Backstage - TV & Film

This week on Backstage, we’re heading around the world.We take a family trip to Liverpool to have a chat with Tim Roth about his third and final series of Tin Star: Liverpool.From there, we head to Japan to review Netflix’s manga-inspired Alice in Borderland.Then it’s back over to Ireland to chat about new Apple TV Plus animation Wolfwalkers.In the end, we settle on good old American crime thriller soil with the new Amazon Prime Video film I’m Your Woman, and you can hear Bethany’s chat with stars Rachel Brosnahan and Marsha Stephanie Blake - not one to miss!Are you excited about Christmas telly? Let us know what you’re looking forward to and what have been your top picks for 2020 - drop us an email at backstage@sky.uk!Enjoy! Please do subscribe if you like what you hear and do get in touch.

This week on Backstage we re-visit the buzziest show this autumn and talk about The Undoing finale.We hear from Viggo Mortensen who’s made his directorial debut with Falling.We review Netflix’s Citizen Kane influenced ‘Mank’ and glitz it up with a musical interlude from ‘The Prom’, and if that wasn’t enough, we step in to fairytales with the new Disney+ Christmas film ‘Godmothered’. Are you excited about Christmas telly? Let us know what you’re looking forward to and what have been your top picks for 2020 - drop us an email at backstage@sky.uk!Enjoy! Please do subscribe if you like what you hear and do get in touch.

Is it too early for Christmas chat? We don't think so!This week on Backstage we’re talking about the Queen Dolly Parton's new Netflix film, Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square, and discussing a rather different take on Dickens' A Christmas Carol.Also, Kate Winslet is doing it for the horse lovers in the new Disney + adaptation of Black Beauty. Plus we’ll discuss director-gate, Flight Attendant and the Bake Off final, including an interview with the winner.Enjoy! Please do subscribe if you like what you hear and do get in touch using backstage@sky.uk – we love emails!

This week on Backstage, we are re-joined by the marvellous Bethany Minelle, who is keen to get the Christmas decorations up, no matter the time of year!We are looking at two films today: Hillbilly Elegy - a new Netflix drama, based on the New York Times Bestseller by J.D. Vance, starring Amy Adams, Glenn Close and Gabriel Basso. Then over on Prime Video, we take a look into Uncle Frank, starring Paul Bettany about a gay man who has to come to terms with his identity and reconnect with his estranged family after a death in the family.We’re also asking why Ryan Reynolds is embodying Ted Lasso by buying Wrexham AFC and what Geri Horner is doing on YouTube?

This week on Backstage, we are re-joined by Gemma Peplow who shares Claire's love of I'm A Celebrity and helps Stevie to understand why it's so awesome. We talk Christmas adverts and new releases – and ask is it too early for festive content?We welcome Steve McQueen's first instalment of the Small Axe series, Mangrove, chat about the fourth series of The Crown, head over to Italy to review Netlfix's The Life Ahead and squeeze in a conversation about ITV’s new McFly doc All About Us.This week's interviews are with Sam Spruell on Mangrove, and Josh O'Connor and Emma Corrin who speak about their roles as Prince Charles and Princess Diana in the latest season of The Crown.Enjoy! Please do subscribe if you like what you hear and do get in touch using backstage@sky.uk – we love emails!

This week we are celebrating our milestone of hitting 2 Million listens with a guest appearance from Sky's Arts and Entertainment Editor, Amy Hitchcock. We discuss the ruling in Johnny Depp’s libel trial against the publishers of The Sun and also ask if it’s too soon for Songbird.There’s an interesting chat with legendary actor Giancarlo Esposito about his latest show Godfather of Harlem.We review His Dark Materials, How To Be Anne-Marie, Industry and get behind the camera in ICON: Music Through The Lens.It's jampacked this week - enjoy!Please do subscribe if you like what you hear and do get in touch using backstage@sky.uk – we love emails!

This week... it's CREEPY.We chat about Truth Seekers and Scare Me, and figure out whether they were scary enough for our liking.We have a bit a fright with Netflix's His House, and Claire gets called 'smart' by Elisabeth Moss (or was it a figment of her imagination? Who knows!) in discussing the not-quite-biographical film Shirley.Find out if it was a ghoul or goblin whispering in her ear by joining us! Enjoy! Please do subscribe if you like what you hear and do get in touch using backstage@sky.uk – we love emails!

This week on Backstage, the so-called ‘Halloween dump’ continues...First up is spooky new ITV show The Sister – we discuss whether it will continue the channel’s recent run of form.Find out why Claire is obsessed with new psychological thriller The Undoing which is coming to Sky Atlantic and Now TV.There are interviews with the cast of two new movies – Netflix’s Over The Moon and Pixie, which is in cinemas.And there’s even time to talk about new Netflix mini-series The Queen’s Gambit, which has taken everyone by surprise.Enjoy! Please do subscribe if you like what you hear and get in touch using backstage@sky.uk – we love emails!

This week, we talk about another adaptation of the classic novel Rebecca.We’re battling the American justice system with The Trial of the Chicago 7, and Prime Video’s heart-wrenching documentary Time. We then shimmy to the glitz of season 3 of Riviera on Sky Atlantic, and switch to the not so glitzy Epping Forest, for The Chop: Britain’s Top Woodworker.All the while tempering Stevie’s slow-burning standom for Korean Pop-Doc BLACKPINK: Light Up The Sky and making peace with our very own Katie Spencer going away to bring new life into the world! Enjoy! Please do subscribe if you like what you hear and do get in touch using backstage@sky.uk – we love emails!

This week on Backstage, after discussing the postponement of Bond and the knock-on effect for cinemas, we’re checking out whether The Haunting of Bly Manor on Netflix is as scary as its predecessor - The Haunting of Hill House.We sample a couple of the new films in Prime Video anthology Welcome to the Blumhouse – as well the new movie from Kevin Bacon You Should Have Left which also saw Jason Blum on board as a producer.Hear from the stars of The Spanish Princess which is definitely worth a watch for those missing Game of Thrones.And we discuss The Right Stuff, The 40-year-old Version and new reality show The Bridge – which might not be all Claire thinks it’s cracked up to be.Welcome to Backstage. Enjoy! Please do subscribe if you like what you hear and do get in touch using backstage@sky.uk – we love emails!