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BCG Daily Saturday 8th October 2022

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Wreck. Jamie (Oscar Kennedy)

Wreck: a killer duck on a cruise ship? This is TV I can get on board with

This camp comedy caper about students being picked off by a quacking killer is fun - but it could leave you feeling very old indeed.

Joel Golby, The Guardian, 8th October 2022
Jerry Sadowitz

Jerry Sadowitz review

You don't have to agree to enjoy the awfulness.

Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 8th October 2022
Kiri Pritchard-McLean

Kiri Pritchard-McLean interview

Kiri Pritchard-McLean feels 'lucky' to return to Glasgow for Home Truth shows at The Stand.

Nicole Mitchell, Glasgow Evening Times, 8th October 2022
Lucy Porter

Review: Lucy Porter headlines The Best in Comedy at The Maltings, Ely

Also featuring Rich Wilson and Josh Pugh.

Adrian Peel, Cambridge Independent, 8th October 2022
The Lost King. Philippa Langley (Sally Hawkins). Copyright: Graeme Hunter Pictures

Review: The Lost King

Whatever the truth of the case, this is a fascinating story about self-belief and perseverance. I like the fact that Langley is not deified here, but presented as a far from perfect individual, selfishly devoting everything to her obsession, no matter what the cost to herself or her family. And I like the device of having Richard as part of the ongoing adventure, offering a little more depth to the proceedings.

Philip Caveney, Bouquets & Brickbats, 8th October 2022
Darren Harriott. Copyright: Steve Ullathorne

Comedian Darren Harriott joins Dancing on Ice

Comedian Darren Harriott is the next celebrity confirmed to be taking part in the new series of Dancing On Ice.

Revealing the news exclusively to Trisha Goddard on Talk TV, Darren said: "I've got giant feet, I don't skate and I can't dance! My family has already made bets - they're making bets that I'll fall on the first episode!"

ITV, 8th October 2022
Seann Walsh

Seann Walsh is set to become a dad for the first time

Seann Walsh has revealed he is to be a dad.

The comic, 36, who has been dating dance teacher Grace Adderley, 30, since 2019, revealed his news during an Instagram Live with an unnamed pal while on tour.

Hannah Hope, The Sun, 8th October 2022
The Lost King. Philippa Langley (Sally Hawkins). Copyright: Graeme Hunter Pictures

The Lost King: Legal action 'likely' against Richard III film

A university academic has said he is likely to take legal action against the makers of a new film about Richard III, which he said was "littered with inaccuracies".

Jennifer Harby, BBC, 8th October 2022

Victoria Coren Mitchell reviews 'Am I Being Unreasonable?'

Scatty and awkward, the heroine of this funny drama feels curiously familiar...

Victoria Coren Mitchell, The Telegraph, 8th October 2022

TV & radio

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

Fighting Talk

Series 20, Episode 8

BBC Radio 1Xtra presenter Reece Parkinson, football broadcaster Lynsey Hooper, sports broadcaster Greg Brady and comedian Tez Ilyas join Colin Murray in an episode that is being broadcast from Canada.

Radio 4 3pm
60 min
Downing Street

The Downing Street Doppelganger

1922: The PM goes down with a deadly virus. The news must not get out. How can they stabilise the ship?

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 8:40pm
35 min
Blankety Blank. Su Pollard

Blankety Blank

Series 19, Episode 3

Bradley Walsh hosts as a panel of six celebrities fill in the missing blanks and help win some brilliant prizes for some very lucky contestants. This week, he's joined by Lorraine Kelly, Richard Madeley, Suzi Ruffell, Jimmy Carr, Su Pollard and Big Narstie.

Channel 5 logo 8:40pm
90 min
No Job For A Lady. Jean Price (Penelope Keith). Copyright: Thames Television

Penelope Keith: From Margo To The Manor Born

A profile of the life and career of actress and sitcom star Penelope Keith.

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