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BCG Daily Sunday 10th April 2022

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Chivalry. Image shows from L to R: Bobby (Sarah Solemani), Cameron (Steve Coogan)

Steve Coogan interview: "MeToo was an education for me"

The comedian has teamed up with Sarah Solemani - but can their drama make us laugh about sexual harrassment?

Sarah Ditum, The Sunday Times, 10th April 2022
William Stone. Copyright: BBC

Festival rates fail to amuse comedian William Stone

Edinburgh's Festival Fringe is becoming a "playground for the rich", according to an up-and-coming stand-up comedian who claims that "extortionate" rates for accommodation are contributing to a culture of exclusion. William Stone, a BBC New Comedy Awards finalist in 2018, spoke out as providers charged hundreds of pounds per night for rooms during the month-long event in August.

John Boothman, The Sunday Times, 10th April 2022
Meera Syal

Meera Syal interview

"It's a golden age for TV - the streamers have kicked us all up the arse".

Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 10th April 2022
Hullraisers. Image shows left to right: Rana (Taj Atwal), Toni (Leah Brotherhead), Paula (Sinead Matthews)

I talk to Leah Brotherhead

"It was really lovely to channel all the people that I know from Hull."

Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 10th April 2022
Chris Head

How to tell a story in stand-up

Comedy director Chris Head has some advice.

Chortle, 10th April 2022
Derry Girls. Image shows from L to R: Michelle Mallon (Jamie-Lee O'Donnell), James Maguire (Dylan Llewellyn), Erin Quinn (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), Orla McCool (Louisa Harland), Clare Devlin (Nicola Coughlan). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Saoirse-Monica Jackson: 'I'll always be a Derry Girl'

Saoirse-Monica Jackson tells how the unlikely Channel 4 hit changed her life.

Laura Hackett, The Sunday Times, 10th April 2022

TV & radio

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Dodger. Dodger (Billy Jenkins). Copyright: NBC

Dodger

Episode 10 - Revenge

As the police close in, the end-game unfolds, culminating in an unexpected reunion, two fateful betrayals, a dramatic demise - and a gang member cast adrift...

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