British Comedy Guide

BCG Daily Saturday 28th September 2024

Press clippings

A Private Function. Image shows from L to R: Gilbert Chilvers (Michael Palin), Joyce Chilvers (Maggie Smith)

Michael Palin remembers Maggie Smith

To work with Maggie Smith, as I did in The Missionary and A Private Function, was to be in the presence of pure acting gold.

The Guardian, 28th September 2024
Diane Morgan

Philomena Cunk: 'A mind is for speaking, not for thinking'

The amateur historian and presenter discusses which law she would abolish, her search for the meaning of life, and how she had to write her latest book herself.

Rich Pelley, The Guardian, 28th September 2024
The Armstrong & Miller Show. Image shows from L to R: Alexander Armstrong, Ben Miller

Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller look back

The comedy double act on playing it cool, bombing at Edinburgh, and how their friendship endured after they branched out on their own.

Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 28th September 2024
Gavin & Stacey. Image shows left to right: James Corden, Ruth Jones

Gavin & Stacey cast send hilariously sweet message to Child of Wales Awards

The Gavin & Stacey cast took time out of filming the new Christmas special to pay tribute to the fabulous nominees and winners of 2024's Child of Wales Awards.

Stephanie Colderick, Wales Online, 28th September 2024

Harry Hill: Strictly? No thanks, I'm happily married

The comic tells Stephen Armstrong about love, loss and turning 60.

Stephen Armstrong, The Times, 28th September 2024

Videos

TV & radio

Radio 4 10am
30 min
You're Dead To Me

You're Dead To Me

Series 9, Episode 13 - Frederick Douglass

Greg Jenner is joined by special guests Prof Emily Bernard and comedian Toussaint Douglass in 19th century America to meet Frederick Douglass.

BBC Radio 5 Live 11am
60 min
Rick Edwards. Credit: BBC

Fighting Talk

Series 22, Episode 6

Radio and television presenter Dougie Anderson, sports journalist and television presenter Ned Boulting, journalist and broadcaster Mina Rzouki, and comedian Ivo Graham join guest host Josh Widdicombe for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 10:10pm
35 min
Password

Password

Episode 5

Stephen Mangan hosts the game show, with Sanjay and Diana joining captains Daisy May Cooper and Alan Carr to try to guess mystery passwords across multiple rounds as they try to win £10,000.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Randy Writes A Novel

Randy Feltface's Destruction Manual

Episode 2 - Fire

Randy Feltface is burning to tell you just how much we're burning ourselves into oblivion. Coming from a hemisphere where deadly fires are an ever-present threat, it's just so great to see us in the north take a leaf out of that book, roll it up and smoke it. Plus we hear from a Siberian Brown Bear discussing the effect of wildfires on habitat destruction & smoke particles on the Earth's albedo through the medium of statistics, charts and growling.

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