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BCG Daily Sunday 29th September 2024

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Ludwig. John (David Mitchell)

David Mitchell the saviour of TV comedy? I'd have laughed in your face - but it's true

Television has been so serious for too long. Enter the corduroy lifer from Peep Show - Ludwig is a delight.

Camilla Long, The Sunday Times, 29th September 2024
Hold The Sunset. Edith (Alison Steadman). Copyright: BBC

Alison Steadman: 'I was told I'd be lucky to work after 40'

Pamela! After a 50-year career, the actress is back in Gavin & Stacey, in one of her favourite roles. She tells Julia Llewellyn Smith about Mike Leigh, meeting The Beatles, her run-in with Harvey Weinstein and being in demand at 78.

Julia Llewellyn, The Times, 29th September 2024
Daniel Kitson

Brand new show from Daniel Kitson

Pith will run at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, from October 17 - 26. It is described as "a new storytelling experiment".

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th September 2024
Only Fools And Horses. Image shows from L to R: Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst), Del (David Jason), Grandad (Lennard Pearce). Copyright: BBC

Del Boy's iconic van sells at auction for £26k

Del Boy's three-wheeled van that appeared in the epic chandelier episode of Only Fools & Horses has sold at auction for £26,000.

The yellow Reliant Regal Supervan III with "Trotters Independent Trading Co" on the side was featured in the first two series of the beloved BBC sitcom.

Karim Camara, The Sun, 29th September 2024

The week in TV: Ludwig

The more episodes I watched, the more I liked it.

Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 29th September 2024
Dr Strangelove. Steve Coogan. Credit: Sebastian Nevols

Never mind nuclear war: audiences warned Dr Strangelove includes cigarette smoking and bad language

Critics attacked the warnings, saying smoking and swearing alerts were ridiculous given the play starring Steve Coogan is about nuclear doomsday.

Chris Hastings, Daily Mail, 29th September 2024

Videos

TV & radio

BBC Two 9pm
30 min
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. Image shows left to right: Bob Mortimer, Paul Whitehouse

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

Series 7, Episode 2 - Salmon (River Finn & River Mourne, The North Of Ireland)

Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse travel overseas for an Irish fishing trip on the River Finn, their first time angling in the waters of both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland as they try to catch salmon. The Emerald Isle has some of the most prolific river runs for salmon in Western Europe, and its wet climate provides some of the best conditions for salmon fishing.

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