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Hannah Fernando & Ian MacEwan
Bingewatch is your essential TV guide with journalists Ian MacEwan and Hannah Fernando featuring the latest releases on UK streaming platforms including Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, Paramount+ and more.
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Sep 27, 2024 • 25min
Ludwig | Will & Harper | Four Kings | Apples Never Fall
Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 27th September 2024, including:Can accidental detective John 'Ludwig' Taylor crack the biggest puzzle of his life - finding his missing brother? Ludwig is a new cryptic comedy drama with David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin, on BBC iPlayer.When Will Ferrell finds out his close friend of 30 years is coming out as a trans woman, the two decide to embark on a cross-country road trip to process this new stage of their relationship in an intimate portrait of friendship and transition. Will & Harper is a feature length documentary available on Netflix.Boxing fans can relive the legendary era of British boxing through the eyes of those who were wearing the gloves - Lennox Lewis, Frank Bruno, Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank. Four Kings is on Amazon Prime Video.What you don’t know can hurt you. A sudden disappearance poisons a picture-perfect family. Suspenseful drama based on Liane Moriarty’s novel, with Annette Bening and Sam Neill, Apples Never Fall is on BBC iPlayer.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!Discover your next favourite restaurant with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants. Get 2 MONTHS FREE on us! Simply use the code BINGE at checkout. Sign up here: https://bingewatch.captivate.fm/neotaste For ad and sponsorship enquiries, email liam@mercurypodcasts.com now!

Sep 20, 2024 • 23min
The Penguin | A Very Royal Scandal | Nightsleeper | Frasier
Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 20th September 2024, including:Watch the transformation of Oswald Cobblepot from a disfigured nobody to a noted Gotham gangster, in DC origin story The Penguin, on Sky Atlantic and Now TV.Riding the coattails of Scoop, Prime Video's A Very Royal Scandal follows `Newsnight' journalist Emily Maitlis' journey leading up to her interview with Prince Andrew.Time is running out. When hackers send a train hurtling towards death and destruction, can two strangers stop it before it meets its final destination? Adrenaline-fuelled thriller Nightsleeper is on BBC iPlayer now.Kelsey Grammar returns as Frasier Crane in the return of the return of Frasier, and that's about as clear as we can make it. Frasier season 2 is on Paramount Plus.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!Discover your next favourite restaurant with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants. Get 2 MONTHS FREE on us! Simply use the code BINGE at checkout. Sign up here: https://bingewatch.captivate.fm/neotaste For ad and sponsorship enquiries, email liam@mercurypodcasts.com now!

Sep 13, 2024 • 23min
The Grand Tour: One for the Road | In Vogue: The 90s | Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter | Taskmaster
Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 13th September, including:Join the trio for one last road trip as Jeremy Clarkson, James May & Richard Hammond take three cars they've always wanted to own on an emotional adventure through Zimbabwe. Watch The Grand Tour: One For The Road on Amazon Prime Video.In Vogue: The 90s is the definitive story of the fashion industry in the 90s through the eyes of Vogue editors, Hamish Bowles, Edward Enninful, Tonne Goodman and Anna Wintour, and it's available on Disney Plus.A tenacious mother unravels the complex mystery surrounding the 1989 disappearance of the daughter she placed for adoption, in Netflix original two-part documentary Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter.Andy Zaltzman, Babátúndé Aléshé, Emma Sidi, Jack Dee and Rosie Jones compete in a series of bizarre challenges presented to them by Greg Davies, the taskmaster, and Alex Horne, his assistant, in order to win back their forfeited possessions. Returning for its 18th season, Taskmaster is on Channel 4.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!Discover your next favourite restaurant with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants. Get 2 MONTHS FREE on us! Simply use the code BINGE at checkout. Sign up here: https://bingewatch.captivate.fm/neotaste For ad and sponsorship enquiries, email liam@mercurypodcasts.com now!

Sep 6, 2024 • 24min
The Perfect Couple | The Box | The Zelensky Story | Colin from Accounts
Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 6th September 2024, including:When a lavish wedding ends in disaster before it can even begin - with a body discovered just hours before the ceremony - everyone in the wedding party is a suspect. Nicole Kidman stars in The Perfect Couple on Netflix.Kansas City police officer Sharon Pici (Anna Friel) experiences a supernatural nightmare after becoming obsessed with an investigation in Viaplay original series The Box.With unique access to Volodymyr Zelensky and Olena Zelenska, this BBC iPlayer documentary series charts Zelensky’s extraordinary journey from aspiring comedian to president of his country and the war with Russia.Two single(ish) people, brought together by fate, a car accident... and an injured dog. Warm-hearted Aussie rom-com about a flawed, funny couple getting it all utterly wrong. It's season 2 of Colin from Accounts on BBC iPlayer.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!Discover your next favourite restaurant with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants. Get 2 MONTHS FREE on us! Simply use the code BINGE at checkout. Sign up here: https://bingewatch.captivate.fm/neotaste For ad and sponsorship enquiries, email liam@mercurypodcasts.com now!

Aug 30, 2024 • 26min
Kaos | K-Pop Idols | Big Cats 24/7 | Only Murders in the Building
Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 30th August 2024, including:A darkly comedic and contemporary reimagining of Greek mythology, exploring themes of gender politics, power, and life in the underworld; six humans learn that they are component parts of an ancient prophecy in Kaos, starring Jeff Goldblum, on Netflix.Glitz meets grit in this backstage pass to artists from around the world. Through trials and triumphs, Jessi, CRAVITY, and BLACKSWAN give everything they've got to an art form that demands nothing less than perfection, in Apple TV music documentary K-Pop Idols.Get up close to Africa's magnificent felines. Across dramatic Botswanan landscapes meet the lions, cheetahs and leopards at home in the wilderness - and those filming their lives, in BBC iPlayer's Big Cats 24/7Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez return as the true crime podcasters who find themselves in the middle of the action, and in season 4 the trio make their way to Hollywood! Stream Only Murders in the Building on Disney Plus now.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!Discover your next favourite restaurant with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants. Get 2 MONTHS FREE on us! Simply use the code BINGE at checkout. Sign up here: https://bingewatch.captivate.fm/neotaste For ad and sponsorship enquiries, email liam@mercurypodcasts.com now!

Aug 23, 2024 • 24min
Sven | Dating Naked UK | Secret Lives of Orangutans | Tom Davis: Underdog
Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 23rd August 2024, including:Think you know everything about England’s first foreign manager Sven-Göran Eriksson? Think again. Sven is the stranger-than-fiction story, and a poignant farewell, from one of football’s most unpredictable characters, available on Amazon Prime Video."Imagine Love Island, but everyone is naked" feels like the elevator pitch to the raunchy new reality show hosted by Rylan Clark. Dating Naked UK is on Paramount Plus.Following a multi-generational orangutan family through their treetop triumphs and travails, The Secret Lives of Orangutans is a new feature length wildlife documentary on Netflix, narrated by Sir David Attenborough.British comedian Tom Davis performs his sell-out stand-up show about life as the Underdog, and it's available to watch on Now TV.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!Discover your next favourite restaurant with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants. Get 2 MONTHS FREE on us! Simply use the code BINGE at checkout. Sign up here: https://bingewatch.captivate.fm/neotaste For ad and sponsorship enquiries, email liam@mercurypodcasts.com now!

Aug 16, 2024 • 22min
Bad Monkey | Daddy Issues | The Big Brunch | Stags
Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 16th August 2024, including:A former Miami Police Department member turned health inspector, Andrew Yancy (Vince Vaughn), investigates a case involving a human arm; he navigates through eccentric characters and unexpected challenges, all while dealing with his own personal struggles, in Apple TV's Bad Monkey.Child on the way – and a man-child at home. Pregnant Gemma and her hapless dad, Malcolm, both have to work out the whole parenting thing. Starring Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey, Daddy Issues is on BBC iPlayer.Dan Levy, Sohla El-Waylly, and Will Guidara welcome ten chefs to The Big Brunch kitchen to create starter and main dishes, and it's available to stream on U.New Paramount Plus comedy Stags follows groom-to-be Stu (Nico Mirallegro) and his friends on his stag do in South America, and it's nothing like The Hangover. Or is it?Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!Discover your next favourite restaurant with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants. Get 2 MONTHS FREE on us! Simply use the code BINGE at checkout. Sign up here: https://bingewatch.captivate.fm/neotaste For ad and sponsorship enquiries, email liam@mercurypodcasts.com now!

Aug 9, 2024 • 25min
The Instigators | Love is Blind UK | Slip | The Company You Keep
Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 9th August 2024, including:Rory (Matt Damon) and Cobby (Casey Affleck) are unlikely partners thrown together for a heist. However, when it goes awry, they team up to outrun police, backward bureaucrats, and a vengeful crime boss in Apple TV original movie The Instigators.A night of passion leads to love between con man Charlie (Milo Ventimiglia of This Is Us) and undercover CIA officer Emma (Catherine Haena Kim), who are unknowingly on a collision course. While Charlie ramps up the family business with sights set on getting out for good, Emma works to close in on the vengeful criminal who holds Charlie's family debts in hand -- forcing them to reckon with the lies they've told so they can save themselves and their families from disastrous consequences. The Company You Keep is available to stream on U.Singletons across the UK meet, date and get engaged before seeing each other, in Netflix's British spin-off of smash hit dating show Love is Blind, hosted by Matt and Emma Willis.When a woman finds herself restless inside a marriage that totally works, a fantastical journey will take her to parallel universes. Created by and starring Zoe Lister-Jones, Slip is on ITVX.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!Discover your next favourite restaurant with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants. Get 2 MONTHS FREE on us! Simply use the code BINGE at checkout. Sign up here: https://bingewatch.captivate.fm/neotaste For ad and sponsorship enquiries, email liam@mercurypodcasts.com now!

Aug 2, 2024 • 22min
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon | Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie | Totally Completely Fine | Signora Volpe
Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 2nd August 2024, including:Following his departure from The Commonwealth, Daryl Dixon washes ashore in France, raising the ire of a splintered but growing autocratic movement centered in Paris and endangering a young boy at the heart of a benevolent religious movement, in this new Walking Dead spin-off on Now TV.When Bikini Bottom is scooped out of the ocean, Sandy and SpongeBob head to Sandy's home state of Texas and enlist her family to help save Patrick, Squidward, Mr. Krabs and the rest of the gang. This is Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie on Netflix.When self-destructive Vivian (Thomasin McKenzie) discovers the cliffside property she's inherited is a suicide site, she's tasked with becoming its guardian and rescuing lost souls on the verge in Australian comedy drama Totally Completely Fine on ITVX.A disillusioned British spy-turned-detective (Emilia Fox) starts a new life in the beautiful heart of Italy, but soon finds out trouble follows her wherever she goes, in season 2 of Signora Volpe on Acorn TV.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!Discover your next favourite restaurant with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants. Get 2 MONTHS FREE on us! Simply use the code BINGE at checkout. Sign up here: https://bingewatch.captivate.fm/neotaste For ad and sponsorship enquiries, email liam@mercurypodcasts.com now!

Jul 26, 2024 • 24min
Time Bandits | Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam | The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare | Whitstable Pearl
Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 26th July 2024, including:An unpredictable journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin. Together, they set out on a thrilling quest to save the boy's parents, and the world in Apple TV+ series Time Bandits, starring Charlyne Yi, Taika Waititi, and Lisa Kudrow.Backstreet Boys. NSYNC. Lou Pearlman created the biggest boy bands of the '90s - and one of the largest Ponzi schemes in history. Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam is available on Netflix.British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and a group of military officials hatch a daring plan to neutralize Hitler's fleet of German U-boats during World War II. Made up of a motley crew of rogues and mavericks, the top-secret combat unit uses unconventional techniques to battle the Nazis and change the course of the war, in Prime Video movie The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.Whitstable Pearl is a crime drama about a local restaurant owner who sets up a detective agency after undergoing police training in an earlier career. Starring Kerri Godliman, the second series is available to stream on U, formerly UKTV Play.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!Discover your next favourite restaurant with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants. Get 2 MONTHS FREE on us! Simply use the code BINGE at checkout. Sign up here: https://bingewatch.captivate.fm/neotaste For ad and sponsorship enquiries, email liam@mercurypodcasts.com now!


