Radio Times Podcast

Radio Times
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Dec 13, 2022 • 50min

View From My Sofa at Christmas with Dick and Angel Strawbridge

This week’s guests, Dick and Angel Strawbridge, join Kelly-Anne Taylor from their French Chateau to talk all things Christmas. The couple have achieved cult status with their C4 series, which followed their renovation of a derelict 19th century chateau. Dick and Angel talk to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the importance of tradition, how a rom-com kickstarted their dream to uproot their lives and relocate to France and why this is the last series of their Chateau adventure… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Dec 9, 2022 • 15min

Smart TV Episode 37

Radio Times journalist Kelly-Anne Taylor guides you through the week of telly ahead - covering everything from the latest royal documentary to a festive cooking special to a steamy Netflix film that must be at the top of your To Watch list. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Dec 6, 2022 • 58min

View From My Sofa at Christmas with Jamie Oliver

This week’s guest really needs no introduction – it’s the chef, restauranteur and cookbook author, Jamie Oliver. In our first festive episode, Jamie talks to Kelly-Anne Taylor about Christmas day in the Oliver household, how giving his wife Jools a foot massage is his sure-fire way to secure control of the remote and how landing his first TV show was all down to pot luck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Dec 2, 2022 • 18min

Smart TV Episode 36

There’s plenty of good TV out there…So what’s new this week that’s worth getting into? Radio Times associate editor David Butcher picks his upcoming highlights, including a powerful new drama starring Kate Winslet alongside her real-life daughter, two classy spy thrillers, a new Sheridan Smith sitcom, and a fantasy adventure that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Plus, as always, one show you can safely avoid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Nov 29, 2022 • 41min

View From My Sofa with Letitia Wright

This week’s guest is Letitia Wright – who went from Holby City to Hollywood after landing a leading role in the Black Panther franchise. The south London star’s TV credits also include Top Boy Small Axe and Black Mirror, but it was after breaking into the Marvel franchise that Wright established herself in the top tier on both sides of the Atlantic. In this episode, Letitia joins me from LA and talks about the importance of equality on-screen, her new film The Silent Twins, and why she had to ditch her back-up plan… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Nov 25, 2022 • 21min

Smart TV Episode 35

Radio Times associate editor David Butcher picks out TV treats for the week ahead plus, as always, a show to avoid. He highlights not one but two sci-fi comedies – both seriously funny – as well as sharp new series from Lucy Worsley and Simon Schama. Also in the mix are Claudia Winkleman, Jimi Hendrix, and yet another string to the bow of the busiest man on TV, Romesh Ranganathan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Nov 22, 2022 • 44min

View From My Sofa with Zara McDermott

This week’s guest is the reality TV star turned documentary maker, Zara McDermott. First appearing on our screens in 2018 as a “bombshell” on Love Island – she has since appeared on E4’s Made In Chelsea and hosted her own dating show Love In The Flesh. Zara released a documentary for the BBC on Revenge Porn which unflinchingly investigated the impact of the unauthorised sharing of explicit images and helped change the law in the UK. Since, then she’s made a documentary on Rape Culture and most recently, Disordered Eating. In this episode, Zara talks to Kelly-Anne Taylor about how working in government gave her the confidence to speak her mind, how she handles unpacking her own trauma and her love of Gossip Girl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Nov 18, 2022 • 25min

Smart TV Episode 34

Radio Times writer David Butcher picks out the best new TV for the week ahead. If you’re looking for something to watch other than the FIFA World Cup, he has alternatives, including a smart new chapter in the Addams Family saga, a Tokyo-set crime thriller and the US remake of a beloved British sitcom. Plus three fascinating documentaries – and one show to miss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Nov 15, 2022 • 52min

View From My Sofa with Krishnan Guru-Murthy

This week’s guest is the face of Channel 4 news, journalist Krishnan Guru-Murphy. In this episode Krishnan talks to Kelly-Anne about how watching Sky’s This England took him back to the anxieties of Covid and when his 86-year-old father caught the virus, how his gig on Newsround shaped the journalist he is today - and how he almost starred in a film with Twiggy.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Nov 11, 2022 • 25min

Smart TV Episode 33

Radio Times writer David Butcher runs through the week’s TV highlights, avoiding any that involve MPs and soap stars around a campfire. There’s a sharp comedy-drama with James Corden, a feature-length history tale from David Olusoga, a comedy romp in the woods courtesy of David Mitchell and – with the FIFA World Cup imminent – enough football documentaries to keep a small stadium happy. All this, plus as always, one show to miss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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