BCG Daily Saturday 29th April 2023
Press clippings
Detectorists Triumph TR7 sells for over £30,000
The car used in the award-winning BBC show, Detectorists, has sold at auction for just over £30,000.
Tom Cann, East Anglian Daily Times, 29th April 2023
Matt Green: "I do wonder how young people today are supposed to get into Test cricket"
Award-winning comedian and actor Matt Green occasionally references cricket in his satirical Twitter videos. He told us why he loves the sport.
James Coyne, The Cricketer, 29th April 2023
Tim Minchin: 'Politics affects my mental health ... I feel gaslit'
He's the anarchic comedian behind the musicals Matilda and Groundhog Day. He talks about dashed Hollywood hopes, the dangers of modernising Roald Dahl and feeling out of step with his progressive fanbase.
Tom Lamont, The Guardian, 29th April 2023
Amelia Dimoldenberg on Chicken Shop Date and flirting with Andrew Garfield
The deadpan YouTuber went from quizzing grime stars over wings to Vanity Fair's Oscars party red carpet. What happens now she's becoming as famous as the people she interviews?
Laura Snapes, The Guardian, 29th April 2023
Jack Whitehall: 'I have a punchable face, and my body looks like it's been drawn by a child'
The comedian on alienating his friends, regrettable hairstyles and tricking his dad into naked yoga.
Rosanna Greenstreet, The Guardian, 29th April 2023
Clive Anderson: 'I think it's good not to be a sycophant'
Clive Anderson was a comedy late bloomer who led a double life between the TV studio and court room before landing his own chat show.
Jane Graham, The Big Issue, 29th April 2023
Wosson Cornwall is a groundbreaking hit and miss
It's a sign of the ubiquitous broadcast appeal - some would call it overkill - of Cornwall that it now has a dedicated sketch show on BBC Radio 4.
Lee Trewhela, Cornwall Live, 29th April 2023
Bobby Davro 'trying to smile' through 'agony' of new fiancée battling cancer
Bobby Davro has opened up about his fiancée Vicky is battling the same cancer that killed her father and how the 'agony' of her diagnosis is affecting their family.
Aaron Tinney, Daily Star, 29th April 2023Meet the Chicken Run characters
The long-awaited Aardman sequel brings Ginger and Rocky back for another adventure.
John DiLillo, Netflix, 29th April 2023Podcasts
TV & radio
10am30 min
Your Place Or Mine
Series 1, Episode 5 - Ahir Shah: Ahmedabad, IndiaAhir Shah tells Shaun Keaveny all about the wonders of Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat, India: Gandhi's ashram, a mammoth cricket stadium, dangerously sweet tea, malevolent cows and more.
11am60 min
Fighting Talk
Series 20, Episode 36Quizzer and singer Jenny Ryan, Mirror chief football writer John Cross, broadcaster Martin Kelner and comedian Eddie Kadi join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.
11pm15 min
Comedy Club At Machynlleth
Series 2, Episode 1Stephen Bailey speaks to Kiri Pritchard-McLean about her Machynlleth experiences and learning the Welsh language. Plus, Isy Suttie meets Susie McCabe, and hears about her show which tells some personal stories of growing up gay in the 1980s.