BCG Daily Friday 3rd January 2025
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Putting Middlesbrough on the map with comedy Smoggie Queens
With the final episode of BBC series Smoggie Queens recently airing, writer Phil Dunning shares what it was like growing up in northern England and how he wrote his LGBT comedy.
Sabrina Fearon-Melville, BBC, 3rd January 2025
Meet the comedian: Abby Wambaugh
5 essential questions to get to know Abby Wambaugh.
Zoe Paskett, LMAOnaise, 3rd January 2025
Paddington snubbed by BAFTA for new family film award
The latest Paddington movie will not be nominated for a new BAFTA award for children's and family films after being left off the category's longlist. Richard Curtis's That Christmas and Wallace And Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl both made the eight-strong longlist for best children's and family film.
Paul Glynn & Ian Youngs, BBC, 3rd January 2025
Have I Got Sport For You, review
BBC One's Have I Got News For You spin-off, hosted by Jason Manford, has one fundamental flaw: sports stars generally aren't funny.
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 3rd January 2025Videos
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1:30pm30 min
The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected
Series 19, Episode 1It's a new series and a belter to start the new year. Mark Nelson is joined by the Queen of Scottish comedy, Karen Dunbar, who shares her secrets after a night out. With them is comedian and actor Lynn Ferguson, back on the show to tell her good story about what she misses about Scotland whilst living in LA, and keyboardist and founding member of Deacon Blue Jim Prime, who has rock and roll stories falling out of his pockets.
6:30pm30 min
The News Quiz
Series 116, Highlights Special - Best Of 2024A satirical smorgasbord of The News Quiz's best bits of 2024. Covering international tensions, a UK General Election, and of course the question on everyone's lips, what exactly was a "Brat Summer".
8:30pm30 min
Have I Got Sport For You
Jason Manford hosts a festive round-up of the year's top sports stories, with Jon Richardson, Maisie Adam, Eddie Hearn, Kadeena Cox, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Stuart Broad.
9pm60 min
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 26 (Channel 4: Series 27), Episode 1Jimmy Carr, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent are back for a brand-new series of the game show mash-up. Sarah Millican and Thanyia Moore take on Josh Widdicombe and Alan Carr, while comedy duo The Delightful Sausage join Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner.