

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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May 18, 2022 • 50min
Selling Sunset, Prehistoric Planet, Big Boys, The Essex Serpent and Clio Barnard
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 the Netflix success ‘Selling Sunset’, new comedy ‘Big Boys’, David Attenborough’s ‘Prehistoric Planet’ and Apple TV+’s ‘The Essex Serpent’.
Jane interviews The Essex Serpent’s director Clio Barnard.
You can find the programmes mentioned as follows: Big BoysChannel 4, Thursday 26th May with two episodes; one at 10pm and one at 10.30pm that night, then every Thursday night and all on All 4 after the first episode has gone outThe Essex SerpentApple TV+, the first episode is on there, and they are dropped weekly on FridaysPrehistoric PlanetApple TV+, from 23rd to 27th May - 5 episodes across the weekSelling SunsetCurrently on NetflixWe’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 BFI & Radio Times Television Festival is at London’s Southbank from 20 - 22 May, and we’re going to be there recording THIS podcast on Sunday 22nd. To find out more, head to bfi.org.uk/tvfest.The 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

May 13, 2022 • 14min
Smart TV Episode 7
David Butcher picks the best TV shows to look out for this week – plus one to miss. He runs through quickfire previews of Eurovision, a trio of dramas based on bestselling novels, and not one but two FA Cup finals. There’s also time to highlight a documentary about physics that may mess with your mind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 11, 2022 • 45min
Conversations with Friends, Joe Wicks: Facing My Childhood, Floodlights and The Time Traveller’s Wife.
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 the new Sally Rooney adaptation ‘Conversations with Friends’ and ask if it’s as good as ‘Normal People’. Plus ‘Joe Wicks: Facing My Childhood’, ‘Floodlights’ and ‘The Time Traveller’s Wife’. You can find the programmes mentioned as follows: Conversations with FriendsBBC3 Sun 15th May at 10pm and as a boxset on BBC iPlayerJoe Wicks: Facing My ChildhoodBBC1 Mon 16th May at 9pm· FloodlightsBBC2 Tues 17th 9pmThe Time Travellers' WifeSky Atlantic Mon 16th at 9pmWe’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 BFI & Radio Times Television Festival is at London’s Southbank from 20 - 22 May, and we’re going to be there recording THIS podcast on Sunday 22nd. To find out more, head to bfi.org.uk/tvfest.The 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

May 6, 2022 • 18min
Smart TV Episode 6
Too many viewing options? Radio Times’s David Butcher cherry-picks from the TV buffet, with a quick run through the week’s highlights. His selections include a vicious political comedy, a Swedish crime drama and the return of horror anthology The Terror. Plus classy documentaries about Mother Teresa, John Stonehouse and Fergal Keane, all worth watching – but all on the same night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 4, 2022 • 54min
BAFTA nominated Rose Ayling-Ellis, The Staircase, Downton Abbey: A New Era, The Dry and White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch
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 Strictly winner Rose Ayling-Ellis who is up for a BAFTA and Rhianna reviews The Staircase, Downton Abbey: A New Era, The Dry and White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch.You can find the programmes mentioned as follows: The StaircaseSky Atlantic, Thursday 5th May at 9pmDownton Abbey: A New EraIn cinemas nowThe DryBritbox, Thursday 5th MayWhite Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & FitchNetflixWe’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

Apr 29, 2022 • 17min
Smart TV - episode 5
Radio Times’s David Butcher selects interesting TV to look out for in the week ahead. His picks include a sparky new sitcom with Katherine Parkinson, a history series from The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades and the final chapter of crime saga Ozark. Plus a new show about chain reaction machines that parents and kids can watch together. And as always, one programme to miss… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 27, 2022 • 48min
Parminder Nagra on DI Ray, The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, Ten Percent and Imagine: Miriam Margolyes - Up for Grabs
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:
We hear from Parminder Nagra on ITV’s new drama DI Ray.
Rhianna reviews The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, Ten Percent and Imagine: Miriam Margolyes - Up for Grabs.
You can find the programmes mentioned as follows: The Thief, His Wife and the CanoeITV Hub DI RayITV, Mon 2nd - Thurs 5th May 9pm (will also available on ITV Hub)Ten PercentAmazon Prime, Thurs 28 AprilImagine: Miriam Margolyes - Up for GrabsMon 25 April 10.40pmWe’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

Apr 22, 2022 • 20min
Smart TV - Episode 4
David Butcher takes a quick canter through the TV week ahead, with some returning favourites and hidden gems to look out for. He discusses the remake of beloved French comedy Call My Agent!, a spooky crime drama on Sky, a new run of The Great British Sewing Bee and a 1980s basketball saga on AppleTV+. There’s also time for dips into Russian politics and cult band The The. Plus, as always, one show this week you might want to miss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 20, 2022 • 56min
Tan France, Beauty and the Bleach, Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story, Heart Stopper, Inside No 9, Noughts and Crosses with Masali Baduza
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 speaks with Tan France (of Queer Eye fame), about his new documentary Beauty and the Bleach, we also hear Radio Times staff writer, Kelly-Anne Taylor’s, interview with Noughts and Crosses star Masali Baduza.
Rhianna reviews Beauty and the Bleach, Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story, Heart Stopper, Inside No 9, and Noughts and Crosses.
You can find the programmes mentioned as follows: Inside No 9BBC2, starting Wednesday 20th April at 10pm - continues weekly for six weeks. Also available on iPlayerJimmy Savile: A British Horror StoryAvailable to watch on Netflix nowHeart StopperNetflix, from this Friday, 22nd AprilNoughts and CrossesBBC1, Tuesday 26th April at 10.40pm, every weekBeauty and the BleachBBC2, Wednesday 27th April at 9pmWe’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

Apr 15, 2022 • 18min
Smart TV from Radio Times – episode 3
This week David Butcher picks out TV gems for the week ahead with quickfire previews of Inside No 9, new Hollywood satire Chivalry, a jaw-dropping doc about a $450m artwork, time-bending costume drama Life After Life and the best sport on terrestrial TV. Plus, as always – one show to avoid... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices