BCG Daily Sunday 15th January 2023
Press clippings
Sunday with Jack Dee: 'I garden, which is outside housework'
The comedian on drinking copious amounts of tea, walking the chihuahua Dolly in the backpack and therapeutic trips to the tip.
Rich Pelley, The Observer, 15th January 2023
Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe find being hacks is no joke
The comedians chase local paper scoops in their new TV series Hold The Front Page. But many of their stories were destined for what reporters call the spike ...
Vanessa Thorpe, The Observer, 15th January 2023
Jen Brister: The Optimist review
No one rages against life and the world better than Brister, but the comic is too good to be confined by her furious persona.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 15th January 2023
Roy Chubby Brown review
The veteran comedian's new show all too often rolls unapologetically and unpleasantly with the lowest common denominator.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 15th January 2023
BBC Radio 4 Extra to re-run cult Sean Lock comedy
BBC Radio 4 Extra is to rerun the classic cult Sean Lock comedy 15 Storeys High, which started out on radio and went on to be a BBC TV series.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th January 2023
Russian-British comedian mocks wokeness in Oxford Union speech
Konstantin Kisin argued wokeness brainwashes young minds into forgetting that work and creation are how to improve the world.
Hanna Panreck, Fox News, 15th January 2023
Bad Education Series 4 review
At least this lazy sitcom got rid of Jack Whitehall.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 15th January 2023
Review: Does Bad Education still work without Jack Whitehall?
Thankfully, the answer is yes. This new season of Bad Education is a joyful, quick-witted and comforting reminder of the old show, while still marking out its own territory with some smart casting decisions and structural shake-ups.
James Hibbs, Radio Times, 15th January 2023
OFAH star Patrick Murray says his recent cancer op saved his life
Only Fools And Horses favourite Patrick Murray (Mickey Pearce) says his recent cancer op saved his life - and one of his greatest wishes now is to revive the sitcom with co-star Sir David Jason.
Roderick McPhee, The Sun, 15th January 2023Bank Of Dave review - underdog story of an everyman v Eton poshos
Rory Kinnear is brilliant in this warming comedy about a Burnley businessman who took on London's elite and won.
Cath Clarke, The Guardian, 15th January 2023TV & radio
7:15pm30 min
The Confessional
Series 3, Episode 6 - Ben Bailey Smith aka Doc BrownStephen Mangan hears the confession of poet and comedian Ben Bailey Smith with stories from restaurants, fast food joints and Norwegian comedy clubs.
9pm30 min
Romantic Getaway
Episode 5Deacon and Allison make an enemy of Kethan and commit to a life on the run. As Esme and Alfie both grow suspicious of their behaviour, Allison takes the pregnancy test that will reveal if it's all been for nothing.
9:30pm30 min
Romantic Getaway
Episode 6Esme helps Deacon and Allison make their escape after Kethan and Alfie join forces to catch them. Will they get away? Will their relationship survive? What is Allison about to reveal that changes everything?
10pm30 min
Bad Education
Series 4, Episode 1 - RivalsStephen and Mitchell are told one of them will be fired so go to extreme lengths to save their jobs. Meanwhile, Fraser has accidentally started printing the entire internet.