BCG Daily Friday 23rd September 2022
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John and Joe Bishop: Life After Deaf review
This eloquent documentary delivers an important truth.
Carol Midgley, The Times, 23rd September 2022
The rise and fall of the TV panel show
As Mock The Week comes to an end, its creator and stars discuss the show's rise and fall - and what that means for the future of TV comedy.
Rachael Healy, i Newspaper, 23rd September 2022
Am I Being Unreasonable? review
The new comedy is far from bad television, but it's hard to stay invested in a show that has such little direction.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 23rd September 2022
Am I Being Unreasonable? review
Daisy May Cooper offers up a tonally distinct yet hit-and-miss series.
James Hibbs, Radio Times, 23rd September 2022
Anti-trans activist Posie Parker wants to stand as an MP against Eddie Izzard to 'obliterate gender'
Anti-trans lobbyist Kellie-Jay Keen, known by alias Posie Parker, has said she will run against Eddie Izzard as an MP for Sheffield.
Lily Wakefield, Pink News, 23rd September 2022
Les Dawson: Flying High review
A homage to one of Lancashire's several kings of comedy started its national tour in the heart of the county.
David Upton, British Theatre Guide, 23rd September 2022
The male stand-ups using jokes to cope with miscarriage
Even though it affects one in five pregnancies, the loss of a baby is rarely talked about, especially among men. But stand-ups Jacob Hawley and Will Duggan are using comedy to break that taboo.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 23rd September 2022
Nailing It by Rich Hall review
The situations and the people he encounters are almost all odd, but Hall celebrates that, even when he doesn't quite know what to make of them. Any reader of Nailing It will likewise embrace the comic's easy-going eccentricities.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd September 2022
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared review
You'll want to watch this brilliantly horrible comedy again and again.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 23rd September 2022
TV review: Ghosts, Series 4, BBC One
Slightly awkward exchange early on in the first episode of the fourth series of Ghosts.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd September 2022
TV review: Am I Being Unreasonable? BBC One
Preview links for upcoming TV programmes often ping in with requests not to reveal spoilers these days but Am I Being Unreasonable? must break some kind of record. Previewers are requested not to reveal "that someone was xxx - that xxx was xxx - that xxx has xxx - that xxx is a xxx - that xxx has xxx - that xxx is an xxx - that xxx is embroiled in an xxx"
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd September 2022
In Trip Hazard, Rosie Jones proves to be an unlikely inspiration
The format isn't exactly original, but watching the comedian try new things and either smash them or balls them up is an absolute tonic.
Lucy Sweet, The Big Issue, 23rd September 2022
Am I Being Unreasonable? review
Mumsnet beware, Daisy May Cooper is back to her abrasive best.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 23rd September 2022
Am I Being Unreasonable? review
The creator of This Country's new comedy-thriller tries to do too many things to be truly great. But its star is phenomenally funny - and occasionally heartbreakingly vulnerable.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 23rd September 2022
Am I Being Unreasonable? review
Daisy May Cooper is flawless in her first follow-up to This Country.
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 23rd September 2022
Simon Farnaby interview
The actor, screenwriter and the butler in the Paddington jubilee sketch, tells Ben Dowell about the day he met the Queen - and the new series of Ghosts.
Ben Dowell, The Times, 23rd September 2022
Catherine Called Birdy review
Lena Dunham's delightful medieval romp.
Kevin Maher, The Times, 23rd September 2022
Catherine Called Birdy review
Sidestep the somewhat over-egged stylistic touches and you'll find a fun coming-of-age tale boasting three irresistible performances from Bella Ramsey, Billie Piper and Andrew Scott.
Beth Webb, Empire, 23rd September 2022
Catherine Called Birdy review
This impish film about the travails of a young girl in 13th-century England could have come from the pen of Woody Allen.
Robbie Collin, The Telegraph, 23rd September 2022
Catherine Called Birdy review
Lena Dunham high-fives Clueless with easy, breezy Catherine Called Birdy.
Katie Walsh, LA Times, 23rd September 2022
Catherine Called Birdy review
Different century, same Lena Dunham in medieval feminist romp.
Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent, 23rd September 2022Don't Hug Me I'm Scared behind-the-scenes
Executive producer James Stevenson Bretton on turning six-minute YouTube videos into half-hour sitcom episodes.
Broadcast, 23rd September 2022Videos
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6am60 min
Bad Sisters
Series 1, Episode 7 - Rest In PeaceJohn Paul suspects foul play as he pieces together what happened. Thomas and Matt reconnect.
9am29 min
No More Jockeys
Set 5, Episode 4 - Set 5, Game 4With Tim Key winning his first game of the set to narrow Mark Watson's lead to 2-1, Alex Horne sparks debate about what boring women have in their trolleys, Tim asks if you can piggyfront, Wato puts Ferrero Rocher in his eyes, and they mention well-known double act Ant and Death.
11:30am30 min
Relativity
Series 4, Episode 3Ian has a series of medical tests. He and Chloe have to face up to the possibility that he has cancer. Telling his dad Ken is both unexpectedly hilarious and moving.
1:30pm30 min
The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected
Series 12, Episode 4Pop star legend Chesney Hawkes shares his story on getting his own back on a national treasure during a cruise, whilst stand-up Rachel Fairburn scares off an international spy before being told off by the most famous musician in the world. Rosco McClelland completes the line up and each of his stories are more bizarre and fantastic than the last, and he seriously doesn't recommend getting a massage on your honeymoon.
5pm15 min
Lloyd Of The Flies
Episode 5 - Lloyd Of The AntsKeen to prove that he is hard-working to Queen Libby and his parents, Lloyd volunteers to work in the ant colony for a day, swapping with ant Annie 209 to replace him at home. However, things don't go to plan, and Lloyd creates chaos in the colony...
6:30pm30 min
The News Quiz
Series 109, Episode 2Andy Zaltzman is joined this week are Ria Lina, Ian Smith, Hugo Rifkind and Esther Manito. They discuss Liz Truss' first international trip as Prime Minister, the pros and cons of electoral reform for Labour, and the art of bluffing on the world stage.
8:50pm30 min
Ghosts
Series 4, Episode 1 - Happy HolidayMike and Alison welcome the first guests to their new bijoux B&B, determined to get a glowing review, whatever the cost.
9pm30 min
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Series 5, Episode 3 - Ferox Trout (Loch Garry, Scottish Highlands)Paul and Bob catch the sleeper train to the Scottish Highlands to fish for ferox trout. Bob can't resist the challenge to look for Nessie in the vast waters of Loch Ness.
9:20pm30 min
Have I Got News For You
Series 64, Episode 1Comedian and actor Richard Ayoade will guest present. It is his 9th time in the host's chair. Joining him on the panels will be comedian Roisin Conaty and the Secretary-General of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers, Mick Lynch.
9:50pm30 min
Am I Being Unreasonable?
Episode 1Nic's lonely, and the cat's missing. She's bored at the fete until new mum Jen arrives. Nic's thrilled to meet a kindred spirit, but is Jen all she seems, and can Nic's secret stay hidden?
10pm30 min
Mock The Week
Series 21, Episode 1Joining mainstays Dara O'Briain and Hugh Dennis are show stalwarts Angela Barnes and Rhys James. Comedian and 'knight errant' Alasdair Beckett-King and comedian, actress and virologist Ria Lina will both be making their fourth appearance on the series and there will be a debut for Josh Pugh, fresh from his Edinburgh Comedy Awards nomination.
11:05pm65 min
The Last Leg
Series 25, Episode 10More topical comedy from Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker, with guests Munya Chawawa, Sara Pascoe and Alastair Campbell.