Welcome to series one of View From My Sofa – hosted by Radio Times journalist, Kelly-Anne Taylor. Every week, we sit down with the stars of TV to talk all-things-telly. Expect exclusive insight into our famous guests’ viewing habits – what shows they binge, what they snack on, what they loathe and who really controls the remote on their sofa! This season we’ve got some starry-names joining us from their sofas: The Grand Tour’s James May, the genius behind Line of Duty Jed Mercurio, and the creator of global female sensation Bridget Jones, Helen Fielding. Listen, download and subscribe on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts from.
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Smart TV: New Netflix Drama and Death in Paradise's 100th Episode
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SHOW NOTES:
TV:
One Day, Netflix
Death in Paradise, 100th episode, BBC1
Hot Mess Summer, Amazon Prime
Boris Becker: The Rise and Fall, ITV1
The Hairy Bikers Go West, BBC2
The Greatest Night in Pop, Netflix
FILM:
Atonement, BBC1
ARCHIVE:
The Royle Family, BBCiPlayer
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2/2/2024 • 15 minutes, 36 seconds
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 into the world of presenting. In this episode, he reflects about his time on X Factor, receiving death threats and handling overnight fame. Please note that this episode contains strong language.
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1/30/2024 • 42 minutes, 15 seconds
Smart TV: Factual Free-For-All
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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 iPlayer
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1/26/2024 • 14 minutes, 39 seconds
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 has had a glittering career on both the stage and on television. She has starred in some of Britain’s most loved sitcoms – from Black Books to Green Wing – and most recently, Friday Night Dinner. In this episode, she discusses what it’s like to juggle parenthood with working life, her love of trampolining and playing a baddie in Paramount’s new drama, Sexy Beast, based on the cult-classic gangster film of the 00s.
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1/23/2024 • 54 minutes, 10 seconds
Smart TV: Big New Dramas with Expats, Masters of the Air and Sexy Beast
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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 Flower Moon, Apple TV
ARCHIVE:
BMX Bandits, Netflix
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1/19/2024 • 16 minutes, 19 seconds
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 at 20 for a starring role opposite Sam Neill in the psychological thriller Dead Calm – and she quickly made her mark. She has since forged a very successful career – in an industry renowned for its fickleness. In this episode, she discusses her latest project – Expats – an Amazon Prime drama directed by The Farwell’s Lulu Wang. It follows three American women living in Hong Kong whose lives are impacted by a horrific event – the disappearance of a young boy. Kidman plays Margaret, the mother of the missing child. In this episode, she sits down with Kelly-Anne Taylor to unpick the emotional impact the role had– and the importance of having more women behind the lens. Plus, she talks about inner resilience being a superpower and reveals how she deals with negative press.
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1/16/2024 • 41 minutes, 42 seconds
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.
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1/15/2024 • 4 minutes
Smart TV: Mr Bates Review and Jodie Fosters TV Return
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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:
Detectorists, BBCiPlayer
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1/12/2024 • 12 minutes, 18 seconds
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 reveals some health tips that will help you make better choices this January!
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1/9/2024 • 46 minutes, 18 seconds
Smart TV: Big New Dramas and a Robson Green Double Bill
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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
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1/5/2024 • 12 minutes, 22 seconds
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 podcast, Off Menu – alongside James Acaster. In this episode, he talks about how losing 7 stone in his early 20s impacted how people treated him and why, as a type 1 diabetic, he hates dieting brands using medication intended for diabetics to promote weight-loss. Plus, he talks about the return of The Traitors and unpicks why everyone is obsessed with the show.
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1/2/2024 • 48 minutes, 16 seconds
Smart TV: Christmas Special Part 2
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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:
The Last of Us, Now
Heartstopper, Netflix
The Bear, Disney+
Happy Valley, BBC
Succession, Now
The Newsreader, BBC
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12/29/2023 • 19 minutes, 16 seconds
Smart TV: Christmas Special Part 1
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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 Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty, BBC2
Ghosts, BBC1
Michael McIntyre’s Christmas Wheel, BBC1
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy, BBC2
FILMS:
Maestro, Netflix
Rye Lane, Disney+
Barbie, Amazon Prime
Die Hard, C4
The Grinch, ITV1
Home Alone, C4
The Lion King, BBC1
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12/22/2023 • 19 minutes, 35 seconds
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 stars in alongside Charlotte Richie. In this festive episode, Mae talks about how they spend the big day, what the best part of a Christmas dinner is, what part to avoid – and the worst Christmas present they have ever received.
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12/19/2023 • 47 minutes, 35 seconds
Smart TV: Strictly Final and Some Christmas Crackers
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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 Discs, Sunday, 11.15am, Radio 4
FILM:
Cyrano, BBC2
THE ARCHIVE:
The Sixth Commandment, BBCiPlayer
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12/15/2023 • 14 minutes
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 ride. In this episode, they discuss low-ratings and the Christmas special that was supposed to be their swan-song, Dave’s on-going battle with cancer and why Christmas means so much to them this year.
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12/12/2023 • 49 minutes, 13 seconds
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
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SHOW NOTES:
TV:
Vigil S2, BBC1
The Crown, Netflix
Jamie's Christmas Shortcuts, C4
The Dog House at Christmas, C4
FILM:
Wonka, in cinemas from 8 December
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two, ITV
THE ARCHIVE:
The Crown, Netflix
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12/8/2023 • 14 minutes, 59 seconds
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 encounter with John Major. Although he started out in print, he later segued into broadcast – starting his LBC show in 2004. In this episode he discusses with host Kelly-Anne Taylor the impossibility of impartiality, receiving hate on social media, imposter syndrome, his new book 'How They Broke Britain' and what he gets up to on Christmas Day.
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12/5/2023 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 26 seconds
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
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SHOW NOTES:
TV:
Hidden Assets, BBC4
Seeds of Deceit: The Sperm Donor Doctor, BBC4
Greg Lamond, Sky Documentaries
Smothered, Sky Comedy
FILM:
Chicken Run, Dawn of the Nugget
RADIO:
Radio Drama: Turning Point: Mae West, Radio 4
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12/1/2023 • 13 minutes, 38 seconds
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 turned Bear’s life upside down. While lying in a hospital bed, with a poster in front of him of Everest, he vowed to get better and one day climb that mountain – which he did, becoming the youngest Briton at the time to do so. Since then, he’s brought a number of successful television shows to our screens – and cemented himself as Briton’s favourite adventurer. In this episode, he talks to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the invaluable life lessons his parents instilled in him, the joys of watching telly in bed and what one soldier said to him in the SAS recruitment process.
Bear is an ambassador for the conservation charity Tusk. He will be hosting an evening with Tusk at London's Royal Geographical Society. December 8th. Tickets at Tusk.org
Plus, walk on the wild side with Bear Grylls next April, as the iconic adventurer heads out on a UK tour to discuss endurance, hardships, and the true meaning of Never Give Up. Tickets available now. https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/artist/1599144?irgwc=1&utm_source=1236178-Immediate%20Media%20Company%20Limited&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1236178&awtrc=&clickId=SuewP6y7IxyPT7fzlvSZkx8MUkFVT1zZh3zO3M0&camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_1236178&ircid=7559
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11/28/2023 • 37 minutes, 52 seconds
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
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SHOW NOTES:
TV:
Doctor Who, BBC1
Slow Horses, Apple TV+
The Couple Next Door, C4
Being Kae Tempest, BBC2
Ronnie O’Sullivan: The Edge of Everything, Amazon Prime
FILM:
The Imitation Game, BBC2
THE ARCHIVE:
Doctor Foster, BBCiPlayer
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11/24/2023 • 12 minutes, 30 seconds
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 career which has established him as one of Britain’s leading comics. In this episode, he talks to Kelly-Anne Taylor about diversity in comedy and what he thinks of people who brand women ‘un-funny’. Plus, they talk about why he wouldn’t send his kids to private school, how his three young boys keep him humble and why, if his career ended tomorrow, you’d still find him with a mic hooked up to a lamppost in the park.
Tickets to his live tour can be purchased here: https://www.romeshranganathan.co.uk/tour/
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11/21/2023 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 56 seconds
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
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You can get in touch with our hosts on either their soical media, or via email (podcast@radiotimes.com) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode.
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SHOW NOTES:
TV:
Archie, ITVX
Dr Who Night, BBC4
Boat Story, BBC1
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived, Sky Documentaries
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here, ITV1
Fisk, Netflix
THE ARCHIVE:
Hollywood Women, BBCiPlayer
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11/17/2023 • 14 minutes, 36 seconds
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 ended her engagement to Nigel Tiffany to how she was almost bullied out of the dance industry – but instead, landed the Strictly gig.
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11/14/2023 • 34 minutes, 12 seconds
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
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SHOW NOTES:
TV:
The Crown, Netflix
Squid Game: The Challenge, Netflix
Return to Lockerbie with Lorraine Kelly, ITV1
Will’s Book: Shakespeare’s First Folio, Sky Arts
FILM:
Little Women, Channel 4
THE ARCHIVE:
The 1981 Royal Wedding: A TV Event, ITVX
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11/10/2023 • 12 minutes, 34 seconds
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 alternative comedy scene of the 1980s. The rest is history – she’s a BAFTA award-winning actress and a national treasure. In this episode she sits down with Kelly-Anne Taylor to discuss how her nursing days primed her for a career in comedy, how she never had a life-plan and why she never watches herself on panel shows.
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11/7/2023 • 47 minutes, 23 seconds
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
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You can get in touch with our hosts on either their soical media, or via email (podcast@radiotimes.com) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode.
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SHOW NOTES:
TV:
The Newsreader, BBC2
The Buccaneers, Apple TV+
Beatles Night, BBC2
Louis Theroux Interviews Anthony Joshua, BBC2
Judi Dench This Cultural Life: Shakespeare Special, BBC4
The Secret Genius of Modern Life, BBC2
FILM:
Passages, Mubi
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Happy Viewing!
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11/3/2023 • 15 minutes, 22 seconds
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 music career. After making a name for himself as a Grime MC/Rapper, he turned the heads of TV commissioners when he started posting videos of himself on social media cooking. That landed him his Dave show Big Zuu, Big Eats. In this episode, Big Zuu talks about his love of Strictly, why his mum thought he was possessed by the devil and learning Latin with Boris Johnson.
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10/31/2023 • 44 minutes, 7 seconds
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
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You can get in touch with our hosts on either their soical media, or via email (podcast@radiotimes.com) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode.
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SHOW NOTES:
TV:
Shetland, BBC1
Time, BBC1
Rhod Gilbert: a Pain the Neck for Stand Up 2 Cancer, C4
Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story, Disney
All The Light We Cannot See, Netflix
Survivor, BBC1
FILM:
Fingernails, Apple TV
THE ARCHIVE:
One of Us, BBCiPlayer
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10/27/2023 • 13 minutes, 4 seconds
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!
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10/27/2023 • 57 seconds
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
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You can get in touch with our hosts on either their soical media, or via email (podcast@radiotimes.com) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode.
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SHOW NOTES:
TV:
Three LIittle Birds, ITV1
Planet Earth III, BBC1
The Pideon Tunnel, AppleTV+
Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream!, ITV1
FILMS:
Killers of the Flower Moon, in cinemas now
Spencer, Netflix
THE ARCHIVE:
Small Axe, BBC iPlayer
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10/20/2023 • 12 minutes, 39 seconds
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
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SHOW NOTES:
TV:
The Ex-Wife, C5
Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Christie, Disney+
Bangers: Mad for Cars, Channel 4
Pride of Britain: a Windrush Special, ITV1
FILM:
Fair Play, Netflix
HAPPY TV:
Detectorists, BBC iPlayer
Gogglebox, Channel 4
Happy Viewing!
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10/13/2023 • 13 minutes, 25 seconds
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
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10/6/2023 • 16 minutes, 40 seconds
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
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9/29/2023 • 16 minutes, 56 seconds
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
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9/22/2023 • 17 minutes, 12 seconds
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 the passing of her mother – wasn’t cathartic, but like picking a wound. Plus, they discuss the pressures placed on women to look a certain way, why Grace has ditched the booze and how coronation street has informed her perception of glamorous women.
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9/19/2023 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 10 seconds
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+
PODCAST
One More Life - A new gaming podcast by RadioTimes.com
FROM THE ARCHIVE
Frasier, C4
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9/15/2023 • 17 minutes, 41 seconds
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.
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9/12/2023 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 3 seconds
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 +
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9/8/2023 • 17 minutes, 20 seconds
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 City and how she reacted when she had the rug pulled out from under her feet. Plus, we talk about her latest novel, The Rachel Incident.
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9/5/2023 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 1 second
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
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9/1/2023 • 15 minutes, 40 seconds
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 suicide – and how bearing all and investigating a topic so close to home can be a burden.
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8/29/2023 • 33 minutes, 56 seconds
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
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8/25/2023 • 16 minutes, 57 seconds
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.
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8/22/2023 • 39 minutes, 43 seconds
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
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8/18/2023 • 17 minutes, 20 seconds
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.
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8/15/2023 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 50 seconds
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
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8/11/2023 • 15 minutes, 57 seconds
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!
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8/8/2023 • 36 minutes, 35 seconds
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
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8/4/2023 • 18 minutes, 12 seconds
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.
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8/1/2023 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 55 seconds
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
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7/28/2023 • 15 minutes, 50 seconds
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 in Fresh Meat, Bad Education and most recently, Apple TV’s The Afterparty. In this episode, we talk about the highs and lows of his career, what it’s really like making a TV show with a parent and working on his American accent…
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7/25/2023 • 32 minutes, 36 seconds
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
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7/21/2023 • 16 minutes, 25 seconds
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 dealt with adversity. Plus, we talk about Katie Piper’s Jailhouse Mums, her powerful and poignant new documentary which sees Katie travel the USA meeting women who are pregnant or who have given birth behind bars. Stream for free all episodes of Katie Piper’s Jailhouse Mums on UKTV Play.
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7/18/2023 • 50 minutes, 18 seconds
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
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7/14/2023 • 17 minutes, 10 seconds
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
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7/7/2023 • 18 minutes, 55 seconds
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
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6/30/2023 • 18 minutes, 56 seconds
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
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6/23/2023 • 16 minutes, 24 seconds
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
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6/16/2023 • 18 minutes, 4 seconds
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 its different forms, what their experience is like, the reasons for the choices they make, their perceptions of the benefits and other consequences of consuming the content they choose. Equally, we want to know how a viewer’s or listener’s personality, values and background impact on their experience.
The survey takes approximately 20 minutes to complete and you are free to withdraw from the study at any time. The results will be announced in September as part of Radio Times’ centenary celebrations at the BFI Southbank. Visit thescreentest.org to find out more. The survey closes on the 30th of June 2023.
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6/10/2023 • 4 minutes, 7 seconds
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
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6/9/2023 • 17 minutes, 32 seconds
Smart TV Episode 61
Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week.
Show notes
Spy in the Ocean, BBC1
Davina McCall’s Pill Revolution, 9pm
Avatar: the Way of the Water, Disney+
Pride, BBC3
Love Island, ITV2
Annika, BBC1
Gods of Tennis, BBC2
Prince Night, BBC2
From the archive
Sex and The City, NOW TV
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6/2/2023 • 20 minutes, 3 seconds
Smart TV Episode 60
With Kelly-Anne Taylor off on holiday, Caroline Frost chats to TV Previews Editor Frances Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week, plus a quick dive into the archive:
Show Notes:
The Gallows Pole, BBC Two
Succession, Sky, Atlantic
University Challenge, BBC Two
Who do You Think You Are?, BBC One
Poker Face, Sky Max
From the archive:
Dallas, Amazon Prime Video/Apple TV
Dynasty, Amazon Prime Video/Apple TV
Industry, BBC iPlayer
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5/26/2023 • 17 minutes, 42 seconds
Smart TV Episode 59
With Kelly-Anne Taylor off on holiday, Caroline Frost chats to TV Previews Editor Frances Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week, plus a quick dive into the archive:
Show Notes:
Ten Pound Poms, BBC iPlayer
Maryland, ITV 1
Steeltown Murders, BBC iPlayer
Great British Dog Walks with Phil Spencer, More4
Once Upon A Time in Northern Ireland, BBC Two
Reel Stories: Pet Shop Boys, BBC Two
From the Archive:
Colin from Accounts, BBC iPlayer
Secret City, Netflix
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5/19/2023 • 20 minutes, 18 seconds
Smart TV Episode 58: Eurovision Special
In our Smart TV Eurovision Special, Kelly-Anne Taylor talks to superfan Caroline Frost about why the UK has gone crazy for the Song contest this year – plus why it’s always been so important, culturally and politically, what makes for a perfect Eurovision song and whether Sweden has what it takes to win again!
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5/12/2023 • 22 minutes, 28 seconds
Richard Armitage on Middle-Earth, negotiating intimacy on screen and imposter syndrome
For the series finale of The Radio Times Podcast, Richard Armitage joins Kelly-Anne Taylor for a live recording at the PPA Festival! The British actor and author, Richard Armitage, made a name for himself as John Thornton in the BBC series North & South – and what has followed has been a glorious career on the British TV scene as well as internationally – especially since his role as Thorin Oakenshield in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit. In this episode, Armitage discusses feeling out of place in Hollywood, his fear of falling out of favour and his Netflix erotic thriller, Obsession.
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5/9/2023 • 34 minutes, 40 seconds
Smart TV Episode 57
Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week, including a roundup of all the coronation coverage
Show Notes:
The Coronation, BBC1, ITV1, Sky News
The Coronation Concert, BBC1
Andrew: The Problem Prince, Channel 4
Mad Women, Channel 4
Eurovision Welcomes the World, BBC1
Eurovision Calling: Jason and Chelcee's Ultimate Guide, BBC1
The Chris and Rosie Ramsey Show, BBC1
From the archive:
The Diplomat, Netflix
Lady Bird, BBC3
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5/5/2023 • 18 minutes, 55 seconds
Chris and Rosie Ramsey on their podcast empire, working with your spouse and oversharing
This week on the Radio Times sofa, Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined in the studio by the duo dominating the podcast world - it's the hilarious Chris and Rosie Ramsey. They talk about their Shagged, Married, Annoyed empire, working with your partner and what it's like landing a TV show with little to no TV experience.
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5/2/2023 • 41 minutes, 12 seconds
Smart TV Episode 56
Kelly-Anne Taylor and Carline Frost take you through the top picks for this week from top dramas to some coronation treats
Show Notes:
Queen Charlotte, a Bridgerton Story, Netflix
Tom Jones, ITVX
Guilt S3, BBC iPlayer
A Small Light: Disney+
Clive Myrie’s Italian Road Trip, BBC Two
Film: Rye Lane, Disney+
Coronation: The Windsors Coronation Special ,C4
Coronation: Frankie Boyle: Monarchy, C4
From the archive:
The Real Windsors, All 4
Inside the Crown: Secrets of the Royals, ITVX
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4/28/2023 • 21 minutes, 13 seconds
Priyanka Chopra Jonas on self acceptance, on-screen representation and the instability of acting
This week’s guest is one of the most famous women in the world – it’s the actress who has conquered both Bollywood and Hollywood, Priyanka Chopra-Jonas. Joining Kelly-Anne Taylor on the Radio Times sofa, Priyanka discusses representation on-screen, her journey to self-acceptance and the instability of acting. Plus, they discuss her upcoming Amazon Prime espionage drama, Citadel and what it was like working with Richard Madden and Stanley Tucci.
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4/25/2023 • 33 minutes, 46 seconds
Smart TV Episode 55
Kelly-Anne Taylor and Caroline Frost guide you through the top TV picks from this week with an extra special dig into the archive:
Show Notes:
Dalgliesh, Channel 5
Citadel, Amazon Prime
Nelly and Nadine: Ravensbruck 1944, BBC4
Malpractice, ITV
From the archive:
This is Going to Hurt, BBC iPlayer
Maternal, ITVX
Bodies, BBC iPlayer
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4/21/2023 • 13 minutes, 46 seconds
Beth Rigby on women in journalism, reporting from Westminster and interviewing Boris Johnson
This week’s guest is Sky’s political editor Beth Rigby. Known for her robust interviews with politicians – from Boris Johnson to Nicola Sturgeon – she has also welcomed the likes of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska and Dame Emma Thompson onto her show Beth Rigby Interviews. In this episode, Beth talks about how Westminster felt like a boy’s club when she first joined and how female broadcasters face more scrutiny than their male counterparts. Plus, Kelly-Anne Taylor finally meets her TV soulmate – they talk about their collective love of Sex and the City and Friends.
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4/18/2023 • 49 minutes, 57 seconds
Smart TV Episode 54
Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week, plus a quick dive into the archive
Show Notes:
Obsession, Netflix
The Hunt for Raoul Moat, ITV1
Deborah James: Bowelbabe In Her Own Words, BBC 2
Scared of the Dark, Channel 4
Our Changing Planet, BBC 1
One from the Archive:
The Gold: The Inside Story, BBC iPlayer
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4/14/2023 • 19 minutes, 8 seconds
Sara Pascoe on stand-up, motherhood and the difficulty of turning down work
This week's guest is the comedian and presenter Sara Pascoe. Joining Kelly-Anne Taylor on the Radio Times sofa, Pascoe opens up about the challenges of being a stand-up and the difficulty of turning down work. Plus, they discuss the evolution of comedy and Pascoe reveals which panel show theme tune makes her nervous...
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4/11/2023 • 36 minutes, 21 seconds
Smart TV Episode 53 - Easter Special
Caroline Frost and Kelly-Anne Taylor discuss the best TV and streaming programmes coming up this week in the UK as well as giving a roundup of the essential Easter viewing
Show Notes:
Easter from Kings, BBC2
Easter Day Service, BBC1
Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?, ITV1
Six Four, ITVX
Last Woman on Earth with Sara Pascoe, BBC2
Peter O’Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba, Sky Arts and NOW
The Boy, The Mole, the Fox and the Horse, BBC1
Archive:
Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen, BBC iPlayer
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4/7/2023 • 17 minutes, 4 seconds
Elizabeth Day on heartbreak, failure and the power of vulnerability
This week's guest is the journalist, podcaster and author, Elizabeth Day. In this episode, Day sits down with Kelly-Anne Taylor to discuss how failure has ultimately led to success and how the plan life carves out for you is often better than the one you envision for yourself.
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4/4/2023 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 12 seconds
Smart TV Episode 52
Caroline Frost and Kelly-Anne Taylor discuss the best TV and streaming programmes coming up this week in the UK as well as a few treats from the archive
Show Notes:
Magpie Murders, BBC1
Unforgotten, ITV1
Rain Dogs, BBC1
Dreamland, Sky Atlantic
Pilgrimage, Good Friday 9pm BBC2
Tiny Beautiful Things, Disney+
From the archives:
Atonement, ITVX (Film)
Russia with Simon Reeve, iPlayer
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3/31/2023 • 15 minutes, 57 seconds
Doctor Who's Freema Agyeman on the Tardis, New Amsterdam and fame
This week’s guest is the actor Freema Agyeman – who, in 2007, became famous overnight as David Tennant’s companion Martha in Doctor Who. Since then, she has starred in American medical drama New Amsterdam and most recently alongside Lily Allen in – Dreamland – a Sky comedy series about four sisters. In this episode Freema discusses how Doctor Who has been at the forefront in shaping British television and what she has learnt about fame.
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3/28/2023 • 42 minutes, 25 seconds
Smart TV Episode 51
Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week, plus a quick dive into the archive
Show Notes:
Great Expectations, BBC 1
Succession, Sky Atlantic/Now
The Power, Amazon Prime Video
Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie, ITV 1
DNA Journey, ITV1
Bear Grylls Meets President Zelensky, All 4/Channel 4
One from the Archive:
Spotlight - I Spy, BBC iPlayer
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3/24/2023 • 13 minutes, 45 seconds
Penn Badgley on playing a serial killer, responsible parenting and why he's gone off sex scenes
This week’s guest is the actor, Penn Badgley, who rose to fame playing Dan Humphrey in the American teen drama– Gossip Girl – and is currently starring in Netflix’s hit series, You. In this episode, Penn talks to be about being a child-actor in LA, about the impact adults playing teenagers has on young viewers and why the TV industry needs to reassess its portrayal of sex scenes.
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3/21/2023 • 34 minutes, 2 seconds
Smart TV Episode 50
Acting Features Editor Caroline Frost sits down with Kelly-Anne Taylor to their top telly treats to watch this week – covering everything from documentaries to drama.
Show Notes:
Grace, ITV 1
Yellow Jackets S2, Paramount+
Anton and Giovanni’s Adventures in Sicily, BBC1
Race Across The World, BBC1
The Holy Land and Me, BBC2
The Great Celebtiry Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer, C4
From the Archive:
No Way Out (Film)
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3/17/2023 • 16 minutes, 10 seconds
Sam Claflin on pirates, romance and auditions that went wrong
This week's guest is Sam Claflin - the British actor who rose to fame following his portrayal of Finnick Odair in Hunger Games. Since then he has starred as the romantic lead opposite Emilia Clarke in Me Before You and Lily Collins in Love Rosie. In this episode, Sam tells Kelly-Anne Taylor about his first ever read through for Hollywood blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean and we discuss the darkness of lockdown and how his new role in the adaptation of Taylor Jenkin Reid's Daisy Jones and The Six felt like therapy.
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3/14/2023 • 44 minutes, 21 seconds
Smart TV Episode 49
Kelly-Anne Taylor joins Acting Features Editor Caroline Frost to guide you through this weeks telly plus something from the archive
Show Notes:
Comic Relief, BBC1
Gogglebox – Ten Year Anniversary Special, Channel 4
Paula, Channel 4
Wild Isles, BBC1
Nazanin, Channel 4
The Last Of Us, Sky Atlantic
Endeavour, ITV1
One from the Archive:
Caroline Flack: Her Life And Death, All 4
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3/10/2023 • 19 minutes, 17 seconds
Comic Relief co-creator Richard Curtis on Blackadder, Notting Hill and Four Weddings and a Funeral
This week’s guest is Richard Curtis – the man behind all your favourite rom-coms – About Time, Love Actually, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill – and, also under his belt, is some of the greatest British telly – Mr Bean, The Vicar of Dibley, Blackadder. In this episode, Richard talks about his Love Island obsession, the tragedy of his acting career, working with Rowan Atkinson, where the ideas for his rom-coms stem from – and why Hugh Grant wouldn’t play him in a biopic. Plus, he reflects on his favourite Comic Relief moments – the charity he co-founded which has raised £2billion pounds! – and why this year’s red nose is revolutionary…
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3/7/2023 • 49 minutes, 24 seconds
Smart TV Episode 48
Acting Features Editor Caroline Frost joins Kelly-Anne Taylor to guide you through this weeks telly plus something from the archive
Show Notes:
George Michael: Outed, Channel 4
Jamie’s £1 Wonders, Channel 4
Becoming Frida Kahlo, BBC2
We Need To Talk About Cosby, BBC2
Luther: The Fallen Son, Netflix
Elvis, Now
Succession, Now
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3/3/2023 • 20 minutes, 46 seconds
Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston on his life-changing role - and what it's like to be broke
This episode's guest is Bryan Cranston best known for playing Walter White in the hit series Breaking Bad. Bryan became a regular on our TVs playing Hal in the sitcom, Malcolm in the Middle. In this episode he talks to Kelly-Anne Taylor about spending his childhood on Hollywood sets, how growing up without money has made him frugal, despite his overwhelming success, and why he consults his wife about every job before he takes it.
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2/28/2023 • 39 minutes, 24 seconds
Smart TV Episode 47
Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week, plus a quick dive into the archive
Show Notes:
Unforgotten, ITV 1
Endeavour, ITV 1
Stephen Fry: Willem and Frieda – Defying the Nazis, Channel 4
Murder in the Pacific, BBC Two
Daisy Jones and The Six, Amazon Prime
What’s Love Got To Do With It, Cinema
Stath Lets Flats, All Four
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2/24/2023 • 15 minutes, 47 seconds
Dame Emma Thompson on saying the unsayable, staying grounded and what she's learnt about love
Sense and Sensibility, Howards End, Fortunes of War, Nanny McPhee and Good Luck to You Leo Grande are just a handful of Thompson’s notable screen credits – to which there are many. She’s a powerhouse – being the only person to win an Oscar for both acting and screenwriting. In this episode, we talk about women being treated as second class citizens whilst she studied at Cambridge, handling fame – how to stay grounded – and, what she has learnt about love. Plus, Emma talks about her new film What’s Love Got To Do With It? in which she plays Cath, the mother of documentary-maker Zoe (Lily James) who makes a film about her best friend’s ‘assisted’ marriage.
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2/21/2023 • 35 minutes
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? Plus, we’ll deep dive into their glittering on-screen careers. Kicking off our series we have the inimitable Dame Emma Thompson – which will be available on the 21st Feb. Don’t forget to follow so you never miss an episode!
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2/18/2023 • 3 minutes, 44 seconds
Smart TV Episode 46
Acting Features Editor Caroline Frost sits down with Kelly-Anne Taylor to pick 5 top telly treats to watch this week – covering everything from documentaries to drama.
Show Notes:
Beyond Paradise, BBC One
Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs, BBC Two
Fleishman Is in Trouble, Disney+
Drive to Survive S5, Netflix
(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story, ITVX
From the Archive:
Fortunes of War, BBC iPlayer
Luther, BBC iPlayer
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2/17/2023 • 17 minutes, 20 seconds
Smart TV Episode 45
Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week, plus a quick dive into the archive
Show Notes:
The Gold, BBC1
Better, BBC1
The Twelve, ITVX
Inside Our Autistic Minds, BBC2
Pru and Danny's Death Road Trip, C4
From Scratch, Netflix
Bettany Hughes’ Treasures of the World, C4
Scott & Bailey ITVX
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2/10/2023 • 17 minutes, 57 seconds
Smart TV Episode 44
Caroline Frost and Kelly-Anne Taylor discuss the best TV and streaming programmes coming up this week in the UK as well as giving a quick recap of the hottest event of the year so far: the Radio Times Covers Party
Show Notes:
Happy Valley finale
The Shamima Begum Story, documentary, BBC2
Consent, C4
Funny Woman, Sky Max
Pamela, a Love Story, Netflix
Your Honor S2, Paramount+
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2/3/2023 • 21 minutes, 40 seconds
Smart TV Episode 43
Acting Features Editor Caroline Frost joins Kelly-Anne Taylor to guide you through this weeks telly and this years Oscar nominees
Show Notes:
Saturday Night Fever, Amazon Prime
Dirty Dancing, Netflix
Hotel Portofino, ITV1 (6th Feb, 9pm)
Putin v the West, BBC2 (2nd Feb, 9pm)
Nolly, ITVX (3rd Feb)
Everything Everywhere All At Once, Amazon Prime
Aftersun, Amazon Prime with Mubi Subscription
All Quiet on the Western Front, Netflix
The Banshees of Inisherin, Disney+
Top Gun: Maverick, Amazon Prime with Paramount+
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Disney+ (1st Feb)
Thatcher and Reagan: A Very Special Relationship, BBCiPlayer
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1/27/2023 • 23 minutes, 3 seconds
Smart TV Episode 42
Acting Features Editor Caroline Frost sits down with Kelly-Anne Taylor to pick 5 top telly treats to watch this week – covering everything from documentaries to drama.
Show Notes:
Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop, C5
The Warship: Tour of Duty, BBC2
Bank of Dave, Netflix
The Last of US, Sky Atlantic
Brideshead Revisited, Britbox
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1/20/2023 • 23 minutes, 23 seconds
View From My Sofa with KSI
Although View From My Sofa is currently on a series break, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to bring you this very special episode with KSI! Kelly-Anne Taylor sits down with the YouTuber, boxer and chart-topping artist to chat about dating, being an outcast and the repercussions of broadcasting your life to the world.
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1/17/2023 • 55 minutes, 34 seconds
Smart TV Episode 41
Radio Times TV guru Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week, plus some surprise small screen Frost Fancies you might not have spotted
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1/13/2023 • 28 minutes, 30 seconds
Smart TV Episode 40
Radio Times TV guru Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the most entertaining festive telly treats, the best things coming up on the box, plus some surprise small screen Frost Fancies you might not have spotted
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1/6/2023 • 25 minutes, 15 seconds
Smart TV Episode 39 - Christmas Crackers Part 2
For our last episode of 2023, we look back on a terrific year of television. We’ve seen a procession of belting dramas, docs and comedies – so many that there are bound to be classics you never got round to watching. David Butcher and Kelly-Anne Taylor pick their highlights, including brilliant box sets on catch-up services – so you won’t need a subscription. If you’re at a loose end over the holidays and want to curl up with something classy, we’ll point the way.
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12/23/2022 • 35 minutes, 14 seconds
Bonus Episode: View From My Sofa at Christmas with Will Ferrell and Octavia Sepncer
In this bonus Christmas special, Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by Mr Christmas himself – the Elf star and renowned comedy actor Will Ferrell, and his co-star in Apple TV’s latest Christmas film Spirited, the Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer. The stars talk about their festive traditions, the worst Christmas presents they’ve ever received and the difficulties of taking on an all singing… all dancing musical.
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12/22/2022 • 22 minutes, 52 seconds
View From My Sofa at Christmas with Miriam Margolyes
On this Christmas bonus episode of View From My Sofa, Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by a self-confessed Christmas Scrooge – Miriam Margolyes. Known for speaking her own mind as much as her long and celebrated acting career – Miriam talks to Kelly-Anne about loathing Christmas, never reading a Harry Potter book despite playing the Head of Hufflepuff in the film franchise and why she refuses to slow down.
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12/20/2022 • 40 minutes, 18 seconds
Smart TV Episode 38 - Christmas Crackers
Kelly-Anne Taylor and David Butcher gather around the Christmas tree to discuss their TV highlights for the holidays. They run through some classy dramas, heart-warming comedies and a festive helping of David Attenborough. Plus, as always, they pick one show you can safely avoid.
For more, pick up a copy of our Radio Times Christmas double-issue.
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12/16/2022 • 40 minutes, 15 seconds
View From My Sofa at Christmas with Dick and Angel Strawbridge
This week’s guests, Dick and Angel Strawbridge, join Kelly-Anne Taylor from their French Chateau to talk all things Christmas. The couple have achieved cult status with their C4 series, which followed their renovation of a derelict 19th century chateau. Dick and Angel talk to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the importance of tradition, how a rom-com kickstarted their dream to uproot their lives and relocate to France and why this is the last series of their Chateau adventure…
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12/13/2022 • 52 minutes, 4 seconds
Smart TV Episode 37
Radio Times journalist Kelly-Anne Taylor guides you through the week of telly ahead - covering everything from the latest royal documentary to a festive cooking special to a steamy Netflix film that must be at the top of your To Watch list. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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12/9/2022 • 14 minutes, 48 seconds
View From My Sofa at Christmas with Jamie Oliver
This week’s guest really needs no introduction – it’s the chef, restauranteur and cookbook author, Jamie Oliver. In our first festive episode, Jamie talks to Kelly-Anne Taylor about Christmas day in the Oliver household, how giving his wife Jools a foot massage is his sure-fire way to secure control of the remote and how landing his first TV show was all down to pot luck.
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12/6/2022 • 1 hour, 26 seconds
Smart TV Episode 36
There’s plenty of good TV out there…So what’s new this week that’s worth getting into? Radio Times associate editor David Butcher picks his upcoming highlights, including a powerful new drama starring Kate Winslet alongside her real-life daughter, two classy spy thrillers, a new Sheridan Smith sitcom, and a fantasy adventure that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Plus, as always, one show you can safely avoid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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12/2/2022 • 17 minutes, 34 seconds
View From My Sofa with Letitia Wright
This week’s guest is Letitia Wright – who went from Holby City to Hollywood after landing a leading role in the Black Panther franchise. The south London star’s TV credits also include Top Boy Small Axe and Black Mirror, but it was after breaking into the Marvel franchise that Wright established herself in the top tier on both sides of the Atlantic. In this episode, Letitia joins me from LA and talks about the importance of equality on-screen, her new film The Silent Twins, and why she had to ditch her back-up plan…
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11/29/2022 • 43 minutes, 1 second
Smart TV Episode 35
Radio Times associate editor David Butcher picks out TV treats for the week ahead plus, as always, a show to avoid. He highlights not one but two sci-fi comedies – both seriously funny – as well as sharp new series from Lucy Worsley and Simon Schama. Also in the mix are Claudia Winkleman, Jimi Hendrix, and yet another string to the bow of the busiest man on TV, Romesh Ranganathan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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11/25/2022 • 20 minutes, 57 seconds
View From My Sofa with Zara McDermott
This week’s guest is the reality TV star turned documentary maker, Zara McDermott. First appearing on our screens in 2018 as a “bombshell” on Love Island – she has since appeared on E4’s Made In Chelsea and hosted her own dating show Love In The Flesh. Zara released a documentary for the BBC on Revenge Porn which unflinchingly investigated the impact of the unauthorised sharing of explicit images and helped change the law in the UK. Since, then she’s made a documentary on Rape Culture and most recently, Disordered Eating. In this episode, Zara talks to Kelly-Anne Taylor about how working in government gave her the confidence to speak her mind, how she handles unpacking her own trauma and her love of Gossip Girl.
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11/22/2022 • 45 minutes, 43 seconds
Smart TV Episode 34
Radio Times writer David Butcher picks out the best new TV for the week ahead. If you’re looking for something to watch other than the FIFA World Cup, he has alternatives, including a smart new chapter in the Addams Family saga, a Tokyo-set crime thriller and the US remake of a beloved British sitcom. Plus three fascinating documentaries – and one show to miss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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11/18/2022 • 24 minutes, 35 seconds
View From My Sofa with Krishnan Guru-Murthy
This week’s guest is the face of Channel 4 news, journalist Krishnan Guru-Murphy. In this episode Krishnan talks to Kelly-Anne about how watching Sky’s This England took him back to the anxieties of Covid and when his 86-year-old father caught the virus, how his gig on Newsround shaped the journalist he is today - and how he almost starred in a film with Twiggy.
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11/15/2022 • 54 minutes, 8 seconds
Smart TV Episode 33
Radio Times writer David Butcher runs through the week’s TV highlights, avoiding any that involve MPs and soap stars around a campfire. There’s a sharp comedy-drama with James Corden, a feature-length history tale from David Olusoga, a comedy romp in the woods courtesy of David Mitchell and – with the FIFA World Cup imminent – enough football documentaries to keep a small stadium happy. All this, plus as always, one show to miss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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11/11/2022 • 24 minutes, 55 seconds
View From My Sofa with Daniel Radcliffe
This week’s guest on the Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast has been a household name for over two decades and he’s only 33. Daniel Radcliffe found overnight global fame on the big screen as the world’s favourite young wizard, Harry Potter – but, contrary to all fears and expectations, he has never looked back. Since discarding his wand and cloak, Daniel has consistently surprised fans and critics with success in low-budget indie films, TV dramas and comedies – most recently starring in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. In this episode, Daniel talks to Radio Times Journalist Kelly-Anne Taylor about handling fame, learning the ropes from the greatest British cast of all time and deciding to play the accordion.
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11/8/2022 • 55 minutes, 34 seconds
Smart TV Episode 32
Radio Times TV critic David Butcher picks the programmes to look out for this week – plus a couple to avoid. He celebrates BBC2’s blazing new western The English. He trumpets the return of The Crown with Dominic West and Elizabeth Debicki as the Prince and Princess of Wales in the 1990s. He enjoys a stirring football doc called How to Win the World Cup and a film about Manchester’s famous Hacienda club. And sadly, he can’t entirely ignore a certain jungle reality show… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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11/4/2022 • 19 minutes, 29 seconds
View From My Sofa with Helen Fielding
This week’s guest is the novelist and screenwriter Helen Fielding – most celebrated as the creator of Bridget Jones. 27 years ago, Fielding wrote an anonymous column in The Independent which followed the daily triumphs and tribulations of a thirty-something singleton who smoked too much, drank too much and obsessed endlessly over unavailable men and her calorie intake. Bridget Jones has become a global sensation – with the column becoming four bestselling books and three hit films. In this episode, Fielding talks to me about growing up in the Industrial North, her early days as a TV journalist, how wanting a swimming pool fuelled her ambitions to become a writer – and reveals that she’s hard at work on the next Bridget film.
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11/1/2022 • 48 minutes, 43 seconds
Smart TV Episode 31
Radio Times associate editor David Butcher picks out the best TV for the week ahead, including three very different dramas. On BBC1 there’s the origin story of the SAS done Peaky Blinders style. On Amazon Prime there’s a nightmarish thriller with Jessica Raine. And on Sky there’s the return of saucy satire The White Lotus with a new cast and a gorgeous new setting. All this plus documentaries about jazz and high fashion – and as always, one show to miss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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10/28/2022 • 18 minutes, 25 seconds
View From My Sofa with Louis Theroux
This week’s guest is Louis Theroux – the godfather of the immersive documentary. Over 24 years of programme making, Louis’ trademark style has remained the same – charming, bookish and, always, direct. In this episode, he talks to Kelly-Anne Taylor about how he wanted to be a sit-com writer, his guilty-secret of watching his own documentaries and why lockdown, and spending more time with his family, has changed his outlook on life.
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10/25/2022 • 48 minutes, 25 seconds
Smart TV Episode 30
Radio Times expert David Butcher runs through the TV highlights of the week ahead. They include a new series from Louis Theroux, big-budget sci-fi drama The Peripheral, a raft of programmes celebrating 100 years of the BBC, the return of The Handmaid’s Tale, and a magical documentary about Lionel Messi. Plus, as always – one show to avoid… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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10/21/2022 • 16 minutes, 50 seconds
View From My Sofa with Stephen Fry
This week’s guest is the actor, screenwriter, scriptwriter, playwright, author, raconteur, and the latest legend to be inducted into the Radio Times Hall of Fame, the one and only Stephen Fry. In this episode, Stephen tells Kelly-Anne Taylor about his life-long love affair with TV, why – of all the programmes he has made in more than 40 years in television – his BBC documentary exploring bipolar disorder is the show he’s most proud of, how he wishes shows like Heartstopper and It’s a Sin were around when he was younger – and how meeting Hugh Laurie was love at first sight.
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10/18/2022 • 1 hour, 28 minutes, 14 seconds
Smart TV Episode 29
Radio Times critic David Butcher picks the best TV for the week ahead – shiny new programmes, great returning series and one show to miss. He previews a poignant coming-of-age drama on Channel 4, the return of the most violent saga on television and new ventures from comedians Sue Perkins and Judi Love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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10/14/2022 • 18 minutes, 53 seconds
View From My Sofa with Jed Mercurio
This week’s guest is the king of the TV conspiracy thriller Jed Mercurio – the brains behind Line of Duty, Bodyguard and most recently, Bloodlands starring James Nesbitt. In this episode, Jed tells Kelly-Anne Taylor about the TV he watched as a young boy growing up in a working-class family in 1970s Staffordshire, why he felt more comfortable flying a plane for the RAF than writing his first script and how his years as a junior doctor gave him his big TV break.
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10/11/2022 • 46 minutes, 8 seconds
Smart TV Episode 28
Endlessly flicking through the channels or scrolling through streaming websites? In this episode, Radio Times journalist Kelly-Anne Taylor marks your cards for the week ahead – so you can wade through less content and get stuck into the best shows on the box. Whether you’re looking for a moving documentary, gritty drama or family-friendly film – we’ve got a recommendation for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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10/7/2022 • 8 minutes, 36 seconds
View From My Sofa with James May
Our first guest, on this brand new podcast brought to you by Radio Times, is the one and only James May. Once the Captain Slow of BBC’s Top Gear – James and his two amigos, Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond, now famously travel the globe for Amazon Prime’s The Grand Tour. In this episode, James tells Kelly-Anne Taylor about the TV he watched as a child, the shows that made him the man he is today and how he uses the pause button on his remote to support his local pub. Plus, he gives us the real story of life on the road with Hammond and Clarkson – and he reveals how his uncharacteristically reckless driving in the current series of A Grand Tour landed him in a Scandinavian A&E Department.
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10/4/2022 • 35 minutes, 40 seconds
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10/3/2022 • 3 minutes, 44 seconds
Smart TV Episode 27
What’s worth watching this week? Radio Times critic David Butcher runs through his TV highlights with a bunch of shows to look out for…and one to miss. There’s a haunting real-life drama with Stephen Graham, an action thriller with Jeff Bridges, a weird and wonderful spoof of children’s TV, and Jeremy Paxman as you’ve never seen him before. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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9/30/2022 • 17 minutes, 59 seconds
Smart TV Episode 26
Radio Times critic David Butcher runs through the TV highlights of the week ahead – plus one show to miss. With several big series postponed from last week’s schedules, there’s plenty to talk about, including a high-class thriller starring David Tennant and Stanley Tucci; ITV’s latest (brilliant) female detective; a new comedy from Daisy May Cooper; and Kenneth Branagh’s take on Boris Johnson. Not forgetting – Strictly is back! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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9/23/2022 • 21 minutes, 52 seconds
Smart TV Episode 25
Radio Times critic David Butcher picks TV highlights for the week ahead. With the Queen’s funeral dominating the schedules, it’s an historic week for broadcasting. But for those who want an alternative, there’s a powerful Keeley Hawes drama on BBC1, a wild road trip for Clarkson, May and Hammond on Amazon Prime and American stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney continue their football education on Disney Plus with Welcome to Wrexham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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9/16/2022 • 15 minutes, 8 seconds
Smart TV Episode 24
Radio Times critic David Butcher highlights the best TV to seek out this week – and what to skip. He previews a new historical drama about Catherine de Medici, a slick Israeli thriller and a powerful new wildlife series from David Attenborough. But all eyes will be on a certain tent of dreams – is the new series of Bake Off creamy or crumby? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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9/9/2022 • 17 minutes, 29 seconds
Smart TV Episode 23
What’s worth watching this week? Radio Times critic David Butcher rattles through his TV highlights with a bunch of shows to seek out…and one to miss. The big news is Amazon’s new fantasy epic based on The Lord of the Rings. It’s the world’s most expensive TV drama – but is it any good? Alongside that, there’s edgy stand-up comedy, politics, classic literature and a trip to Brazil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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9/2/2022 • 17 minutes, 49 seconds
Smart TV Episode 22
With the August Bank Holiday there’s a bunch of great new shows, including a compelling comeback role for Aidan Turner and a high-tech thriller that messes with your mind Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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8/26/2022 • 15 minutes, 57 seconds
Smart TV Episode 21
Radio Times TV critic David Butcher picks the top programmes to look out for this week. Game of Thrones follow-up House of the Dragon is the big news but there is also a slick new Sharon Horgan drama, an epic documentary about lions, and terrific series about art, food and lifeboats. Plus as always, one show to avoid… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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8/19/2022 • 18 minutes, 4 seconds
Smart TV Episode 20
Radio Times critic David Butcher picks his TV highlights for the week ahead. Top of the list is a haunting new drama about marriage starring Nicola Walker and Sean Bean. Then there’s an edgy comedy-drama about a confused Muslim, a revealing series about America’s attempts to pull out of Afghanistan and some classy new films to stream. Plus, as always, one show to miss… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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8/12/2022 • 19 minutes, 28 seconds
Smart TV Episode 19
Radio Times TV critic David Butcher picks the best programmes to look out for this week – and one to avoid. He highlights some new and returning shows, from scenic crime dramas to Masterchef to Amazon’s latest look behind the scenes of top-flight football. And if you need something to take on holiday, he suggests five brilliant recent series that fit the bill.
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8/5/2022 • 16 minutes, 48 seconds
Radio Times Podcast Trailer
Each week Jane Garvey hosts the Radio Times podcast to talk TV – and more. From interviews with the small screen’s biggest names to recommendations of the shows you must not miss, Jane and her guests will mark your card for the week ahead. Whether you want to watch Jodie Comer in Help! or Nicole Kidman in Nine Perfect Strangers, enjoy a slice of Bake Off or simply want to binge Sex Education, followed by Succession, the best of the box is here. Join us every Wednesday for a whistle stop tour of the finest treats the entertainment world has to offer. Starts 8th September. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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