

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.
Episodes
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Oct 6, 2023 • 17min
Smart TV: The Red Wine Test and the Return of Big Brother
Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this weekSHOW NOTES:TV:The Reckoning, BBC OnePayback, ITVLessons in Chemistry, Apple TV+Big Brother, ITVBig Little Journeys, BBC2FILM:Licorice Pizza, BBC2FROM THE ARCHIVE:Gosford Park, Amazon Freevee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 29, 2023 • 17min
Smart TV: Partygate Drama and Slow TV
Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this weekSHOW NOTES:TV:Partygate, Channel 4 Portrait Artist of the Decade, Sky ArtsBeckham, Netflix The Deepest Breath, NetflixRADIO:Young Again – Kirsty Young, Radio 4FILM:Ali and Ava, BBC2FROM THE ARCHIVE:The West Wing, Channel4.comThe Thick of It, BBC iPlayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 22, 2023 • 17min
Smart TV: The Dramatic Return of Kelly-Anne Taylor (and other dramas)
Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this weekSHOW NOTES:TV:Long Shadow, ITVDelhi Crime, Netflix Black Snow, BBC4 and Amazon PrimeInside the World’s Toughest Prisons, Netflix Who Killed Jill Dando, NetflixFILM: Woman King, Now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 19, 2023 • 1h 4min
Grace Dent on body positivity, comfort eating and ditching booze
For our series finale Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by the restaurant critic and MasterChef regular, Grace Dent. Grace is the host of the chart-topping podcast Comfort Eating – in which she invites celebrity guests to talk about their lives through the prism of food. Now, she gifts us a book – Comfort Eating: What We Eat When Nobody’s Watching – which as well as talking about everyone’s favourite foods – delves into Grace’s own life. In this episode she speaks about how writing the book – after the passing of her mother – wasn’t cathartic, but like picking a wound. Plus, they discuss the pressures placed on women to look a certain way, why Grace has ditched the booze and how coronation street has informed her perception of glamorous women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 15, 2023 • 17min
Smart TV: Strictly and Neighbours Return!
Caroline Frost chats to David Brown about the best things coming up on the box this weekSHOW NOTES:TVStrictly, BBCNeighbours, Amazon FreeveeIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, NetflixChris Packham: is it Time to Break the Law?, C4The Super Models, Apple TV+ FROM THE ARCHIVEFrasier, C4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 12, 2023 • 1h 18min
Dan Schreiber on weirdos, a letter from Richard Curtis and Indiana Jones
This week’s guest is one of the QI Elves behind the hit podcast, No Such Thing As A Fish – it is Dan Schreiber! In this episode Dan sits down with Kelly-Anne Taylor to discuss how he broke into the TV industry and why he moved to London at 19 after receiving a letter from Richard Curtis. Plus, they speak about being starstruck, encouraging your inner weirdo and why it’s good to be in the wrong place at the right time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 8, 2023 • 17min
Smart TV: Wild New Drama and Love Island for Crinklies
Caroline Frost chats to David Brown about the best things coming up on the box this weekSHOW NOTES:TVWilderness, Amazon PrimeLiving Next Door to Putin, BBC1Celebrity Race across the World, BBC1Your Mum, My Dad, ITV1The Royle Family: Down the Back of the Sofa, Gold FROM THE ARCHIVEThe X-Files, Disney + Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 5, 2023 • 1h 8min
Caroline O'Donoghue on Sex in the City, phone calls that don't change your life and why Irish writers are everywhere right now
Joining Kelly-Anne Taylor in the studio this week, is the author and journalist, Caroline O’Donoghue. In 2018, Caroline launched the podcast Sentimental Garbage – with the tagline, Justice for dumb women. What started out as a chick-lit podcast – grew into a podcast that celebrated guilty pleasures – deep-diving, unpicking, examining everything from Gilmore Girls to Little Women to Taylor Swift. In this episode, Caroline discusses how she’s got a lot of mileage out of her comfort TV Sex in the City and how she reacted when she had the rug pulled out from under her feet. Plus, we talk about her latest novel, The Rachel Incident. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 1, 2023 • 16min
Smart TV: Top Boy's Final Season and some Fishy Factual TV
Caroline Frost chats to David Brown about the best things coming up on the box this week.SHOW NOTES:TVLove & Death, ITVXTop Boy, NetflixMortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, BBC TwoMartin Clunes and Mel Giedroyc Explore Britain by the Book, ITVRADIOThe Reunion, Radio 4FROM THE ARCHIVEThunderbirds, Talking Pictures TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 29, 2023 • 34min
Roman Kemp on nepotism, fame and oversharing
This week’s guest is Capital Breakfast’s radio host, Roman Kemp. Breaking intro broadcast aged 21, he has forged an intimate relationship with listeners – often thanks to his oversharing and unfiltered conversation! In this episode, he discusses growing up as the ‘famous kid’ (his dad is Spandau Ballet singer Martin Kemp and his mother is Shirlie Holliman) and what his upbringing taught him about the world of celebrity. Plus, he talks to Kelly-Anne Taylor about his campaign work surrounding male suicide – and how bearing all and investigating a topic so close to home can be a burden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices