BCG Daily Wednesday 13th October 2021
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What's the secret of a great comedy song?
If comedy is like music, why are funny songs so hard to get right? It's partly because the rhyme scheme can reveal the punchline too early, puncturing its effectiveness. And also because the structure of pop music relies on repetition. Nobody wants to hear the same joke three times in two minutes. These are sort of revelations that comedian Phil Nichol has been making as he records his new podcast, Songs In The Key Of Laugh.
Mark Savage, BBC, 13th October 2021
The Phantom Of The Open review
Mark Rylance golf comedy 'will make you laugh and cry'.
Lewis Knight, The Mirror, 13th October 2021
TV review: Question Team
Maybe the programme won't be snapped up by Channel 4 like Taskmaster was, but who knows - I'd certainly watch DIY-Why-Aye every week if it was presented by Bob Mortimer.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th October 2021
Jane Garvey and Fi Glover interview
As they release a new book based on their award-winning podcast, the broadcasters discuss Fortunately, female friendship, and why conversations around divorce need to change.
Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 13th October 2021
Book review: And Away... Bob Mortimer: The Autobiography
Now in his sixties, he is a now a much-loved, warm-hearted figure with an eccentric, unique and often spectacularly original mind. He is a national treasure.
Chris Hallam, Chris Hallam's World View, 13th October 2021
Interview: Charlie Vero-Martin on Glitch
Today we talk all about performing improv with puppets.
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 13th October 2021
Queer comedians on finding a stage
Stand-ups including Suzi Ruffell, Paul Sinha and Lee Peart reveal how hecklers, bookers and 'the gay slot' have affected their appearances in the spotlight.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 13th October 2021
Aisling Bea's perfect response to her English accent
The comedian, actor and writer took to Twitter after people questioned why the Irish star was speaking with an English accent in the just-released trailer for Home Sweet Home Alone.
The Poke, 13th October 2021
Johnny Vegas's act of kindness for dementia care home
Johnny Vegas has surprised a care home near Wigan with a 'very touching' token of support. The actor and comedian has presented a signed and inscribed hand-drawn print to staff and residents at St Helens Hall Care Home in Merseyside.
Adam Maidment, Manchester Evening News, 13th October 2021
The Larkins is British TV at its insipid worst
ITV's dismal adaptation of The Darling Buds Of May paints a delusional picture of the nation's own identity. Louis Chilton asks whether the UK television industry is heading for disaster with its unwillingness to portray Britain as it truly is.
Louis Chilton, The Independent, 13th October 2021Podcasts
TV & radio
11:30am30 min
What's Funny About...
Series 2, Episode 4 - Not The Nine O'Clock NewsPeter and Jon talk to John Lloyd and Dr Pamela Stephenson about their pioneering sketch show Not The Nine O'Clock News. They talk us through some of their favourite sketches and reveal how they created their vast array of characters, from Gerald the Gorilla to Janet Street-Porter (and in particular, the interview that Pamela's Janet did with Billy Connolly that would change both of their lives).
5pm30 min
Nova Jones
Series 1, Episode 4 - Green Eyed NovaNova is top of the charts until Johnarchy and the Monarchy release their awesome single. Nova resorts to desperate measures when she struggles to hide her green-eyed monster.
9pm30 min
Hitmen
Series 2: Hitmen Reloaded, Episode 5After Fran has a secret meeting with a private investigator Jamal to dig up dirt on Kat, she and Jamie shop for their last hit together. Fran seems surprisingly upbeat about the end of their professional partnership, clearly convinced that she will be able to expose Kat to Jamie. But when Jamal discovers nothing, the guilt kicks in and Fran and Jamie get emotional as they take out their final hit - gobby spa owner and human trafficker Siobhan.
9pm60 min
Rob Beckett's Undeniable
Episode 3Rob Beckett invites guests Jamie Laing, Lou Sanders, Lloyd Griffith and Thanyia Moore to bring as many brilliant facts as they can in an attempt to impress everyone.
9:30pm30 min
Hitmen
Series 2: Hitmen Reloaded, Episode 6Fran wakes up in Kat's basement, chained to a bed and confronted with a table of computer monitors with live CCTV feeds of rooms around Kat's mansion. Her true intentions revealed, can Fran stop Kat from serving Jamie her last meal?
10pm60 min
Outsiders
Series 1, Episode 3It's the Outsiders' third day living together in the wild. The competition is hotting up as the teams compete for three new badges - camouflage, inventing a camp flag, and composing an anthem, while David Mitchell hovers over proceedings.
10pm60 min
Brassic
Series 3, Episode 2Vinnie's friend Gideon calls to say his mother has passed away and asks Vin to help him honour her final wishes.
11pm15 min
Njambi McGrath: Becoming Njambi
Episode 4 - Do You Have Democracy?This episode details the colonisation of Kenya, and the torrid experiences that Njambi's family and the Gikuyu tribe went through. Just three generations ago, Njambi expertly shares a history that many in the UK will not be familiar with, comparing modern day politics to the brutality and camps of the late 1800s.
11pm5 min
Rockanory
Episode 23 - Stairway To Hell, Part 3Led Zeppelin once rode a motorbike up the stairs and along the corridors of a plush hotel. That was just the beginning...
11:15pm15 min
Tarot: Soundbleed
Episode 2We hear a new way to memorise the planets, the least professional audio description of all time and someone eavesdropping on a long-haul flight.