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Insiders: The TV Podcast

Insiders: The TV Podcast

Expectation / Hat Trick

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Show overview

Insiders: The TV Podcast launched in 2025 and has put out 73 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode in the time since. That works out to roughly 45 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 3rd season.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 35 min and 40 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. Roughly 38% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language TV & Film show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 34 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Expectation / Hat Trick.

Episodes
73
Running
2025–2026 · 1y
Median length
37 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

Old friends Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville are the ultimate TV insiders, and in their new podcast, they'll share their insights and analysis of the goings on in the world of television. In short, they're going to get together once a week to gossip!Jimmy is the co-founder and Chief Executive of Hat Trick Productions. His hit shows include Have I Got News For You (series 69 now airing), Father Ted, Derry Girls, Outnumbered, and Episodes. In the US Hat Trick launched Whose Line Is It Anyway in 1997 which ran on ABC for seven years and was the first British series to be recreated for American network television by a British producerPeter ran TalkBack where he executive produced many of their biggest shows including I’m Alan Partridge, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, and Da Ali G Show. He went on to be Controller of BBC1, then he was Director of Television at ITV, before returning to the independent sector as the co-CEO of Expectation, the company behind Clarkson's Farm and Alma's Not Normal.New episodes every Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest Episodes

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Ofcom vs Satire, Eurovision's Rule Changes, Subtitles vs Dubbing, Roku's A.I. Channel

Aug 21, 202644 min

Can A Self-Funded-To-TV Model Work? BBC's Live At The Apollo Axed

Aug 14, 202631 min

Ash Atallah on Unearthing The Office, His Worst Ever TV Show & Why He Left the BBC

Aug 7, 202634 min

The BBC’S Controversial New Ad, Luke Littler’s Netflix Show & Have UK TV's Diversity Pledges Failed?

Jul 31, 202633 min

Should Broadcasters Be Removing British Comedy History? And More Listener Questions!

Jul 24, 202636 min

Should Under-16s Be Banned From Social Media? Time Team's Patreon Fortune & Snubbing Tom Hanks with Strongwatch Studios

Jul 17, 202639 min

Sky buys ITV: How will this change what we see on TV?

Jul 10, 202637 min

Jimmy & Peter Answer Your Questions

Jul 3, 202638 min

The World Cup Coverage Battle | BBC's 500 Job Cuts | The Government's Social Media Green Paper

Jun 26, 202635 min

We Want Your Questions!

Jun 23, 20260 min

C4's Charlie Perkins on Comedy

Jun 19, 202640 min

2026 World Cup Kick Off

Jun 12, 202636 min

Should a Man Write the Sarah Everard Drama? 400 Female Screenwriters vs. The BBC

Jun 5, 202634 min

Why Do Great TV Shows Often End So Badly? How To Tell an Actor They’re Being Killed Off & Why Polymarket has Changed Reality TV Forever

May 29, 202637 min

Michael Grade on Solving the BBC’s Big Problems, MAFS UK Allegations & Running Channel 4

May 22, 202636 min

Eurovision Turns Off Anti-Booing Software | The BBC BAFTA Backlash & A Wordle TV Show!?

May 15, 202633 min

Why Helena Bonham Carter left The White Lotus | Celebrity Traitors, AI & David Attenborough

May 8, 202634 min

Trump accuses the BBC of using AI on him (And the editing technique changing TV forever)

May 1, 202640 min

Who really controls what you watch? (And why TV sackings are always messy...)

Apr 24, 202636 min

Do TV Execs Think You’re Stupid? Hollywood A-listers fight back against Paramount and Big BBC Cuts

Apr 17, 202642 min
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