Nihal Arthanayake, Hayley Campbell and guest critic Lauren O’Neill review the biggest new TV and streaming shows. This week the team checks out Deadwater Fell on Channel 4, a David Tennant-starring thriller with a faint whiff of Broadchurch about it. Plus they ask whether Sky One’s political drama Cobra is the UK’s answer to Designated Survivor and check out the second season of Netflix’s hit comedy Sex Education. If that’s not enough, they also take a look at the first ever Winter Love Island a...
Jan 13, 2020•49 min
Documentary of the week: Nihal speaks to Gareth about his two part BBC documentary, that charts his attempts to transform the lives of young prisoners by starting a choir.
Jan 08, 2020•40 min
Nihal, Hayley and Scott review the week's big TV, including ITV's new celebrity singing show, and Netflix's adaptation of the Witcher. With special guest, former Home Secretary, Alan Johnson.
Jan 06, 2020•50 min
The Must Watch team, Scott Bryan, Hayley Campbell and Nihal Arthanayake look at the best TV of the New Year, plus best shows of the year AND the decade. Hear from Mark Gatiss on Dracula and let us know if you agree or disagree on what they choose – has your favourite made the cut? Email: mustwatch@bbc.co.uk
Dec 26, 2019•1 hr 36 min
The Must Watch team, Scott Bryan, Hayley Campbell and Nihal Arthanayake look at the best Christmas TV. In this episode – The Tiger Who Came to Tea, Gavin and Stacey Christmas special and Worzel Gummidge.
Dec 20, 2019•50 min
Nihal Arthanayake, Hayley Cambpell and Scott Bryan pick their way through the week’s big new TV and streaming releases, including ITV thriller Sticks and Stones, BBC factual drama Responsible Child and Channel 4’s The Cure. Plus Scott dissects the main channel’s election coverage, including Channel 4’s “interesting” alternative election programme.
Dec 16, 2019•48 min
Scott, Hayley and Nihal review Elizabeth is Missing (BBC One) and The Case of Sally Challen (BBC Two). Plus we chat to Rick Edwards about The Edge of Science. Also today – how The Grand Tour has adapted because of the way we watch it. What does this mean for the future of TV – are shows going to be ‘made by numbers’? Scott reveals he’s going to Iceland for Christmas and Nihal gets confused. The Golden Globe nominations are out and it seems Scott’s campaign for The Morning Show to get recognised ...
Dec 09, 2019•1 hr 1 min
TV critics Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell join Nihal Arthanayake and special guests BAFTA-winner Molly Windsor and BAFTA-nominee Liam Williams to talk about the week's biggest new TV and streaming shows. This week the gang discuss Traces, a new female-led police procedural debuting on Alibi, BBC Three comedy Ladhood and the latest documentary from the master of the slowly-moving photograph, Ken Burns. Plus Nihal is forced to explain what happened when he made an idiot of himself on Soccer AM....
Dec 02, 2019•46 min
TV critics Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell join 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake share their TV reviews. Today we’re reviewing Servant (Apple TV Plus, The Sinner (BBC Four) and Upright (Sky Atlantic/ Now TV). Plus, what do you hate to watch but can’t get enough?
Nov 25, 2019•46 min
TV Critics Hayley Campbell and Scott Bryan join Nihal to review this week’s biggest new shows including War of the Worlds and I’m a Celeb. Callan and Michael share their thoughts on Caitlyn Jenner’s appearance in the jungle and the reuniting of Ant and Dec. Plus, What Makes a Murderer isn’t as big a hit with Hayley as you might expect. And Scott sounds like a farmer from Dorset. And loves Junior Bake Off. Are either of those things surprising? Probably not. Want to have your say? Tell us on the ...
Nov 18, 2019•50 min
Scott, Hayley & Nihal check out Olivia Colman’s debut as HRH Queen Elizabeth in Netflix’s The Crown. Plus Grime Gran comes of the E4, via YouTube, and it’s thirty years since Ant and Dec began their campaign to appear on every TV show 24 hours a day. Or something like that.
Nov 11, 2019•49 min
Scott Bryan and Lauren O’Neill join Nihal Arthanayake with TV reviews – plus Ruth Bradley who stars in Guilt. We’re full of dark comedy drama fun for you this week with reviews of Guilt, End of the F** World and House Share. Lauren O’Neill from Vice news steps in, because – rumour has it – Hayley has been inspired by Scott and is spending time on a nudist beach. Plus Nihal has a new favourite TV show – a rare occurrence, but one we value on our podcast which reviews TV.
Nov 04, 2019•45 min
TV critics Scott Bryan, Hayley Campbell and 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake share their TV reviews. Plus Apple TV Plus launches; and do we care about Bake Off anymore? The chapatti don’t stop until Nihal walks in; Hayley finds another ‘crime against humanity’; there’s a disconcerting amount of agreement in the studio; the Kathmandu massive gets a mention and Live from the Apollo is a horror show. We review The Morning Show and His Dark Materials. Want to have your say? Tell us on the Must Watch blog ...
Oct 28, 2019•50 min
TV legends Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell, kind of, join 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake to share their TV reviews of Watchmen, British Tribe Next Door and The Accident.
Oct 21, 2019•52 min
In a crossover episode with the BBC’s Obsessed With… podcast, Must Watch’s Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell speak to The Capture stars Callum Turner and Holliday Grainger, and to writer Ben Chanan.
Oct 15, 2019•32 min
Scott, Hayley and Nihal review the week's biggest new TV and streaming shows. Nihal Arthanayake plus TV critics Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell review the biggest new TV and streaming shows. Also, Scott reveals why he spent TWENTY POUNDS on mouthwash.
Oct 14, 2019•40 min
Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell and 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake share their TV reviews. Scott loves The Circle because who wouldn’t love Richard Madeley on a reality show? Hayley loves The Capture which is properly gripping. Plus, find out what she describes as “trying to outrun your own dying enthusiasm”. Nihal loves a German hip hop show on Netflix – so we inevitably have to talk about how rubbish watching a show that’s “dubbed” into English truly is. Plus reviews of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Catheri...
Sep 30, 2019•48 min
TV critics Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell join Nihal Arthanayake to talk to The Politician star Ben Platt, look back at the Emmys and preview a sitcom about a zombie apocolypse.
Sep 23, 2019•1 hr 11 min
TV critics Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell join 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake look at the biggest new crime shows that are arriving this week – a documentary, a sitcom and a drama. Prasanna Puwanarajah and Gwyneth Keyworth stop by to tell us all about Defending The Guilty on BBC Two – a sitcom about hapless barristers. We’re chatting about Criminal which is on Netflix, and Crime and Punishment on Channel 4 – a new documentary series looking at every aspect of the criminal justice system. We’ve got ...
Sep 16, 2019•43 min
Must Watch legends Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell are joined by 5 Live’s Chris Warburton to talk about this week’s biggest TV shows. This week, we’re talking about the return of Top Boy, which stars Ashley Walters and was loved so much by Drake he decided to fund its return. Standard. Also today, ten minutes of comedy – which is right up Hayley’s street – in State of the Union. Scott introduces us to his friend, Arthur-itis. Channel 5 have produced a documentary looking at the issue of male sui...
Sep 09, 2019•55 min
We’ve got a bumper podcast for you this week, with two brilliant guests, and four brilling reviews. TV critics/ legends Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell join 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake to share their reviews of the week’s biggest TV. Plus, Timothy Granaderos talks about season 3 of 13 Reasons Why. Under the reviewing microscope today: The Capture – BBC One’s new 9pm drama…plus Billy Connolly’s North American Trail and The Feed. Scott reckons one of our shows this week is for you if you’re a Bodyg...
Sep 02, 2019•1 hr 11 min
Cara Delevingne and Orlando Bloom join 5 live’s Nihal Arthanayake to talk about their brand new Amazon Prime series Carnival Row, why neither of them are put off by bad reviews, and whether Orlando is going to take some tattoo tips from Cara.
Aug 29, 2019•24 min
Critics Scott Bryan, Hayley Campbell and 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake share their TV reviews. This week we’re looking at the return of Great British Bake Off – which means Christmas has arrived in August for Scott…and the Christmas hangover has arrived in August for Hayley. The controversial 13 Reasons Why is back for season 3 on Netflix – Scott gives us the lowdown of how it’s addressing its critics. Carnival Row is new to Amazon Prime Video, starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne. And Barack...
Aug 26, 2019•43 min
Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell join 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake to review Peaky Blinders, Set Free, Brassic and Mindhunter. Want to have your say? Tell us on the Must Watch blog or email MustWatch@bbc.co.uk.
Aug 19, 2019•44 min
Critics and legends Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell join 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake to review Deep Water, Succession and Woodstock: Three Days That Defined A Generation Plus Scott has a Netflix update on The Crown Want to have your say? Tell us on the Must Watch blog or email MustWatch@bbc.co.uk.
Aug 12, 2019•45 min
Critics and legends Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell join 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake to review Euphoria, Dear White People and Jade: The Reality Star who Changed Britain.
Aug 05, 2019•36 min
Critics Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell join 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake with their TV reviews. Plus Indira Varma talks about her role in This Way Up, and Game of Thrones. Indira Varma talks about her least favourite series that she’s ever been in – and her love of Bananagrams when she’s on set. Hayley thinks most funny people are miserable and can’t imagine why Nihal would feel guilty for eating a whole packet of fruit pastilles while his wife is away. Oh – and Nihal has cruised through five sea...
Jul 29, 2019•54 min
TV reviewers Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell and 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake preview this week’s biggest new and returning shows. The team are unimpressed by Netflix documentary The Great Hack, about the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. New BBC Three comedy sketch Muzlamic gets the thumbs up and has “wide appeal”. Is Amazon Prime’s superhero series The Boys a superhero show too far? Hayley was a big fan at the start but is it too much of a long good-bye to have a 7th series of Orange is the New ...
Jul 22, 2019•51 min
TV reviewers Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell and 5 Live’s Laura Whitmore review this week’s biggest new and returning shows. Jack Farthing talks about playing Poldark’s George Warleggan and how he prepared to play such a complicated character. Scott and Hayley have immersed themselves in moon landing documentaries and present their pick of the bunch, including ITV’s The Day We Walked on the Moon. Laura confesses she watched the whole of series 2 of GameFace in 24 hours.
Jul 15, 2019•51 min
It’s a Must Watch summer special - Scott, Hayley and Calum recommend some essential TV for you to binge on if you’re trying to avoid the sunshine. Plus, in an unexpected twist, executive producer of The Simpsons, Al Jean, is in town with his wife - Stephanie Gillis - to talk about their time writing for one of the longest running TV shows probably ever. Are they in hot pursuit of President Trump to make an appearance? What’s their favourite line from The Simpsons? And, is Groundskeeper Willie a ...
Jul 08, 2019•54 min
