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...
Smart TV: A Thousand Blows and Should Netflix Leave Reality TV Alone?
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 ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode.
SHOW NOTES:
TV:
A Thousand Blows, Disney+
Bergerac, U&Drama
David Frost Vs, Sky Atlantic
OUR READERS SAY...
Mushrooms aren't vegetables...
FROST BITE:
Celebrity Bear Hunt - Why Netflix should leave reality TV well alone
THE ARCHIVE:
Steptoe and Son, BBC4
Harry H Corbett: Acting in the Sixties, BBC4
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Smart TV: EastEnders 40th and Paradise
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 ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode.
SHOW NOTES:
TV:
Paradise, Disney+
The White Lotus, Sky Atlantic
Luther: Never Too Much, NowTV
OUR READERS SAY...
It would be great to have the restorative powers of a character in Casualty!
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Linda agrees with Caroline about Brian and Maggie
FROST BITE:
Inside the Oval Office - What makes a good screen President?
THE ARCHIVE:
EastEnders' 40th Anniversary, BBC1
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Smart TV: Crime Drama Week
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 ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode.
SHOW NOTES:
TV:
Unforgotten, ITV1
Virdee, BBC1
Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes, BBC2
FROST BITE:
Can crime drama solve the problem of the departed lead?
OUR READERS SAY...
Paddy McGuinness Izal Debate
Call the Midwife becoming Eastenders?
THE ARCHIVE:
The Treasures of Tutankhamun, BBC4
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Smart TV: New Austen Drama and Sitcom Spinoffs
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SHOW NOTES:
TV:
Miss Austen, BBC1
Go Back To Where You Came From, C4
Celebrity Bear Hunt, Netflix
FROST BITE:
What’s the secret to a successful sitcom-spinoff?
Amandaland, BBC1
THE ARCHIVE:
Bob Marley, BBC2
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Smart TV: Death in Paradise and Idris Elba Knife Crime Doc
You can get in touch with our hosts via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode.
SHOW NOTES:
TV:
Brian and Maggie, C4
Death in Paradise, BBC1
Uncanny, BBC2
OUR READER SAYS:
Why are the news sending their anchors all over the world?!
FROST BITE:
When celebs meet charities - a cause for good?
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis, BBC1
THE ARCHIVE:
Eldorado, U&Drama
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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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