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BCG Daily Saturday 19th October 2024

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Daisy May Cooper

Daisy May Cooper on a brush with death, dating after divorce and her passion for the supernatural: "People think you're mad"

After a turbulent few years, she is now hearing voices from the other side. Has the creator of This Country lost her mind?

Rhik Samadder, The Guardian, 19th October 2024
Daisy May Cooper

I tried to get jiggy with a ghost: Daisy May Cooper's adventures with the afterlife

In an exclusive extract from her new book, the This Country creator recalls how she tried to get it on with a spook.

Daisy May Cooper, The Guardian, 19th October 2024
Chris McCausland

Chris McCausland has his best ever week on Strictly

Comic at No 3 on the leaderboard.

Chortle, 19th October 2024
Michael Akadiri. Copyright: Garry Carbon

Michael Akadiri: The Essex doctor who saves people by day and makes them laugh by night

Essex-based Michael Akadiri says you need a "brilliant poker face" to work in hospitals.

Ellis Whitehouse, Essex Live, 19th October 2024
Sophie Duker

Sophie Duker: But Daddy I Love Her review

Sophie Duker creates a chatty, engaging, hilarious evening of comedy and delivers a very funny, relevant show that has the whole audience laughing.

Lucy Boardman, A Young(ish) Perspective, 19th October 2024

TV & radio

CBeebies logo. Credit: BBC 10:15am
11 min
Nikhil & Jay

Nikhil & Jay

Episode 1 - Nikhil And Jay And The Messiest Mango

Jay dreams of being crowned the messiest mango eater ever, ever, ever, but Appa doesn't want drips on the clean floor. So, Jay eats his mango in the bath!

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

Fighting Talk

Series 22, Episode 9

English former footballer Izzy Christiansen, sports reporter Katie Smith, presenter and former footballer Liam MacDevitt, and comedian Danny McLoughlin join Rick Edwards for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.

Radio 4 3pm
60 min
Radio 4

Guilt Trip

Jeremy Front's comedy about breaking all the rules, morally, ethically and artistically. This is Saul's last chance to save his career and his marriage, but can he save his soul?

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Exposure. Image shows left to right: Toadie (Selin Hizli), Grace (Jordan Gray), Dad (Vincent Franklin), Caeser (Harry Trevaldwyn). Credit: BBC

Exposure

Loosely based on comedian Jordan Gray's life, Exposure stars Jordan as Grace, an attention-starved reality star desperately trying to remain relevant after the world has moved on.

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