Radio Times Podcast

Radio Times journalist Kelly-Anne Taylor guides you through the week of telly ahead - covering everything from the latest royal documentary to a festive cooking special to a steamy Netflix film that must be at the top of your To Watch list. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s guest really needs no introduction – it’s the chef, restauranteur and cookbook author, Jamie Oliver. In our first festive episode, Jamie talks to Kelly-Anne Taylor about Christmas day in the Oliver household, how giving his wife Jools a foot massage is his sure-fire way to secure control of the remote and how landing his first TV show was all down to pot luck. Learn more about your ad...

There’s plenty of good TV out there…So what’s new this week that’s worth getting into? Radio Times associate editor David Butcher picks his upcoming highlights, including a powerful new drama starring Kate Winslet alongside her real-life daughter, two classy spy thrillers, a new Sheridan Smith sitcom, and a fantasy adventure that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Plus, as always, one show you can...

This week’s guest is Letitia Wright – who went from Holby City to Hollywood after landing a leading role in the Black Panther franchise. The south London star’s TV credits also include Top Boy Small Axe and Black Mirror, but it was after breaking into the Marvel franchise that Wright established herself in the top tier on both sides of the Atlantic. In this episode, Letitia joins me from LA and ta...

Radio Times associate editor David Butcher picks out TV treats for the week ahead plus, as always, a show to avoid. He highlights not one but two sci-fi comedies – both seriously funny – as well as sharp new series from Lucy Worsley and Simon Schama. Also in the mix are Claudia Winkleman, Jimi Hendrix, and yet another string to the bow of the busiest man on TV, Romesh Ranganathan. Hosted on Acast....

This week’s guest is the reality TV star turned documentary maker, Zara McDermott. First appearing on our screens in 2018 as a “bombshell” on Love Island – she has since appeared on E4’s Made In Chelsea and hosted her own dating show Love In The Flesh. Zara released a documentary for the BBC on Revenge Porn which unflinchingly investigated the impact of the unauthorised sharing of explicit images...

Radio Times writer David Butcher picks out the best new TV for the week ahead. If you’re looking for something to watch other than the FIFA World Cup, he has alternatives, including a smart new chapter in the Addams Family saga, a Tokyo-set crime thriller and the US remake of a beloved British sitcom. Plus three fascinating documentaries – and one show to miss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

This week’s guest is the face of Channel 4 news, journalist Krishnan Guru-Murphy. In this episode Krishnan talks to Kelly-Anne about how watching Sky’s This England took him back to the anxieties of Covid and when his 86-year-old father caught the virus, how his gig on Newsround shaped the journalist he is today - and how he almost starred in a film with Twiggy.   Learn more about your ad choices....

Radio Times writer David Butcher runs through the week’s TV highlights, avoiding any that involve MPs and soap stars around a campfire. There’s a sharp comedy-drama with James Corden, a feature-length history tale from David Olusoga, a comedy romp in the woods courtesy of David Mitchell and – with the FIFA World Cup imminent – enough football documentaries to keep a small stadium happy. All this,...

This week’s guest on the Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast has been a household name for over two decades and he’s only 33. Daniel Radcliffe found overnight global fame on the big screen as the world’s favourite young wizard, Harry Potter – but, contrary to all fears and expectations, he has never looked back. Since discarding his wand and cloak, Daniel has consistently surprised fans and crit...

Radio Times TV critic David Butcher picks the programmes to look out for this week – plus a couple to avoid. He celebrates BBC2’s blazing new western The English. He trumpets the return of The Crown with Dominic West and Elizabeth Debicki as the Prince and Princess of Wales in the 1990s. He enjoys a stirring football doc called How to Win the World Cup and a film about Manchester’s famous Hacienda...

This week’s guest is the novelist and screenwriter Helen Fielding – most celebrated as the creator of Bridget Jones. 27 years ago, Fielding wrote an anonymous column in The Independent which followed the daily triumphs and tribulations of a thirty-something singleton who smoked too much, drank too much and obsessed endlessly over unavailable men and her calorie intake. Bridget Jones has become a g...

Radio Times associate editor David Butcher picks out the best TV for the week ahead, including three very different dramas. On BBC1 there’s the origin story of the SAS done Peaky Blinders style. On Amazon Prime there’s a nightmarish thriller with Jessica Raine. And on Sky there’s the return of saucy satire The White Lotus with a new cast and a gorgeous new setting. All this plus documentaries abou...

This week’s guest is Louis Theroux – the godfather of the immersive documentary. Over 24 years of programme making, Louis’ trademark style has remained the same – charming, bookish and, always, direct. In this episode, he talks to Kelly-Anne Taylor about how he wanted to be a sit-com writer, his guilty-secret of watching his own documentaries and why lockdown, and spending more time with his famil...

Radio Times expert David Butcher runs through the TV highlights of the week ahead. They include a new series from Louis Theroux, big-budget sci-fi drama The Peripheral, a raft of programmes celebrating 100 years of the BBC, the return of The Handmaid’s Tale, and a magical documentary about Lionel Messi. Plus, as always – one show to avoid… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

This week’s guest is the actor, screenwriter, scriptwriter, playwright, author, raconteur, and the latest legend to be inducted into the Radio Times Hall of Fame, the one and only Stephen Fry. In this episode, Stephen tells Kelly-Anne Taylor about his life-long love affair with TV, why – of all the programmes he has made in more than 40 years in television – his BBC documentary exploring bipolar d...

Radio Times critic David Butcher picks the best TV for the week ahead – shiny new programmes, great returning series and one show to miss. He previews a poignant coming-of-age drama on Channel 4, the return of the most violent saga on television and new ventures from comedians Sue Perkins and Judi Love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices....

This week’s guest is the king of the TV conspiracy thriller Jed Mercurio – the brains behind Line of Duty, Bodyguard and most recently, Bloodlands starring James Nesbitt. In this episode, Jed tells Kelly-Anne Taylor about the TV he watched as a young boy growing up in a working-class family in 1970s Staffordshire, why he felt more comfortable flying a plane for the RAF than writing his first scrip...

Endlessly flicking through the channels or scrolling through streaming websites? In this episode, Radio Times journalist Kelly-Anne Taylor marks your cards for the week ahead – so you can wade through less content and get stuck into the best shows on the box. Whether you’re looking for a moving documentary, gritty drama or family-friendly film – we’ve got a recommendation for you. Hosted on Acast....

Our first guest, on this brand new podcast brought to you by Radio Times, is the one and only James May. Once the Captain Slow of BBC’s Top Gear – James and his two amigos, Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond, now famously travel the globe for Amazon Prime’s The Grand Tour. In this episode, James tells Kelly-Anne Taylor about the TV he watched as a child, the shows that made him the man he is toda...

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What’s worth watching this week? Radio Times critic David Butcher runs through his TV highlights with a bunch of shows to look out for…and one to miss. There’s a haunting real-life drama with Stephen Graham, an action thriller with Jeff Bridges, a weird and wonderful spoof of children’s TV, and Jeremy Paxman as you’ve never seen him before. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

Radio Times critic David Butcher runs through the TV highlights of the week ahead – plus one show to miss. With several big series postponed from last week’s schedules, there’s plenty to talk about, including a high-class thriller starring David Tennant and Stanley Tucci; ITV’s latest (brilliant) female detective; a new comedy from Daisy May Cooper; and Kenneth Branagh’s take on Boris Johnson. Not...

Radio Times critic David Butcher picks TV highlights for the week ahead. With the Queen’s funeral dominating the schedules, it’s an historic week for broadcasting. But for those who want an alternative, there’s a powerful Keeley Hawes drama on BBC1, a wild road trip for Clarkson, May and Hammond on Amazon Prime and American stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney continue their football education o...

Radio Times critic David Butcher highlights the best TV to seek out this week – and what to skip. He previews a new historical drama about Catherine de Medici, a slick Israeli thriller and a powerful new wildlife series from David Attenborough. But all eyes will be on a certain tent of dreams – is the new series of Bake Off creamy or crumby? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...