Emily Maitlis

While his rants on Radio 4's Now Show have garnered a cult following, Marcus Brigstocke has yet to go truly mainstream. That's by no means a bad thing, in that Brigstocke doesn't turn up endlessly on panel shows, so it's always good to see him. Here, in a series first broadcast on BBC4, he gets celebs to embark on five new cultural experiences. Tonight, that means broadcaster Emily Maitlis listening to Dolly Parton, watching The Godfather, reading The Satanic Verses, playing a videogame and riding a motorbike.

Jonathan Wright, The Guardian, 21st August 2009

The topical comedy show returns for a new, 13-part series. No matter how funny it gets or how outrageous resident panellist Frankie Boyle tries to be, for comedy value it'll be hard to beat Newsnight's Emily Maitlis relaying one of Boyle's ruder lines - which modesty prevents from repeating here, but is available on YouTube - to BBC director general Mark Thomson.

Scott Matthewman, The Stage, 6th July 2009

How Emily Maitlis discovered her inner Hells Angel

Emily Maitlis talks about how it was something of a shock to find herself at the European headquarters of Harley-Davidson, awaiting her first motorbike lesson thanks to the BBC4 show I've Never Seen Star Wars.

Emily Maitlis, Daily Mail, 2nd May 2009