BCG Daily Sunday 23rd May 2021
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Performers excited for return of festivals
The sounds and crowds of the Royal Mile on the first day of the Fringe are just some of the things that make the Edinburgh festivals so exciting. Getting up close and personal with all manner of artists and performers is a highlight for many visitors. But what will this post-lockdown Edinburgh Festival and Fringe look like?
Jim Murty, The National (Scotland), 23rd May 2021
Alexei Sayle on trying to break America
They have the image of sweet old ladies, but The Golden Girls were thoroughly 'unpleasant' to Alexei Sayle when he tried to break America, so he says on his appearance on Desert Island Discs this morning.
Chortle, 23rd May 2021
Rare Beasts review
Billie Piper's feature debut as writer-director is a peculiar "anti-romcom" - a post-Fleabag-era tale of dysfunctional male/female relationships, tinged with musical fantasia and built around bitterly comedic theatrical dialogue.
Mark Kermode, The Observer, 23rd May 2021
Chortle starts petition: get Bill Bailey in Eurovision
Bill Bailey has volunteered to represent the UK at the next Eurovision following another disastrous performance - so we've launched a petition to try to make it happen.
Chortle, 23rd May 2021
The Pursuit Of Love, episode 3 review
As Emily Mortimer's Nancy Mitford adaptation came to an end, one question became clear - where was the narrative?
Chris Bennion, The Telegraph, 23rd May 2021Videos
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7:15pm30 min
The Confessional
Series 1, Episode 6 - Phil WangThis week, award-winning stand-up and sketch comedian, Phil Wang confesses about potty training, supermarket gossip and getting the wrong end of the stick.
9pm60 min
The Pursuit Of Love
Episode 3Linda is living her best life in Paris with her new wealthy French lover. But back in England, Fanny is furious that Linda is flouting society's strict rules for women.