BCG Daily Friday 4th October 2024
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Schalk Bezuidenhout: Keeping Up review
The standard stance for male comedians in their 30s is to wonder if they're ready for proper adulthood yet, as they see their contemporaries with real jobs settling down. Well, not for Schalk Bezuidenhout.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 4th October 2024
Alice Lowe: "I've always gotten mouthy about sexism and it hasn't really helped my career"
The actor-writer-director's new film Timestalker sees her pursue an unsuspecting crush through the centuries. She discusses sexism in the film and TV industry, her dream of being a comedy-horror auteur - and why she's scared of Kristen Stewart.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 4th October 2024
The Cleaner review
There's a surreal masterpiece hiding underneath Greg Davies's sitcom.
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 4th October 2024
Fern Brady: I Gave You Milk To Drink review
Unfortunate celebrity encounters might appear to be sabotaging her own rise to fame, but the Bathgate comic revels in her own opinions with an admirable lack of filter.
Jay Richardson, The List, 4th October 2024
Stats and pads - Andy Zaltzman delivering Jamie Smith's kit
Test Match Special scorer Andy Zaltzman will not only arrive in Pakistan with all the statistics listeners need, he is carrying something maybe even more important - England wicketkeeper Jamie Smith's pads.
Stephan Shemilt, BBC, 4th October 2024
John Dowie on Victoria Wood, the Mona Lisa, a banana and his new book
This is the second and final part of a chat I had with the unique British performer John Dowie. We were supposed to be plugging his latest book Before I Go. But I just like chatting randomly with creative people. Mea culpa.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 4th October 2024
Rhys Nicholson: Huge Big Party Congratulations review
With thirteen further dates in the UK leg of his tour before transferring to USA, it is clear that this camp comedian will continue to engage, entertain and enthral patrons the world over. This is a must-see show
Gordon Kerr, The Reviews Hub, 4th October 2024
"It was hard not to stare at him all the time": inside the remarkable rise and shocking loss of Leonard Rossiter
Best known for sitcoms Rising Damp and The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin, the actor died 40 years ago during a performance of Loot, aged 57. Co-stars, colleagues and friends remember a brilliant, singular and demanding man.
Catherine Shoard, The Guardian, 4th October 2024
The Cleaner review
Greg Davies's sitcom is funnier than Inside No. 9.
Gerard Gilbert, i Newspaper, 4th October 2024Videos
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Film
TV & radio
11:30am30 min
Noising Up
Series 4, Episode 6High-speed hilarity as the Noising Up team have a hoolie with the headlines.
1:30pm30 min
The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected
Series 18, Episode 6Best known as Bobby from Scot Squad, Darren Connell tells his stories about returning to his true passion after some calamitous career changes, and he cracks out a singalong with one of his favourite shows. He's joined by Still Game's best-known busybody, Jane McCarry, who has two run-ins with the law and narrowly escapes some serious jail time. Completing the line-up is stand-up comedian turned actor Felicity Ward, who's about to star in the Australian verison of The Office. She shares her stories about getting ready for her starring role, getting a famous pen pal and getting caught out in the woods.
5:15pm11 min
Dodge's Pup School
Episode 5 - A Playground VisitorAn unexpected visitor has arrived in the playground - a cat! The pups are initially scared, but following Dodge's lead, they approach the cat and discover it is friendly.
6:30pm30 min
The News Quiz
Series 115, Episode 5 - Peace & PeaksAlasdair Beckett-King, Zoe Lyons, Scott Bennett, and Cindy Yu join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the news. This week, the panel look for the solution to world peace, check in with the Conservative final four, and tackle Everest (not literally).
9pm30 min
Have I Got News For You
Series 68, Episode 1Kevin Bridges hosts for the first time, with Chloe Petts and Helen Lewis as the panellists.
9:30pm30 min
The Cleaner
Series 3, Episode 1 - The ReunionWicky finds himself on a job for an old childhood school friend, Justin, who it turns out has done rather well for himself.
10:40pm50 min
The Graham Norton Show
Series 32, Episode 2 - Hugh Grant, Sebastian Stan, Greg Davies, Neneh Cherry, PerrieHugh Grant reveals a little about Bridget Jones 4, Neneh Cherry reminisces about Top Of The Pops, Sebastian Stan talks about Donald Trump, Greg Davies says his new series is silly, and Perrie performs live in the studio.
5:30am30 min
My Mate's A Footballer
Series 3, Episode 7 - The Kalvin Phillips EpPat pauses Joe's search for a role at Leeds and invites his (other) friend Kalvin onto the pod to chat about Pep Guardiola, dealing with abuse and the move to Ipswich.