Coogan's chat chump has ditched his usual greeting for: "It's high time to say that if you've got time to give This Time your time then it's time to let This Time spend time making your time a good time ... on This Time!"

Chris & Rosie Ramsey: why we took our marriage on tour

As co-hosts of one of Britain's most listened to podcasts, the Ramsey's are accustomed to leaving everything on the table.

The best Alan Partridge moments of all time

Amazing Alan Partridge moments you need to watch.

This Time With Alan Partridge review

This Time With Alan Partridge (BBC One, Friday) returned for a second series, with our man in the smart-casual slacks thriving in a nightly live show/pile of piffle that's not a million miles away from The One Show. He should be delighted, but this is Alan P, with the P standing for Paranoid. He has sniffed the air and suspects change is coming. And it is not wearing driving gloves.

This Time With Alan Partridge review

Having originally been the joint effort of Steve Coogan and Armando Iannucci, Partridge is today written by the brothers Rob and Neil Gibbons. They're brilliant at it, but it does still very slightly have the feel of a tribute act.

Dreaming Whilst Black review

The sitcom Dreaming Whilst Black is well worth a look, even if it's only a pilot. Its creator, Adjani Salmon, stars as Kwabena, an aspiring screenwriter who daydreams of success while working in recruitment. Salmon has already made a web series under the same title, which was a hit but is now quite hard to find. This feels a little softer.

HIGNFY slammed for "weak & tedious" Welsh language gags

Friday night's episode of Have I Got News For You has been slammed online after cracking 'jokes' claiming that the Welsh language was unpronounceable.

Anna Maxwell Martin interview

She is mesmerising as DCS Carmichael in Line Of Duty, but her comedic role in the latest series of Motherland proves her impressive range.

Were some of the greats really that offensive?

Offensive or just harmless fun? Perhaps we have just changed as a society and comedy may never be the same again.

The Comeback is coming back to theatres

The debut play from The Pin double act of Ben Ashenden and Alex Owen ran for just nine performances in the West End before the second lockdown hit in December.

Notting Hill's real-life inspiration remains a mystery

More than two decades later, we still don't know who inspired Richard Curtis to write Notting Hill.

Linda Robson says feud rumours a 'load of codswallop'

Linda Robson has broken her silence on the reported feud with her Birds Of A Feather co-star Pauline Quirke - saying: "It's a load of old codswallop."

In her first interview since it was suggested Pauline had fallen out with the show's stars, Linda said they are still friends.

Kevin Bridges's wife Kerry expecting baby

Kevin Bridges is celebrating after learning he's to become a dad. The comedy idol, 34, and wife Kerry are expecting a baby later this year.