TV critics Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell and Producer Calum share their TV reviews. Producer Calum waves Nihal goodbye on his holidays and steals the microphone to guide us through the shows you Must Watch this week. Thankfully, Scott and Hayley are still in town… Scott tells us about his literal costume change before recording the podcast… Hayley gives us yet more evidence of her “cold dead heart”… What show is a “real return to form”, according to Scott Bryan And what does Hayley describe as...
Jul 01, 2019•48 min
TV critics Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell and 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake share their TV reviews. Plus, Andy Riley, writer of Year of the Rabbit and Veep. Plus it’s Scott’s 30th birthday so we celebrate in understated style. And also test his knowledge of TV shows that started in the same year as him – 1989. Seinfeld anyone? Meanwhile, Hayley reveals some excellent intel on how to see a giant squid at a museum. Want to have your say? Tell us on the Must Watch blog or email MustWatch@bbc.co.uk....
Jun 24, 2019•51 min
Critics Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell and 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake share their TV reviews. Plus Mobeen Azhar on his true crime documentary Hometown and Freddie Flintoff on Top Gear. Want to have your say? Tell us on the Must Watch blog or email MustWatch@bbc.co.uk.
Jun 18, 2019•48 min
Rob Lowe joins Nihal to talk about Lincolnshire cop drama, Wild Bill on ITV – and rumours of a reboot of The West Wing.
Jun 12, 2019•26 min
Critics Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell join 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake to share their reviews of Wild Bill – a cop drama set in Lincolnshire and starring Rob Lowe, which none of us can quite believe... plus 63 Up, the documentary series that returns to the same cast every seven years to catch up with them…and Tales of the City is back – though we weren’t aware it had actually gone anywhere. Plus, Edward Bluemel talks about joining Killing Eve for series 2. He plays Hugo and is super lovely. And...
Jun 10, 2019•1 hr 5 min
Critics Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell and 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake share their TV reviews as Killing Eve and Black Mirror return. What show does Hayley say has “all great ingredients” but made a “terrible cake”? Which series does Scott think should maybe not have returned? And as Love Island comes back – do we still care about the shenanigans in the villa? Want to have your say? Tell us on the Must Watch blog or email MustWatch@bbc.co.uk.
Jun 03, 2019•43 min
Joe Dempsie joins Nihal to talk about the Game of Thrones finale, and joining Deep State on Fox.
May 29, 2019•30 min
Mat Horne – Gavin, from Gavin and Stacey - speaks exclusively to Must Watch's Nihal Arthanyake about the surprise return of the beloved show for a Christmas Special. How long has he been keeping the secret? What spoiler does he drop? Will he still fit into those polo shirts? You’ll have to listen to find out… Want to have your say? Tell us on the Must Watch blog or email MustWatch@bbc.co.uk.
May 29, 2019•20 min
Critics Scott Bryan, and Hayley Campbell join 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake share their TV reviews. Plus Alex Lanipekun talks Riviera, and Tom Cullen talks Knightfall We also talk bike insurance and contents insurance – yep – and it turns out Hayley once had to attend a police line up of bikes to retrieve her stolen cycle. Scott reaches peak BBC by cycling a fold-up bike into New Broadcasting House. Tony would be so proud. And Scott and Hayley agree on lots of things. What a Bank Holiday miracle… W...
May 27, 2019•1 hr 13 min
Critics Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell and 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake on the week’s biggest new TV and streaming shows. It’s an end of the era as the Game of Thrones juggernaut shudders to a halt, but does the finale live up to expectations (we’re spoiler free until 56:40, so if you don’t want to know what happens, make sure you don’t listen beyond that). Madonna performed at Eurovision and it’s probably safe to say it didn’t exactly go down well. So what DO you say to a global megastar after a...
May 20, 2019•1 hr 8 min
Must Watch critics Scott Bryan, Hayley Campbell and guest-host Laura Whitmore share their TV reviews. Plus, Russell T Davies & Ruth Madeley talk about Years and Years. This week, we’re talking about The Society on Netflix, and Years and Years on BBC One. We clean up the BAFTAs after Scott’s late night of rubbing shoulders with all the celebs. Hayley reveals she’s the head of the Julia Davis fan club. Download recommendations include Louis Theroux and Inside the Cockpit with easyJet. Did Scot...
May 13, 2019•1 hr 4 min
Critics Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell and 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake review the week’s big new TV including the return of the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, In Sight of Home: The Iolaire, and one of the darkest (literally) episodes of Game of Thrones ever. Plus they’re joined by Superintendent Ted Hastings himself, Line of Duty’s Adrian Dunbar and Sabrina’s Chance Perdomo. Want to have your say? Tell us on the Must Watch blog or email MustWatch@bbc.co.uk.
Apr 29, 2019•1 hr 5 min
This episode is a spoiler free zone. Must Watch’s Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell join 5 Live’s Colin Paterson to share their TV reviews. Plus Daisy Haggard is in the studio to talk about her role in Back to Life. Even though Winter is Coming, Nihal takes a well earned break and leaves Colin Paterson in the hot seat. We chat through Game of Thrones, and what episode 2 has to offer. Plus, Line of Duty continues – and we can’t get enough of it. The lovely Daisy Haggard joins Colin to chat about cr...
Apr 22, 2019•51 min
Scott Bryan, Hayley Campbell and 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake have all watched episode 1 of Game of Thrones season 8. Gemma Whelan (Yara Greyjoy) and John Bradley (Samwell Tarly) join us to chat about the final few episodes. We also manage to remain relatively spoiler-free. Jamie East from Sky Atlantic’s Thronecast is also with us to not tell us anything he can’t. Meanwhile, Katy from our team is new to Game of Thrones – she’s only watched two episodes and is hooked. We guide her through what she ...
Apr 15, 2019•47 min
TV critics Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell and 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake share their TV reviews. Plus Alex Kingston talks about her role in The Widow. Nihal reveals he is the Jay-Z of confectionery…he thinks. We introduce a new category for our shows – we now have “not a must watch”, “a must watch” and “an okay watch”…strong content. Alex Kingston talks about her role in The Widow on ITV. She tells us that she still has to audition for shows – and she’s very water conscious. In fact, she’s so c...
Apr 08, 2019•57 min
TV critics Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell join 5 live’s Nihal Arthanayake to talk about the week’s biggest new TV and streaming shows. They review a new documentary going behind the scenes of Brexit with the BBC’s political editor, Laura Kuennsberg Netflix go up against the BBC with their major new nature documentary series Our Planet, with narration from Sir David Attenborough. YouTube star Mimi Missfit joins the crew to talk about her new show, looking at sex education for children. BBC Direc...
Apr 01, 2019•51 min
TV Critics Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell, and 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake, share their TV reviews of Line of Duty series 5, and The Case Against Adnan Syed. Plus, Martin Compston joins the team to talk about his role of DS Steve Arnott in Line of Duty. We’re also joined by Amy Berg, the director of The Case Against Adnan Syed and Rabia Chaudry - a family friend of Adnan Syed who originally brought this story to the Serial podcast. Plus, we’ve been gathering the best opening TV scenes to shows E...
Mar 25, 2019•1 hr 8 min
Scott Bryan, Hayley Campbell and 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake share their TV reviews. Plus, Jason Isaacs and Kingsley Ben-Adir talk about their roles in The OA (Part 2). On today’s pod - Pose, The Disappearance of Madeleine McCan, The OA (Part 2) and Harry’s Heroes: The Full English where Harry Redknapp gets old (and possibly slightly out of shape) former England footballers and gets them to play Germany again. And, we’ve begun the search for the best openings to TV series. What’s your favourite? ...
Mar 18, 2019•1 hr 5 min
Critics Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell and 5 Live’s Sam Walker share their TV reviews. Plus, Ricky Whittle talks about his role in American Gods, and Katherine Kelly about Cheat. We burn through LOADS of TV recommendations for you including The OA, Broad City and Three Identical Strangers. What do you think we should be watching – email us anytime: mustwatch@bbc.co.uk. Also today – we learn that Hayley went to a wedding where a meat platter was raffled. Obviously it was in Australia. Scott got ...
Mar 11, 2019•1 hr 12 min
Michael Jackson’s nephew Taj talks to Nihal Arthanayake about a new Channel 4 documentary, Leaving Neverland. The film features two men who allege they were abused by Michael Jackson as children. Taj says his uncle is being unfairly accused. Nihal’s interview with Leaving Neverland’s director Dan Reed, is available as a separate episode of Must Watch.
Mar 06, 2019•27 min
Scott Bryan, Hayley Campbell and Nihal give their reviews of Derry Girls, Fleabag, Home and Leaving Neverland. Plus, it's a guest fest - Lisa McGee is the writer of Derry Girls and she tells us all about Season 2 - and whether Protestants are taller than Catholics. And Youssef Kerkour, who plays a Syrian refugee that smuggles himself into the UK in "Home" tells us about how hard he's researched his character. Plus Hayley and Scott review the new Michael Jackson documentary, Leaving Neverland. An...
Mar 04, 2019•48 min
Critics Scott Bryan, and Hayley Campbell and 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake share their TV reviews. Plus – it’s a Partridge-fest as Alan returns to the BBC for the first time in decades. Scott is being as non-spoilerific as usual, and he has a new email. Meanwhile, Hayley is just two weeks away from telling us why on earth she was in America a few weeks ago…she’s so mysterious. And we had a team photo shoot earlier…intriguing… Want to have your say? Tell us on the Must Watch blog or email MustWatch@...
Feb 25, 2019•48 min
Welcome to a Must Watch podcast special. Nihal talks to filmmaker Dan Reed, who has made the Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland. Dan talks about making the film, and hearing from Wade Robson and James Safechuck. He says this will be a turning point in the story. Want to have your say? Tell us on the Must Watch blog or email MustWatch@bbc.co.uk.
Feb 25, 2019•35 min
Welcome to a Must Watch podcast special – Laura Whitmore speaks to Tan France from Netflix’s Queer Eye, ahead of season 3 dropping in March 2019. Tan talked about self-love, confidence and what to expect from Season 3. Laura’s seen it. Her boyfriend cried. It’s all very emotional. Oh, and whose accent has changed the most?! Find out. We always want your opinions and comments – start a conversation on the Must Watch blog (bbc.co.uk/mustwatch) or email MustWatch@bbc.co.uk....
Feb 20, 2019•36 min
Buzzfeed TV Editor Scott Bryan, critic Hayley Campbell and lovely Laura Whitmore share their TV reviews. Plus, we love Connie Britton, did you know Scott’s running a marathon? Hayley thinks she might be horrible – oh and she lived in Australia for a while. And do award ceremonies work on TV? And the team give their five recommendations of shows you Must Watch this week. Want to have your say? Tell us on the Must Watch blog or email MustWatch@bbc.co.uk
Feb 18, 2019•56 min
Buzzfeed TV Editor Scott Bryan, critic Hayley Campbell and 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake share their TV reviews of The Umbrella Academy, Dating #NoFilter and Baptiste Scott and Hayley talk to Ellen Page and Tom Hopper about The Umbrella Academy. Tom gives the inside info about the superhero muscle suit he wore for the role, and the Twitter account which has been set up as a fan page for his arms. Ellen Page says she’s had a big reaction to her appearance on The Late Show when she criticised US Vice...
Feb 11, 2019•1 hr 1 min
Buzzfeed TV Editor Scott Bryan, critic Hayley Campbell and 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake share their TV reviews of Russian Doll, Teachers Training to Kill and Das Boot. Plus does living with an air traffic controller mean they always leave the landing light on? (Sorry). Why does Scott regret having to do clarinet practice? Plus, cheese-related deaths in TV shows. Plus essentials to watch this week: Shipwrecked, The Missing, Abducted in Plain Sight, The Office (US), and Young Offenders. But Nihal is...
Feb 04, 2019•49 min
Buzzfeed TV Editor Scott Bryan, critic Hayley Campbell and 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake share their TV reviews of Pure on Channel 4, Africa with Ade Adepitan on BBC Two, The Charlotte Show on MTV, and Medici: The Magnificent on Netflix. Charlotte Crosby talks about series 2 of The Charlotte Show, and Daniel Sharman joins us to chat about Medici: The Magnificent.
Feb 04, 2019•57 min
Buzzfeed TV Editor Scott Bryan and New Statesman Deputy Culture Editor Anna Leszkiewicz, alongside 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake, share their TV reviews of Tin Star, Star Trek: Discovery and Danny Dyer’s Right Royal Family. Plus, Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond talk about The Grand Tour. And, in what can only be described as a podcast exclusive – hear Nihal’s impressions of Tim Westwood and Danny Dyer. Plus, what do Netflix’s audience figures actually mean? And the team give their es...
Jan 21, 2019•46 min
Nihal chats to superstars Asa Butterfield and Emma Mackey, stars of Netflix’s Sex Education on a special interview episode of Must Watch. They tell us how they tell elderly relatives about the show (which features – in Nihal’s words “bouncy bouncy” bits), working with Gillian Anderson – plus, Nihal finds out about the pressure of fame, and having to ask fans to keep cool. Also – stories from Asa and Emma about their friends logging on to watch Sex Education in public places #totesawks Are you wa...
Jan 18, 2019•22 min
