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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

Rylan on trolls, reality TV and Celebrity Traitors

This week’s guest is the TV presenter and reality TV star, Rylan. He grew up on a council estate in East London – with his mum, Linda, his nan and older brother. It was the era of reality TV – and Rylan decided that was the way to make his fame and fortune. In 2012, aged 23, he appeared as a contestant on X Factor – and his emotional reaction at the judges houses and his live show performances made him an X Factor icon. He turned his moment in the limelight, into a longstanding career – pivoting...

Jan 30, 202442 min

Smart TV: Factual Free-For-All

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 soicial 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: Ambulance, BBC1 Putin vs the West, BBC2 The Apprentice, BBC1 To Catch a Copper, C4 All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, BBC iPlayer FILM: Ali and Ava, BBC iPlayer ARCHIVE: Navalny, BBC ...

Jan 26, 202415 min

Tamsin Greig on being a working mother, playing baddies and hysterical laughing on set

This week’s guest is the actress, Tamsin Greig. She grew up in London with her parents, two sisters – 5 lodgers and a handful of cats. Her mother had been in amateur dramatics – and Tamsin, absorbed by osmosis, the yearning to perform at a young age. She graduated from the University of Birmingham with a first-class BA in Drama and Theatre – and then, worked at the Family Planning Association – before getting her foot in the door with her role as Debbie Aldridge in The Archers. Since then – she ...

Jan 23, 202454 min

Smart TV: Big New Dramas with Expats, Masters of the Air and Sexy Beast

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 soicial 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: Ex-Pats, Prime Video) Masters of the Air, Apple TV+ Sexy Beast, Paramount+ Around the World in 80 Weighs, C4 Air Fryers: Do You Know What You’re Missing?, C5 FILM: Killers of the Flo...

Jan 19, 202416 min

Nicole Kidman on height, Hollywood and her superpower

This week’s guest is Hollywood A-Lister, Nicole Kidman. With a career that spans over four decades, Kidman has starred in almost 100 TV and film projects and picked up all of the most prestigious awards including, an Oscar, Bafta and six Golden Globes. She was born in Hawaii to Australian parents: her father was a biochemist and later a psychologist, and her mother was a nurse educator. Aged 3, she moved to Australia, and it was there, that she found her love of acting. She headed to Hollywood a...

Jan 16, 202442 min

Big announcement!

Hollywood A-Lister Nicole Kidman joins the Radio Times Podcast and discusses hating her height, protecting herself from negative press and the loneliness she has felt whilst travelling for work. Plus, she talks about the importance of championing women and, why in a post #MeToo era intimacy coordinators are essential on set. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 15, 20244 min

Smart TV: Mr Bates Review and Jodie Fosters TV Return

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 soicial 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: True Detective, Sky Atlantic/Now Big Boys, C4 LOL, Last One Laughing Ireland, Amazon Prime Mr Bates and the Post Office, ITV1 Winterwatch, BBC2 FILM: Good Grief, Netflix ARCHIVE: Det...

Jan 12, 202412 min

Joe Wicks on health hacks, feeling good and growing up with addiction

This week’s guest is the nation’s favourite PE teacher – Joe Wicks! His YouTube workout videos kept the nation moving during lockdown and catapulted Wicks into national (and global!) consciousness. In 18 weeks, he amassed over 80 million views! In this episode, Joe discusses how growing up in a household plagued by drug addiction has shaped him into the person he is today and how finding fitness saved his life. Plus, he talks to host Kelly-Anne Taylor about his new book Feel Good in 15 and revea...

Jan 09, 202446 min

Smart TV: Big New Dramas and a Robson Green Double Bill

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 soicial 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: After the Flood, ITV1 The Tourist, BBC1 Criminal Record, Apple TV Robson Green Double Bill: Grantchester, ITV1 Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes, BBC2 FILM: Nomadland, C4 . . . Happy Vi...

Jan 05, 202412 min

Ed Gamble on The Traitors, Off Menu and Dieting Fads

Happy New Year! Welcome to the first episode of The Radio Times Podcast in 2024! Joining host Kelly-Anne Taylor, this week, is the comedian – Ed Gamble! He first ventured into comedy whilst studying at the University of Durham and quickly made a name for himself on the London comedy scene – juggling part-time jobs with late-night gigs. A regular on panel shows, Ed Gamble has also found success talking about food – he is a judge on the BBC’s Great British Menu and host of the chart-topping food p...

Jan 02, 202448 min

Smart TV: Christmas Special Part 2

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 soicial 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: New Year’s Eve Celebrations, BBC / ITV The Tourist, BBC1 Mr Bates vs The Post Office, ITV1 The Traitors, BBC1 FILMS: Paddington 2, BBC1 No Time to Die, ITV1 FAVOURITE SHOWS OF 2023: ...

Dec 29, 202319 min

Smart TV: Christmas Special Part 1

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 soicial 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: Doctor Who, BBC1 The Hills Are Alive with the Kanneh-Masons, BBC2 Carol’s From Kings, BBC1 Royal Carols: Together at Christmas, ITV1 The King’s Christmas Broadcast, BBC1/ITV1 Matthew...

Dec 22, 202320 min

Mae Martin Christmas Special: Roast Potatoes, Terrible Presents and New Year Resolutions

For our Radio Times Podcast Christmas special, host Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by the comedian, actor and screenwriter, Mae Martin. Their first foray into stand-up came aged 13 – and by 15 Mae had dropped out of school to pursue comedy full-time. They relocated to London in their early 20s and made a name for themselves on the British comedy circuit. With two Netflix comedy specials under their belt, they’ve also conquered the world of television with the Netflix series Feel Good – which Mae st...

Dec 19, 202348 min

Smart TV: Strictly Final and Some Christmas Crackers

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 soicial 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: Vanishing Act, ITV1 Imagine: Russell T Davies, BBC1 Strictly Final, BBC1 Nigella’s Amsterdam Christmas, BBC1 The Hairy Bikers: Coming Home For Christmas, BBC2 RADIO: Desert Island Di...

Dec 15, 202314 min

The Hairy Bikers on good grub, celebrating life and having ideas above your station

In this week’s episode, host Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by TV chefs, Si King and Dave Myers – aka The Hairy Bikers. Dave was born and raised in Barrow-in-Furness, and Si in Kibblesworth County Durham and both brought up in working-class families. They met on the TV set on Catherine Cookson’s The Gambling Man – Si was the second assistant director and Dave, head of make-up. It was their united love of motorbikes and good grub that helped launch The Hairy Bikers – but it’s not always been an easy...

Dec 12, 202349 min

Smart TV: Canines at Christmas and Bradley Cooper's Maestro

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 soicial 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: Vigil S2, BBC1 The Crown, Netflix Jamie's Christmas Shortcuts, C4 The Dog House at Chri...

Dec 08, 202315 min

James O'Brien on selling suits to John Major, being a 'not very good' journalist and the impossibility of impartiality

This week’s guest is the LBC radio host, James O’Brien. James grew up in Kidderminster in the 70s and 80s with his adoptive parents Joan and Jim O’Brien. He attended Ampleforth College, the famous Catholic public school in Yorkshire. He describes his school years as rebellious – but reflects that the ‘weird burning sense of injustice’ he felt was ‘pretty well placed’. Following in his father’s footsteps – James pursued a career in journalism – and got his foot in the door thanks to a chance enco...

Dec 05, 20231 hr 2 min

Smart TV: Terrible Telly and Two Hosts To Wade Through the Waffle

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 soicial 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: Hidden Assets, BBC4 Seeds of Deceit: The Sperm Donor Doctor, BBC4 Greg Lamond, Sky Docu...

Dec 01, 202314 min

Bear Grylls on island life, exploring Eton's sewers and embracing failure

This week’s guest is the British adventurer, Bear Grylls. Born in Northern Ireland, and raised on the Isle of Wight, Bear – a nickname he was gifted by his older sister – developed a taste for adventure whilst on excursions with his father. He started at Eton aged 8 – and found solace in a regimented world by making rafts, climbing buildings and exploring the sewers at night by torch. Later, he was accepted as part of the SAS. A horrific parachuting accident which left him with a broken back tur...

Nov 28, 202338 min

Smart TV: The Doctor is Back! and Some Curtain Twitching Drama

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. For the best Black Friday deals, check out RadioTimes.com/BlackFriday . . . SHOW NOTES: TV: Doctor Who, ...

Nov 24, 202313 min

Romesh Ranganathan on private school, women in comedy and living in a B&B

This week’s guest on the Radio Times Podcast is Romesh Ranganathan. Born and raised in Crawley, in West Sussex – Romesh’s childhood was a tale of two halves. Life started in a two-up, two-down house and he attended private school – but after his father was imprisoned, life as he knew it was upended. Years later, he left his job as a Maths Teacher to pursue comedy full-time – and although, he doesn’t shy away from how tough it was at first to make ends meet – what has ensued is a glittering caree...

Nov 21, 20231 hr 2 min

Smart TV: I'm A Celeb... Returns and Stunning New Dramas

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: Archie, ITVX Dr Who Night, BBC4 Boat Story, BBC1 David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived, ...

Nov 17, 202315 min

Shirley Ballas on Strictly, self-confidence and the toxic side of the dance industry

On this week’s episode of the Radio Times Podcast is the dancer and head judge on BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing, it is Shirley Ballas. Born and raised in Merseyside, she grew up with her mother and brother on a council estate – and found dance at the age of 7 when a tune caught her ear. She worked her way to the top of the dancing world – and has plenty of stories to tell of her journey. In this episode she talks to Kelly-Anne Taylor about everything from the phone call that changed her life but ...

Nov 14, 202334 min

Smart TV: The Final Series of The Crown

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 Crown, Netflix Squid Game: The Challenge, Netflix Return to Lockerbie with Lor...

Nov 10, 202313 min

Jo Brand on Bake Off, her days as a psychiatric nurse and handling hecklers

On this week’s episode of the Radio Times Podcast is the comedian, Jo Brand. Raised in Kent, she was a student at Tunbridge Wells Girls Grammar School and on a sure-fire path to Oxbridge. However, when her parents attempted to uproot her and move to Hastings, she revolted and left home as a teenager. She got her life back on track after accidentally setting the bed-sit she was living in on fire and trained as a psychiatric nurse – a career she pursued until she made a name for herself in the alt...

Nov 07, 202347 min

Smart TV: The Newsreader Returns and a Beatles Celebration

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 Newsreader, BBC2 The Buccaneers, Apple TV+ Beatles Night, BBC2 Louis Theroux I...

Nov 03, 202315 min

Big Zuu on learning Latin with Boris Johnson, the Strictly-Curse and being angry at the BAFTAs

To launch series five of the Radio Times Podcast, host Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by the double-Bafta winning TV chef Big Zuu. Born Zuhair Hassan to a mother from Sierra Leone and a dad from Lebanon, he grew up on the Mozart Estate in West London. He started cooking aged nine to, as he says, ‘help around the house’ when his mother fell pregnant with his younger brother. It was whilst he was studying to become a social worker at University, that he decided to drop out in pursuit of a full-time m...

Oct 31, 202344 min

Smart TV: BBC Big Hitters and Celeb Stories

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: Shetland, BBC1 Time, BBC1 Rhod Gilbert: a Pain the Neck for Stand Up 2 Cancer, C4 ...

Oct 27, 202313 min

Coming up in the new series...

Join us on the Radio Times Sofa every Tuesday, where we’ll be sitting down with celebrity guests to talk all things telly. What’s the view from their sofa? What do they watch? And who do they watch with? Kicking off our series we have the double-Bafta winning TV chef Big Zuu – which will be available on the 31st Oct. Don’t forget to follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 27, 202357 sec

Smart TV: The Return of Planet Earth and a Lenny Henry Passion Project

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: Three LIittle Birds, ITV1 Planet Earth III, BBC1 The Pideon Tunnel, AppleTV+ Mamma...

Oct 20, 202313 min
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