Radio Times Podcast

<p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>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.</p><p> </p><p>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.</p><p> </p><p>Whether you like Entertainment, Current Affairs, Documentaries, Dramas, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Thrillers, Sports or Radio – they’ll have you covered.</p><p><br /></p><p>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.</p>

Smart TV: New Knives Out Film and Embarrassing Moments

Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week TV: Wake Up Dead Man: the New Knives Out Mystery, Netflix Apollo 1: Destination Moon, C4 David Dimbleby: What’s the Monarchy For?, BBC iPlayer FROST BITE: Why we all secretly love an embarrassing TV moment . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

12-05
21:44

Smart TV: George Clooney Netflix Film and Mammoth Season 2

Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week TV: Say Nothing, C4 Mammoth, BBC2 Jay Kelly, Netflix FROST BITE: How Northern Ireland is making powerful art out of its past . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

11-28
17:32

Smart TV: The Beatles and AI

Caroline Frost chats to Gareth McClean about the best things coming up on the box this week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

11-21
25:17

Smart TV: Summerwater and Ed Sheeran one-shot doc

Caroline Frost chats to Gareth McClean about the best things coming up on the box this week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

11-14
18:07

Smart TV: Trespasses and the Festival of Remembrance

Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. 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.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

11-07
20:34

Smart TV: Race Across The World and Alan Carr Appreciation

Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. 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.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10-31
19:58

Smart TV: Arty Crime Drama

Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. 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.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10-24
22:32

Smart TV: Lazarus, love triangles and a touch of Julia Roberts

Caroline Frost chats to guest host Garath McLean about the best things coming up on the box this week. TV: Lazarus, from Wednesday, Prime Video The Forsyte Saga, Monday 9pm, Channel 5 Leonard and Hungry Paul, Monday 10pm, BBC Two FROST BITE: Celebrity Traitors, BBC THE ARCHIVE:Moonlighting, STV Player . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10-16
27:00

Smart TV: Sally Wainwright’s comeback and Hamza’s wild adventure

Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. 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.   TV:Celebrity Traitors, BBC1Riot Women, BBC1Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles, BBC1The Iris Affair, Sky Atlantic FROST BITE:Familiar faces in The Diplomat bring serious West Wing nostalgia THE ARCHIVE:The Great Philosophers (1987), BBC2 . . .Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10-10
23:13

Smart TV: New Alan Partridge and Suranne Jones is everywhere

Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. 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: How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge), BBC1 Celebrity Traitors, BBC1 Frauds, ITV1 Film Club, BBC3 FROST BITE: ‘Worlds Apart’ movingly brings contestants, and viewers, together THE ARCHIVE: Robert Redford Night, BBC4 . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10-03
21:02

Smart TV: Blue Lights and Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue

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09-26
20:59

Smart TV: Slow Horses and Strictly Return

Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. 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 Hack, ITV1 Slow Horses, Apple TV+ Strictly Come Dancing, BBC1 FROST BITE: Teen dramas - why are so many older viewer tuning in?  THE ARCHIVE: Arena, BBC4 . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

09-19
21:41

Smart TV: Rob and Rylan Return and Twiggy Doc

Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. 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: Rob and Rylan’s Passage to India, BBC2 Twiggy, BBC2 Michael Palin in Venezuela, Channel 5 FROST BITE: How the PSBs are fighting back against Netflix, and why it matters THE ARCHIVE: Fawlty Towers: The Play, U&Gold . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

09-12
21:03

Smart TV: Only Murders in the Building and Freddie Flintoff's Ultimate Test

Caroline Frost chats to Gareth McClean about the best things coming up on the box this week. 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: Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams: Ultimate Test, BBC1 Only Murders in the Building, Disney + The Newsreader, BBC2 FROST BITE: Partings are such sweet sorrow - how can a TV show end on a high? THE ARCHIVE: Robin Wright evolution (Santa Barbara, to Princess Bride, to Forrest Gump, to House of Cards, etc) . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

09-05
23:50

Smart TV: I Fought The Law and Educating Yorkshire Returns

Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. 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: I Fought The Law, ITV1 I Am Martin Parr, BBCFour Educating Yorkshire, Channel 4 FROST BITE: Why We All Need to Watch ‘The Apprentice’ Far More Carefully THE ARCHIVE: Arena - Peter Sellers, BBCFour . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

08-29
19:04

Smart TV: Thursday Murder Club and 1066 Drama

Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. 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: Thursday Murder Club, Netflix King and Conqueror, BBC1 The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, Disney+ FROST BITE: Real-life legal cases - who do they serve? THE ARCHIVE: King and Conqueror Night, BBC4 . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

08-22
18:36

Smart TV: Life After Lineker for MoTD

Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. 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: Hostage, Netflix Match of the Day, BBC1 Confessions of a Brain Surgeon, BBC2 FROST BITE: Why Americans still can’t get enough of us Brits, as long as it’s their version THE ARCHIVE: Jasper Carrott Night, BBC4 . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

08-15
22:15

Smart TV: Led Zeppelin Doc and Ridley

Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. 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: Ridley, ITV1 Antiques Roadshow (VJ Day Special), BBC1 Becoming Led Zeppelin, Now FROST BITE: Why digging into the archives is something we won’t be able to do soon... THE ARCHIVE: Shooting the Past, BBC4 . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

08-08
19:17

Smart TV: Wednesday and Annika

Caroline Frost chats to Gareth McClean about the best things coming up on the box this week. 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: Annika , BBC1 Wednesday, Netflix MasterChef, BBC1 FROST BITE: When a show moves from TV to YouTube, what we do win and lose? THE ARCHIVE: The Newsreader, BBC iPlayer . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

08-01
20:38

Smart TV: The Gone and Bonnie Blue Doc

Caroline Frost chats to Gareth McClean about the best things coming up on the box this week. 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 Gone, BBC2 Inside the Cult of the Jesus Army, BBC2 Bonnie Blue Doc, C4 FROST BITE: From Gregg Wallace to Christian Horner, when the mighty fall, what happens to the show? THE ARCHIVE: Star Trek: Enterprise, SyFy . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

07-25
20:08

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