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BCG Daily Saturday 2nd April 2022

News

Mark Nelson TV

The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected gets TV pilot

BBC Scotland is to pilot two new television formats: The Remotely Amusing Gameshow and an adaptation of radio hit The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected.

Press clippings

Paul Merton

My culture fix: Paul Merton

The comedian lets us into his cultural life.

The Times, 2nd April 2022
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable. Judi Love

Judi Love joins cast for new series of Noughts + Crosses

Judi Love will star in the second series of BBC drama Noughts + Crosses.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd April 2022
Eddie Large

Eddie Large: Portrait celebrates late comedian

A portrait of the late comedian Eddie Large has been unveiled to mark the second anniversary of his death.

BBC, 2nd April 2022
Picture from the 2022 play Cock. Taron Egerton. Copyright: Matt Crockett

Taron Egerton quits West End show Cock

Taron Egerton has withdrawn completely from appearing in his West End show Cock where he was starring alongside Bridgerton's Jonathan Bailey. The announcement that the Rocketman actor has dropped out 'for personal reasons' comes after he was replaced when he tested positive for Covid-19 and fainted on stage during the opening night of the play.

Amelia Wynne, Daily Mail, 2nd April 2022
Ten Percent. Image shows from L to R: Dan Bala (Prasanna Puwanarajah), Zoe Spencer (Fola Evans-Akingbola), Stella Hart (Maggie Steed), Julia Fincham (Rebecca Humphries), Ollie Rogers (Harry Trevaldwyn), Jonathan Nightingale (Jack Davenport), Misha Virani (Hiftu Quasem), Rebecca Fox (Lydia Leonard)

Behind the scenes of the English Call My Agent!

Can a British remake of the French talent agency sitcom - by the writer of W1A - retain its je ne sais quoi?

Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 2nd April 2022

Videos

The Foul Online

The Foul

3 mins, 41 secs

A short horror comedy... commissioned as a public information corporate video (but it was deemed too gross by the council!). A local doesn't pick up after his dog so might get put down as there is a such thing as the 'poo fairy'.

Archie Henderson Online

Jazz Emu: The Only Person With Enough Authority To Lead Us?

49 secs

Jazz Emu sings about The Queen's Guard... when he's not on a horse.

Munya Chawawa Online

Munya Chawawa: Will Smith - Man in Black

55 secs

Munya Chawawa gives Men In Black a Chris Rock remix.

TV & radio

BBC Radio 5 Live 11am
60 min
Rick Edwards. Credit: BBC

Fighting Talk

Series 19, Episode 33

BBC Radio 1Xtra presenter Reece Parkinson, former GB Badminton player and presenter Gail Emms, broadcaster Dougie Anderson and comedian Ian Moore join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 10pm
45 min
Paul Sinha's TV Showdown. Ed Byrne

Paul Sinha's TV Showdown

Series 2, Episode 6

With Anita Rani, Sarah Hadland, Ed Byrne and Jamie Laing.

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