BCG Daily Saturday 29th October 2022
Press clippings
Graham Norton says he's blacklisted 'small group of mature, middling stars' from BBC show
Graham Norton has interviewed more celebrities than you can shake a stick at, but he has admitted there's a select list of mid-tier stars he won't be inviting back on his beloved chat show.
Katherine Heslop, The Mirror, 29th October 2022
Garth Marenghi: 'Many writers cite me as an influence ... and I will be suing them all'
After changing horror for ever with his TV series Darkplace, the dream weaver and novelist disappeared for two decades. Now he returns with a chilling new novel, TerrorTome, and some strong words for pretenders to his crown (back off, Richard Osman).
Rich Pelley, The Guardian, 29th October 2022
The comedian who launched her career at a South London bus stop and now hundreds of people come to her shows
Barbara Brownskirt is going from the London bus scene to the comedy scene.
Callum Marius, My London, 29th October 2022
Jordan Gray: Is It a Bird? - London Palladium review
One prominent review said this show would change lives, and while true, this show, and this performer, will do more than that: they'll save lives.
Mike Wells, The Reviews Hub, 29th October 2022
Esther Manito: The comedy industry is determined to silence mothers - why?
Mums on the circuit should not be scorned for commenting on one of the biggest identity changes in their lives, especially when we live in a society that sadly still has an anti-mother sentiment.
Esther Manito, The Independent, 29th October 2022
Trans comic Jordan Gray: a star has arrived
After weathering a week of outrage for stripping on television, Jordan Gray brought the house down with her witty and wicked Palladium show.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 29th October 2022
Jay Lafferty: 'Greenock makes Trainspotting look like In the Night Garden'
"I've tackled fertility and talked about it on-stage and I know - because I've seen the reactions in a room - that what I've said resonates with some of them."
Kevin McKenna, The Herald, 29th October 2022TV & radio
11am60 min
Fighting Talk
Series 20, Episode 11GB sprinter Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, football journalist Mina Rzouki, The Big Issue editor Paul McNamee and comedian Bob Mills, join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.
8:35pm35 min
Blankety Blank
Series 19, Episode 6Bradley Walsh hosts the revival of the comedy quiz show, with panellists Stacey Dooley, Dion Dublin, Ed Gamble, Josh Widdicombe, Trisha Goddard and Chunkz helping contestants win some brilliant prizes by filling in the blanks.
8:35pm90 min
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
A profile of the life and work of much-loved actor Leonard Rossiter.
9:50pm65 min
The Jonathan Ross Show
Series 19, Episode 3 - Tom Daley, Rob Beckett, Lena Dunham, Georgina Campbell, Dermot KennedyJonathan is joined by Olympic gold medal-winning diver Tom Daley, comedian Rob Beckett, Golden Globe-winning Girls star and writer Lena Dunham, and actress Georgina Campbell. Plus, singer Dermot Kennedy performs in the studio.