Radio Times Podcast

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

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For the season finale of the podcast, Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by Adam Buxton. The actor, comedian and podcaster attended Westminster School – where he befriended future-documentary-maker Louis Theroux, and Joe Cornish, who he would later star alongside in Channel 4’s The Adam and Joe Show. His podcast, The Adam Buxton Podcast, has been a hit – featuring conversations with everyone from Zadie Smith to Robbie Williams to Paul McCartney. In this episode, Buxton discusses the sacrifices his parents made to send him to public school, how he felt when Louis Theroux decided to launch a podcast and which interviews have been his best… and worst. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by the journalist, best-selling author and mental-health advocate, Bryony Gordon. Gordon grew up in London in a family of journalists. Her mother is the former gossip-columnist Jane Gordon, and it was thanks to her address book that Gordon landed her first journalism gig. Since then, she has carved a successful career – known for her trademark honesty. In this episode she talks about the ups and downs of life, sobriety and being mates with Prince Harry. Plus, they discuss Gordon’s eighth book, Mad Woman, in which she writes about her experiences with binge-eating disorder, the menopause and OCD. Please note that this episode includes conversations surrounding eating disorders that some listeners might find triggering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by the popstar-turned-actor Lily Allen and the TV presenter Miquita Oliver. They grew up in Ladbroke Grove, West London, in creative households, spending much of their youth roaming Portobello market and flunking school. Allen’s mother is the film producer, Alison Owen, and her father is the actor, Keith Allen. Oliver was raised by her mother, the broadcaster and chef, Andi Oliver. Both Oliver and Allen made their name at a young age – Oliver as a TV presenter on Channel 4’s music show Popworld and Allen for her debut-smash-hit Smile. In this episode they talk about the perils of fame, their new podcast called 'Miss Me?' and how they handle trolls. Plus, they reminisce about the hedonism of the 00s and reveal why they never listened to the advice imparted by their famous family members.   Show notes Miss Me? with Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver on BBC Sounds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This week Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by the actor, Theo James. He grew up in Buckinghamshire, the youngest of five siblings, and dreamed of a career as a musician. After reading Philosophy at the University of Nottingham, he segued into acting, enrolling as a student at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre. He catapulted to fame when he landed the leading role of Four in the YA Hollywood hit-series, Divergent. Since then, he has starred in The White Lotus, Sanditon, The Time Traveller’s Wife – and, most recently, Guy Ritchie’s The Gentleman. In this episode, he talks about the harsh realities of overnight fame, how the Me Too movement has shaped films sets and how his latest role exposes Britain’s class system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This week joining Kelly-Anne Taylor, in the studio, is the British actress, presenter and author, Joanna Lumley. Born in India, in Kashmir, Srinagar – she was brought up in the Far East, coming to the UK, aged 8, to attend boarding school. She went on to work as a model and actress, living in London in the Swinging Sixties – and made her name starring as Purdy in The New Avengers. She boasts a successful career – spanning over 6 decades – she had audiences in hysterics as Patsy in hit sit-com Absolutely Fabulous, has presented wonderful travel programmes – and, of course, captured the nation in Jan Etherington’s radio show, Conversations From A Long Marriage – in which she stars alongside Roger Allum. In this episode, she talks about why she doesn’t have a mobile phone and how difficult she found it to shed the ‘pretty girl’ stereotype when she moved from modelling to acting. Plus, she talks about raising a child as a single mother, how playing Purdy in The New Avengers changed things financially for her and why she wishes sex scenes would be cut from TV and film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This week Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by the Scottish actor, Martin Compston. Born and raised in Greenock, Scotland – he first made his name starring in the Ken Roach film, Sweet Sixteen (which won the Best Screenplay Award at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival). It was his role as Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott in Jed Mercurio's Line of Duty that made him a household name. In this episode, he talks about how that role changed his life, what it’s like living in Vegas – and why he’s doing less on-screen nudity. Plus, he chats about his latest travelogue Martin Compston’s Norwegian Fling and what it was like running with wolves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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On this week’s episode host Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley! From Broadchurch to The Crown to The Favourite, Oscar-winning actress Olivia Colman has become a staple of British film and television. And Irish co-star Jessie Buckley boasts an impressive CV herself, starring across the big and small screen in projects like War & Peace, Chernobyl and Wild Rose. As a pair, Colman and Buckley previously worked together on Netflix movie The Lost Daughter – they played the same character at different ages and were both nominated for Oscars – and now share the screen again as warring neighbours in Wicked Little Letters, a comedy about a real-life poison pen scandal that shocked 1920s England. In this episode, we talk about sexism in the film industry, the importance of equal pay, the female-led films dominating the box-office and they share what they’ve learnt from their worst auditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This week’s guest is the actress, Sophie Rundle. Her career began with a bang – when she landed the role of Ada Shelby in the hit-drama Peaky Blinders, straight out of drama school. Since then, she’s gone on to star in Sally Wainwright’s Gentleman Jack, Alibi’s The Diplomat and most recently ITV’s, After the Flood. In this episode, she talks to Kelly-Anne Taylor about how revolutionary Gentleman Jack was in depicting LGBTQ+ love stories and how it has been heralded for its portrayal of sex scenes. Rundle discusses her own experience filming intimate scenes – and how they have changed over the course of her career. Plus, she reveals how Peaky Blinders changed her life – and, the pressure she faces to look a certain way on screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This week’s guest is the TV presenter and reality TV star, Rylan. He grew up on a council estate in East London – with his mum, Linda, his nan and older brother. It was the era of reality TV – and Rylan decided that was the way to make his fame and fortune. In 2012, aged 23, he appeared as a contestant on X Factor – and his emotional reaction at the judges houses and his live show performances made him an X Factor icon. He turned his moment in the limelight, into a longstanding career – pivoting into the world of presenting. In this episode, he reflects about his time on X Factor, receiving death threats and handling overnight fame. Please note that this episode contains strong language. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This week’s guest is the actress, Tamsin Greig. She grew up in London with her parents, two sisters – 5 lodgers and a handful of cats. Her mother had been in amateur dramatics – and Tamsin, absorbed by osmosis, the yearning to perform at a young age. She graduated from the University of Birmingham with a first-class BA in Drama and Theatre – and then, worked at the Family Planning Association – before getting her foot in the door with her role as Debbie Aldridge in The Archers. Since then – she has had a glittering career on both the stage and on television. She has starred in some of Britain’s most loved sitcoms – from Black Books to Green Wing – and most recently, Friday Night Dinner. In this episode, she discusses what it’s like to juggle parenthood with working life, her love of trampolining and playing a baddie in Paramount’s new drama, Sexy Beast, based on the cult-classic gangster film of the 00s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This week’s guest is Hollywood A-Lister, Nicole Kidman. With a career that spans over four decades, Kidman has starred in almost 100 TV and film projects and picked up all of the most prestigious awards including, an Oscar, Bafta and six Golden Globes. She was born in Hawaii to Australian parents: her father was a biochemist and later a psychologist, and her mother was a nurse educator. Aged 3, she moved to Australia, and it was there, that she found her love of acting. She headed to Hollywood at 20 for a starring role opposite Sam Neill in the psychological thriller Dead Calm – and she quickly made her mark. She has since forged a very successful career – in an industry renowned for its fickleness. In this episode, she discusses her latest project – Expats – an Amazon Prime drama directed by The Farwell’s Lulu Wang. It follows three American women living in Hong Kong whose lives are impacted by a horrific event – the disappearance of a young boy. Kidman plays Margaret, the mother of the missing child. In this episode, she sits down with Kelly-Anne Taylor to unpick the emotional impact the role had– and the importance of having more women behind the lens. Plus, she talks about inner resilience being a superpower and reveals how she deals with negative press. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hollywood A-Lister Nicole Kidman joins the Radio Times Podcast and discusses hating her height, protecting herself from negative press and the loneliness she has felt whilst travelling for work. Plus, she talks about the importance of championing women and, why in a post #MeToo era intimacy coordinators are essential on set. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This week’s guest is the nation’s favourite PE teacher – Joe Wicks! His YouTube workout videos kept the nation moving during lockdown and catapulted Wicks into national (and global!) consciousness. In 18 weeks, he amassed over 80 million views! In this episode, Joe discusses how growing up in a household plagued by drug addiction has shaped him into the person he is today and how finding fitness saved his life. Plus, he talks to host Kelly-Anne Taylor about his new book Feel Good in 15 and reveals some health tips that will help you make better choices this January! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Happy New Year! Welcome to the first episode of The Radio Times Podcast in 2024! Joining host Kelly-Anne Taylor, this week, is the comedian – Ed Gamble! He first ventured into comedy whilst studying at the University of Durham and quickly made a name for himself on the London comedy scene – juggling part-time jobs with late-night gigs. A regular on panel shows, Ed Gamble has also found success talking about food – he is a judge on the BBC’s Great British Menu and host of the chart-topping food podcast, Off Menu – alongside James Acaster. In this episode, he talks about how losing 7 stone in his early 20s impacted how people treated him and why, as a type 1 diabetic, he hates dieting brands using medication intended for diabetics to promote weight-loss. Plus, he talks about the return of The Traitors and unpicks why everyone is obsessed with the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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For our Radio Times Podcast Christmas special, host Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by the comedian, actor and screenwriter, Mae Martin. Their first foray into stand-up came aged 13 – and by 15 Mae had dropped out of school to pursue comedy full-time. They relocated to London in their early 20s and made a name for themselves on the British comedy circuit. With two Netflix comedy specials under their belt, they’ve also conquered the world of television with the Netflix series Feel Good – which Mae stars in alongside Charlotte Richie. In this festive episode, Mae talks about how they spend the big day, what the best part of a Christmas dinner is, what part to avoid – and the worst Christmas present they have ever received. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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In this week’s episode, host Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by TV chefs, Si King and Dave Myers – aka The Hairy Bikers. Dave was born and raised in Barrow-in-Furness, and Si in Kibblesworth County Durham and both brought up in working-class families. They met on the TV set on Catherine Cookson’s The Gambling Man – Si was the second assistant director and Dave, head of make-up. It was their united love of motorbikes and good grub that helped launch The Hairy Bikers – but it’s not always been an easy ride. In this episode, they discuss low-ratings and the Christmas special that was supposed to be their swan-song, Dave’s on-going battle with cancer and why Christmas means so much to them this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week 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 soicial 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: Vigil S2, BBC1 The Crown, Netflix Jamie's Christmas Shortcuts, C4 The Dog House at Christmas, C4 FILM: Wonka, in cinemas from 8 December Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two, ITV THE ARCHIVE: The Crown, Netflix Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s guest is the LBC radio host, James O’Brien. James grew up in Kidderminster in the 70s and 80s with his adoptive parents Joan and Jim O’Brien. He attended Ampleforth College, the famous Catholic public school in Yorkshire. He describes his school years as rebellious – but reflects that the ‘weird burning sense of injustice’ he felt was ‘pretty well placed’. Following in his father’s footsteps – James pursued a career in journalism – and got his foot in the door thanks to a chance encounter with John Major. Although he started out in print, he later segued into broadcast – starting his LBC show in 2004. In this episode he discusses with host Kelly-Anne Taylor the impossibility of impartiality, receiving hate on social media, imposter syndrome, his new book 'How They Broke Britain' and what he gets up to on Christmas Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week 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 soicial 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: Hidden Assets, BBC4 Seeds of Deceit: The Sperm Donor Doctor, BBC4 Greg Lamond, Sky Documentaries Smothered, Sky Comedy FILM:  Chicken Run, Dawn of the Nugget  RADIO: Radio Drama: Turning Point: Mae West, Radio 4 Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s guest is the British adventurer, Bear Grylls. Born in Northern Ireland, and raised on the Isle of Wight, Bear – a nickname he was gifted by his older sister – developed a taste for adventure whilst on excursions with his father. He started at Eton aged 8 – and found solace in a regimented world by making rafts, climbing buildings and exploring the sewers at night by torch. Later, he was accepted as part of the SAS. A horrific parachuting accident which left him with a broken back turned Bear’s life upside down. While lying in a hospital bed, with a poster in front of him of Everest, he vowed to get better and one day climb that mountain – which he did, becoming the youngest Briton at the time to do so. Since then, he’s brought a number of successful television shows to our screens – and cemented himself as Briton’s favourite adventurer. In this episode, he talks to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the invaluable life lessons his parents instilled in him, the joys of watching telly in bed and what one soldier said to him in the SAS recruitment process. Bear is an ambassador for the conservation charity Tusk. He will be hosting an evening with Tusk at London's Royal Geographical Society. December 8th. Tickets at Tusk.org Plus, walk on the wild side with Bear Grylls next April, as the iconic adventurer heads out on a UK tour to discuss endurance, hardships, and the true meaning of Never Give Up. Tickets available now. https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/artist/1599144?irgwc=1&utm_source=1236178-Immediate%20Media%20Company%20Limited&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1236178&awtrc=&clickId=SuewP6y7IxyPT7fzlvSZkx8MUkFVT1zZh3zO3M0&camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_1236178&ircid=7559 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week 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 soical 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.  For the best Black Friday deals, check out RadioTimes.com/BlackFriday . . . SHOW NOTES: TV: Doctor Who, BBC1 Slow Horses, Apple TV+ The Couple Next Door, C4 Being Kae Tempest, BBC2 Ronnie O’Sullivan: The Edge of Everything, Amazon Prime FILM: The Imitation Game, BBC2 THE ARCHIVE: Doctor Foster, BBCiPlayer . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s guest on the Radio Times Podcast is Romesh Ranganathan. Born and raised in Crawley, in West Sussex – Romesh’s childhood was a tale of two halves. Life started in a two-up, two-down house and he attended private school – but after his father was imprisoned, life as he knew it was upended. Years later, he left his job as a Maths Teacher to pursue comedy full-time – and although, he doesn’t shy away from how tough it was at first to make ends meet – what has ensued is a glittering career which has established him as one of Britain’s leading comics. In this episode, he talks to Kelly-Anne Taylor about diversity in comedy and what he thinks of people who brand women ‘un-funny’. Plus, they talk about why he wouldn’t send his kids to private school, how his three young boys keep him humble and why, if his career ended tomorrow, you’d still find him with a mic hooked up to a lamppost in the park. Tickets to his live tour can be purchased here: https://www.romeshranganathan.co.uk/tour/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week 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 soical 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: Archie, ITVX Dr Who Night, BBC4 Boat Story, BBC1 David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived, Sky Documentaries I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here, ITV1 Fisk, Netflix THE ARCHIVE: Hollywood Women, BBCiPlayer . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week’s episode of the Radio Times Podcast is the dancer and head judge on BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing, it is Shirley Ballas. Born and raised in Merseyside, she grew up with her mother and brother on a council estate – and found dance at the age of 7 when a tune caught her ear. She worked her way to the top of the dancing world – and has plenty of stories to tell of her journey. In this episode she talks to Kelly-Anne Taylor about everything from the phone call that changed her life but ended her engagement to Nigel Tiffany to how she was almost bullied out of the dance industry – but instead, landed the Strictly gig. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week 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 soical 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: The Crown, Netflix Squid Game: The Challenge, Netflix Return to Lockerbie with Lorraine Kelly, ITV1 Will’s Book: Shakespeare’s First Folio, Sky Arts FILM: Little Women, Channel 4 THE ARCHIVE: The 1981 Royal Wedding: A TV Event, ITVX . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week’s episode of the Radio Times Podcast is the comedian, Jo Brand. Raised in Kent, she was a student at Tunbridge Wells Girls Grammar School and on a sure-fire path to Oxbridge. However, when her parents attempted to uproot her and move to Hastings, she revolted and left home as a teenager. She got her life back on track after accidentally setting the bed-sit she was living in on fire and trained as a psychiatric nurse – a career she pursued until she made a name for herself in the alternative comedy scene of the 1980s. The rest is history – she’s a BAFTA award-winning actress and a national treasure. In this episode she sits down with Kelly-Anne Taylor to discuss how her nursing days primed her for a career in comedy, how she never had a life-plan and why she never watches herself on panel shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week 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 soical 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: The Newsreader, BBC2 The Buccaneers, Apple TV+ Beatles Night, BBC2 Louis Theroux Interviews Anthony Joshua, BBC2 Judi Dench This Cultural Life: Shakespeare Special, BBC4 The Secret Genius of Modern Life, BBC2 FILM: Passages, Mubi . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To launch series five of the Radio Times Podcast, host Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by the double-Bafta winning TV chef Big Zuu. Born Zuhair Hassan to a mother from Sierra Leone and a dad from Lebanon, he grew up on the Mozart Estate in West London. He started cooking aged nine to, as he says, ‘help around the house’ when his mother fell pregnant with his younger brother. It was whilst he was studying to become a social worker at University, that he decided to drop out in pursuit of a full-time music career. After making a name for himself as a Grime MC/Rapper, he turned the heads of TV commissioners when he started posting videos of himself on social media cooking. That landed him his Dave show Big Zuu, Big Eats. In this episode, Big Zuu talks about his love of Strictly, why his mum thought he was possessed by the devil and learning Latin with Boris Johnson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week 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 soical 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: Shetland, BBC1 Time, BBC1 Rhod Gilbert: a Pain the Neck for Stand Up 2 Cancer, C4 Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story, Disney All The Light We Cannot See, Netflix Survivor, BBC1 FILM: Fingernails, Apple TV THE ARCHIVE: One of Us, BBCiPlayer . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join us on the Radio Times Sofa every Tuesday, where we’ll be sitting down with celebrity guests to talk all things telly. What’s the view from their sofa? What do they watch? And who do they watch with? Kicking off our series we have the double-Bafta winning TV chef Big Zuu – which will be available on the 31st Oct. Don’t forget to follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week 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 soical 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: Three LIittle Birds, ITV1 Planet Earth III, BBC1 The Pideon Tunnel, AppleTV+ Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream!, ITV1 FILMS: Killers of the Flower Moon, in cinemas now Spencer, Netflix THE ARCHIVE: Small Axe, BBC iPlayer . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week 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 soical 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: The Ex-Wife, C5  Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Christie, Disney+ Bangers: Mad for Cars, Channel 4 Pride of Britain: a Windrush Special, ITV1 FILM: Fair Play, Netflix HAPPY TV: Detectorists, BBC iPlayer Gogglebox, Channel 4 Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week SHOW NOTES: TV: The Reckoning, BBC One Payback, ITV Lessons in Chemistry, Apple TV+ Big Brother, ITV Big Little Journeys, BBC2 FILM: Licorice Pizza, BBC2 FROM THE ARCHIVE: Gosford Park, Amazon Freevee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week SHOW NOTES: TV: Partygate, Channel 4  Portrait Artist of the Decade, Sky Arts Beckham, Netflix  The Deepest Breath, Netflix RADIO: Young Again – Kirsty Young, Radio 4 FILM: Ali and Ava, BBC2 FROM THE ARCHIVE: The West Wing, Channel4.com The Thick of It, BBC iPlayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week SHOW NOTES: TV: Long Shadow, ITV Delhi Crime, Netflix  Black Snow, BBC4 and Amazon Prime Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons, Netflix  Who Killed Jill Dando, Netflix FILM: Woman King, Now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For our series finale Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by the restaurant critic and MasterChef regular, Grace Dent. Grace is the host of the chart-topping podcast Comfort Eating – in which she invites celebrity guests to talk about their lives through the prism of food. Now, she gifts us a book – Comfort Eating: What We Eat When Nobody’s Watching – which as well as talking about everyone’s favourite foods – delves into Grace’s own life. In this episode she speaks about how writing the book – after the passing of her mother – wasn’t cathartic, but like picking a wound. Plus, they discuss the pressures placed on women to look a certain way, why Grace has ditched the booze and how coronation street has informed her perception of glamorous women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to David Brown about the best things coming up on the box this week SHOW NOTES: TV Strictly, BBC Neighbours, Amazon Freevee It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Netflix Chris Packham: is it Time to Break the Law?, C4 The Super Models, Apple TV+   FROM THE ARCHIVE Frasier, C4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s guest is one of the QI Elves behind the hit podcast, No Such Thing As A Fish – it is Dan Schreiber! In this episode Dan sits down with Kelly-Anne Taylor to discuss how he broke into the TV industry and why he moved to London at 19 after receiving a letter from Richard Curtis. Plus, they speak about being starstruck, encouraging your inner weirdo and why it’s good to be in the wrong place at the right time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to David Brown about the best things coming up on the box this week SHOW NOTES: TV Wilderness, Amazon Prime Living Next Door to Putin, BBC1 Celebrity Race across the World, BBC1 Your Mum, My Dad, ITV1 The Royle Family: Down the Back of the Sofa, Gold   FROM THE ARCHIVE The X-Files, Disney + Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joining Kelly-Anne Taylor in the studio this week, is the author and journalist, Caroline O’Donoghue. In 2018, Caroline launched the podcast Sentimental Garbage – with the tagline, Justice for dumb women. What started out as a chick-lit podcast – grew into a podcast that celebrated guilty pleasures – deep-diving, unpicking, examining everything from Gilmore Girls to Little Women to Taylor Swift. In this episode, Caroline discusses how she’s got a lot of mileage out of her comfort TV Sex in the City and how she reacted when she had the rug pulled out from under her feet. Plus, we talk about her latest novel, The Rachel Incident. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to David Brown about the best things coming up on the box this week. SHOW NOTES: TV Love & Death, ITVX Top Boy, Netflix Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, BBC Two Martin Clunes and Mel Giedroyc Explore Britain by the Book, ITV RADIO The Reunion, Radio 4 FROM THE ARCHIVE Thunderbirds, Talking Pictures TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s guest is Capital Breakfast’s radio host, Roman Kemp. Breaking intro broadcast aged 21, he has forged an intimate relationship with listeners – often thanks to his oversharing and unfiltered conversation! In this episode, he discusses growing up as the ‘famous kid’ (his dad is Spandau Ballet singer Martin Kemp and his mother is Shirlie Holliman) and what his upbringing taught him about the world of celebrity. Plus, he talks to Kelly-Anne Taylor about his campaign work surrounding male suicide – and how bearing all and investigating a topic so close to home can be a burden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week. Show notes:  David Hockney: A Celebration, Sky Arts Starstruck, BBC3,  The Woman in the Wall, BBC1 Midsomer Murders, ITV1 Madonna Night, BBC2   Film of the week:  She Said, Now Radio Recommendation:  This Cultural Life, Radio 4   From the archive:  Parkinson at 50, BBC iPlayer   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s guest is the comedian, Rose Matafeo. Having made a name for herself on the UK comedy scene, she has successfully turned her hand to television. She writes and stars in the BBC rom-com series Starstruck which follows a young woman named Jessie who has a one-night stand with a celebrity. In this episode she talks to Kelly-Anne Taylor about gender parity in comedy, how she managed to break into the industry at the age of 12 and why she has a more mature outlook on love in her thirties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Show notes: Women’s World Cup Final, BBC1 The Reunion, ITVX Star Wars: Ahsoka, Disney+ Tommy Jessop Goes To Hollywood, BBC1 London Bridge: Facing Terror, C4 Film of the Week: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Paramount+ and Channel 4 Streaming Service From the Archive: Hornblower, ITVX The Last of Us, Now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by Sky’s special correspondent, Alex Crawford. They discuss Alex’s 30-year broadcast career – over the course of which, she has reported from Myanmar’s Rakhine State and was the first journalist in Tripoli after rebel forces took over the Libyan Capital. Plus, how growing up in Zimbabwe primed Alex for a career in foreign correspondence, why certain stories aren’t covered by our news cycle and the future of news as we know it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Show notes: Sandition, ITVX The Ipcress File, ITV1 Oppenheimer (Documentary), BBC4 Henpocalypse!, BBC2 Archive on 4: Growing up with Madonna, Radio 4 Film of the Week: Ammonite, BBC2 From the Archive: Hullraisers, Channel 4 Catch-Up Middlemarch, BBCiPlayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s guest is a hallmark of British TV – it’s national treasure, David Tennant. He sits down with Kelly-Anne Taylor to talk about his first TV memory – watching Doctor Who, and witnessing Jon Pertwee turn into Tom Baker – and how he can’t wrap his head around how things ultimately panned out. Plus, we talk about Good Omens, Christianity and why Michael Sheen isn’t the ying to David’s yang. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Show notes: Annika, Alibi This Cultural Life: Sally Wainwright, BBC4 Alone, C4 Only Murders in the Building, Disney+ Drops of God, Apple TV  Radio Recommendation: Stirring It Up Podcast Film of the Week: The Worst Person in the World, C4 From the Archive: Silent Witness, BBC iPlayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s guests are the mother-daughter duo dominating the broadcast world, Andi and Miquita Oliver. We discuss their broadcast careers, why both of them needed to take a step away from the industry, why if your dreams don’t scare you they are not big enough – and how despite having a challenging relationship with food in the past, it has become the backbone of their success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Show notes: Sixth Commandment, BBC iPlayer Wolf, BBC One Heartstopper, Netflix The Kitchen Cabinet, Radio Four Our Guy in Colombia (Guy Martin), C4 Blur Night, BBC Two A Bit of Fry and Laurie, BBC Two   Film of the Week: The Silent Twins, NOW From the Archive: Appropriate Adult, ITVX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, joining Kelly-Anne Taylor, on the Radio Times sofa, is the comedian who has been a staple on our televisions for almost two decades – Jack Whitehall. He broke into telly, aged 19, while presenting E4’s Big Brother’s Big Mouth – but he soon became a household name as a panellist on the likes of Would I Lie To You, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Mock the Week. His stand-up career has been glistening – with multiple sell-out shows, and he’s also made his mark in the world of TV and film – starring in Fresh Meat, Bad Education and most recently, Apple TV’s The Afterparty. In this episode, we talk about the highs and lows of his career, what it’s really like making a TV show with a parent and working on his American accent… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Show notes: The Power of Parker, BBC One Good Omens, Amazon Prime David Bowie Night, BBC Four A Year on Planet Earth, ITV1 Films of the Week: Oppenheimer, in cinemas Barbie, in cinemas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To launch this new series, we welcome the presenter and author, Katie Piper onto the Radio Times sofa. In 2008, Katie was the victim of an acid attack, which left her with life-changing injuries – her experience was documented in the BAFTA-nominated film, Katie: My Beautiful Face. Following its success, she signed an exclusivity deal with C4 that saw her go on to establish herself as one of our leading television presenters. In this episode, we discuss diversity within the media and how she has dealt with adversity. Plus, we talk about Katie Piper’s Jailhouse Mums, her powerful and poignant new documentary which sees Katie travel the USA meeting women who are pregnant or who have given birth behind bars. Stream for free all episodes of Katie Piper’s Jailhouse Mums on UKTV Play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Show notes: Women’s World Cup, BBC and ITV Bad Sisters, Apple TV World On Fire, BBC One Yellowstone, Channel 5/ Paramount Fifteen-Love, Amazon Prime Film of the Week: Rocketman, C4 From the archive: Foyle's War, ITVX SAS: Rogue Heros, BBC iPlayer The Camomile Lawn, C4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Show notes: A Spy Amongst Friends, ITV The Afterparty, Apple TV+ Bill Bailey’s Master Crafters, Sky Arts Boris Becker: Game, Set and Match, ITVX Katie Piper’s Jailhouse Mums, W The Summer I Turned Pretty, Amazon Prime Film of the Week: Brooklyn, BBC1 From the archive: An Englishman Abroad, BBC Four/iPlayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week: Show notes: Wimbledon, BBC Wham!, Netflix Ellie Simmonds: Finding My Secret Family, ITV1 Hijack, Apple TV+ And Just Like That, NOW/Sky Comedy Film of the Week: A Star is Born, BBC iPlayer From the archive: Portrait of an Artist: George Michael, Amazon Prime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Show notes: Glastonbury (All weekend), BBC channels and online The Repair Shop: Michael Rosen, BBC1 Rose Ayling-Ellis: Signs for Change, BBC1  Sid James: Comedy Icon, Channel 5 Glenda Jackson: This Cultural Life, BBC iPlayer Film of the Week: Matilda, Netflix From the archive: Break Point, Netflix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Show notes: Litvinenko, ITV There She Goes, BBC Two Staged, BBC One Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland, BBC iPlayer  Windrush: Portraits of a Generation, BBC Two And Just Like That, Sky Comedy / NOW  Film of the Week: Harry Potter Films, Netflix From the archive: The Secret She Keeps, BBC iPlayer The Escape Artist, Amazon Prime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Take part in the Screen Test and be a part of the most far-ranging and important viewer survey ever undertaken in the UK. The Screen Test is a project being led by a team of researchers at the Universities of Sussex and Brighton, in partnership with Radio Times, to explore the role of television and audio in our lives.  With such a varied range of options as to how we watch, listen and stream media, we want to understand more about how people today are engaging with television and audio in all its different forms, what their experience is like, the reasons for the choices they make, their perceptions of the benefits and other consequences of consuming the content they choose. Equally, we want to know how a viewer’s or listener’s personality, values and background impact on their experience.  The survey takes approximately 20 minutes to complete and you are free to withdraw from the study at any time. The results will be announced in September as part of Radio Times’ centenary celebrations at the BFI Southbank. Visit thescreentest.org to find out more. The survey closes on the 30th of June 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Show notes: Black Mirror, Netflix Best Interests, BBC One The Full Monty, Disney+ Sarah Beeny vs Cancer, Channel 4 Our Planet II, Netflix Blackadder: the Lost Pilot, Gold Film of the Week: Titanic, Channel Four From the archive: The Capture, BBC iPlayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week. Show notes Spy in the Ocean, BBC1 Davina McCall’s Pill Revolution, 9pm Avatar: the Way of the Water, Disney+ Pride, BBC3 Love Island, ITV2 Annika, BBC1 Gods of Tennis, BBC2 Prince Night, BBC2 From the archive Sex and The City, NOW TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Kelly-Anne Taylor off on holiday, Caroline Frost chats to TV Previews Editor Frances Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week, plus a quick dive into the archive: Show Notes: The Gallows Pole, BBC Two Succession, Sky, Atlantic University Challenge, BBC Two Who do You Think You Are?, BBC One  Poker Face, Sky Max From the archive: Dallas, Amazon Prime Video/Apple TV Dynasty, Amazon Prime Video/Apple TV Industry, BBC iPlayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Kelly-Anne Taylor off on holiday, Caroline Frost chats to TV Previews Editor Frances Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week, plus a quick dive into the archive: Show Notes: Ten Pound Poms, BBC iPlayer Maryland, ITV 1 Steeltown Murders, BBC iPlayer Great British Dog Walks with Phil Spencer, More4 Once Upon A Time in Northern Ireland, BBC Two Reel Stories: Pet Shop Boys, BBC Two From the Archive: Colin from Accounts, BBC iPlayer Secret City, Netflix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In our Smart TV Eurovision Special, Kelly-Anne Taylor talks to superfan Caroline Frost about why the UK has gone crazy for the Song contest this year – plus why it’s always been so important, culturally and politically, what makes for a perfect Eurovision song and whether Sweden has what it takes to win again! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the series finale of The Radio Times Podcast, Richard Armitage joins Kelly-Anne Taylor for a live recording at the PPA Festival! The British actor and author, Richard Armitage, made a name for himself as John Thornton in the BBC series North & South – and what has followed has been a glorious career on the British TV scene as well as internationally – especially since his role as Thorin Oakenshield in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit. In this episode, Armitage discusses feeling out of place in Hollywood, his fear of falling out of favour and his Netflix erotic thriller, Obsession. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week, including a roundup of all the coronation coverage Show Notes: The Coronation, BBC1, ITV1, Sky News The Coronation Concert, BBC1 Andrew: The Problem Prince, Channel 4 Mad Women, Channel 4 Eurovision Welcomes the World, BBC1 Eurovision Calling: Jason and Chelcee's Ultimate Guide, BBC1 The Chris and Rosie Ramsey Show, BBC1  From the archive:  The Diplomat, Netflix Lady Bird, BBC3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on the Radio Times sofa, Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined in the studio by the duo dominating the podcast world - it's the hilarious Chris and Rosie Ramsey. They talk about their Shagged, Married, Annoyed empire, working with your partner and what it's like landing a TV show with little to no TV experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kelly-Anne Taylor and Carline Frost take you through the top picks for this week from top dramas to some coronation treats Show Notes: Queen Charlotte, a Bridgerton Story, Netflix Tom Jones, ITVX Guilt S3, BBC iPlayer A Small Light: Disney+ Clive Myrie’s Italian Road Trip, BBC Two Film: Rye Lane, Disney+ Coronation: The Windsors Coronation Special ,C4 Coronation: Frankie Boyle: Monarchy, C4  From the archive:  The Real Windsors, All 4 Inside the Crown: Secrets of the Royals, ITVX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s guest is one of the most famous women in the world – it’s the actress who has conquered both Bollywood and Hollywood, Priyanka Chopra-Jonas. Joining Kelly-Anne Taylor on the Radio Times sofa, Priyanka discusses representation on-screen, her journey to self-acceptance and the instability of acting. Plus, they discuss her upcoming Amazon Prime espionage drama, Citadel and what it was like working with Richard Madden and Stanley Tucci. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kelly-Anne Taylor and Caroline Frost guide you through the top TV picks from this week with an extra special dig into the archive: Show Notes: Dalgliesh, Channel 5 Citadel, Amazon Prime Nelly and Nadine: Ravensbruck 1944, BBC4 Malpractice, ITV   From the archive:  This is Going to Hurt, BBC iPlayer Maternal, ITVX Bodies, BBC iPlayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s guest is Sky’s political editor Beth Rigby. Known for her robust interviews with politicians – from Boris Johnson to Nicola Sturgeon – she has also welcomed the likes of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska and Dame Emma Thompson onto her show Beth Rigby Interviews. In this episode, Beth talks about how Westminster felt like a boy’s club when she first joined and how female broadcasters face more scrutiny than their male counterparts. Plus, Kelly-Anne Taylor finally meets her TV soulmate – they talk about their collective love of Sex and the City and Friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week, plus a quick dive into the archive Show Notes: Obsession, Netflix The Hunt for Raoul Moat, ITV1 Deborah James: Bowelbabe In Her Own Words, BBC 2 Scared of the Dark, Channel 4  Our Changing Planet, BBC 1 One from the Archive: The Gold: The Inside Story, BBC iPlayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week's guest is the comedian and presenter Sara Pascoe. Joining Kelly-Anne Taylor on the Radio Times sofa, Pascoe opens up about the challenges of being a stand-up and the difficulty of turning down work. Plus, they discuss the evolution of comedy and Pascoe reveals which panel show theme tune makes her nervous... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost and Kelly-Anne Taylor discuss the best TV and streaming programmes coming up this week in the UK as well as giving a roundup of the essential Easter viewing Show Notes: Easter from Kings, BBC2 Easter Day Service, BBC1  Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?, ITV1 Six Four, ITVX Last Woman on Earth with Sara Pascoe, BBC2 Peter O’Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba, Sky Arts and NOW The Boy, The Mole, the Fox and the Horse, BBC1 Archive: Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen, BBC iPlayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week's guest is the journalist, podcaster and author, Elizabeth Day. In this episode, Day sits down with Kelly-Anne Taylor to discuss how failure has ultimately led to success and how the plan life carves out for you is often better than the one you envision for yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost and Kelly-Anne Taylor discuss the best TV and streaming programmes coming up this week in the UK as well as a few treats from the archive Show Notes: Magpie Murders, BBC1 Unforgotten, ITV1 Rain Dogs, BBC1  Dreamland, Sky Atlantic Pilgrimage, Good Friday 9pm BBC2 Tiny Beautiful Things, Disney+ From the archives: Atonement, ITVX (Film) Russia with Simon Reeve, iPlayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s guest is the actor Freema Agyeman – who, in 2007, became famous overnight as David Tennant’s companion Martha in Doctor Who. Since then, she has starred in American medical drama New Amsterdam and most recently alongside Lily Allen in – Dreamland – a Sky comedy series about four sisters. In this episode Freema discusses how Doctor Who has been at the forefront in shaping British television and what she has learnt about fame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week, plus a quick dive into the archive Show Notes: Great Expectations, BBC 1 Succession, Sky Atlantic/Now The Power, Amazon Prime Video Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie, ITV 1 DNA Journey, ITV1 Bear Grylls Meets President Zelensky, All 4/Channel 4 One from the Archive: Spotlight - I Spy, BBC iPlayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s guest is the actor, Penn Badgley, who rose to fame playing Dan Humphrey in the American teen drama– Gossip Girl – and is currently starring in Netflix’s hit series, You. In this episode, Penn talks to be about being a child-actor in LA, about the impact adults playing teenagers has on young viewers and why the TV industry needs to reassess its portrayal of sex scenes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices