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Jul 8, 2022 • 47min

Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson and Taron Egerton

Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News.Stevie is BACK this week, as we uncover some of the latest news and gossip from the world of showbiz.Find out which member of the Backstage team has been hitting the headlines and why we’re feeling a little nostalgic with the 80s callbacks in Stranger Things.Hear from Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser as we discuss their new Apple TV+ series Black Bird, and Claire chats to Natalie Portman and Tessa Thompson on the red carpet to ask them about their new Marvel blockbuster Thor: Love and Thunder.Reviews this week:Ackley Bridge - Channel 4 - July 11thBoo Bitch - Netflix - July 8thThe Girl From Plainville - Starzplay - July 10thThor: Love and Thunder - Cinemas - NowHow To Please A Woman - Sky Cinema - July 8th Black Bird - Apple TV+ - July 8thNext week we’ll be chatting about the return of the Railway Children and hearing from its stars.Send in your questions: backstage@sky.uk || Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify
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Jun 30, 2022 • 37min

Steve Carell and the week’s big releases

Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News.Has Katie Spencer recovered from the best Glastonbury ever? She gives Claire Gregory and Laura Kramer her views on this year's festival and Claire speaks to Steve Carell about Minions: Rise of Gru and why kindness is at the heart of the Minions movies.Reviews: Minions Rise of Gru - Cinemas, July 1stQueer As Folk - Starzplay, July 1stThe Baby - Sky Atlantic, July 7thThe Terminal List - Prime Video, July 1stLoot - Apple TV Plus, nowNext week hear from Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser ahead of the release of their new show Black Bird.Send in your questions: backstage@sky.uk || Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify
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Jun 24, 2022 • 46min

Aaron Paul, Evan Rachel Wood and the best TV of the week

Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News.Katie Spencer is covering 50 years at Glastonbury this week so is calling in from sunny Somerset as she keeps an eye out for celebrities.Claire Gregory chats to the Westworld cast ahead of series 4 with Aaron Paul, Ed Harris and Evan Rachel Wood discussing their season highs and technological lows of being on the show.While Laura Kramer has been hanging out with Cara Delavigne at a special screening for Only Murders In The Building. Reviews this week:Westworld, Series 4, Sky Atlantic and NOW - 27th JuneThe Offer, Paramount +The Undeclared War, Channel 4 - 30th JuneMoney Heist Korea: Joint Economic Area - Netflix - 24th JuneElvis - Cinemas - 24th JuneMan Vs Bee - Netflix - 24th June Next week we’ll hear from Steve Carrell and talk about a new remake of Queer As Folk and hang on until after the music to hear the whole of that interview with Evan Rachel Wood and Westworld showrunner Lisa Joy.Send in your questions: backstage@sky.uk || Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify
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Jun 16, 2022 • 34min

Emma Thompson and the buzziest releases of the week

Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News.This week Claire Gregory, Katie Spencer and Laura Kramer hear from Paapa Essiedu and Caroline Quentin as they express their excitement for their new show on Sky Max The Lazarus Project.Plus, Emma Thompson discusses her new film Good Luck To You, Leo Grande from the Sundance Film Festival and the Backstage team delve into the weird and wonderful world of intergenerational romantic dramas this week on Apple TV+ and Prime Video.Reviews:The Lazarus Project - Sky Max/ NOW - June 16thSuspect - Channel 4 - June 19th Cha Cha Real Smooth - Apple TV Plus - June 17thThe Summer I Turned Pretty - Prime Video - June 17th The Umbrella Academy - Netflix - June 22ndSend in your questions: backstage@sky.uk || Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify
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Jun 9, 2022 • 25min

Interviews special: Maisie Williams, Tom Hiddleston and Laura Dern

Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News.In this interviews special, Claire Gregory speaks to TV and film celebrities from recent film releases, including Laura Dern about her role in Jurassic World Dominion, out this week.We also hear extended interviews from the last few weeks from Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes about the period drama The Essex Serpent, plus Maisie Williams and Thomas Brodie Sangster tell us about their roles in the TV series Pistol.Listen to all the interviews in full, or just pick your favourites. Interviews:• 1'12 - 9'00 Laura Dern - Jurassic World Dominion• 9'22 - 12'08 Theo James and Rose Leslie -The Time Traveler's Wife. • 12'34 - 18'01 Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes - The Essex Serpent • 18'41 - 24'57 Thomas Brodie Sangster and Maisie Williams - PistolSend in your reviews: backstage@sky.uk || Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify
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Jun 1, 2022 • 44min

Cannes review, Keeley Hawes and what to watch this week

Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News.This week, Sky New Arts and Entertainment team Claire Gregory and Amy Hitchcock are joined by Laura Kramer to chat about Cannes, far-too long biopics, and creepy alien babies. Also, Keeley Hawes drops by for a chat about her new show. We discuss:•The Midwich Cuckoos - Sky Max (June 2nd)•Girls5Eva - Peacock (June 6th)•Abbott Elementary, Season 1 - Disney+ - (June 1st 2022)•The Boys series 3 - Prime Video - (June 3rd)•The Outlaws series 2 - BBC One - (June 5th)Next week we’re taking a week off but there will be an episode of interviews with some of the stars we’ve been catching up with recently.Send in your questions: backstage@sky.uk || Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify
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May 26, 2022 • 45min

Hayden Christensen, Danny Boyle and the week’s best TV

Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News.This week we welcome Laura Kramer to the panel to join Claire Gregory and Bethany Minelle in chatting about all things film and TV. We hear from Darth Vader himself Hayden Christensen as we discuss the highly anticipated Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the stars of the new Sex Pistols drama series tell us all about what band-camp was like in preparation for the show. Reviews: - Pistol - Disney +, 31st May- The Flight Attendant, S2 - Sky Max, May 26th- Big Boys - Channel 4, May 26th- Stranger Things - Season 4 Vol., Netflix, May 27th Next week we’ll hear from Keeley Hawes as we chat about her creepy new sci-fi The Midwich Cuckoos.Send in your questions: backstage@sky.uk || Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify
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May 19, 2022 • 41min

Tom Cruise, Jon Hamm, Jennifer Connelly and the week’s best releases

Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News.This week, Claire Gregory, Stevie Wong, and Katie Spencer talk about Top Gun: Maverick and hear from Tom Cruise himself, as well as his co-stars in the film Jon Hamm and Jennifer Connelly.We also hear from Theo James and Rose Leslie as they chat about their roles in the TV adaptation of The Time Traveler's Wife. Reviews this week:•Top Gun Maverick - Cinemas - May 25th •The Time Traveler's Wife - Sky Atlantic •Night Sky - Prime Video - May 20th•EMERGENCY - Cinemas (May 20th) and Prime Video May 27th.Next week we’ll hear from the stars of the new Sex Pistols drama series and talk about the second series of The Flight Attendant.Send in your questions: backstage@sky.uk || Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify
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May 12, 2022 • 49min

TV Baftas, Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes

Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News.This week entertainment reporters Claire Gregory, Stevie Wong and Chris Robertson discuss Eurovision, the new Dr Who and the TV Baftas. We also chat with the 'Daniels' Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheiner, Tom Hiddleston and Claire DanesReviews this week:•The Essex Serpent, Apple TV+, May 13th•Conversations With Friends, BBC Three/HULU - May 15th•Everything Everywhere All At Once, cinemas - May 13th•Lovestruck High, Prime Video - May 18th•Life & Beth, Disney+ - May 18thNext week we’ll be talking about the long-awaited Top Gun sequel and hearing from the stars. Plus we’ll chat about the new TV adaptation of The Time Traveler’s Wife - tissues at the ready!Send in your questions: backstage@sky.uk || Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify
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May 5, 2022 • 39min

TV Baftas preview, Dr Strange and Glenn Close

Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News.This week with entertainment reporters Claire Gregory, Stevie Wong and Sky News arts and entertainment Editor Amy Hitchcock we discuss:•The upcoming TV Baftas •Dr. Strange In the Multiverse of Madness (cinemas, May 5th)•Hear from stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen and Benedict Wong•The Staircase (HBO Max/Sky Atlantic, May 5th)•Tehran, Series 2. (Apple TV +, May 6th)•Interview with Glenn Close who has joined the espionage series•Bosch: Legacy (Amazon FreeVee, May 6th)•How I Met Your Father (Disney +, May 11th)Next week we’ll hear from Clare Danes and Tom Hiddleston and we’ll talk about the new Sally Rooney adaptation Conversations with Friends - are we ready for another Normal People?!Send in your questions: backstage@sky.uk || Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify

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