BCG Daily Tuesday 29th October 2024
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Peter Sellers, Stanley Kubrick and the battle to stop Dr Strangelove from bombing
How a control-freak director and his maniacal star defied terrified studio executives and onset injuries to make comedy gold from Armageddon.
Tim Robey, The Telegraph, 29th October 2024
Jack & Michael Whitehall announce one-off Savoy Theatre show
Jack Whitehall and his father Michael Whitehall will perform a one-night-only show at London's Savoy Theatre on Monday 4th November 2024.
Pip Ellwood-Hughes, Entertainment Focus, 29th October 2024
Edy Hurst picks his Perfect Playlist
People say comedians are 'fearless'. Normally that's a load of shit...
Chortle, 29th October 2024
Dr Strangelove review
Steve Coogan is stellar but this is a safe spin on a classic.
Alice Saville, The Independent, 29th October 2024
Dr Strangelove review
Multiple viewings can only be encouraged, with hopes that this play extends farther than its original closing date.
Vicky Humphreys, Adventures in Theatreland, 29th October 2024
Dr Strangelove review
Overall, this iteration of Dr. Strangelove is an incredibly impressive piece of work.
Eleanor, Theatre & Tonic, 29th October 2024
Dr Strangelove review
Dr Strangelove is a sensationally silly show that brings the dark humour and terrifying truths of a Cold War classic to a new generation.
Sophie Luck, West End Best Friend, 29th October 2024
Dr Strangelove review
Steve Coogan delighting in the war room.
Sarah Crompton, What's On Stage, 29th October 2024
Dr Strangelove review
This isn't just a play; it's a reminder of how close we've come to the edge and how, somehow, we've laughed our way through it all.
Alex, Stage To Page, 29th October 2024
Dr Strangelove review
Adding a fourth role to Peter Sellers' three turns in the classic film, Steve Coogan excels in a fun yet unadventurous adaptation.
Arifa Akbar, The Guardian, 29th October 2024
Dr Strangelove review
Steve Coogan stars four times in explosive nuclear war comedy
Will Noble, Londonist, 29th October 2024
Dr Strangelove review
Steve Coogan is hysterical in this explosively funny satire about the end of the world
Marianka Swain, London Theatre, 29th October 2024
Dr Strangelove review
A dream screen pairing reunites in the hopes of recreating their magic on stage as I'm Alan Partridge writer Armando Iannucci once again teams up with its star Steve Coogan to bring West End audiences the world premiere the first stage adaptation of a Stanley Kubrick classic with his comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove.
Daz Gale, All That Dazzles, 29th October 2024
Dr Strangelove review
Steve Coogan and Armando Iannucci live up to the looming legacy of Stanley Kubrick.
Lucy Harbron, Far Out, 29th October 2024
Dr Strangelove review
Steve Coogan steals the show but can't save it .
Claire Allfree, The Telegraph, 29th October 2024
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3pm30 min
Punt & Dennis: Route Masters
Episode 5 - From Elton John To The Air FryerSteve Punt and Hugh Dennis uncover unlikely links between random places, people and things as they travel between Elton John and the air fryer, with guest Kiri Pritchard-McLean.
3:30pm10 min
Big Lizard
Episode 2 - The Trouble With TrilobitesWhen a pack of pesky, migrating trilobites overrun the ship, Big Lizard has to use a hidden talent to lure them away. But one little trilobite, Rex, decides to stay.
4:35pm11 min
Super Happy Magic Forest
Episode 17 - Quester Of The YearThe heroes are lured away by a cloaked figure to compete for the title of Quester of the Year, leaving the forest with no-one to protect its scones.
6:30pm30 min
Stuart Mitchell's Cost Of Living
Episode 1 - Stuart Eats a PigeonStuart Mitchell examines his own cost of living crisis. His journey of self discovery is prompted by a visit to one of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants - a meal that makes him question his entire existence. Stuart also looks back at his time working for the Treasury with Gordon Brown and ponders whether the status of that job was worth the internal conflict that it gave him.
9pm45 min
QI
Series V, Episode 2 - VocalSandi Toksvig gets vocal with Ed Byrne, Jimmy Carr, Judi Love and Alan Davies.