Radio Times Podcast

Radio Times
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Feb 20, 2024 • 34min

Martin Compston on Line of Duty, on-screen nudity and running with wolves

This week Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by the Scottish actor, Martin Compston. Born and raised in Greenock, Scotland – he first made his name starring in the Ken Roach film, Sweet Sixteen (which won the Best Screenplay Award at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival). It was his role as Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott in Jed Mercurio's Line of Duty that made him a household name. In this episode, he talks about how that role changed his life, what it’s like living in Vegas – and why he’s doing less on-screen nudity. Plus, he chats about his latest travelogue Martin Compston’s Norwegian Fling and what it was like running with wolves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Feb 16, 2024 • 14min

Smart TV: 2024 BAFTA Special

Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch with our hosts on either their social media, or via email (podcast@radiotimes.com) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES:FILMS:BarbieOppenheimer Saltburn, Amazon PrimeKillers of the Flower Moon, Apple TV+ Maestro, NetflixAnatomy of a FallWham!, Netflix...Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Feb 13, 2024 • 34min

Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley on Barbie, equal pay and their worst auditions

On this week’s episode host Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley! From Broadchurch to The Crown to The Favourite, Oscar-winning actress Olivia Colman has become a staple of British film and television. And Irish co-star Jessie Buckley boasts an impressive CV herself, starring across the big and small screen in projects like War & Peace, Chernobyl and Wild Rose. As a pair, Colman and Buckley previously worked together on Netflix movie The Lost Daughter – they played the same character at different ages and were both nominated for Oscars – and now share the screen again as warring neighbours in Wicked Little Letters, a comedy about a real-life poison pen scandal that shocked 1920s England. In this episode, we talk about sexism in the film industry, the importance of equal pay, the female-led films dominating the box-office and they share what they’ve learnt from their worst auditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Feb 9, 2024 • 16min

Smart TV: Rom-Com Rebirth and Traitors Down Under

Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch with our hosts on either their social media, or via email (podcast@radiotimes.com) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES:TV:One Day, NetflixAlice and Jack, C4Hacks, Amazon PrimeThe Traitors Australia, BBC iPlayerRADIOYoung Again, Radio 4FILM:Aftersun, BBC2ARCHIVE:Normal People, BBC iPlayer...Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Feb 6, 2024 • 49min

Sophie Rundle on Peaky Blinders, Gentleman Jack and the #MeToo Movement

This week’s guest is the actress, Sophie Rundle. Her career began with a bang – when she landed the role of Ada Shelby in the hit-drama Peaky Blinders, straight out of drama school. Since then, she’s gone on to star in Sally Wainwright’s Gentleman Jack, Alibi’s The Diplomat and most recently ITV’s, After the Flood. In this episode, she talks to Kelly-Anne Taylor about how revolutionary Gentleman Jack was in depicting LGBTQ+ love stories and how it has been heralded for its portrayal of sex scenes. Rundle discusses her own experience filming intimate scenes – and how they have changed over the course of her career. Plus, she reveals how Peaky Blinders changed her life – and, the pressure she faces to look a certain way on screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Feb 2, 2024 • 16min

Smart TV: New Netflix Drama and Death in Paradise's 100th Episode

Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch with our hosts on either their social media, or via email (podcast@radiotimes.com) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES:TV:One Day, Netflix Death in Paradise, 100th episode, BBC1Hot Mess Summer, Amazon Prime Boris Becker: The Rise and Fall, ITV1 The Hairy Bikers Go West, BBC2 The Greatest Night in Pop, NetflixFILM:Atonement, BBC1ARCHIVE:The Royle Family, BBCiPlayer...Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jan 30, 2024 • 42min

Rylan on trolls, reality TV and Celebrity Traitors

This week’s guest is the TV presenter and reality TV star, Rylan. He grew up on a council estate in East London – with his mum, Linda, his nan and older brother. It was the era of reality TV – and Rylan decided that was the way to make his fame and fortune. In 2012, aged 23, he appeared as a contestant on X Factor – and his emotional reaction at the judges houses and his live show performances made him an X Factor icon. He turned his moment in the limelight, into a longstanding career – pivoting into the world of presenting. In this episode, he reflects about his time on X Factor, receiving death threats and handling overnight fame. Please note that this episode contains strong language. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jan 26, 2024 • 15min

Smart TV: Factual Free-For-All

Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch with our hosts on either their soicial media, or via email (podcast@radiotimes.com) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES:TV:Ambulance, BBC1 Putin vs the West, BBC2 The Apprentice, BBC1 To Catch a Copper, C4 All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, BBC iPlayer FILM:Ali and Ava, BBC iPlayerARCHIVE:Navalny, BBC iPlayer...Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jan 23, 2024 • 54min

Tamsin Greig on being a working mother, playing baddies and hysterical laughing on set

This week’s guest is the actress, Tamsin Greig. She grew up in London with her parents, two sisters – 5 lodgers and a handful of cats. Her mother had been in amateur dramatics – and Tamsin, absorbed by osmosis, the yearning to perform at a young age. She graduated from the University of Birmingham with a first-class BA in Drama and Theatre – and then, worked at the Family Planning Association – before getting her foot in the door with her role as Debbie Aldridge in The Archers. Since then – she has had a glittering career on both the stage and on television. She has starred in some of Britain’s most loved sitcoms – from Black Books to Green Wing – and most recently, Friday Night Dinner. In this episode, she discusses what it’s like to juggle parenthood with working life, her love of trampolining and playing a baddie in Paramount’s new drama, Sexy Beast, based on the cult-classic gangster film of the 00s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jan 19, 2024 • 16min

Smart TV: Big New Dramas with Expats, Masters of the Air and Sexy Beast

Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch with our hosts on either their soicial media, or via email (podcast@radiotimes.com) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES:TV:Ex-Pats, Prime Video)Masters of the Air, Apple TV+Sexy Beast, Paramount+Around the World in 80 Weighs, C4Air Fryers: Do You Know What You’re Missing?, C5FILM:Killers of the Flower Moon, Apple TVARCHIVE:BMX Bandits, Netflix...Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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