TV DNA Podcast

Neil and Adam discuss new ITV show, Frauds, Monster: The Ed Gein Story on Netflix and the BBC’s Celebrity Traitors. Plus Task, Atomic (Sky/NOW), Strictly Come Dancing, Film Club, How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge), Dreaming Whilst Black, Blue Lights (BBC), Boots (Netflix) High Potential, Marvel Zombies (Disney+) and Coldwater (ITVX) Trailers and links The Last Frontier - Apple TV+ 10th October htt...

Some stunning performances already in season 3 of Blue Lights. Spoilers included as Grace, Damo and Adam dive deep into episode 3, The Bird and episode 4 - The Parting Glass. We celebrate Tina Time, question Marian’s motives and suggest a new romance might be brewing. Check out our interview with Blue Lights writer, Declan Lawn here: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/VQs3SzALpXb   You can sub...

A commitment ceremony, 3 more weddings, in-laws week and our first exit. Grace and Adam discuss the new couples and state of play in week three of Married at First Sight UK season 10.   You can subscribe to the Exclusive Strand of TV DNA to get bonus content here - https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tv-dna-podcast/subscribe   We can’t wait for you to hear our thoughts on the latest episodes...

Another wedding, dinner party, commitment ceremony, experts week, dinner party. Grace and Adam discuss the highs and lows in week two of Married at First Sight UK season 10.   If you would like to support the work of TV DNA, you can donate the price of a cup of coffee at www.ko-fi.com/tvdna   We can’t wait for you to hear our thoughts on the latest episodes and for you to give us yours too. You ca...

Roddy Ho, Downer Coe and Lamb’s manipulation. Damo’s caught up in time to sub in for Grace, joining Adam and Andy as we share thoughts, reactions and theories for Slow Horses season 5, episode 2 - Incommunicado. If you would like to support the work of TV DNA, you can donate the price of a cup of coffee at www.ko-fi.com/tvdna   We can’t wait for you to hear our thoughts on the latest episodes and...

Neil and Adam discuss new ITV show, The Hack and Netflix’s House of Guinness. Plus Task (Sky/NOW), The Escape Artist, Wayward, Wednesday (Netflix), Only Murders in the Building, Marvel Zombies, Alien Earth (Disney+), The Girlfriend (Prime Video) and King and Conqueror (BBC) If you would like to support the work of TV DNA, you can donate the price of a cup of coffee at www.ko-fi.com/tvdna   We can’...

We're back in Blackthorn! Adam, Damo and Grace have gone giddy as Season 3 of Blue Lights is finally here and two years after joining the PSNI our ragtag bunch of peelers are starting to feel a little jaded. In this pod our very own sneaky beakies discuss episodes 1 The Party and 2 Skipper , so expect the usual japes, scrapes and terrible Belfast accents. If you would like to support the work...

Check out our social media for your MAFS bingo card, lovingly created by newlywed Grace. Adam plays along as we discuss the matches and mismatches in week one of Married at First Sight UK season 10. If you would like to support the work of TV DNA, you can donate the price of a cup of coffee at www.ko-fi.com/tvdna   We can’t wait for you to hear our thoughts on the latest episodes and for you to gi...

It’s only taken 4 seasons but finally Adam has a co-host caught up in time to do some deep dives on one of the best ongoing TV shows of recent times. Thoughts, reactions and theories for Slow Horses season 5, episode 1 - Bad Dates. Special guest, friend of the pod, Andy Straw makes his TV DNA debut, Grace plays Marry, Shag, Avoid and we all predict who we might lose by the end of the season. If yo...

Adam, Neil and Damo talk about feature shows Netflix's Black Rabbit and ITVX's Cold Water. They also discuss The Girlfriend, South Park, Alien Earth, The Wire, Slow Horses, Only Murders In The Building, Life in Pieces, The Inheritance, Doc, The News Reader, I Fought The Law, Hostage, Twisted Metal, The Studio and Chief of War. Adam also shares his Muppet based game. Trailer watch The Diplo...

Adam reveals who predicted the most Emmy winners as Neil and Damo join to discuss the shows, stars and creators honoured. Then we share some details about the exciting TV that we’ll be doing deep dives, episode by episode, over the next month or two. If you would like to support the work of TV DNA, you can donate the price of a cup of coffee at www.ko-fi.com/tvdna   We can’t wait for you to hear o...

Big excitement here as we reach ep 450! Damo and Adam get together to chat about the old and the new. Adam talks about being at the Blue Lights Season 3 Episode 1 premiere with Grace. The lads also talk about The Wire, Dexter Resurrection, TASK, The Girlfriend, The Run Around,Wednesday, Under The Bridge, Foundation, I Fought The Law, Hostage, Chief Of War, Only Murders In The Building, The News Re...

In May 2025, Grace, Damo and Adam travelled to Belfast to visit the set of Blue Lights and record interviews with the cast and creatives on the show.  In this fourth and final episode, we speak to Aoibhéann McCann, who plays Geraldine Gilroy, about stationery and sustainability, Producer Amanda Black about how TV has changed and why Blue Lights is so special plus we present some baked goods in a t...

The Emmys are nearly upon us so it’s prediction time as Neil, Grace and Adam give their thoughts (and Damo’s) on some worthy winners. We mark the occasion with a special First (Emmys) Of Us game, can you name the years and beat our scores? Plus spoiler-free thoughts on new shows The Guest, I Fought the Law, Atomic and The Paper, old shows Andor, Peaky Blinders and Enlightened and reality TV shows...

In May 2025, Grace, Damo and Adam travelled to Belfast to visit the set of Blue Lights and record interviews with the cast and creatives on the show.  In this third of four episodes, we speak to Angela Griffin about her transition from actor to director, with Frank Blake, who plays Shane Bradley, about  his bad boy redemption arc, Production Designer, Nicola Moroney about creating a police station...

In May 2025, Grace, Damo and Adam travelled to Belfast to visit the set of Blue Lights and record interviews with the cast and creatives on the show.  In this second of four episodes, we speak to Joanne Crawford who plays Helen McNally, about the infamous Full Moon Fever episode and how Helen needs to get out of the station more, Executive Producer, Stephen Wright about what it was that made Blue...

Neil returns, joining Adam and Damo to discuss Atomic on Sky/NOW, Hostage on Netflix and BBC’s King and Conqueror. Plus spoiler-free thoughts on South Park, Destination X, Alien Earth, The Wire, Dexter Resurrection, Fortune Hotel, The Assassin, This Country, Mandy, Limitless And films Better Man, Will and Harper, In the Land of Saints and Sinners and Eanie Meanie. And the First of Us quiz is back,...

In May 2025, Grace, Damo and Adam travelled to Belfast to visit the set of Blue Lights and record interviews with the cast and creatives on the show.  In this first of four episodes, we speak to writers and co-creators, Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson, about the real life stories that inspire the show, and the pressure of a third (and fourth) season, Neil Keery, who plays Sergeant Laurence McCloske...

In May 2025, Grace, Damo and Adam travelled to Belfast to visit the set of Blue Lights and record interviews with the cast and creatives on the show. This episode is the story of that journey, a preview of a preview of one of our most-loved TV series. Our Blue Lights Behind the Scenes episodes will be coming soon and contains interviews with Sian Brooke, Martin McCann, Declan Lawn, Adam Patterson,...

Adam and Damo give spoiler-free reviews of new TV including Alien Earth on Disney+ and Prime Video’s Butterfly. Plus Unforgivable, BBC DOC, Parenthood, The Eternaut, The Wire, Destination X, In Flight, Peacemaker, The Walking Dead:Dead City, Untamed, Bookish, Abbott Elementary, Adults, Shark: Celebrity Infested Waters, The Sopranos, Smoke and @pitchmeetings on Youtube. After our brief hiatus, we c...

Adam, Grace and Damo get together to talk about what they've been watching but there's no featured show!!! However, they do talk about: Stranger Things, Too Much, Hacks, And Just Like That, Chief of War, Smoke, Destination X, The Wire, South Park, Dexter Resurrection, Teacup, Under The Bridge, Bookish, The Good Place, The Sandman, The Assassin,The Couple Next Door, The Narrow Road To The Deep Nort...

Spoiler-free reviews of new TV including BBC’s Destination X and Unforgivable and Chief of War on Apple TV+. Plus South Park, The Assassin, Ballard, The Wire, Mix Tape and Too Much The long-awaited 3rd round of the First of Us game finally takes place as Adam asks Neil and Damo to guess the year and match the characters to the TV shows. If you would like to support the work of TV DNA, you can dona...

Plus Untamed, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, Here We Go, Bookish, Adults, Foundation, Smoke, Dexter: Resurrection, Monsters: The Erik and Lyle Menendez Story, Stick and Karen Pirie. We discuss what else is coming up in 2025 and Neil tries to guess Adam’s top 10 shows of the year so far.  If you would like to support the work of TV DNA, you can donate the price of a cup of coffee at www.ko-fi.c...

Howdy folks, Adam and Damo talk about new Netflix drama Untamed and the Euros. They also talk about The Couple Next Door, The Narrow Road To The Deep North, Monsters: The Erik and Lyle Menendez Story, Common Side Effects, Transaction, The Traitors NZ and Surrounded . 1 Progressive vs 20 Far-Right Conservatives (ft. Mehdi Hasan) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S-WJN3L5eo The three conversations th...

Is it the end? No, season 5 has been confirmed, to our delight, but it could have been. It could have been. Neil, Grace and Adam share theories, insights and favourite moments from The Bear season 4, episode 9 - Tonnato,  and episode 10 - Goodbye. Spoilers included for those 2 episodes only. If you would like to support the work of TV DNA, you can donate the price of a cup of coffee at www.ko-fi.c...