Backstage - TV & Film

Katie fangirls over Little Mix, Stevie scares himself silly with Midsommar and Bethany kills time while waiting for Naomi Campbell. Plus, we talk to the cast and crew of Beatles film Yesterday, get possessive over Pride, and revel in the Glastonbury line up.

Bethany Minelle chats to George Clooney and Christopher Abbott about new World War Two miniseries Catch-22.Listeners of this week’s regular Backstage recording will have already heard the unexpected way the interview kicked-off…In this full interview, George explains how meeting Amal completely changed his life, why he’s not a fan of Donald Trump and how the famous phrase could have been completely different.Girls star Christopher opens up about getting naked on set, getting used to seeing his face on billboards and taking on the comedy drama’s lead role.Catch-22 starts on Thursday the 20th of June at 9 on Channel 4.

Katie shares the best of the Pinkpop festival, Stevie gets appropriately overexcited about Euphoria and Bethany has a beverage melt-down in the presence of George Clooney. Meanwhile, we wave goodbye to The Good Place, strike a pose for Pose and welcome in a new season of The Handmaid’s Tale. Plus, Frozen 2 gets gloomy and if that’s too grimdark for you, Murder Mystery offers some hopepunk relief. And if you’re missing Chernobyl, you’re in luck, we’ve got just the documentary for you.

Katie, Stevie and Bethany talk about all the must see TV hitting our screens including Miley Cyrus in Black Mirror, Meryl Streep in Big Little Lies and Ellen Page in Tales of the City. BTS come to London and we listen in to what they had to say before their Wembley gig. Plus Katy Perry drops a new tune, English vampires descend on New York and Patricia Arquette tells us she how she nearly became a nun.

Katie, Stevie and Bethany hang out at Sundance Film Festival London getting the lowdown on new films including Late Show starring Emma Thompson, The Farewell with Awkwafina and Corporate Animals headed up by Demi Moore. Plus all our usual showbiz chat as Love Island returns, Good Omens gets apocalyptic and Fleabag has a European makeover.

So that's it. Game of Thrones is all over. After getting up very early in the morning to watch it, Katie, Bethany and Stevie pick over the final episode. Plus: Our guide to the TV you should get hooked on next, and we catch up with the stars of Rocketman.

It's been a busy week with Katie getting the inside line on Killing Eve, The Virtues and Patrick Melrose from the Baftas red carpet. Plus, Stevie is avoiding French food in Cannes, and we ask whether criticism of Game of Thrones is justified.

Ever wondered what it would be like if your dad wrote a graphic novel and gave it to you to proof read? If so, this is the bonus edition for you.We chat to My Dad Wrote A Porno superstars Jamie Morton, Alice Levine and James Cooper about the birth of their hit podcast, celebrity fans, their impending TV stardom and just how hard it is to cast the perfect Belinda Blinked.And just a warning – there’s some mild sexual references and lots of body part covered in this chat – as you may well expect…

Katie, Stevie and Bethany talk Met Ball outfits, Game of Thrones coffee-clangers, Spiderman’s new film and Netflix’s woke animation Bertie and Tuca. We also chat to Anne Hathaway about claiming her space and the My Dad Wrote a Porno podcasters about their new HBO show.

We had so much to ask the cast and crew of Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, we thought we'd give you an extended talk with actors Zac Efron and Lily Collins, and director Joe Berlinger.The Ted Bundy biopic is in cinemas now, and on Sky Cinema.