BCG Daily Tuesday 27th December 2022
Press clippings
Detectorists Christmas special review
The prospect of a new mini-series, spread over three weeks, would have been a real splash of festive joy. Instead, the whole story was condensed into a single 75-minute special, which was simply too much of a good thing.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 27th December 2022
Detectorists Christmas Special review
This special isn't quite as perfect as the original, but revisiting Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones's precious sitcom is pure pleasure. It beats all other yuletide TV hands down.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 27th December 2022
Spice Girls film Spice World at 25
The Girl Power cult classic embodies the mid-Nineties - but it would never be made today.
Lizzy Dening, i Newspaper, 27th December 2022
Prince Andrew: The Musical - A riot of ridicule
Irreverent and deliberately ridiculous, this bad taste musical is better than it has any right to be thanks to some clever writing.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 27th December 2022
Kieran Hodgson on playing the shamed royal in Prince Andrew: The Musical
The writer and star of Channel 4's song and dance spectacular says he's out to mock the Prince, not destroy him.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 27th December 2022
Comedian, mathematician and poet Harry Baker is Unashamed
"I am a performance poet, and have done stand-up comedy as well," explains Harry, 30, "so this show is a combination of the two, and throughout lockdown I did what I could in terms of online gigs, and then last year there was a lot of socially distanced performances."
Adrian Peel, Cambridge Independent, 27th December 2022TV & radio
10pm45 min
Frankie Boyle's New World Order
New Year Special - Frankie Boyle's 2022 New World OrderFrankie Boyle returns with an end of year special where, with the help guests Sophie Duker, Miles Jupp, Jamali Maddix and Kiri Pritchard-McLean, he dissects the unsettling year that was 2022.
10pm65 min
The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan
Series 3, Christmas SpecialJason Manford, Danny and Dani Dyer, Marvin Humes, Sophie Willan and Samson Kayo join Mo for festive fun and games, including sketches, Christmas Nursery Grimes and a chance for members of the public to ask the guests risque and never-before-asked questions.