BCG Daily Tuesday 25th January 2022
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Mo Gilligan: I want the Brits to feel like a party
Mo Gilligan has said he is "working really hard" to make the Brit Awards a special show after a "tough few years".
The Irish News, 25th January 2022
Chuckle Brothers: Plan to rename hometown park after duo
A children's play area on the estate where TV duo The Chuckle Brothers grew up could be renamed in their honour.
BBC, 25th January 2022
Remembering Terry Jones
Remembering the greatness of Terry Jones, who passed away all too soon on 21 January 2020.
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 25th January 2022
First Fringe shows announced as National Theatre reveals line-up
A black comedy about a fictional Home Secretary who tries to capitalise on a baby surviving being washed ashore off the White Cliffs of Dover, an Alan Cumming dance show inspired by Robert Burns and a new production of Liz Lochhead's Medea will be staged as part of the 75th anniversary season of Edinburgh's festivals this summer.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 25th January 2022
Nish Kumar: Your Power, Your Control review
An account of a terrible gig opens 'a silly window' on The Mash Report comic's mental health and the rise of nativism.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 25th January 2022
Nish Kumar review, Your Power, Your Control
Comedian examines his position as a newsworthy figure in fast-paced new show.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 25th January 2022
Katherine Ryan brings her baby to work on Unforgivable
Katherine Ryan brought her new baby on to the set of a panel show, in what's believed to be a TV first. Her son, Fred, was just a few weeks old when he appeared with his mum on Mel Giedroyc's Dave programme Unforgivable.
Chortle, 25th January 2022
Mickey Pearce actor Patrick Murray diagnosed with cancer
Only Fools And Horses actor Patrick Murray, who played trilby-loving Mickey Pearce, has revealed he had a cancerous tumour in his lung.
Rod McPhee, The Sun, 25th January 2022
Ian Hislop takes down MPs over the lobby culture
Ian Hislop took on MPs on the House of Commons standards select committee today and it was just as brilliant as you'd expect. The Private Eye editor denounced the lobbying culture of MPs and said standards in public life were 'very depressing'.
John Plunkett, The Poke, 25th January 2022
Inside the lavish life of the dog from After Life
Anti, a 10-year-old German Shepherd, has won the hearts of the nation with her role in Ricky Gervais' hit series After Life.
Daily Mail, 25th January 2022Videos
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4:30pm30 min
Great Lives - Spike Milligan
Spike Milligan - author of Adolf Hitler: My Part In His Downfall and member of The Goons - is picked by Henry Normal.
6:30pm30 min
Tudur Owen: United Nations Of Anglesey
Episode 1In 1978 a Japanese film crew came to 12 year old Tudur Owen's farm on Anglesey to make a programme about his life for a TV show called Children Of The World. Then a Patagonian gaucho turned up. As did a man claiming to be a geology student called Hector. But were they all what they seemed?
10pm30 min
Toast Of Tinseltown
Episode 4 - Doctor GraingerAfter attending a 'doctor acting' masterclass by Richard Chickentoss, Toast lands the role of a doctor in a successful hospital soap alongside Latina singing sensation, Carmen.
11pm30 min
Fortunately... With Fi And Jane
Series 2, Episode 4 - Slow Eaters' Tables And French Roundabouts, With Paris LeesFi and Jane are joined by the journalist and presenter Paris Lees. Paris tells them about her podcast The Flipside, which offers interesting insights on human nature through two stories that seem opposing, exploring topics such as extremism and forgiveness.