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Radio Times Podcast

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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 ab...

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Smart TV: Gladiators and What Next for Strictly 16.01.2026 21:34

Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week TV: Gladiators, BBC1 Winterwatch, BBC2 Blackshore, BBC4 FROST BITE: What next for Strictly Come Dancing? . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Smart TV: Industry and Agatha Christie 09.01.2026 23:46

Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week TV: Industry, BBC1 Call The Midwife, BBC1 Seven Dials Murder, Netflix FROST BITE: 10 years on from Entertainment’s own Annus Horribilis . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Smart TV: 2025 Hidden Gems 02.01.2026 13:07

Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best hidden gems from 2025 Live Aid at 40, BBC iPlayer Richard Burton: Wild Genius, BBC iPlayer The Assembly, ITVX Chris McCausland: Seeing into the Future, BBC iPlayer Ride or Die, BBC iPlayer Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure, ITVX . . . Happy Viewing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Smart TV: New Years Special 26.12.2025 20:15

Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box in the post Christmas period TV: The Night Manager, BBC1 The Traitors, BBC1 Run Away, Netflix Operation Mincemeat, BBC2 Judi Dench, Shakespeare, My Family and Me, C4 The Celebrity Apprentice, BBC1 . . . Happy New Years! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Smart TV: Christmas Day Special 23.12.2025 18:32

Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box on Christmas Day TV: Amandaland, BBC1 The Scarecrows Wedding, BBC1 Shaun the Sheep: Fleece Navidad, BBC1 Strictly Come Dancing, BBC1 Call The Midwife, BBC1 Amadeus, Sky Atlantic Jaws, BBC2 . . . Happy Christmas! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Smart TV: Amadeus and the best of Christmas Eve TV 19.12.2025 15:59

Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week TV: Amadeus, Sky Atlantic All Creatures Great and Small, C5 Secrets of the Conclave, BBC2 . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Smart TV: SPOTY and Bad TV 12.12.2025 20:16

Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week TV: Steve Backshall's Royal Arctic Challenge, ITV1 Sports Personality of the Year, BBC1 Murder Before Evensong, Channel 5 FROST BITE: What is Bad TV? . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Smart TV: New Knives Out Film and Embarrassing Moments 05.12.2025 23:20

Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week TV: Wake Up Dead Man: the New Knives Out Mystery, Netflix Apollo 1: Destination Moon, C4 David Dimbleby: What’s the Monarchy For?, BBC iPlayer FROST BITE: Why we all secretly love an embarrassing TV moment . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Smart TV: George Clooney Netflix Film and Mammoth Season 2 28.11.2025 18:39

Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week TV: Say Nothing, C4 Mammoth, BBC2 Jay Kelly, Netflix FROST BITE: How Northern Ireland is making powerful art out of its past . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Smart TV: The Beatles and AI 21.11.2025 25:49

Caroline Frost chats to Gareth McClean about the best things coming up on the box this week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Smart TV: Summerwater and Ed Sheeran one-shot doc 14.11.2025 19:17

Caroline Frost chats to Gareth McClean about the best things coming up on the box this week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Smart TV: Trespasses and the Festival of Remembrance 07.11.2025 21:49

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 (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@radiotimes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Smart TV: Race Across The World and Alan Carr Appreciation 31.10.2025 21:00

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 (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@radiotimes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Smart TV: Arty Crime Drama 24.10.2025 23:56

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 (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@radiotimes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Smart TV: Lazarus, love triangles and a touch of Julia Roberts 16.10.2025 28:44

Caroline Frost chats to guest host Garath McLean about the best things coming up on the box this week. TV: Lazarus, from Wednesday, Prime Video The Forsyte Saga, Monday 9pm, Channel 5 Leonard and Hungry Paul, Monday 10pm, BBC Two FROST BITE: Celebrity Traitors, BBC THE ARCHIVE:Moonlighting, STV Player . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Smart TV: Sally Wainwright’s comeback and Hamza’s wild adventure 10.10.2025 25:04

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 (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@radiotimes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. TV:Celebrity Traitors, BBC1Riot Women, BBC1Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles, BBC1The Iris Affair, Sky Atlantic FROST BITE:F...

Smart TV: New Alan Partridge and Suranne Jones is everywhere 03.10.2025 23:27

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 (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@radiotimes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge), BBC1 Celebrity Traitors, BBC1 Frauds, ITV1 Film Club, BBC3 FROST...

Smart TV: Blue Lights and Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue 26.09.2025 22:34

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Smart TV: Slow Horses and Strictly Return 19.09.2025 23:02

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 (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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 Hack, ITV1 Slow Horses, Apple TV+ Strictly Come Dancing, BBC1 FROST BITE: Teen dramas - why are so...

Smart TV: Rob and Rylan Return and Twiggy Doc 12.09.2025 22:30

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 (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@radiotimes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Rob and Rylan’s Passage to India, BBC2 Twiggy, BBC2 Michael Palin in Venezuela, Channel 5 FROST BITE: How...

Smart TV: Only Murders in the Building and Freddie Flintoff's Ultimate Test 05.09.2025 25:24

Caroline Frost chats to Gareth McClean about the best things coming up on the box this week. You can get in touch with our hosts 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: Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams: Ultimate Test, BBC1 Only Murders in the Building, Disney + The News...

Smart TV: I Fought The Law and Educating Yorkshire Returns 29.08.2025 19:48

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 (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@radiotimes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: I Fought The Law, ITV1 I Am Martin Parr, BBCFour Educating Yorkshire, Channel 4 FROST BITE: Why We All Need...

Smart TV: Thursday Murder Club and 1066 Drama 22.08.2025 20:27

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 (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@radiotimes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Thursday Murder Club, Netflix King and Conqueror, BBC1 The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, Disney+ FROST BITE: R...

Smart TV: Life After Lineker for MoTD 15.08.2025 23:56

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 (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@radiotimes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Hostage, Netflix Match of the Day, BBC1 Confessions of a Brain Surgeon, BBC2 FROST BITE: Why Americans still ca...

Smart TV: Led Zeppelin Doc and Ridley 08.08.2025 20:47

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 (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@radiotimes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Ridley, ITV1 Antiques Roadshow (VJ Day Special), BBC1 Becoming Led Zeppelin, Now FROST BITE: Why digging into the...