Radio Times Podcast

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 televi...

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...

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...

Acting Features Editor Caroline Frost sits down with Kelly-Anne Taylor to their top telly treats to watch this week – covering everything from documentaries to drama.   Show Notes: Grace, ITV 1 Yellow Jackets S2, Paramount+ Anton and Giovanni’s Adventures in Sicily, BBC1 Race Across The World, BBC1 The Holy Land and Me, BBC2 The Great Celebtiry Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer, C4 From the Archive:...

This week's guest is Sam Claflin - the British actor who rose to fame following his portrayal of Finnick Odair in Hunger Games. Since then he has starred as the romantic lead opposite Emilia Clarke in Me Before You and Lily Collins in Love Rosie. In this episode, Sam tells Kelly-Anne Taylor about his first ever read through for Hollywood blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean and we discuss the dark...

Kelly-Anne Taylor joins Acting Features Editor Caroline Frost to guide you through this weeks telly plus something from the archive Show Notes: Comic Relief, BBC1 Gogglebox – Ten Year Anniversary Special, Channel 4 Paula, Channel 4 Wild Isles, BBC1 Nazanin, Channel 4 The Last Of Us, Sky Atlantic Endeavour, ITV1 One from the Archive: Caroline Flack: Her Life And Death, All 4 Learn more about your a...

This week’s guest is Richard Curtis – the man behind all your favourite rom-coms – About Time, Love Actually, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill – and, also under his belt, is some of the greatest British telly – Mr Bean, The Vicar of Dibley, Blackadder. In this episode, Richard talks about his Love Island obsession, the tragedy of his acting career, working with Rowan Atkinson, where the i...

Acting Features Editor Caroline Frost joins Kelly-Anne Taylor to guide you through this weeks telly plus something from the archive Show Notes: George Michael: Outed, Channel 4 Jamie’s £1 Wonders, Channel 4 Becoming Frida Kahlo, BBC2 We Need To Talk About Cosby, BBC2 Luther: The Fallen Son, Netflix Elvis, Now Succession, Now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode's guest is Bryan Cranston best known for playing Walter White in the hit series Breaking Bad. Bryan became a regular on our TVs playing Hal in the sitcom, Malcolm in the Middle. In this episode he talks to Kelly-Anne Taylor about spending his childhood on Hollywood sets, how growing up without money has made him frugal, despite his overwhelming success, and why he consults his wife ab...

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: Unforgotten, ITV 1 Endeavour, ITV 1 Stephen Fry: Willem and Frieda – Defying the Nazis, Channel 4 Murder in the Pacific, BBC Two Daisy Jones and The Six, Amazon Prime What’s Love Got To Do With It, Cinema Stath Lets Flats, All Four Learn more about your ad...

Sense and Sensibility, Howards End, Fortunes of War, Nanny McPhee and Good Luck to You Leo Grande are just a handful of Thompson’s notable screen credits – to which there are many. She’s a powerhouse – being the only person to win an Oscar for both acting and screenwriting. In this episode, we talk about women being treated as second class citizens whilst she studied at Cambridge, handling fame –...

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? Plus, we’ll deep dive into their glittering on-screen careers. Kicking off our series we have the inimitable Dame Emma Thompson – which will be available on the 21st Feb. Don’t forget to follow so...

Acting Features Editor Caroline Frost sits down with Kelly-Anne Taylor to pick 5 top telly treats to watch this week – covering everything from documentaries to drama.   Show Notes: Beyond Paradise, BBC One Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs, BBC Two Fleishman Is in Trouble, Disney+ Drive to Survive S5, Netflix (K)nox: The Rob Knox Story, ITVX   From the Archive:  Fortunes of War, BBC iPlayer Luthe...

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: The Gold, BBC1 Better, BBC1 The Twelve, ITVX Inside Our Autistic Minds, BBC2 Pru and Danny's Death Road Trip, C4 From Scratch, Netflix Bettany Hughes’ Treasures of the World, C4 Scott & Bailey ITVX Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

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 quick recap of the hottest event of the year so far: the Radio Times Covers Party Show Notes: Happy Valley finale The Shamima Begum Story, documentary, BBC2 Consent, C4 Funny Woman, Sky Max Pamela, a Love Story, Netflix Your Honor S2, Paramount+ Hosted on Acast. See a...

Acting Features Editor Caroline Frost joins Kelly-Anne Taylor to guide you through this weeks telly and this years Oscar nominees Show Notes: Saturday Night Fever, Amazon Prime Dirty Dancing, Netflix Hotel Portofino, ITV1 (6th Feb, 9pm) Putin v the West, BBC2 (2nd Feb, 9pm) Nolly, ITVX (3rd Feb) Everything Everywhere All At Once, Amazon Prime Aftersun, Amazon Prime with Mubi Subscription All Quiet...

Acting Features Editor Caroline Frost sits down with Kelly-Anne Taylor to pick 5 top telly treats to watch this week – covering everything from documentaries to drama.   Show Notes: Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop, C5 The Warship: Tour of Duty, BBC2 Bank of Dave, Netflix The Last of US, Sky Atlantic Brideshead Revisited, Britbox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Le...

Although View From My Sofa is currently on a series break, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to bring you this very special episode with KSI! Kelly-Anne Taylor sits down with the YouTuber, boxer and chart-topping artist to chat about dating, being an outcast and the repercussions of broadcasting your life to the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about...

Radio Times TV guru Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week, plus some surprise small screen Frost Fancies you might not have spotted Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Radio Times TV guru Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the most entertaining festive telly treats, the best things coming up on the box, plus some surprise small screen Frost Fancies you might not have spotted Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For our last episode of 2023, we look back on a terrific year of television. We’ve seen a procession of belting dramas, docs and comedies – so many that there are bound to be classics you never got round to watching. David Butcher and Kelly-Anne Taylor pick their highlights, including brilliant box sets on catch-up services – so you won’t need a subscription. If you’re at a loose end over the holi...

In this bonus Christmas special, Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by Mr Christmas himself – the Elf star and renowned comedy actor Will Ferrell, and his co-star in Apple TV’s latest Christmas film Spirited, the Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer. The stars talk about their festive traditions, the worst Christmas presents they’ve ever received and the difficulties of taking on an all singing… all dan...

On this Christmas bonus episode of View From My Sofa, Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by a self-confessed Christmas Scrooge – Miriam Margolyes. Known for speaking her own mind as much as her long and celebrated acting career – Miriam talks to Kelly-Anne about loathing Christmas, never reading a Harry Potter book despite playing the Head of Hufflepuff in the film franchise and why she refuses to slow d...

Kelly-Anne Taylor and David Butcher gather around the Christmas tree to discuss their TV highlights for the holidays. They run through some classy dramas, heart-warming comedies and a festive helping of David Attenborough. Plus, as always, they pick one show you can safely avoid. For more, pick up a copy of our Radio Times Christmas double-issue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

This week’s guests, Dick and Angel Strawbridge, join Kelly-Anne Taylor from their French Chateau to talk all things Christmas. The couple have achieved cult status with their C4 series, which followed their renovation of a derelict 19th century chateau. Dick and Angel talk to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the importance of tradition, how a rom-com kickstarted their dream to uproot their lives and reloca...