Radio Times Podcast

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Show notes: Black Mirror, Netflix Best Interests, BBC One The Full Monty, Disney+ Sarah Beeny vs Cancer, Channel 4 Our Planet II, Netflix Blackadder: the Lost Pilot, Gold Film of the Week: Titanic, Channel Four From the archive: The Capture, BBC iPlayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week. Show notes Spy in the Ocean, BBC1 Davina McCall’s Pill Revolution, 9pm Avatar: the Way of the Water, Disney+ Pride, BBC3 Love Island, ITV2 Annika, BBC1 Gods of Tennis, BBC2 Prince Night, BBC2 From the archive Sex and The City, NOW TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Kelly-Anne Taylor off on holiday, Caroline Frost chats to TV Previews Editor Frances Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week, plus a quick dive into the archive: Show Notes: The Gallows Pole, BBC Two Succession, Sky, Atlantic University Challenge, BBC Two Who do You Think You Are?, BBC One Poker Face, Sky Max From the archive: Dallas, Amazon Prime Video/Apple TV Dynasty, Amazon Prime Video/Apple TV Industry, BBC iPlayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Kelly-Anne Taylor off on holiday, Caroline Frost chats to TV Previews Editor Frances Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week, plus a quick dive into the archive: Show Notes: Ten Pound Poms, BBC iPlayer Maryland, ITV 1 Steeltown Murders, BBC iPlayer Great British Dog Walks with Phil Spencer, More4 Once Upon A Time in Northern Ireland, BBC Two Reel Stories: Pet Shop Boys, BBC Two From the Archive: Colin from Accounts, BBC iPlayer Secret City, Netflix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In our Smart TV Eurovision Special, Kelly-Anne Taylor talks to superfan Caroline Frost about why the UK has gone crazy for the Song contest this year – plus why it’s always been so important, culturally and politically, what makes for a perfect Eurovision song and whether Sweden has what it takes to win again! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the series finale of The Radio Times Podcast, Richard Armitage joins Kelly-Anne Taylor for a live recording at the PPA Festival! The British actor and author, Richard Armitage, made a name for himself as John Thornton in the BBC series North & South – and what has followed has been a glorious career on the British TV scene as well as internationally – especially since his role as Thorin Oakenshield in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit. In this episode, Armitage discusses feeling out of place in Hollywood, his fear of falling out of favour and his Netflix erotic thriller, Obsession. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week, including a roundup of all the coronation coverage Show Notes: The Coronation, BBC1, ITV1, Sky News The Coronation Concert, BBC1 Andrew: The Problem Prince, Channel 4 Mad Women, Channel 4 Eurovision Welcomes the World, BBC1 Eurovision Calling: Jason and Chelcee's Ultimate Guide, BBC1 The Chris and Rosie Ramsey Show, BBC1 From the archive: The Diplomat, Netflix Lady Bird, BBC3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on the Radio Times sofa, Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined in the studio by the duo dominating the podcast world - it's the hilarious Chris and Rosie Ramsey. They talk about their Shagged, Married, Annoyed empire, working with your partner and what it's like landing a TV show with little to no TV experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kelly-Anne Taylor and Carline Frost take you through the top picks for this week from top dramas to some coronation treats Show Notes: Queen Charlotte, a Bridgerton Story, Netflix Tom Jones, ITVX Guilt S3, BBC iPlayer A Small Light: Disney+ Clive Myrie’s Italian Road Trip, BBC Two Film: Rye Lane, Disney+ Coronation: The Windsors Coronation Special ,C4 Coronation: Frankie Boyle: Monarchy, C4 From the archive: The Real Windsors, All 4 Inside the Crown: Secrets of the Royals, ITVX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s guest is one of the most famous women in the world – it’s the actress who has conquered both Bollywood and Hollywood, Priyanka Chopra-Jonas. Joining Kelly-Anne Taylor on the Radio Times sofa, Priyanka discusses representation on-screen, her journey to self-acceptance and the instability of acting. Plus, they discuss her upcoming Amazon Prime espionage drama, Citadel and what it was like working with Richard Madden and Stanley Tucci. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kelly-Anne Taylor and Caroline Frost guide you through the top TV picks from this week with an extra special dig into the archive: Show Notes: Dalgliesh, Channel 5 Citadel, Amazon Prime Nelly and Nadine: Ravensbruck 1944, BBC4 Malpractice, ITV From the archive: This is Going to Hurt, BBC iPlayer Maternal, ITVX Bodies, BBC iPlayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s guest is Sky’s political editor Beth Rigby. Known for her robust interviews with politicians – from Boris Johnson to Nicola Sturgeon – she has also welcomed the likes of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska and Dame Emma Thompson onto her show Beth Rigby Interviews. In this episode, Beth talks about how Westminster felt like a boy’s club when she first joined and how female broadcasters face more scrutiny than their male counterparts. Plus, Kelly-Anne Taylor finally meets her TV soulmate – they talk about their collective love of Sex and the City and Friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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: Obsession, Netflix The Hunt for Raoul Moat, ITV1 Deborah James: Bowelbabe In Her Own Words, BBC 2 Scared of the Dark, Channel 4 Our Changing Planet, BBC 1 One from the Archive: The Gold: The Inside Story, BBC iPlayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week's guest is the comedian and presenter Sara Pascoe. Joining Kelly-Anne Taylor on the Radio Times sofa, Pascoe opens up about the challenges of being a stand-up and the difficulty of turning down work. Plus, they discuss the evolution of comedy and Pascoe reveals which panel show theme tune makes her nervous... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 roundup of the essential Easter viewing Show Notes: Easter from Kings, BBC2 Easter Day Service, BBC1 Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?, ITV1 Six Four, ITVX Last Woman on Earth with Sara Pascoe, BBC2 Peter O’Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba, Sky Arts and NOW The Boy, The Mole, the Fox and the Horse, BBC1 Archive: Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen, BBC iPlayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week's guest is the journalist, podcaster and author, Elizabeth Day. In this episode, Day sits down with Kelly-Anne Taylor to discuss how failure has ultimately led to success and how the plan life carves out for you is often better than the one you envision for yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caroline Frost and Kelly-Anne Taylor discuss the best TV and streaming programmes coming up this week in the UK as well as a few treats from the archive Show Notes: Magpie Murders, BBC1 Unforgotten, ITV1 Rain Dogs, BBC1 Dreamland, Sky Atlantic Pilgrimage, Good Friday 9pm BBC2 Tiny Beautiful Things, Disney+ From the archives: Atonement, ITVX (Film) Russia with Simon Reeve, iPlayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 television and what she has learnt about fame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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: No Way Out (Film) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 darkness of lockdown and how his new role in the adaptation of Taylor Jenkin Reid's Daisy Jones and The Six felt like therapy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 ideas for his rom-coms stem from – and why Hugh Grant wouldn’t play him in a biopic. Plus, he reflects on his favourite Comic Relief moments – the charity he co-founded which has raised £2billion pounds! – and why this year’s red nose is revolutionary… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 about every job before he takes it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 – how to stay grounded – and, what she has learnt about love. Plus, Emma talks about her new film What’s Love Got To Do With It? in which she plays Cath, the mother of documentary-maker Zoe (Lily James) who makes a film about her best friend’s ‘assisted’ marriage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 you never miss an episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Luther, BBC iPlayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 on the Western Front, Netflix The Banshees of Inisherin, Disney+ Top Gun: Maverick, Amazon Prime with Paramount+ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Disney+ (1st Feb) Thatcher and Reagan: A Very Special Relationship, BBCiPlayer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 holidays and want to curl up with something classy, we’ll point the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 dancing musical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 relocate to France and why this is the last series of their Chateau adventure… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 safely avoid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 talks about the importance of equality on-screen, her new film The Silent Twins, and why she had to ditch her back-up plan… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 and helped change the law in the UK. Since, then she’s made a documentary on Rape Culture and most recently, Disordered Eating. In this episode, Zara talks to Kelly-Anne Taylor about how working in government gave her the confidence to speak her mind, how she handles unpacking her own trauma and her love of Gossip Girl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices