Backstage - TV & Film

It’s a festive end of year special for this week’s Backstage, the TV and film podcast for Sky News. Claire Gregory is joined by our Hollywood pundit Stevie Wong and Sky’s arts and entertainment correspondent Katie Spencer. The team discuss all the best things they have watched this year, from the latest iteration of The Batman, to the newest series of Bluey. We also listen back to some of our mega...

This week's Backstage, the TV and film podcast from Sky News, hears from the people behind one of the most highly anticipated film sequels of all time, as well as going through some of the big Christmas viewing options. Host Claire Gregory is joined by our Hollywood man in the know, Stevie Wong and Sky's arts and entertainment correspondent Katie Spencer. It was the Golden Globe nominations this w...

It's mega award-winners and royal revelations on this week on Backstage - the TV and film podcast from Sky News. Host Claire Gregory is joined as always by our Hollywood man in the know, Stevie Wong, as well as Sky's arts and entertainment reporter Bethany Minelle. The big news of the week is Harry and Meghan coming out the blocks with their tell-all documentary about their move away from the roya...

This week's Backstage, the TV and film podcast from Sky News, features not one, not two, but three megastars of the big and small screen - as well as a look at all of this week's news and reviews. Host Claire Gregory is joined, as always, by our Hollywood man in the know Stevie Wong, as well as Sky News arts and entertainment reporter Chris Lockyer. This week the team look at the I'm A Celebrity f...

Welcome back to Backstage, the film and TV review podcast from Sky News. Claire Gregory, Stevie Wong, and Katie Spencer get stuck into this week's best bits, including the cinema release of Matilda the Musical. Miss Trunchbull herself, Dame Emma Thompson, joins the podcast to chat about why she loves making films for families. Meanwhile new movie, She Said, follows the story of the journalists who...

Welcome back to Backstage, the film and TV review podcast from Sky News. Claire Gregory, Stevie Wong, and Bethany Minelle have not one, but two legends of Hollywood on this week's show - Sylvester Stallone joins the podcast to chat about his new show, Tulsa King, on Paramount+. And surprising new star of Asda's Christmas ads, Will Ferrell, gives his thoughts on the lasting impact of Elf. The devil...

It's another starry Backstage, the TV and film podcast from Sky News, this week - featuring a return to Wakanda and a look at Tim Minchin's latest project. Claire Gregory is back from her holidays and is joined by our Hollywood man in the know Stevie Wong, alongside Sky's arts and entertainment reporter Bethany Minelle. Matt Hancock has finally entered the jungle, and the gang discuss what happene...

The Crown's return, a surprise entry into the jungle and Bill Nighy's very Oscar-y film all feature on this week's Backstage - the TV and film podcast from Sky News. Katie Spencer is joined this week by Sky's arts and entertainment reporters Bethany Minelle and Gemma Peplow as they take you through the latest news, interviews and reviews. The shock announcement that former health secretary Matt Ha...

We have Hollywood superstars and British pop royalty on this week's Backstage, the TV and film podcast from Sky News. This week Katie Spencer is joined by Sky News arts and entertainment reporter Chris Lockyer, and pop culture pundit Ronse Esangbedo, as they take you through the biggest interviews and latest releases. The team chat about the surprise re-introduction of David Tennant to Doctor Who...

This week's Backstage, the TV and film podcast from Sky News, features interviews with Jamie Lee Curtis, Chloe Grace Moretz and Sope Dirisu, and as usual, reviews of some of the latest shows. Host Claire Gregory is joined this week by our pundit in the know, Stevie Wong, and Sky News arts and entertainment reporter Bethany Minelle. The team look at what the latest Netflix subscriber figures mean,...

This week's Backstage, the TV and film podcast from Sky News, comes from the heart of the London Film Festival. Claire Gregory and Katie Spencer sat down at the British Film Institute on London's Southbank to talk all things LFF - including interviews from all the biggest stars.  They talk to Oscar winner Jessica Chastain about her new medical drama The Good Nurse, and Bill Nighy, about his new fi...

This week's backstage features the London Film Festival, chats with award winners and reviews of the latest spooky films. This week, Claire Gregory was joined by regular pundit Stevie Wong and Sky News' arts and entertainment reporter Chris Robertson as they delve into this week's biggest film and TV news and all the newest releases. The team talk London Film Festival, with Claire grabbing a candi...

We speak to an Oscar winner and a grime star this week, in the latest Backstage - the TV and film podcast from Sky News. Claire Gregory is joined as usual by Stevie Wong, alongside Sky News' arts and entertainment reporter Chris Robertson, as they look at the latest news and reviews in the world of film and TV. The team discuss Netflix's Tudum event, and all the new releases, trailers and sneak pe...

This week's Backstage podcast from Sky News is chock-full of interviews and reviews. Host Claire Gregory is joined once more by regular Hollywood insider Stevie Wong, alongside Sky News' arts and entertainment reporter Bethany Minelle. The team discuss one of the buzziest stories of the week - the now-famous queue that stretched through London to see the Queen lying-in-state last week - which came...

The team this week reflect on their memories of the Queen's impact on film and TV, after her death last week. From Claire Foy and Olivia Colman in The Crown, to Her Majesty "skydiving" into the Olympic Stadium in 2012 - listen to what moments they picked out. In other entertainment news, Claire Gregory is back from her trip to the Toronto International Film Festival, and will update regular pundit...

This episode of Backstage was recorded before the death of Queen Elizabeth II was announced. This week, Claire Gregory is in Toronto and is joined on the podcast by regular pundit Stevie Wong, as well as Sky's arts and entertainment correspondent Katie Spencer, as they dissect the week's biggest film and TV news, and look at the latest shows and movies coming to screens. Claire is at the Toronto I...

We bring you this episode from the Edinburgh TV Festival, where the biggest players in the world of TV, as well as stars of the stage and screen, get together to give us an insight into what we can expect from the next 12 months on our tellies. This year’s theme is: Can TV Change The World? So, a pretty big question for some of the best minds in TV to mull over. We talk to Succession’s Brian Cox a...

Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News. In our last episode before we break for the summer, the Backstage team discuss Comic-Con, Venice Film Festival and the end of a soapy era as the last episodes of Neighbours arrive on TV. Plus there’s the added trimmings of what to watch to fill your Backstage Podcast void until we return. Reviews: Bluey – series 2 Aug 1st - CBeebies/iPl...

Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News. It's a starry pod this week, as we hear from Brad Pitt, Chris Evans, Ryan Gosling, Ana De Armas and Daisy Edgar-Jones. Stevie has reached legendary status and how much weather chat can Katie make on the red carpet as we cool down after the heatwave. Featured this week: Bullet Train – cinemas - August 5th The Gray Man - Netflix - July 22...

Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News. This week Stevie isn't too happy with this year's Emmy Nominations, as we ask: Is it a personality contest? Claire gets a dose of nostalgia as she speaks to Sheridan Smith and Jenny Agutter about the Railway Children Return. And Katie isn’t persuaded by Dakota Johnson’s styling in Persuasion (see what we did there?!) Reviews this week:...

Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News. Stevie is BACK this week, as we uncover some of the latest news and gossip from the world of showbiz. Find out which member of the Backstage team has been hitting the headlines and why we’re feeling a little nostalgic with the 80s callbacks in Stranger Things. Hear from Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser as we discuss their new Apple...

Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News. Has Katie Spencer recovered from the best Glastonbury ever? She gives Claire Gregory and Laura Kramer her views on this year's festival and Claire speaks to Steve Carell about Minions: Rise of Gru and why kindness is at the heart of the Minions movies. Reviews: Minions Rise of Gru - Cinemas, July 1st Queer As Folk - Starzplay, July 1st...

Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News. Katie Spencer is covering 50 years at Glastonbury this week so is calling in from sunny Somerset as she keeps an eye out for celebrities. Claire Gregory chats to the Westworld cast ahead of series 4 with Aaron Paul, Ed Harris and Evan Rachel Wood discussing their season highs and technological lows of being on the show. While Laura Kram...

Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News. This week Claire Gregory, Katie Spencer and Laura Kramer hear from Paapa Essiedu and Caroline Quentin as they express their excitement for their new show on Sky Max The Lazarus Project. Plus, Emma Thompson discusses her new film Good Luck To You, Leo Grande from the Sundance Film Festival and the Backstage team delve into the weird and...

Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News. In this interviews special, Claire Gregory speaks to TV and film celebrities from recent film releases, including Laura Dern about her role in Jurassic World Dominion, out this week. We also hear extended interviews from the last few weeks from Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes about the period drama The Essex Serpent, plus Maisie William...