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Radio Times Podcast

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We’ve all been there – sat in front of the television, flicking through channels, getting increasingly frustrated – there’s so much on, but nothing to watch. TV critics Caroline Frost and Shem Law have you covered. Each Friday, they serve up short, sharp television recommendations to mark your cards for the week ahead. They’ll tell you what to watch – and what to avoid. They watch it all, so you don’t have to.   No more asking: what’s on TV tonight? What to watch? Or, what should I watch? Instead, listen to Smart TV for your weekly round-up of TV programmes and film reviews. You’ll find out about the latest series dropping that week, what to binge and what television show will become the next watercooler moment.   Radio Times’ journalists Caroline Frost and Shem Law will cover all things terrestrial as well as what’s on the streaming sites – they’ll cover what’s broadcast on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky to NOW, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Netflix and Apple TV.   Whether you like Entertainment, Current Affairs, Documentaries, Dramas, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Thrillers, Sports or Radio – they’ll have you covered. If you enjoy our weekly round-up of television reviews, do search for the View From My Sofa podcast which sees Kelly-Anne Taylor sit down with a celebrity guests to talk about their lives through the prism of TV.

Episodes

Smart TV: Wagatha Christie Returns and Happy TV

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch with our hosts on either their soical media, or via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: The Ex-Wife, C5 Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Christie, Disney+ Bangers: Mad for Cars,...

Oct 13, 202313 min

Smart TV: The Red Wine Test and the Return of Big Brother

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week SHOW NOTES: TV: The Reckoning, BBC One Payback, ITV Lessons in Chemistry, Apple TV+ Big Brother, ITV Big Little Journeys, BBC2 FILM: Licorice Pizza, BBC2 FROM THE ARCHIVE: Gosford Park, Amazon Freevee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 06, 202317 min

Smart TV: Partygate Drama and Slow TV

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week SHOW NOTES: TV: Partygate, Channel 4 Portrait Artist of the Decade, Sky Arts Beckham, Netflix The Deepest Breath, Netflix RADIO: Young Again – Kirsty Young, Radio 4 FILM: Ali and Ava, BBC2 FROM THE ARCHIVE: The West Wing, Channel4.com The Thick of It, BBC iPlayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 29, 202317 min

Smart TV: The Dramatic Return of Kelly-Anne Taylor (and other dramas)

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week SHOW NOTES: TV: Long Shadow, ITV Delhi Crime, Netflix Black Snow, BBC4 and Amazon Prime Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons, Netflix Who Killed Jill Dando, Netflix FILM: Woman King, Now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 22, 202317 min

Grace Dent on body positivity, comfort eating and ditching booze

For our series finale Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by the restaurant critic and MasterChef regular, Grace Dent. Grace is the host of the chart-topping podcast Comfort Eating – in which she invites celebrity guests to talk about their lives through the prism of food. Now, she gifts us a book – Comfort Eating: What We Eat When Nobody’s Watching – which as well as talking about everyone’s favourite foods – delves into Grace’s own life. In this episode she speaks about how writing the book – after th...

Sep 19, 20231 hr 4 min

Smart TV: Strictly and Neighbours Return!

Caroline Frost chats to David Brown about the best things coming up on the box this week SHOW NOTES: TV Strictly, BBC Neighbours, Amazon Freevee It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Netflix Chris Packham: is it Time to Break the Law?, C4 The Super Models, Apple TV+ FROM THE ARCHIVE Frasier, C4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 15, 202317 min

Dan Schreiber on weirdos, a letter from Richard Curtis and Indiana Jones

This week’s guest is one of the QI Elves behind the hit podcast, No Such Thing As A Fish – it is Dan Schreiber! In this episode Dan sits down with Kelly-Anne Taylor to discuss how he broke into the TV industry and why he moved to London at 19 after receiving a letter from Richard Curtis. Plus, they speak about being starstruck, encouraging your inner weirdo and why it’s good to be in the wrong place at the right time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 12, 20231 hr 18 min

Smart TV: Wild New Drama and Love Island for Crinklies

Caroline Frost chats to David Brown about the best things coming up on the box this week SHOW NOTES: TV Wilderness, Amazon Prime Living Next Door to Putin, BBC1 Celebrity Race across the World, BBC1 Your Mum, My Dad, ITV1 The Royle Family: Down the Back of the Sofa, Gold FROM THE ARCHIVE The X-Files, Disney + Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 08, 202317 min

Caroline O'Donoghue on Sex in the City, phone calls that don't change your life and why Irish writers are everywhere right now

Joining Kelly-Anne Taylor in the studio this week, is the author and journalist, Caroline O’Donoghue. In 2018, Caroline launched the podcast Sentimental Garbage – with the tagline, Justice for dumb women. What started out as a chick-lit podcast – grew into a podcast that celebrated guilty pleasures – deep-diving, unpicking, examining everything from Gilmore Girls to Little Women to Taylor Swift. In this episode, Caroline discusses how she’s got a lot of mileage out of her comfort TV Sex in the C...

Sep 05, 20231 hr 8 min

Smart TV: Top Boy's Final Season and some Fishy Factual TV

Caroline Frost chats to David Brown about the best things coming up on the box this week. SHOW NOTES: TV Love & Death, ITVX Top Boy, Netflix Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, BBC Two Martin Clunes and Mel Giedroyc Explore Britain by the Book, ITV RADIO The Reunion, Radio 4 FROM THE ARCHIVE Thunderbirds, Talking Pictures TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 01, 202316 min

Roman Kemp on nepotism, fame and oversharing

This week’s guest is Capital Breakfast’s radio host, Roman Kemp. Breaking intro broadcast aged 21, he has forged an intimate relationship with listeners – often thanks to his oversharing and unfiltered conversation! In this episode, he discusses growing up as the ‘famous kid’ (his dad is Spandau Ballet singer Martin Kemp and his mother is Shirlie Holliman) and what his upbringing taught him about the world of celebrity. Plus, he talks to Kelly-Anne Taylor about his campaign work surrounding male...

Aug 29, 202334 min

Smart TV: A celebration of David Hockney, Madonna, and Parkinson

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week. Show notes: David Hockney: A Celebration, Sky Arts Starstruck, BBC3, The Woman in the Wall, BBC1 Midsomer Murders, ITV1 Madonna Night, BBC2 Film of the week: She Said, Now Radio Recommendation: This Cultural Life, Radio 4 From the archive: Parkinson at 50, BBC iPlayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 25, 202317 min

Rose Matafeo on rom-coms, love in your 30s and equality in comedy

This week’s guest is the comedian, Rose Matafeo. Having made a name for herself on the UK comedy scene, she has successfully turned her hand to television. She writes and stars in the BBC rom-com series Starstruck which follows a young woman named Jessie who has a one-night stand with a celebrity. In this episode she talks to Kelly-Anne Taylor about gender parity in comedy, how she managed to break into the industry at the age of 12 and why she has a more mature outlook on love in her thirties. ...

Aug 22, 202340 min

Smart TV: Lionesses Roar On and Hard-Hitting Documentaries

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Show notes: Women’s World Cup Final, BBC1 The Reunion, ITVX Star Wars: Ahsoka, Disney+ Tommy Jessop Goes To Hollywood, BBC1 London Bridge: Facing Terror, C4 Film of the Week: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Paramount+ and Channel 4 Streaming Service From the Archive: Hornblower, ITVX The Last of Us, Now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 18, 202317 min

Alex Crawford on conflict, trusting your instincts and women at war

This week Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by Sky’s special correspondent, Alex Crawford. They discuss Alex’s 30-year broadcast career – over the course of which, she has reported from Myanmar’s Rakhine State and was the first journalist in Tripoli after rebel forces took over the Libyan Capital. Plus, how growing up in Zimbabwe primed Alex for a career in foreign correspondence, why certain stories aren’t covered by our news cycle and the future of news as we know it. Learn more about your ad choice...

Aug 15, 20231 hr 4 min

Smart TV: Classy Period Drama's and Hen Party Hyjinks

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Show notes: Sandition, ITVX The Ipcress File, ITV1 Oppenheimer (Documentary), BBC4 Henpocalypse!, BBC2 Archive on 4: Growing up with Madonna, Radio 4 Film of the Week: Ammonite, BBC2 From the Archive: Hullraisers, Channel 4 Catch-Up Middlemarch, BBCiPlayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 11, 202316 min

David Tennant on Doctor Who, his religious upbringing and Good Omens

This week’s guest is a hallmark of British TV – it’s national treasure, David Tennant. He sits down with Kelly-Anne Taylor to talk about his first TV memory – watching Doctor Who, and witnessing Jon Pertwee turn into Tom Baker – and how he can’t wrap his head around how things ultimately panned out. Plus, we talk about Good Omens, Christianity and why Michael Sheen isn’t the ying to David’s yang. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 08, 202337 min

Smart TV: Returning Murderous Series and Listener Recommendations

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Show notes: Annika, Alibi This Cultural Life: Sally Wainwright, BBC4 Alone, C4 Only Murders in the Building, Disney+ Drops of God, Apple TV Radio Recommendation: Stirring It Up Podcast Film of the Week: The Worst Person in the World, C4 From the Archive: Silent Witness, BBC iPlayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 04, 202318 min

Andi and Miquita Oliver on dreaming big, turning trauma into your superpower and knowing your worth

This week’s guests are the mother-daughter duo dominating the broadcast world, Andi and Miquita Oliver. We discuss their broadcast careers, why both of them needed to take a step away from the industry, why if your dreams don’t scare you they are not big enough – and how despite having a challenging relationship with food in the past, it has become the backbone of their success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 01, 20231 hr 5 min

Smart TV: Thrilling Crime Dramas and the Return of Heartstopper

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Show notes: Sixth Commandment, BBC iPlayer Wolf, BBC One Heartstopper, Netflix The Kitchen Cabinet, Radio Four Our Guy in Colombia (Guy Martin), C4 Blur Night, BBC Two A Bit of Fry and Laurie, BBC Two Film of the Week: The Silent Twins, NOW From the Archive: Appropriate Adult, ITVX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 28, 202316 min

Jack Whitehall on cut-throat panel shows, embarrassing his dad and improv-insults

This week, joining Kelly-Anne Taylor, on the Radio Times sofa, is the comedian who has been a staple on our televisions for almost two decades – Jack Whitehall. He broke into telly, aged 19, while presenting E4’s Big Brother’s Big Mouth – but he soon became a household name as a panellist on the likes of Would I Lie To You, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Mock the Week. His stand-up career has been glistening – with multiple sell-out shows, and he’s also made his mark in the world of TV and film – starring...

Jul 25, 202333 min

Smart TV: A Devilish Returning Drama and Barbieheimer

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Show notes: The Power of Parker, BBC One Good Omens, Amazon Prime David Bowie Night, BBC Four A Year on Planet Earth, ITV1 Films of the Week: Oppenheimer, in cinemas Barbie, in cinemas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 21, 202316 min

Katie Piper on making documentaries, changing TV and learning lessons in America's prisons

To launch this new series, we welcome the presenter and author, Katie Piper onto the Radio Times sofa. In 2008, Katie was the victim of an acid attack, which left her with life-changing injuries – her experience was documented in the BAFTA-nominated film, Katie: My Beautiful Face. Following its success, she signed an exclusivity deal with C4 that saw her go on to establish herself as one of our leading television presenters. In this episode, we discuss diversity within the media and how she has ...

Jul 18, 202350 min

Smart TV: Women's World Cup Fever and Wonderful Dramas

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Show notes: Women’s World Cup, BBC and ITV Bad Sisters, Apple TV World On Fire, BBC One Yellowstone, Channel 5/ Paramount Fifteen-Love, Amazon Prime Film of the Week: Rocketman, C4 From the archive: Foyle's War, ITVX SAS: Rogue Heros, BBC iPlayer The Camomile Lawn, C4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 14, 202317 min

Smart TV: A Multitude of Mysteries and a Feast of Factual

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Show notes: A Spy Amongst Friends, ITV The Afterparty, Apple TV+ Bill Bailey’s Master Crafters, Sky Arts Boris Becker: Game, Set and Match, ITVX Katie Piper’s Jailhouse Mums, W The Summer I Turned Pretty, Amazon Prime Film of the Week: Brooklyn, BBC1 From the archive: An Englishman Abroad, BBC Four/iPlayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 07, 202319 min

Smart TV: Wimbledon Preview, Wham! Documentary, and New Idris Elba Drama: Hijack

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week: Show notes: Wimbledon, BBC Wham!, Netflix Ellie Simmonds: Finding My Secret Family, ITV1 Hijack, Apple TV+ And Just Like That, NOW/Sky Comedy Film of the Week: A Star is Born, BBC iPlayer From the archive: Portrait of an Artist: George Michael, Amazon Prime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 30, 202319 min

Smart TV: Glastonbury highlights including Elton John, Lizzo and Lewis Capaldi

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Show notes: Glastonbury (All weekend), BBC channels and online The Repair Shop: Michael Rosen, BBC1 Rose Ayling-Ellis: Signs for Change, BBC1 Sid James: Comedy Icon, Channel 5 Glenda Jackson: This Cultural Life, BBC iPlayer Film of the Week: Matilda, Netflix From the archive: Break Point, Netflix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 23, 202316 min

Smart TV: David Tennant’s Hattrick Staged, Litvinenko and There She Goes

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Show notes: Litvinenko, ITV There She Goes, BBC Two Staged, BBC One Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland, BBC iPlayer Windrush: Portraits of a Generation, BBC Two And Just Like That, Sky Comedy / NOW Film of the Week: Harry Potter Films, Netflix From the archive: The Secret She Keeps, BBC iPlayer The Escape Artist, Amazon Prime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Jun 16, 202318 min

The Screen Test - We Need You!

Take part in the Screen Test and be a part of the most far-ranging and important viewer survey ever undertaken in the UK. The Screen Test is a project being led by a team of researchers at the Universities of Sussex and Brighton, in partnership with Radio Times, to explore the role of television and audio in our lives. With such a varied range of options as to how we watch, listen and stream media, we want to understand more about how people today are engaging with television and audio in all it...

Jun 10, 20234 min

Smart TV: The return of Black Mirror, The Full Monty and Blackadder

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Show notes: Black Mirror, Netflix Best Interests, BBC One The Full Monty, Disney+ Sarah Beeny vs Cancer, Channel 4 Our Planet II, Netflix Blackadder: the Lost Pilot, Gold Film of the Week: Titanic, Channel Four From the archive: The Capture, BBC iPlayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 09, 202318 min
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