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BCG Daily Monday 27th December 2021

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Press clippings

Steve Coogan

Steve Coogan will meet Jimmy Savile's victims dressed as the monster paedo

Jimmy Savile victims will watch actor Steve Coogan dressed as the sex fiend during filming of a controversial BBC drama.

Rod McPhee, The Sun, 27th December 2021
Still Game. Victor McDade (Greg Hemphill)

Julie Wilson Nimmo and Greg Hemphill interview

Used to making a splash on our TV screens over the past 25 years, lockdown saw Julie Wilson Nimmo and Greg Hemphill dip their toes - and the rest - into a different kind of exhilarating experience.

Murray Scougall, The Sunday Post, 27th December 2021
Mrs. Brown's Boys. Image shows from L to R: Buster Brady (Danny O'Carroll), Grandad Brown (Dermot O'Neill), Dino Doyle (Gary Hollywood), Rory Brown (Rory Cowan), Cathy Brown (Jennifer Gibney), Mark Brown (Pat Shields), Betty Brown (Amanda Woods), Winnie McGoogan (Eilish O'Carroll), Dermot Brown (Paddy Houlihan), Agnes Brown (Brendan O'Carroll), Maria Nicholson / Brown (Fiona O'Carroll). Copyright: BBC / BocPix

Mrs Brown's Boys misses the Xmas top 10 ratings

Mrs. Brown's Boys failed to make the top ten Christmas Day shows for the first time in eight years. Brendan O'Carroll's sitcom was the 11th most-watched programme on December 25, attracting 2.8million viewers to BBC One at 10.20pm.

Chortle, 27th December 2021
Two Doors Down. Ian (Jamie Quinn). Copyright: BBC

Two Doors Down star Jamie Quinn on making music

You may recognise Jamie from Scottish sitcom Two Doors Down, but he's also a budding musician with his band Penny Mob.

Rick Fulton, Daily Record, 27th December 2021
Death To 2020. Tennyson Foss (Hugh Grant)

Death To 2021 review

More Trump and anti-vaxx jokes? Come back, Charlie Brooker!

Ed Power, The Telegraph, 27th December 2021
Worzel Gummidge. Worzel (Mackenzie Crook). Copyright: Leopard Pictures

Mackenzie Crook interview

'Worzel Gummidge would give Extinction Rebellion the thumbs up'.

Chris Bennion, The Telegraph, 27th December 2021
Death To 2020. Tennyson Foss (Hugh Grant)

Death To 2021 shocks viewers with Prince Philip joke

Death To 2021 viewers were left with dropped jaws after the show joked about Prince Philip's death.

Cydney Yeates, Metro, 27th December 2021

Podcasts

TV & radio

Radio 4 9:45am
15 min
Just William - Live!. Martin Jarvis. Copyright: Jarvis and Ayres Productions

Just William - The Great Performer

Episode 1 - William Joins The Carol Singers

William and the Outlaws perform tunelessly, disgracefully. Ancient Aunt Jane thinks it's a pack of wolves. But there's a secret motive behind William's seasonal contribution.

BBC Local Radio 2pm
60 min
Anything But Coldplay. Image shows from L to R: Toby Friedner, Sally Riceman, Mark Rann, Krysstal, Brian Damage

Anything But Coldplay

Christmas Specials 2021

Joining host Toby Friedner are Ninia Benjamin, Mark Rann, Terry Alderton and Sally Riceman, with scores kept by Brian Damage and Krysstal.

Radio 4 6:15pm
15 min
Sandi Toksvig

Sandi Toksvig's Hygge

Series 2, Episode 1 - Krishnan Guru-Murthy

Joining Sandi Toksvig in her cosy log cabin today is Channel 4 news anchor and reporter Krishnan Guru-Murthy. Over a mug of warm spiced wine they explore the concept of Hygge and talk about Australian Christmasses, escaping the news, playing music and discussing who he likes to wake up with every morning.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue logo. Copyright: BBC

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue

Series 76, Episode 5

The nation's favourite wireless entertainment pays a visit to the Lyric Theatre in Salford. Jon Culshaw and Milton Jones compete against John Finnemore and Vicki Pepperdine with Jack Dee in the chair. Colin Sell provides piano accompaniment.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 9pm
60 min
Jon & Lucy's Christmas Sleepover. Image shows from L to R: Jon Richardson, Lucy Beaumont

Jon & Lucy's Party Of The Year

Special - Jon & Lucy's Christmas Sleepover

Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont are hosting a Christmas getaway for some of their closest friends as they look back at 2021. Joining them are Roisin Conaty, Romesh Ranganathan, Rob Beckett and a selection of surprise guests.

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