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BCG Daily Tuesday 29th June 2021

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Good Omens. Image shows from L to R: Aziraphale (Michael Sheen), Crowley (David Tennant) TV

Good Omens Series 2 confirmed

It's been confirmed that Good Omens is due to return for a second series, with David Tennant and Michael Sheen reprising their roles as Crowley and Aziraphale. Six new episodes will be filmed in Scotland later this year.

Features

Mat Brooks. Copyright: Steve Best Live

Random 8: Mat Brooks

It's our most Bottom-fuelled Random 8, ever - stand-up and superfan Mat Brooks on the lure of Richard and Hitler.

BCG Pro

The Thin Blue Line. Image shows from L to R: D.I. Grim (David Haig), P.C. Goody (James Dreyfus), D.C. Boyle (Mark Addy), Inspector Fowler (Rowan Atkinson), P.C. Habib (Mina Anwar), P.C. Gladstone (Rudolph Walker), Sergeant Dawkins (Serena Evans). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions Pro

Balancing characters in a show

No matter what kind of show you're writing, making sure that you have the right characters is crucial.

Press clippings

Armando Iannucci. Copyright: Linda Nylind

Why are ministers pre-empting the demise of British TV?

Armando Iannucci writes "After a national crisis, most governments tend to drag their feet before announcing an inquiry. In contrast, the present government's public debate over the future of public service broadcasting may be the first inquiry to be launched well before the crisis has even happened."

Armando Iannucci, The Times, 29th June 2021
Andy Zaltzman

Andy Zaltzman on being cricket's funniest statistician

The comedian discusses his love of the game, his work on Test Match Special and some of his favourite cricket stats.

James Wallace, The Guardian, 29th June 2021
Lee Hurst

Lee Hurst takedown was the response he deserved

Right wing former TV comedian Lee Hurst - stick with us, please - has had his say about that awful video of Chris Whitty apparently being accosted and it's just as grim as you'd expect it to be.

The Poke, 29th June 2021
Rob Beckett

Comedians enjoy England victory at Wembley

Rhys James, Rob Beckett, Josh Widdicombe, Lloyd Griffith and Charlie Baker were among the stand-ups at the match. Oh and Three Lions stars David Baddiel and Frank Skinner were inevitably reunited at the game. Spare a thought however for UK-based German comedian Henning Wehn who was one of the few German fans at the match.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th June 2021
A Stab In The Dark. Image shows from L to R: David Baddiel, Tracey MacLeod, Michael Gove

Is Gove's comedy sketch about Scots self-hate speech?

Lesley Riddoch discusses a clip of Michael Gove from comedy sketch show A Stab In The Dark where the senior Tory talks about how terrible Scottish people are.

Lesley Riddoch, The National (Scotland), 29th June 2021
Bridget Christie

Bridget Christie: Ritual Britain made me proud to be British

Morris dancers, druids, the Burryman - they're all in Ben Edge's spellbinding collaboration with the Museum of British Folklore, showcasing customs that stretch back into the mists of time.

Bridget Christie, The Guardian, 29th June 2021

Videos

Videogames at 30 Online

Videogames at 30

1 mins, 20 secs

You're never too old to have fun. Unless you are.

Joz Norris Online

'Don't press that skip button'

1 mins, 49 secs

A sketch by Joz Norris about YouTube adverts. Your impatience has consequences.

Guessable?. Image shows from L to R: Kae Kurd, Catherine Bohart, Denise Van Outen. Copyright: Tuesday's Child TV

Guessable? - Denise Van Outen puts fart powder in drinks

4 mins, 59 secs

Denise Van Outen, Alan Davies and Kae Kurd are liars! But can the other team guess who is telling the truth...

Podcasts

Grett Binchleaf and the Adventure of the Complicated Head

The Worst Writer in the World: Worst Writer - Complicated Head (A Binchleaf Adventure), Part 2

33 minutes

The Adventure of the Complicated Head (A Binchleaf Adventure). Rufus & Howard take it in turns to write chapters of a detective story, with no plan and no idea how...

Me1 versus Me2 Snooker with Richard Herring

Me1 vs Me2 Snooker with Richard Herring: ESLOSPS #4

55 minutes

ESLOSPS Week 4 - Alias the Jester. After the awful tired play last week, self-playing snooker bounces back with two of the most exciting frames EVER! But who will top...

TV & radio

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 14, Episode 4 - Battleaxe

Ping asks Ed to write her granny's memoirs insisting she has Great British Battleaxe potential and could be a national treasure.

Comedy Central 9pm
60 min
Guessable?. Image shows from L to R: Kae Kurd, Catherine Bohart, Denise Van Outen. Copyright: Tuesday's Child

Guessable?

Series 2, Episode 12

Sara Pascoe and the team captains are joined by Catherine Bohart, Kae Kurd, Rhys James and Denise Van Outen.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Fortunately... With Fi And Jane. Image shows from L to R: Fi Glover, Jane Garvey

Fortunately... With Fi And Jane

Series 1, Episode 25 - You'll Never Catch The Death Stare, With Reeta Chakrabarti

Fi and Jane speak to BBC Newsreader Reeta Chakrabati. The leading BBC Newsreader talks them through some Celebrity Mastermind tips, how to fill for time on air, memories of the moon landing and Jane takes credit for Reeta's career.

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