BCG Daily Sunday 3rd September 2023
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Kieran Hodgson on 10 things that changed his life
Adam Robertson spoke with comedian and star of Two Doors Down Kieran Hodgson about the 10 things that changed his life.
Adam Robertson, The National (Scotland), 3rd September 2023
Mel Giedroyc: my first performance with Sue Perkins was shambolic
The comedian, actress and former host of Bake Off talks about being banned from watching Grease and the day she stalked Blue Peter's Lesley Judd.
Jake Helm, The Sunday Times, 3rd September 2023
Jethro's statue is completed... now, where to put it?
A statute of late Cornish comedian Jethro has been completed, after fans raised more than £16,000. Now friends and family are looking for a place to erect the life-sized tribute.
Chortle, 3rd September 2023
How Spitting Image axed sketches for fear of offending Royals
It was the satirical puppet show that had a reputation for taking no prisoners. But almost a quarter of the first episode of Spitting Image was cut at the last minute for fear of offending the Royal Family, its creators have revealed.
Chortle, 3rd September 2023
Starstruck review
After some second-series script floppiness, the writing seems sharper, with great cameos.
Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 3rd September 2023
Interview: Zachary Hunt, Nathan Parkinson and Tom Roe on Police Cops The Musical at Southwark Playhouse
"Just come in and have a good time. That's the great thing about our show, it's really accessible and it truly does have something for everyone".
Greg Stewart, Theatre Weekly, 3rd September 2023
Josie Long: Re-Enchantment - Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield review
Despite its seemingly ramshackle appearance Re-Enchantment is a show of precision filled with the joy of the murkiness of life and the hope to be better for the next generation.
Jay Nuttall, The Reviews Hub, 3rd September 2023
Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, BBC Two, review: The best show about old blokes on TV
The two comics celebrate Ted's 10th birthday and the beautiful British countryside as their perfect series returns for a sixth time.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 3rd September 2023
Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, BBC Two, review
This Beckettian bromance should go on and on.
Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 3rd September 2023TV & radio
11:15am45 min
The Reunion: Spitting Image
Creators, writers, actors, voice artists and subjects of Spitting Image tell Kirsty Wark what it was like to make the iconic TV show in a live recording.
8pm60 min
Anything But Coldplay
Edinburgh Specials, Episode 1A musical, comedy panel show recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2023. This episode stars Babs Michel, Mark Rann, Marcus Brigstocke and Jo Caulfield. It's hosted by Toby Friedner.
9pm30 min
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Series 6, Episode 1 - Chub (River Irfon, Mid-Wales)Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer head to Mid-Wales as they embark on another series of angling trips round the UK, fishing for chub in the Irfon and Wye rivers. The friends also meet David Lyons, the founder of charity Tackling Minds, which helps people with depression, anxiety or who are recovering from addiction, to get out to rivers and lakes to fish.