BCG Daily Monday 4th September 2023
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Gail Porter on comedy: 'Has anyone here been sectioned?'
"Has anyone here been sectioned?" TV presenter Gail Porter jokily asks her audience. Famed for her vibrancy as well as mental health struggles, she has turned to comedy to take control of her own story.
Beth Rose, BBC, 4th September 2023
I talk to Roisin Gallagher
I recently caught up with Roisin Gallagher, to discuss the positive portrayal of Belfast in The Lovers, what it was like filming in Belfast and why this story isn't your typical predictable rom-com.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 4th September 2023
Unbound achieves first Sunday Times number one bestseller with Douglas Adams book
Unbound has achieved its first ever number one Sunday Times bestseller with 42: The Wildly Improbable Ideas Of Douglas Adams edited by Kevin Jon Davies.
Sian Bayley, The Bookseller, 4th September 2023
Joel Dommett on fatherhood, fame and hosting the National TV Awards 2023
Joel Dommett talks exclusively about hosting the National TV Awards for a third year and preparing to become a first-time dad!
Tess Lamacraft, What To Watch, 4th September 2023
Toei Animation copyright strikes YouTuber "Uncle Roger", aka Nigel Ng
Comedian and YouTuber Nigel Ng has received a copyright strike from Japan's Toei Animation over his newest Uncle Roger video, featuring the anime One Piece, which has recently been adapted as a live-action Netflix series.
Richard Eisenbeis, Anime News Network, 4th September 2023
Comedy shows cancelled amid concrete crisis
RAAC found in theatres, prompting fears of crumbling ceilings.
Chortle, 4th September 2023Nish Kumar, Josh Widdicombe - Argus reporters for TV show
The production crew have already quizzed Argus reporters for possible leads the pair can follow up on, though you will have to wait and see what weird and wonderful stories they'll end up being sent on.
South Wales Argus, 4th September 2023Phil Wang's honest playlist
'Touch by Little Mix might be the greatest pop song of the 21st century'.
Rich Pelley, The Guardian, 4th September 2023Videos
Online
TV & radio
6:30pm30 min
Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz
Series 2, Episode 1 - New CitiesPaul Sinha tests a Brighton audience on new British cities and former Prime Ministers, and gets quizzed in return on Olympic host cities.
9pm60 min
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
Series 5, Episode 1The return of the panel show in which celebrities revisit their teenage years, with James Buckley, Guz Khan and Rachel Parris joining Rhod on the first edition.
10pm21 min
Starstruck
Series 3, Episode 3Jessie and Tom's connection sparks up again. Jessie has to decide if pursuing an old flame is a good idea, while Cath the agent gives her a harsh grilling.
10:30pm23 min
Starstruck
Series 3, Episode 4Jessie and her friends enjoy a weekend away in the countryside, but tension rises in the group when Ian blurts out a secret that Jessie would rather not have heard.