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BCG Daily Sunday 14th May 2023

News

Derry Girls. Image shows from L to R: Clare Devlin (Nicola Coughlan), James Maguire (Dylan Llewellyn), Michelle Mallon (Jamie-Lee O'Donnell), Erin Quinn (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), Orla McCool (Louisa Harland). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions TV

Derry Girls wins at BAFTA TV Awards 2023

Derry Girls has won Best Scripted Comedy at the 2023 BAFTA TV Awards. Other winners include Friday Night Live, Bad Sisters, Joe Lycett's Got Your Back, Siobhán McSweeney, Lenny Rush, Ben Whishaw and Anne-Marie Duff.

Features

Human Remains. Image shows left to right: Flick (Julia Davis), Peter (Rob Brydon) Features

Comedy Rewind: Examining Human Remains

In 2000, Rob Brydon and Julia Davis introduced a six-part series on BBC Two that delivered dark laughs by focusing on the relationships of six unusual couples.

Press clippings

Bad Sisters. Image shows left to right: Becka Garvey (Eve Hewson), Eva Garvey (Sharon Horgan), Grace Williams (Anne-Marie Duff), Ursula Flynn (Eva Birthistle), Bibi Garvey (Sarah Greene). Credit: Merman

Sharon Horgan on Bad Sisters Series 2

"Life is going to change for them."

Huw Fullerton, Radio Times, 14th May 2023
Fern Brady

How autistic comedian Fern Brady made it in the comedy world

Fern Brady on finding out she was on the spectrum, and the specific struggles that autistic women face.

Matthew Rozsa, Salon, 14th May 2023
Meera Syal

Meera Syal calls for more diversity in TV industry as she wins BAFTA award

Star of Goodness Gracious Me thanked BAFTA for 'seeing us' as she accepted lifetime achievement award.

Rachel Hall, The Guardian, 14th May 2023
Jack Whitehall

Jack Whitehall is set to become a father

Roxy Horner announces she is expecting a baby following tragic miscarriage.

Charlotte Dean, Daily Mail, 14th May 2023
James Corden

James Corden enjoys homecoming drinks

James Corden appeared to be in jovial spirits as he enjoyed a homecoming drink with his pals Dominic Cooper and Justin Theroux on Saturday in London.

Callum Wells, Daily Mail, 14th May 2023

Babatunde Aléshé review

Good vibes from the jungle escapee.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 14th May 2023

Videos

Funraisers. Image shows left to right: Remel London, Bobby Mair Online

Funraisers - Episode Three

17 mins, 16 secs

Stand-up comedian Bobby Mair goes up against TV's Remel London in a bid to raise the most fun - and they're not afraid to beg to get the task done. In this episode they're challenged to create the next social media trend and bring the tingles in an ASMR challenge. But things get desperate when they try to convince the public that they're famous superstars for some free swag.

TV & radio

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 9pm
120 min
The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything. Image shows left to right: Tom Allen, Dane Baptiste, Roisin Conaty, Jimmy Carr, Kerry Godliman, Joel Dommett, Judi Love

The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything

Special - The Big Fat Quiz Of Sport

Why did Paula Radcliffe apologise to the nation? What sports have been played on the moon? What did Muhammad Ali trademark? And do Roisin Conaty, Judi Love, Joel Dommett, Dane Baptiste, Kerry Godliman and Tom Allen have any idea about the answers to those questions? Jimmy Carr hosts a big fat night of pointless sports trivia, with Charles Dance, some inimitable performances from the kids of Mitchell Brook Primary School, and a whole host of celebrity question setters.

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