BCG Daily Thursday 10th March 2022

The Duke review

The latest entry in the 'truth is stranger than fiction' genre is The Duke - the final feature from versatile director, the late Roger Michell. This is the story of the improbably named Kempton Bunton (Jim Broadbent), an irascible campaigner for pensioners' rights, women's suffrage and, in his spare time, a would-be playwright. Quite why his script The Adventures Of Susan Christ never found an audience is anybody's guess.

Graham Norton on Holding

'The TV adaptation really elevates my novel!'.

Hannah Gadsby: Body Of Work review

After the serious shows that made her name, the comedian is in playful mood here, recounting her courtship with and marriage to her producer.

Obituary: Beryl Vertue 1931-2022

Beryl Vertue, who died last month at the age of 90, was one of that handful of people who deserve to be described as an industry legend.

A medic's take on This Is Going To Hurt

Charlie Easmon casts a medic's eye over the acclaimed This Is Going To Hurt and compares it with other TV hospital dramas.

Hannah Gadsby: Body Of Work review

The Australian comedian's new touring show is a striking, charming subversion of what audiences have come to expect from her.

Hannah Gadsby: Body Of Work review

This, Hannah Gadsby insists, is a 'feelgood show'.

Sideshow review

Les Dennis's washed-up psychic can't see he's in a terrible movie.

Film review: Sideshow

Sideshow is a real enigma. It begs the question as to how it ever came to be made. The script is weak and awfully predictable, the many jokes are all straight out of a 1970s working man's club comedy routine and the direction is bog standard to say the least.

Bad Jews to return to the West End

Joshua Harmon's Bad Jews will mark its ten-year anniversary with a new West End run.

The revival of the original production, which is set to be directed by Jon Pashley, explores concepts of Jewish identity, family and history.