BCG Daily Sunday 30th April 2023
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The enduring call of Local Hero 40 years on
It is the story of a US petro-chemical giant seeking to build a refinery in a coastal village whose staff are won over by the gentler rhythms of local life.
Ben Philip, BBC, 30th April 2023
Ellie White on playing Princess Beatrice
The comedian talks to Isobel Lewis about palace gossip, the worrying future of the Edinburgh Fringe and nervous burping.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 30th April 2023
The Windsors is the most painfully accurate depiction of the royals on TV
Forget The Crown - this uncanny veracity of this wild satire rings out like the dinner gong at Balmoral.
Rachel Cooke, The New Statesman, 30th April 2023
Harry Enfield on his King Charles TV portrayal: 'We both have sausagey fingers'
The comedian stars as the monarch in a Coronation special of The Windsors - but parody is not without empathy, he says.
Vanessa Thorpe, The Guardian, 30th April 2023
Frankie Boyle's Farewell To The Monarchy review
Looks like he's blown his chance of an OBE.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 30th April 2023
The Windsors review
Exceptionally witty, uproarious send-up of the royals.
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 30th April 2023The Windsors review
A gloriously silly send-up of Charles and co.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 30th April 2023Polite Society review
Nida Manzoor's kickass celebration of sisterhood.
Wendy Ide, The Guardian, 30th April 2023Videos
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TV & radio
9pm60 min
The Windsors
Coronation SpecialThe Windsors are back and they're more deluded and dysfunctional than ever before! Plus one of them is being crowned King...
10pm55 min
Frankie Boyle's Farewell To The Monarchy
To mark the beginning of a new chapter for the British monarchy, Frankie Boyle takes a wry and typically spiky lookat the state of the royal family and its future, by reviewing its 1000-year history. As he focuses on the behaviour of royals past - violent, ruthless, land grabbing, child murdering, wife-beheading, slave trading, misogynist, empire-building - he wonders how these qualities have shaped our royal family today.
11pm15 min
Comedy Club At Machynlleth
Series 2, Episode 2Stephen Bailey presents more chats from the Welsh festival. Sikisa joins us after her work in progress show to tell us about the importance of playing outside of cities, and her hosting of a beer mat flipping competition. Then Jen Brister talks to us about optimism, and the power of a whooping audience is brilliantly provided by fellow comic Luisa Omielan.