BCG Daily Saturday 22nd October 2022
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Jim Davidson 'delighted' about Dudley return - but has dig at Wolverhampton Grand
Jim Davidson is delighted to be returning to the stage in Dudley - but said he's "gutted" he won't be entertaining his beloved fans in Wolverhampton too during his new tour.
Thomas Parkes, The Shropshire Star, 22nd October 2022
Friday Night Live review
Ben Elton proves he's still got it in this punchy revival.
Carol Midgley, The Times, 22nd October 2022
Cancel culture is not a threat, says comedian Ben Elton
Cancel culture is not "remotely threatening" comedy according to the performer Ben Elton, who said he continued to say "exactly what I want".
David Sanderson, The Times, 22nd October 2022
Count Binface sets his sights on Elon Musk with billionaire space travel super-tax
The alien political maverick has weighed in on Britain's current political woes, and says the economic shot in the arm we need could come from space-travel.
Michael Moran, Daily Star, 22nd October 2022
Friday Night Live, review
At last - unfiltered, opinionated comedy is back on our TV screens.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 22nd October 2022
Filming on The Cleaner Series 2 begins
Greg Davies dons a blue boiler suit as he gets back into character while filming the second series of BBC crime comedy The Cleaner in Hertfordshire.
Callum Wells, Daily Mail, 22nd October 2022
Friday Night Live review
What a week to bring back a partially topical comedy show!
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 22nd October 2022
Michael McIntyre: 'I'm obsessed with ratings, but I can't control whether people love things'
The comedian returns with what's sure to be another successful series of The Wheel - now he just needs it to fare well stateside, he tells Gemma Dunn.
Gemma Dunn, The Herald, 22nd October 2022Videos
Videos
TV & radio
8:40am20 min
Horrible Histories
Series 9, Special - Big BBC Birthday Bonanza: Animated SpecialHorrible Histories celebrates 100 years of the BBC with this special episode. What was the secret of looking great on a 1930s TV show? How did the BBC try to defeat the Nazis using regional accents? And just what was a kangaroo doing at the launch of BBC2? Plus our end song takes us through the history of children's TV.
11am60 min
Fighting Talk
Series 20, Episode 10Former Chelsea footballer and commentator Pat Nevin, sports presenter Kate Mason, broadcaster Martin Kelner and comedian Josh James, join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.
8:35pm35 min
Blankety Blank
Series 19, Episode 5Bradley Walsh hosts as Lawrence Chaney, Jermaine Jenas, Desiree Burch, Alan Davies, Roman Kemp and Scarlett Moffatt try to fill in the missing blanks and help win prizes for the contestants.
10pm65 min
The Jonathan Ross Show
Series 19, Episode 2 - Hans Zimmer, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Dame Kelly Holmes, Arctic MonkeysJonathan is joined by legendary two-time Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer, international star of film, modelling and fashion Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, double Olympic gold champion Dame Kelly Holmes, and for their much-anticipated return, one of the biggest bands in the world in the form of the Arctic Monkeys, who are performing exclusively in their first British TV show appearance in four years.