

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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Jun 7, 2024 • 15min
Smart TV: Bridgerton's Steamy Return and Dalgleish Revives
Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch withour hosts on either their social media, or via email (podcast@radiotimes.com)and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom ofthe episode. SHOW NOTES: TV:Bridgerton Series 3, Part 2 – Netflix Dalgliesh Series 2 - Friday 9pm C5On Thin Ice: Putin vs Greenpeace - Sunday 9pm BBC2The Fall: Skydive Murder Plot - Tues-Thursday 9pm C4Buying London Series 1 - Netflix FILM:Skyfall Saturday - 8pm ITV1 THE ARCHIVE:The Parisien Agency - 2 seasons, Netflix...Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 31, 2024 • 15min
Smart TV: Novel Dramas and Scandalous Ashley Madison Doc
Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch with our hosts on either their social media, or 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:Geek Girl, Netflix Queenie, C4 Lost Boys and Fairies, BBC1Ashley Madison Sex, Lies and Scandal, NetflixFILM:Four Weddings and a Funeral, BBC1 and iPlayerTHE ARCHIVE:The X Files, First series - Channel4.com...Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 27, 2024 • 18min
Smart TV: D Day at 80 and Outlaws S3
SHOW NOTES:TV:D-Day at 80, BBC4 and C4 D-Day: the Last Voices, Radio 4The Outlaws, BBC1 Springwatch, BBC2Fiennes: Return to the Wild, National Geographic FILM:Tenet, BBC2THE ARCHIVE:Morecambe & Wise: Fools Rush In, BBC iPlayer...Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 17, 2024 • 19min
Smart TV: Suits arrives on BBC and Rebus Returns
Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch with our hosts on either their social media, or 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:Rebus, BBC1Suits, BBC iPlayerInsomnia, Paramount+ Trying, Apple TV+ Rob and Rylan’s Grand Tour, BBC iPlayer FILM:How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, E4THE ARCHIVE:Endeavour, ITVX...Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 10, 2024 • 17min
Smart TV: Bridgerton and BAFTAs
Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch with our hosts on either their social media, or 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:Eurovision Song Contest - Grand Final, BBC1BAFTA TV Awards, BBC1Bridgerton S3, Netflix from Thursday Let It Be, Disney PlusFILM:The Idea of You, Amazon PrimeTHE ARCHIVE:The Buccaneers, Apple TV...Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 3, 2024 • 18min
Smart TV: Ncuti Gatwa's Full Doctor Who Debut and Eurovision
You can get in touch with our hosts on either their social media, or 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:Doctor Who, BBCiPlayerEurovision Song Contest Semi-Finals, BBC1Salman Rushdie: Through a a Glass Darkly, BBC2FILM:Senna, Channel 4THE ARCHIVE:The Avengers, Great TV (Channel 50 on Freeview)Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Great TVThe Persuaders, Great TVThe New Avengers, Great TV...Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 26, 2024 • 14min
Smart TV: Clarkson's Farm and Baby Reindeer
Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch with our hosts on either their social media, or 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:Baby Reindeer, NetflixThe Tattooist of Auschwitz, Sky Atlantic / Now The Piano, C4Clarkson’s Farm, Amazon PrimeFILM:Catch Me If You Can, Film4THE ARCHIVE:Gods of Snooker, iPlayer...Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 18, 2024 • 15min
Smart TV: BBC Two Turns 60 and Britains Got Talent Returns
Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch with our hosts on either their social media, or 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:Beyond Paradise Finale, BBC1Walter Presents: Morten, Channel 4.comBritains Got Talent, ITV1BBCTWO turns 60!, BBCTWORADIO:Romesh Ranganathan, BBC Radio TwoFILM:Dune Part 2, multiple streaming services to buy/rentTHE ARCHIVE:Borgen, Netflix...Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 16, 2024 • 43min
SPECIAL EPISODE - Chris Packham and Megan Mccubbin take over for Earth Day!
For this special episode of the Radio Times Podcast, Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by the conservationists Chris Packham and Megan Mccubbin. Packham was born in Southampton in 1961 and spent much of his childhood exploring the nature he found at his doorstep. As a teenager with autism, he was picked on at school – his solace was the outside world. After studying Zoology at the University of Southampton, Packham found himself in the world of television and film, taking still photographs – but it was his audition for The Really Wild Show which kickstarted his career. Today, he is recognised as one of Britain’s most prominent wildlife TV presenters. He joins the podcast, alongside his step-daughter the conservationist and TV presenter, Megan McCubbin. In this episode, we discuss the perils of activism, the everyday changes everyone can make to fight climate change – and, the beauty of watching telly together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 12, 2024 • 16min
Smart TV: Amy Winehouse Film and Blue Lights Returns
Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch with our hosts on either their social media, or 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:Feud: Capote vs The Swans, Disney+Changing Ends, ITV1Blue Lights, BBC ONEStacey Solomon’s Renovation Rescue, C4FILM:Back to Black, CinemasAnatomy of a Fall, Prime VideoTHE ARCHIVE:Hollywood, Netflix...Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices