BCG Daily Tuesday 10th December 2024
FYI
People
BCG Pro
Pro
Press clippings
Philomena Cunk meets Charlie Brooker: "You make me look a right plum half the time"
Philomena Cunk - the interviewer, visionary and fictional dimwit played by Diane Morgan - has been terrorising TV experts for years in her parody documentaries. Now she's back to tackle even bigger questions in Cunk On Life, so we thought it was high time she tackled the biggest expert on her own existence, aka Cunk's original creator, screenwriter Charlie Brooker. Here's what happened...
Charlie Brooker, Radio Times, 10th December 2024
Stars of Gavin & Stacey lift lid on writing and filming last ever episode
TV Editor Rod McPhee chats to the stars about the nation's love for Gavin & Stacey - and looks back to its launch in 2007 when its ratings were in the thousands.
Rod McPhee, The Sun, 10th December 2024
Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian Of The Year 2024 review
The comedy circuit may be ridiculously oversubscribed, with far more stand-ups than gigs (or at least paying ones), but that doesn't stop hopefuls applying for new act competitions in their hundreds each year.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 10th December 2024
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue review
Radio 4 comedy is back for 82nd series - time for some new jokes?
Teddy Jamieson, The Herald, 10th December 2024
Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian Of The Year 2024 review
There was a full house for this year's final at the Leicester Square Theatre, a mix of mates of the acts, winter tourists avoiding the storm and comedy fans.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th December 2024
Lee Mack - the funniest man on TV and the best game show host?
Lee Mack is a man of hidden depths. We all know he is one of the funniest stand-ups around but did you know that this ex-holiday camp rep who wanted to be a jockey is also a vegan and interested in buddhism? He's full of surprises. And maybe the biggest surprise is his success as a primetime quiz show host on The 1% Club, which is currently on a pre-Christmas nightly run.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th December 2024
Comfort and joy! Merry gentlemen Sheeps deliver the ultimate Christmas album
With A Very Sheeps Christmas, featuring songs such as "Hoo Hoo Daddy X", the comic trio and guests including Rose Matafeo pastiche all manner of festive tunes.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 10th December 2024Podcasts
TV & radio
6:30pm30 min
Best Medicine
Series 2, Episode 4 - CAR T-cells, Ritual, Water, CryingFatiha El-Ghorri celebrates water, Dr Lindsey Fitzharris finds comfort in ritual, Rev Ben Perry connects through crying, and Dr Claire Roddie trains CAR T-cells to kill cancer.
9pm45 min
QI
Series V, Episode 8 - ViralRhod Gilbert, Ignacio Lopez and Zoe Lyons join Sandi Toksvig and Alan Davies as QI goes viral.
11pm30 min
Now You're Asking With Marian Keyes And Tara Flynn
Series 4, Episode 4 - The Production Crush ProblemIs 60 too old to develop a crush? Not if you're working closely with a handsome stranger on a amateur dramatics show, it seems. Meanwhile, the programme takes a foodie turn with a worry about when 'splitting the bill' gets abused, and another asker is worried about her boyfriend's table manners in front of her fussy parents.