BCG Daily Saturday 25th September 2021
Press clippings
Armando Iannucci on his epic Covid poem
When Covid stalled his film work, the writer took revenge on the virus in the form of a poem about Britain, Brexit and the pandemic - exclusively extracted here.
Armando Iannucci, The Guardian, 25th September 2021
Sex Education gives disabled characters respect
Spoiler alert! As the hit Netflix series returns, it's busting more taboos with its intimate scenes between rebel girl Maeve and wheelchair user Isaac - and they go way beyond box-ticking, says Micha Frazer-Carroll.
Micha Frazer-Carroll, The Independent, 25th September 2021
Jason Byrne pulls tour dates after heart scare
Jason Byrne has cancelled a string of UK dates after being diagnosed with a heart condition. The 49-year-old comic revealed he got a pain in his chest while running and later discovered he has three artery blockages. He will be going into surgery next month to have stents fitted.
Chortle, 25th September 2021
Tony Basnett interview
Tony Basnett talks Trapdoor, 2000 Trees and roadtrip tunes.
Blizzard Comedy, 25th September 2021
How stand-up comedy helped me conquer anxiety
Finding a humorous angle to some of my darkest episodes - and sharing them with strangers - was strangely cathartic, says Nick McGrath.
Nick McGrath, The Guardian, 25th September 2021Videos
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9am23 min
Spitting Image
Series 22 (BritBox Series 2), Episode 3Could love be on the cards in Emmanuel Macron's First Dates restaurant for two prominent global billionaires? How will Daniel Craig respond to Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Bond script? And who is the new challenger to The Foxman?
11am60 min
Fighting Talk
Series 19, Episode 7Actor Jake Wood, presenter and former GB athlete Kath Merry, sports broadcaster Alistair Bruce-Ball and comedian Bob Mills join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.
9:35pm45 min
Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line-Up
Episode 3Paul puts questions, scenarios and dilemmas to Howard Donald, Arlene Phillips, Omid Djalili and Sally Lindsay, who must arrange themselves from best to worst correctly to match the order the British public have put them in.