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BCG Daily Friday 15th November 2024

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Paddy McGuinness

Paddy McGuinness nears end of cycling challenge

BBC Radio 2 presenter Paddy McGuinness is due to complete his epic Children In Need cycling challenge on Friday, after riding 300 miles on a Chopper bike.

Noor Nanji & Ian Youngs, BBC, 15th November 2024
Shannon Matthews: The Musical - The Movie

Shannon Matthews: The Musical - The Movie review

The use of the word "nonce", a cop drawing a picture of a penis and a bonkers comparison involving Josef Fritzl. And that was just the opening two minutes.

Liam McInerney, Daily Star, 15th November 2024
Paddy McGuinness

'It's an honour': Paddy McGuinness completes charity bike ride

Paddy McGuinness has said it was an "honour" to ride 300 miles from Wales to Scotland on a kids' bike in aid of the BBC's Children in Need charity.

BBC, 15th November 2024
Junior Taskmaster. Image shows left to right: Rose Matafeo, Mike Wozniak

Junior Taskmaster review

The latest offshoot from the ever-expanding Taskmaster empire makes this stupid, capricious and cruel life bearable.

Philip Cunnington, Edinburgh Evening News, 15th November 2024
Shopping With Keith Lemon. Gino D'Acampo. Copyright: Talkback

Gino D'Acampo reveals drunk joke on Celebrity Juice cost him £20k in six year struggle

Gino D'Acampo has told how a drunken joke on Celebrity Juice led to a very costly mistake to the tune of £20,000. The TV celebrity chef was jostled into changing his middle name to Sheffield, when he was the team captain. It later cost him a fortune in legal fees because of travel difficulties.

Issy Sampson, The Sun, 15th November 2024
Al Murray. Copyright: Avalon Television

Al Murray: The pub is the one place us Brits do NOT queue

Standing in a line, looking at your phone, waiting your turn - this is not pub behaviour.

Al Murray, The Sun, 15th November 2024

Videos

Podcasts

TV & radio

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
Breaking The News. Des Clarke. Copyright: BBC Studios

Breaking The News

Series 29, Episode 6

Join Des Clarke and his special guests including: Diona Doherty, Liam Withnail, Susan Riddell and Marc Jennings as they offer their own take on the last seven days.

CBeebies logo. Credit: BBC 3:30pm
10 min
Big Lizard

Big Lizard

Episode 15 - The Triple Eclipse

Cosima and Big Lizard race against time to watch a cosmic triple eclipse.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Dead Ringers. Image shows from L to R: Lewis Macleod, Debra Stephenson, Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey. Copyright: BBC

Dead Ringers

Series 25, Episode 3

Donald Trump makes some surprising new additions to his team, there's an unexpected guest at COP29, Nigel Farage accepts that climate change is real, and Justin Welby explains the real reason for his resignation.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 8pm
60 min
Junior Taskmaster. Image shows left to right: Rose Matafeo, Mike Wozniak

Junior Taskmaster

Episode 2 - Would A Bird Fly?

What comes after Heat One? Why, Heat Two of course and once again, Junior Taskmaster Rose Matafeo is presiding over both her assistant Mike Wozniak and the canny contestants who are willing to go to any, task based, lengths to reach the semi finals. This week Cyra, Gwen, Maisie, Ollie and Zac try their best to cram Digestive biscuits through a sieve and launch aeroplanes from a great height.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10pm
65 min
The Last Leg. Image shows from L to R: Josh Widdicombe, Adam Hills, Alex Brooker

The Last Leg

Series 31, Episode 4

Adam, Josh and Alex are joined by Dara O Briain and Janine Harouni.

BBC Scotland channel. Copyright: BBC 11:30pm
30 min
Breaking The News. Des Clarke. Copyright: BBC

Breaking The News

Series 3, Episode 6

Join Des Clarke and his special guests including: Diona Doherty, Liam Withnail, Susan Riddell and Marc Jennings as they offer their own take on the last seven days.

BBC Radio 5 Live 5:30am
30 min
My Mate's A Footballer. Image shows left to right: Patrick Bamford, Joe Wilkinson. Credit: BBC

My Mate's A Footballer

Series 3, Episode 12 - Fireworks, Fitness Coaches and Bus Drivers

Joe discusses the remaining staff roles at a football club to see which one he fancies including: fitness coaches, ball boys, security guards, bus drivers and analysts.

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