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BCG Daily Sunday 1st December 2024

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Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

BBC unveils exclusive Wallace & Gromit themed Christmas idents

To celebrate their long-awaited return to the BBC this Christmas Day in their new film Vengeance Most Fowl, Wallace & Gromit will be taking over the BBC this December with specially-commissioned Christmas idents exclusively for the BBC.

BBC, 1st December 2024
Celebrity Juice. Leigh Francis

Sunday with Leigh Francis: 'We'll arrange a movie night, but it never happens'

The TV presenter, aka Keith Lemon, talks about making clothes, going to the pub for lunch and getting ignored by his teenage kids.

Rich Pelley, The Observer, 1st December 2024
Taskmaster. Alex Horne. Copyright: Avalon Television

Taskmaster's Alex Horne: 'Am I rich? Crudely, I suppose that's true'

"I have come to terms with the fact that I think what we do is beneficial to society on some very light level. At least we're doing something that makes people happy."

Julia Llewellyn Smith, The Sunday Times, 1st December 2024
The Complete And Utter History Of Britain. Image shows from L to R: Terry Jones, Michael Palin. Copyright: London Weekend Television

Michael Palin to talk about the rediscovered Complete And Utter History Of Britain

Sir Michael Palin will talk about his pre-Python sketch show with Terry Jones at a special BFI event on Saturday.

Chortle, 1st December 2024
Mark Steel

Mark Steel: I had a very, very lovely outcome

Comic tells Desert Island Discs about his cancer treatment and finding his birth parents.

Chortle, 1st December 2024
Smoggie Queens. Image shows left to right: Stewart (Elijah Young), Mam (Mark Benton), Dickie (Phil Dunning), Lucinda (Alexandra Mardell), Sal (Patsy Lowe)

The week in TV: Smoggie Queens

Four episodes (of six) in, Smoggie Queens feels rough and ready, and the comedy tone won't settle.

Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 1st December 2024
Taskmaster. Rosie Jones

Alex Horne shares anger at 'really disgusting' abuse aimed at Rosie Jones

Jones faced hurtful trolling after she was announced as a Taskmaster contestant earlier this year.

Katie Rosseinsky, The Independent, 1st December 2024
A hand holding a microphone

Comedian Welsh Jesus has gig cancelled on 'religious grounds'

Welsh Jesus, who is the brainchild of comic Gareth Hunt, was due to stage a show at the Heolgerrig Social Club in Merthyr. However, the show has now been pulled with the stand-up being told it's been cancelled on religious grounds.

David Owens, The National (Wales), 1st December 2024

TV & radio

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 8:15am
10 min
Super Happy Magic Forest

Super Happy Magic Forest

Episode 26 - Snow Day

When the heroes wake up on Snow Day morning, there isn't a snowflake in sight! The heroes must quest to free the Snow Dragon and save Snow Day for all.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 10:50pm
30 min
Sorry, I Didn't Know. Image shows left to right: Richard Blackwood, Adjoa Andoh, Jimmy Akingbola, Chizzy Akudolu, Eddie Kadi, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Ignacio Lopez

Sorry, I Didn't Know

Series 5, Episode 3

Adjoa Andoh, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Richard Blackwood and Ignacio Lopez join team leaders Chizzy Akudolu and Eddie Kadi to answer questions about black history. Jimmy Akingbola hosts.

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