

Radio Times Podcast
Radio Times
We’ve all been there – sat in front of the television, flicking through channels, getting increasingly frustrated – there’s so much on, but nothing to watch. TV critics Caroline Frost and Shem Law have you covered. Each Friday, they serve up short, sharp television recommendations to mark your cards for the week ahead. They’ll tell you what to watch – and what to avoid. They watch it all, so you don’t have to.
No more asking: what’s on TV tonight? What to watch? Or, what should I watch? Instead, listen to Smart TV for your weekly round-up of TV programmes and film reviews. You’ll find out about the latest series dropping that week, what to binge and what television show will become the next watercooler moment.
Radio Times’ journalists Caroline Frost and Shem Law will cover all things terrestrial as well as what’s on the streaming sites – they’ll cover what’s broadcast on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky to NOW, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Netflix and Apple TV.
Whether you like Entertainment, Current Affairs, Documentaries, Dramas, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Thrillers, Sports or Radio – they’ll have you covered.
If you enjoy our weekly round-up of television reviews, do search for the View From My Sofa podcast which sees Kelly-Anne Taylor sit down with a celebrity guests to talk about their lives through the prism of TV.
No more asking: what’s on TV tonight? What to watch? Or, what should I watch? Instead, listen to Smart TV for your weekly round-up of TV programmes and film reviews. You’ll find out about the latest series dropping that week, what to binge and what television show will become the next watercooler moment.
Radio Times’ journalists Caroline Frost and Shem Law will cover all things terrestrial as well as what’s on the streaming sites – they’ll cover what’s broadcast on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky to NOW, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Netflix and Apple TV.
Whether you like Entertainment, Current Affairs, Documentaries, Dramas, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Thrillers, Sports or Radio – they’ll have you covered.
If you enjoy our weekly round-up of television reviews, do search for the View From My Sofa podcast which sees Kelly-Anne Taylor sit down with a celebrity guests to talk about their lives through the prism of TV.
Episodes
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Jan 30, 2026 • 23min
Smart TV: Bridgerton and Silent Witness
Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week
TV:
Bridgerton, Netflix
Bangers and Cash, U&Yesterday
Silent Witness, BBC1
FROST BITE:
Does it work when real-life friends become screen co-stars?
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Jan 23, 2026 • 24min
Smart TV: Take That Doc and Death In Paradise
Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week
TV:
Take That, Netflix
Death In Paradise, BBC1
Mission to Space with Francis Bourgeois, C4
FROST BITE:
Here come the Geeks...
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Jan 16, 2026 • 22min
Smart TV: Gladiators and What Next for Strictly
Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week
TV:
Gladiators, BBC1
Winterwatch, BBC2
Blackshore, BBC4
FROST BITE:
What next for Strictly Come Dancing?
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Jan 9, 2026 • 24min
Smart TV: Industry and Agatha Christie
Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week
TV:
Industry, BBC1
Call The Midwife, BBC1
Seven Dials Murder, Netflix
FROST BITE:
10 years on from Entertainment’s own Annus Horribilis
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Jan 2, 2026 • 13min
Smart TV: 2025 Hidden Gems
Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best hidden gems from 2025
Live Aid at 40, BBC iPlayer
Richard Burton: Wild Genius, BBC iPlayer
The Assembly, ITVX
Chris McCausland: Seeing into the Future, BBC iPlayer
Ride or Die, BBC iPlayer
Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure, ITVX
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Dec 26, 2025 • 20min
Smart TV: New Years Special
Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box in the post Christmas period
TV:
The Night Manager, BBC1
The Traitors, BBC1
Run Away, Netflix
Operation Mincemeat, BBC2
Judi Dench, Shakespeare, My Family and Me, C4
The Celebrity Apprentice, BBC1
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Dec 23, 2025 • 19min
Smart TV: Christmas Day Special
Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box on Christmas Day
TV:
Amandaland, BBC1
The Scarecrows Wedding, BBC1
Shaun the Sheep: Fleece Navidad, BBC1
Strictly Come Dancing, BBC1
Call The Midwife, BBC1
Amadeus, Sky Atlantic
Jaws, BBC2
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Dec 19, 2025 • 16min
Smart TV: Amadeus and the best of Christmas Eve TV
Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week
TV:
Amadeus, Sky Atlantic
All Creatures Great and Small, C5
Secrets of the Conclave, BBC2
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Dec 12, 2025 • 20min
Smart TV: SPOTY and Bad TV
Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week
TV:
Steve Backshall's Royal Arctic Challenge, ITV1
Sports Personality of the Year, BBC1
Murder Before Evensong, Channel 5
FROST BITE:
What is Bad TV?
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Dec 5, 2025 • 23min
Smart TV: New Knives Out Film and Embarrassing Moments
Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week
TV:
Wake Up Dead Man: the New Knives Out Mystery, Netflix
Apollo 1: Destination Moon, C4
David Dimbleby: What’s the Monarchy For?, BBC iPlayer
FROST BITE:
Why we all secretly love an embarrassing TV moment
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