

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.
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Jul 8, 2022 • 12min
Smart TV Episode 15
Radio Times Staff Writer Kelly-Anne Taylor marks your cards for the week ahead. She previews a fast-paced series that follows coppers working night shifts in Brighton, talks about Taron Egerton’s plotty Apple TV drama Black Bird and helps navigate the best box-sets you may have missed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 8, 2022 • 54min
Persuasion, Snowflake Mountain, The Undeclared War and Don’t Make Me Go
The Radio Times Podcast, hosted by Jane Garvey with TV expert Rhianna Dhillon, is the place for your trusted TV recommendations each week. Persuasion, Snowflake Mountain, The Undeclared War and Don’t Make Me Go.This episode:Rhianna reviews Persuasion, Snowflake Mountain, The Undeclared War and Don’t Make Me GoYou can find the programmes mentioned as follows: PersuasionNetflix, 8th July Snowflake MountainNetflix The Undeclared WarChannel 4, 9pm Thursdays or on All4. Don’t Make Me GoAmazon Prime 15th July We’d love to hear from you. You can send us an email anytime to podcast@radiotimes.com or find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @RadiotimesThe Radio Times Podcast is produced by Somethin' Else for Immediate Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 1, 2022 • 22min
Smart TV Episode 14
Radio Times TV critic David Butcher picks the best programmes to look out for this week – and one to avoid. He previews the return of a Bafta-winning food show, an inspiring series about teenagers learning to play cricket and a new season of the world’s weirdest comedy-drama. And in a monster weekend for sport he gives a quickfire tour of where to find what – and when. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 29, 2022 • 47min
My Life as a Rolling Stone, Big Zuu’s Big Eats, The Baby and Loot
The Radio Times Podcast, hosted by Jane Garvey with TV expert Rhianna Dhillon, is the place for your trusted TV recommendations each week.This episode:Rhianna reviews My Life as a Rolling Stone, Big Zuu’s Big Eats, The Baby and Loot.You can find the programmes mentioned as follows:My Life as a Rolling StoneBBC2 on Saturday 2nd July at 9.30pm (four-part series also released as a boxset on iPlayer)Big Zuu’s Big EatsDave on Monday 4th July at 10pmThe BabySky Atlantic, on Thursday 7th July with a double bill at 9pm and 9.40pmLootAvailable now on Apple TV+We’d love to hear from you. You can send us an email anytime to podcast@radiotimes.com or find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @RadiotimesThe Radio Times Podcast is produced by Somethin' Else for Immediate Media.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 24, 2022 • 17min
Smart TV Episode 13
In this week’s bonus episode of the Radio Times podcast, David Butcher runs through the next seven days on screen with a quickfire look at his TV highlights. It’s the great British summer so Glastonbury and Wimbledon loom large but there’s also a batch of new streaming treats, Swedish chills on a North Sea oil rig and a dark drama about cyber war. Plus, the return of an endangered species: the comedy sketch show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 22, 2022 • 48min
BBC Radio 1’s Jack Saunders, Glastonbury 50 years and Counting, Murder in the Alps, Man Versus Bee and Top Gear.
The Radio Times Podcast, hosted by Jane Garvey with TV expert Rhianna Dhillon, is the place for your trusted TV recommendations each week.This episode:Jane and Rhianna chat to Jack Saunders about Glastonbury. They also review Glastonbury 50 years and Counting, Murder in the Alps, Man Versus Bee and Top Gear.You can find the programmes mentioned as follows: Glastonbury 50 years and CountingBBC1, Sun 19th June 9pm Murder in the AlpsChannel 4, Sun 26th June. Boxset after that on All4/channel4.comMan Versus BeeNetflix, Friday 24th June Top GearBBC2, Sunday 26th June at 8pm. This will be ep4 of the current seriesWe’d love to hear from you. You can send us an email anytime to podcast@radiotimes.com or find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @RadiotimesThe Radio Times Podcast is produced by Somethin' Else for Immediate Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 17, 2022 • 16min
Smart TV Episode 12
Radio Times TV critic David Butcher picks the best programmes to look out for this week – and one to avoid. He highlights a special, one-off episode of everyone’s favourite panel show, a Brian Cox documentary about exploring Mars, and two crime dramas featuring chalk-and-cheese cops. Also on the podcast, what does new streaming service Paramount+ have to offer? Answer: it’s good news if you’re a Star Trek fan… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 15, 2022 • 52min
James Nesbitt talks Suspect, Lenny Henry’s Caribbean Britain, Sherwood and Love Island.
The Radio Times Podcast, hosted by Jane Garvey with TV expert Rhianna Dhillon, is the place for your trusted TV recommendations each week.This episode:Jane talks to James Nesbitt about Suspect and Rhianna reviews Lenny Henry’s Caribbean Britain, Sherwood and Love Island.You can find the programmes mentioned as follows: Suspect Sun 19th to Weds 22nd, two eps a night at 9pm and 9.30pm on Channel 4. Lenny Henry’s Caribbean Britain Weds 22nd June, 9pm BBC2 (second part the following week) Love Island Started on Mon 6th June on ITV2, runs daily at 9pm apart from Saturdays when they show Love Island: Unseen Bits at 9pm. All seasons available on ITV Hub.
Sherwood - starts Mon 14th June, 9pm BBC1 followed by the second ep on Tues 15th June, 9pm BBC1 (this will be the pattern for three weeks)We’d love to hear from you. You can send us an email anytime to podcast@radiotimes.com or find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @RadiotimesThe Radio Times Podcast is produced by Somethin' Else for Immediate Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 10, 2022 • 15min
Smart TV Episode 11
David Butcher hacks a path through the TV jungle. Which programmes this week are worth your time and which are best avoided? David offers tips ranging from a US drama about the space race to a stirring story from playwright James Graham about the long shadow of the miners’ strike. There’s a standout episode of Who Do You Think You Are, a moving documentary on the Falklands, and a slick time-travel saga (yes, another one...) Plus, as always, one show to miss. It’s all delivered with critical spin and zero PR hype – your briefing on the TV week ahead in double-quick time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 8, 2022 • 55min
The Outlaws, Everything I Know About Love, Backstage with Katherine Ryan, Reel Britania and Gamba Cole
The Radio Times Podcast, hosted by Jane Garvey with TV expert Rhianna Dhillon, is the place for your trusted TV recommendations each week.This episode:Jane and Rhianna review season 2 of The Outlaws, Dolly Alderton’s new series Everything I Know About Love, behind the scenes show - Backstage with Katherine Ryan, Reel Britania – a look at the making of British film, and interview one of the stars of The Outlaws – Gamba Cole.You can find the programmes mentioned as follows:• Backstage with Katherine RyanAmazon Prime on Thursday 9th June• Everything I know about LoveBBC1 on Tuesdays at 10.40pm. Also released as a boxset• The Outlaws Season 2BBC iPlayer • Reel Britannia, Britbox on Thursday 9th June - weekly episodesWe’d love to hear from you. You can send us an email anytime to podcast@radiotimes.com or find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @RadiotimesThe Radio Times Podcast is produced by Somethin' Else for Immediate Media. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out informationHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


