BCG Daily Sunday 1st August 2021
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Jerk Series 2 review
Tim Renkow's sitcom about a disabled character is bags of fun and can get away with things that others might not dare attempt.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 1st August 2021
Dom Joly learns to love UK in his latest travel book
Dom Joly speaks to Sarah Marshall about learning to love the UK in his latest travel book.
Sarah Marshall, The Scotsman, 1st August 2021
Edinburgh Fringe flop is no laughing matter
The Edinburgh Fringe is usually months in the making, but organisers this year have had to throw the August festival together in a matter of weeks.
Tom Rees, The Telegraph, 1st August 2021
Richard Herring - Podcast boom prodigy
How Richard Herring found podcasts before the rest of the famous people in the world did.
WhyNow, 1st August 2021
Paul Merton on his new love for motorhomes
"It was more spacious than my bedsit in the 80s!"
Jeremy Taylor, The Telegraph, 1st August 2021
Eddie Izzard interview
"The South Downs challenged me at a time in my life when I'd lost my mum."
The Telegraph, 1st August 2021
Jon Richardson hits back at freedom of speech debate
Jon Richardson has given his take on the 'freedom of speech' debate in comedy, or the idea that comedians can't say what they want anymore. Basically, he thinks it's nonsense.
Louise Griffin, Metro, 1st August 2021
Jack Docherty on going into straight acting at Fringe
Playing Scot Squad's Cameron Miekelson, the hapless blowhard in charge of Scotland's national police force, Jack Docherty has become an alternative national hero. However, in an another arresting development, the actor who has been making us laugh for more than four decades believes it may be time to get a little more serious.
Murray Scougall, The Sunday Post, 1st August 2021
'I watched BBC's Blackadder for the first time'
It was one of the craziest comedies I've ever seen and I will certainly be watching it again.
Reemul Balla, My London, 1st August 2021
Darling Buds Of May: Like watching paint dry
I watched ITV classic The Darling Buds Of May for the first time and I'd have been better off watching paint dry.
Dan Wiggins, My London, 1st August 2021
Still Game super fan opens The Clansman
A Still Game super fan has fulfilled his "daft" lockdown idea to bring 'The Clansman' pub to his English town - and wants the cast to come for a pint.
Daily Record, 1st August 2021Videos
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6am19 min
Jerk
Series 2, Episode 1Having been previously forced to return to the USA and into the arms of his tough love mum, Tim's found himself a loophole and has landed a place on a post-graduate course in London.
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Series 2, Episode 2After injuring his shoulder in a car accident, Tim is referred for some personal training at Balls Gym.
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Series 2, Episode 3After terrifying a group of young kids, Tim is invited by highly strung teacher Marcus to run a workshop on disability at a local primary school.
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Series 2, Episode 4After being mistaken for a heroin addict by a cabbie, Tim tries methadone and develops somewhat of a taste.
7:15pm30 min
Tessa Coates: Resting Witch Face
Tessa Coates uses her "absolutely useless degree in anthropology" to explore why we're so obsessed with witchcraft.