British Comedy Guide

BCG Daily Monday 8th November 2021

Press clippings

Bill Bailey

Bill Bailey honours Alfred Russel Wallace

Forgotten discoverer of natural selection honoured by Bill Bailey.

Neil Prior, BBC News, 8th November 2021
Mammoth. Tony Mammoth (Mike Bubbins)

TV Review: Mammoth

It's a bit like Life On Mars but it's set in a Welsh school and instead of a hard-boiled detective thrown back in time it's an unreconstructed PE teacher with a good heart thrown forward.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th November 2021
Al Murray. Copyright: Avalon Television

Al Murray interview

'I have an irrational, pathological loathing of emptying dishwashers'. The Buckinghamshire native opens up about parenting, lockdown and what he hates about living in Hounslow.

Tom Ough, The Telegraph, 8th November 2021
In My Skin. Image shows from L to R: Dilwyn (Rhodri Meilir), Bethan (Gabrielle Creevy), Katrina (Jo Hartley)

Kayleigh Llewellyn on writing In My Skin

In My Skin helped me unpick a lifetime of shame.

Kayleigh Llewellyn, Broadcast, 8th November 2021
Roy Chubby Brown

Roy Chubby Brown rules out legal action over banned gig

Roy Chubby Brown rules out legal action over banned Sheffield City Hall concert.

ITV, 8th November 2021
James Corden

Thousands sign petition to keep James Corden out of Wicked movie

With Wicked's supporting cast yet to be revealed and James Corden's agents presumably eyeing up a flying monkey role, fans have made a desperate plea: "We have suffered enough."

Emma Powys Maurice, Yahoo, 8th November 2021
8 Out Of 10 Cats. Jimmy Carr. Copyright: Zeppotron

"I'm a hair loss mentor and helped Jimmy Carr"

Hair loss mentor Spencer Stevenson is on a mission to reveal the risks of hair transplant surgery, which he says should only be done as a last resort. The mentor and advocate helped Jimmy Carr decide how to tackle his thinning hair. Carr recently revealed he'd had a whole host of procedures - from a hair transplant to botox.

Terri-Ann Williams, The Sun, 8th November 2021

Videos

TV & radio

CBeebies logo. Credit: BBC 8:35am
25 min
Justin's House. Image shows from L to R: Justin (Justin Fletcher), Little Monster, Robert the Robert (Steven Kynman). Copyright: BBC

Justin's House

Series 5, Episode 11 - Gopher It!

There's a gopher on the loose, and it's nibbling its way through everything.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Holly Walsh

The Museum Of Curiosity

Gallery 16, Episode 4 - Meeting Ninety-Eight

John Lloyd and Holly Walsh welcome comedian Griff Rhys Jones, writer Mary Roach and poet Lemn Sissay.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 6:30pm
30 min
The Leak. Tom Price

The Leak

Series 14, Episode 2

Tom Price is joined by Leila Navabi, Ben Partridge, Stephen Bailey and Jenny Collier.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9pm
60 min
The Outlaws. Gabby (Eleanor Tomlinson)

The Outlaws

Series 1, Episode 3

Campaigner Myrna is rejected by the organisation she dedicated her life to. As Christian's enemies engage in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, a decision is made about the mysterious bag of cash.

BBC Two 10pm
30 min
U&Gold channel logo. Credit: UKTV 10pm
40 min
The Cockfields. Image shows from L to R: Sue (Sue Johnston), Simon (Joe Wilkinson)

The Cockfields

Series 2, Episode 1 - Wednesday

Simon and Esther are engaged and it's the first day of their budget summer holiday on the Isle of Wight, staying in Sue and Ray's new house.

U&Gold channel logo. Credit: UKTV 10:40pm
40 min
The Cockfields. Image shows from L to R: Simon (Joe Wilkinson), Sue (Sue Johnston), Esther (Susannah Fielding)

The Cockfields

Series 2, Episode 2 - Thursday

Ray, Sue, Simon and Esther all go to Ventnor. Back at the house Esther has a quiet chat with David asking about his love life and she gives him a few tips.

BBC Two Wales. Copyright: BBC 11:05pm
10 min
Beena And Amrit. Image shows from L to R: Beena (Priya Hall), Mother (Meera Syal)

Beena And Amrit

Taster pilot featuring Priya Hall about her experiences growing up in an Indian family in Wales.

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