

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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Dec 27, 2024 • 22min
Smart TV: New Years Special
You can get in touch with our hosts 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:NEW YEARS EVE TV:SAS Rogue Heroes, BBC1Missing You, NetflixVera, ITV1Ruth Jones Remembers… Hattie, BBC4LOOK AHEAD TO 2025:Miss Austen, BBC1Brian and Margaret, C4Towards Zero, BBC1Bergerac, U&U DramaGARETH'S PICK OF 2024:Agatha All Long, Disney +...Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 20, 2024 • 29min
Smart TV: Christmas Day Special
You can get in touch with our hosts 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:CHRISTMAS TV:Wallace and Gromit, BBC1Call the Midwife, BBC1Doctor Who, BBC1Gavin and Stacey, BBC1EastEnders, BBC1Coronation Street, ITV1Hercule Poirot's Christmas, ITV3Carry On Matron, ITV3 From Roger Moore with Love, BBC2DAVID'S PICK OF 2024:Matlock, NOW...Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 13, 2024 • 22min
Smart TV: Strike Returns and a Strictly Star Has Been Born
You can get in touch with our hosts 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:Strike, BBC1Sports Personality of the Year, BBC1Wham: Last Christmas Unwrapped, BBC2OUR READER SAYS:Connie from Brighton recommends...So Long Marianne, ITVX FROST BITE:Strictly Star: Chris McCausland THE ARCHIVE:Victoria Wood with All The Trimmings, BBC4 and iPlayer...Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 6, 2024 • 20min
Smart TV: Alan Bennett and Should Masterchef be Cancelled
You can get in touch with our hosts 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:Alan Bennett: 90 Years On, BBC2Dalgliesh, C5OUR READER SAYS:Adrian from Exeter says…When did the BBC become the American Broadcasting Company?FROST BITE:Should Masterchef be cancelled? THE ARCHIVE:Dalgliesh (Previous versions)...Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 29, 2024 • 20min
Smart TV: After The Party and Doctor Who Christmas Preview
You can get in touch with our hosts 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:AFTER THE PARTY, C4DOCTOR WHO XMAS PREVIEW, BBC1LENA ZAVARONI: THE FORGOTTEN CHILD STAR, BBC2OUR READER SAYS:Chris from Edgware is not a fan of THE TODAY PROGRAMMEFROST BITE:Alan Bennett at 90 - Would he get commissioned now? THE ARCHIVE:DERRY GIRLS, C4...Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 22, 2024 • 18min
Smart TV: Clarkson's Farm Spinoff and Gary Lineker's Exit
You can get in touch with our hosts 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:The Making of 'Do They Know It’s Christmas?', BBC4The World According to Kaleb, Amazon PrimeIrresistible: Why We Can’t Stop Eating, BBC2 READER RECOMMENDATION: ‘A light has gone out with the demise of Doctors’(Doctors, BBC iPlayer)FROST BITE:Gary Lineker’s exit - Will Match of the Day survive?(Match of the Day, BBC1) THE ARCHIVE:Jason King, Rewind TV...Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 15, 2024 • 23min
Smart TV: Anthony Horowitz Fan Club
You can get in touch with our hosts 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:MOONFLOWER MURDERS, BBC1RETURN TO PARADISE, BBC1 READER RECOMMENDATION: “Can the Strictly judges stop bickering and standing up!” STRICTLY COME DANCING, BBC1FROST BITE:Why we all need to watch a drama about a 400-hundred-year old King in 2024?WOLF HALL, BBC1 THE ARCHIVE:FOYLE’S WAR, ITVXCOLLISION, ITVX...Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 8, 2024 • 21min
Smart TV: Cheating on Screen and More Royal Docs
You can get in touch with our hosts 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:HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, ITV1WOLF HALL, BBC1THE DIPLOMAT, NETFLIX READER RECOMMENDATION: ALMA'S NOT NORMAL, BBC iPLAYERFROST BITE:WHEN DID CHEATING BECOME ACCEPTABLE ON SCREENCHEATERS, BBC iPLAYER THE ARCHIVE:THE WESSEX TALES, BBC iPLAYER...Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 1, 2024 • 19min
Smart TV: Shetland Returns and Until I Kill You
You can get in touch with our hosts 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:Until I Kill You, ITV XShetland, BBC1US Election Coverage (multiple broadcasters including BBC, C4 and SKY)READER RECOMMENDATION: David Gower back on Sky Sports Cricket coverageFROST BITE:BBC HARDtalk is being cancelled (old episodes available on BBC iPlayer) THE ARCHIVE:As Time Goes By, BBC4...Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 25, 2024 • 20min
Smart TV: Ellis and The Royal Family on Screen
You can get in touch with our hosts 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:Ellis, C5Hammer: Heros, Legends and Monsters, Sky ArtsThe Diplomat, NetflixREADER RECOMMENDATION: Barbie's Dirty Secrets, C4FROST BITE:Prince William: We Can End Homelessness, ITV1 THE ARCHIVE:The Longest Feud: Chappell V Botham, Amazon Prime ...Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices