Radio Times Podcast

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, plus as always, 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 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 critics with success in low-budget indie films, TV dramas and comedies – most recently starring in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. In this episode, Daniel talks to Radio Times Journalist Kelly-Anne Taylor about handling fame, learning the ropes from the greatest British cast of all time and deciding to play the accordion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 club. And sadly, he can’t entirely ignore a certain jungle reality show… 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 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 global sensation – with the column becoming four bestselling books and three hit films. In this episode, Fielding talks to me about growing up in the Industrial North, her early days as a TV journalist, how wanting a swimming pool fuelled her ambitions to become a writer – and reveals that she’s hard at work on the next Bridget film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 about jazz and high fashion – and as always, 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 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 family, has changed his outlook on life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

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 disorder is the show he’s most proud of, how he wishes shows like Heartstopper and It’s a Sin were around when he was younger – and how meeting Hugh Laurie was love at first sight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 script and how his years as a junior doctor gave him his big TV break. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

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 today and how he uses the pause button on his remote to support his local pub. Plus, he gives us the real story of life on the road with Hammond and Clarkson – and he reveals how his uncharacteristically reckless driving in the current series of A Grand Tour landed him in a Scandinavian A&E Department. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

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 forgetting – Strictly is back! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 on Disney Plus with Welcome to Wrexham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

What’s worth watching this week? Radio Times critic David Butcher rattles through his TV highlights with a bunch of shows to seek out…and one to miss. The big news is Amazon’s new fantasy epic based on The Lord of the Rings. It’s the world’s most expensive TV drama – but is it any good? Alongside that, there’s edgy stand-up comedy, politics, classic literature and a trip to Brazil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the August Bank Holiday there’s a bunch of great new shows, including a compelling comeback role for Aidan Turner and a high-tech thriller that messes with your mind Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Radio Times TV critic David Butcher picks the top programmes to look out for this week. Game of Thrones follow-up House of the Dragon is the big news but there is also a slick new Sharon Horgan drama, an epic documentary about lions, and terrific series about art, food and lifeboats. Plus as always, one show to avoid… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Radio Times critic David Butcher picks his TV highlights for the week ahead. Top of the list is a haunting new drama about marriage starring Nicola Walker and Sean Bean. Then there’s an edgy comedy-drama about a confused Muslim, a revealing series about America’s attempts to pull out of Afghanistan and some classy new films to stream. Plus, as always, one show to miss… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Radio Times TV critic David Butcher picks the best programmes to look out for this week – and one to avoid. He highlights some new and returning shows, from scenic crime dramas to Masterchef to Amazon’s latest look behind the scenes of top-flight football. And if you need something to take on holiday, he suggests five brilliant recent series that fit the bill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s a fantastic week of telly to look forward to this week, and staff writer Kelly-Anne Taylor will be helping you select the TV gems you should not miss! There’s an Amazon Prime film which she claims is the “most brilliant thing” she has seen of late, a gripping Apple+ TV drama and two very different – but very excellent – Channel 4 documentaries which should be high on your viewing list! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Summer is often branded a drought for good TV dramas - but this week, staff writer Kelly-Anne Taylor, comes bearing gifts. She'll be reviewing everything from Channel 4's political satire The Great, to Apple TV's absorbing true crime drama Under the Banner of Heaven and a beguiling BBC3 documentary following influencer Caroline Calloway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Radio Times’s TV Previews Editor Frances Taylor brings you some of the week’s televisual highlights, including reviews of two big new ITV dramas, an eye-opening documentary about one of the biggest global scandals of the past 40 years, a profile of one of the country’s most successful comedians and a preview of an upcoming BBC thriller that, she says, simply doesn’t live up to the hype… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Radio Times Staff Writer Kelly-Anne Taylor marks your cards for the week ahead. She previews a fast-paced series that follows coppers working night shifts in Brighton, talks about Taron Egerton’s plotty Apple TV drama Black Bird and helps navigate the best box-sets you may have missed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Radio Times Podcast, hosted by Jane Garvey with TV expert Rhianna Dhillon, is the place for your trusted TV recommendations each week. Persuasion, Snowflake Mountain, The Undeclared War and Don’t Make Me Go. This episode: Rhianna reviews Persuasion, Snowflake Mountain, The Undeclared War and Don’t Make Me Go You can find the programmes mentioned as follows: Persuasion Netflix, 8th July Snowflake Mountain Netflix The Undeclared War Channel 4, 9pm Thursdays or on All4. Don’t Make Me Go Amazon Prime 15th July We’d love to hear from you. You can send us an email anytime to [email protected] or find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @Radiotimes The Radio Times Podcast is produced by Somethin' Else for Immediate Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Radio Times TV critic David Butcher picks the best programmes to look out for this week – and one to avoid. He previews the return of a Bafta-winning food show, an inspiring series about teenagers learning to play cricket and a new season of the world’s weirdest comedy-drama. And in a monster weekend for sport he gives a quickfire tour of where to find what – and when. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Radio Times Podcast, hosted by Jane Garvey with TV expert Rhianna Dhillon, is the place for your trusted TV recommendations each week. This episode: Rhianna reviews My Life as a Rolling Stone, Big Zuu’s Big Eats, The Baby and Loot. You can find the programmes mentioned as follows: My Life as a Rolling Stone BBC2 on Saturday 2nd July at 9.30pm (four-part series also released as a boxset on iPlayer) Big Zuu’s Big Eats Dave on Monday 4th July at 10pm The Baby Sky Atlantic, on Thursday 7th July with a double bill at 9pm and 9.40pm Loot Available now on Apple TV+ We’d love to hear from you. You can send us an email anytime to [email protected] or find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @Radiotimes The Radio Times Podcast is produced by Somethin' Else for Immediate Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week’s bonus episode of the Radio Times podcast, David Butcher runs through the next seven days on screen with a quickfire look at his TV highlights. It’s the great British summer so Glastonbury and Wimbledon loom large but there’s also a batch of new streaming treats, Swedish chills on a North Sea oil rig and a dark drama about cyber war. Plus, the return of an endangered species: the comedy sketch show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Radio Times Podcast, hosted by Jane Garvey with TV expert Rhianna Dhillon, is the place for your trusted TV recommendations each week. This episode: Jane and Rhianna chat to Jack Saunders about Glastonbury. They also review Glastonbury 50 years and Counting, Murder in the Alps, Man Versus Bee and Top Gear. You can find the programmes mentioned as follows: Glastonbury 50 years and Counting BBC1, Sun 19th June 9pm Murder in the Alps Channel 4, Sun 26th June. Boxset after that on All4/channel4.com Man Versus Bee Netflix, Friday 24th June Top Gear BBC2, Sunday 26th June at 8pm. This will be ep4 of the current series We’d love to hear from you. You can send us an email anytime to [email protected] or find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @Radiotimes The Radio Times Podcast is produced by Somethin' Else for Immediate Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Radio Times TV critic David Butcher picks the best programmes to look out for this week – and one to avoid. He highlights a special, one-off episode of everyone’s favourite panel show, a Brian Cox documentary about exploring Mars, and two crime dramas featuring chalk-and-cheese cops. Also on the podcast, what does new streaming service Paramount+ have to offer? Answer: it’s good news if you’re a Star Trek fan… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Radio Times Podcast, hosted by Jane Garvey with TV expert Rhianna Dhillon, is the place for your trusted TV recommendations each week. This episode: Jane talks to James Nesbitt about Suspect and Rhianna reviews Lenny Henry’s Caribbean Britain, Sherwood and Love Island. You can find the programmes mentioned as follows: Suspect Sun 19th to Weds 22nd, two eps a night at 9pm and 9.30pm on Channel 4. Lenny Henry’s Caribbean Britain Weds 22nd June, 9pm BBC2 (second part the following week) Love Island Started on Mon 6th June on ITV2, runs daily at 9pm apart from Saturdays when they show Love Island: Unseen Bits at 9pm. All seasons available on ITV Hub. Sherwood - starts Mon 14th June, 9pm BBC1 followed by the second ep on Tues 15th June, 9pm BBC1 (this will be the pattern for three weeks) We’d love to hear from you. You can send us an email anytime to [email protected] or find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @Radiotimes The Radio Times Podcast is produced by Somethin' Else for Immediate Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David Butcher hacks a path through the TV jungle. Which programmes this week are worth your time and which are best avoided? David offers tips ranging from a US drama about the space race to a stirring story from playwright James Graham about the long shadow of the miners’ strike. There’s a standout episode of Who Do You Think You Are, a moving documentary on the Falklands, and a slick time-travel saga (yes, another one...) Plus, as always, one show to miss. It’s all delivered with critical spin and zero PR hype – your briefing on the TV week ahead in double-quick time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Radio Times Podcast, hosted by Jane Garvey with TV expert Rhianna Dhillon, is the place for your trusted TV recommendations each week. This episode: Jane and Rhianna review season 2 of The Outlaws, Dolly Alderton’s new series Everything I Know About Love, behind the scenes show - Backstage with Katherine Ryan, Reel Britania – a look at the making of British film, and interview one of the stars of The Outlaws – Gamba Cole. You can find the programmes mentioned as follows: • Backstage with Katherine Ryan Amazon Prime on Thursday 9th June • Everything I know about Love BBC1 on Tuesdays at 10.40pm. Also released as a boxset • The Outlaws Season 2 BBC iPlayer • Reel Britannia, Britbox on Thursday 9th June - weekly episodes We’d love to hear from you. You can send us an email anytime to [email protected] or find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @Radiotimes The Radio Times Podcast is produced by Somethin' Else for Immediate Media. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Radio Times critic David Butcher picks his TV highlights for the week ahead. They don’t include the Platinum Jubilee (too many programmes, not enough time…) but they are all royally worth watching. There’s a comedy involving large snakes, a sort-of-sequel to The Wire, a memorable episode of Top Gear, and documentaries about football and orchestras that have more in common than you’d expect. He also suggests good films on free-to-air TV and, as always, one show to avoid. All parcelled and previewed in less time than it takes to troop a colour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Radio Times Podcast, hosted by Jane Garvey with Kelly-Anne Taylor sitting in for Rhianna this week. It’s the place for your trusted TV recommendations each week. This episode: Jane talks to Dolly Alderton about the adaptation of Everything I know About Love and Kelly-Anne sits in to review Borgen, My Name is Leon, Avoidance and Somebody Feed Phil. You can find the programmes mentioned as follows: My Name Is Leon BBC2, Friday 10th June 9pm Borgen Netflix, Thursday 2nd June Somebody Feed Phil Netflix Avoidance BBC1, Friday 10th June 9.30pm We’d love to hear from you. You can send us an email anytime to [email protected] or find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @Radiotimes The Radio Times Podcast is produced by Somethin' Else for Immediate Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Radio Times Television Festival took place at the British Film Institute on London’s Southbank, on the 20th, 21st and 22nd May. This very special bonus episode of the Radio Times Podcast is your official cut-out-and-keep souvenir edition of the 2022 Festival. Hosted by Jane Garvey and Kelly-Anne Taylor. In this episode you’ll hear from some huge names from the world of TV including... Professor Brian Cox; Martin Freeman; Omari Douglas aka Roscoe from It’s A Sin; Starstruck’s hilarious Rose Matafeo; Stephen Merchant AND Stephen Fry. We’d love to hear from you. You can send us an email anytime to [email protected] or find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @Radiotimes The Radio Times Podcast is produced by Somethin' Else for Immediate Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David Butcher picks the best TV shows to look out for this week – and one to miss. He previews a scarily good new version of The Midwich Cuckoos, a moving documentary from Hannah Fry about cancer, and the return of Stranger Things to Netflix. Plus big sporting drama and the repeat of a stone cold TV classic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Radio Times Podcast, hosted by Jane Garvey with TV expert Rhianna Dhillon, is the place for your trusted TV recommendations each week. This episode: Jane and Rhianna are live at the BFI in front of an enthusiastic audience to review Five Dates a Week, Pistol, Emergency and talk to Kit Connor, star of the Netflix hit – Heartstopper. You can find the programmes mentioned as follows: Five Dates A Week Channel 4, Sunday 29th May at 10pm. Also released as a boxset Emergency Prime Video on 27th May Pistol Disney+ on Tuesday 31st May Heartstopper Netflix, available now We’d love to hear from you. You can send us an email anytime to [email protected] or find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @Radiotimes The Radio Times Podcast is produced by Somethin' Else for Immediate Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Radio Times TV critic David Butcher offers quickfire viewing tips for the week ahead. He highlights much-loved series that are back on air from Who Do You Think You Are to Hunted to evergreen forensics drama Silent Witness. He also previews a marriage breakup comedy and a pair of verydifferent history docs. Plus, as always, one show to miss… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Radio Times Podcast, hosted by Jane Garvey with TV expert Rhianna Dhillon, is the place for your trusted TV recommendations each week. This episode: Jane and Rhianna review the Netflix success ‘Selling Sunset’, new comedy ‘Big Boys’, David Attenborough’s ‘Prehistoric Planet’ and Apple TV+’s ‘The Essex Serpent’. Jane interviews The Essex Serpent’s director Clio Barnard. You can find the programmes mentioned as follows: Big Boys Channel 4, Thursday 26th May with two episodes; one at 10pm and one at 10.30pm that night, then every Thursday night and all on All 4 after the first episode has gone out The Essex Serpent Apple TV+, the first episode is on there, and they are dropped weekly on Fridays Prehistoric Planet Apple TV+, from 23rd to 27th May - 5 episodes across the week Selling Sunset Currently on Netflix We’d love to hear from you. You can send us an email anytime to [email protected] or find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @Radiotimes The BFI & Radio Times Television Festival is at London’s Southbank from 20 - 22 May, and we’re going to be there recording THIS podcast on Sunday 22nd. To find out more, head to bfi.org.uk/tvfest. The Radio Times Podcast is produced by Somethin' Else for Immediate Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David Butcher picks the best TV shows to look out for this week – plus one to miss. He runs through quickfire previews of Eurovision, a trio of dramas based on bestselling novels, and not one but two FA Cup finals. There’s also time to highlight a documentary about physics that may mess with your mind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Radio Times Podcast, hosted by Jane Garvey with TV expert Rhianna Dhillon, is the place for your trusted TV recommendations each week. This episode: Jane and Rhianna review the new Sally Rooney adaptation ‘Conversations with Friends’ and ask if it’s as good as ‘Normal People’. Plus ‘Joe Wicks: Facing My Childhood’, ‘Floodlights’ and ‘The Time Traveller’s Wife’. You can find the programmes mentioned as follows: Conversations with Friends BBC3 Sun 15th May at 10pm and as a boxset on BBC iPlayer Joe Wicks: Facing My Childhood BBC1 Mon 16th May at 9pm· Floodlights BBC2 Tues 17th 9pm The Time Travellers' Wife Sky Atlantic Mon 16th at 9pm We’d love to hear from you. You can send us an email anytime to [email protected] or find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @Radiotimes The BFI & Radio Times Television Festival is at London’s Southbank from 20 - 22 May, and we’re going to be there recording THIS podcast on Sunday 22nd. To find out more, head to bfi.org.uk/tvfest. The Radio Times Podcast is produced by Somethin' Else for Immediate Media. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Too many viewing options? Radio Times’s David Butcher cherry-picks from the TV buffet, with a quick run through the week’s highlights. His selections include a vicious political comedy, a Swedish crime drama and the return of horror anthology The Terror. Plus classy documentaries about Mother Teresa, John Stonehouse and Fergal Keane, all worth watching – but all on the same night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Radio Times Podcast, hosted by Jane Garvey with TV expert Rhianna Dhillon, is the place for your trusted TV recommendations each week. This episode: Jane talks to Strictly winner Rose Ayling-Ellis who is up for a BAFTA and Rhianna reviews The Staircase, Downton Abbey: A New Era, The Dry and White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch. You can find the programmes mentioned as follows: The Staircase Sky Atlantic, Thursday 5th May at 9pm Downton Abbey: A New Era In cinemas now The Dry Britbox, Thursday 5th May White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch Netflix We’d love to hear from you. You can send us an email anytime to [email protected] or find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @Radiotimes The Radio Times Podcast is produced by Somethin' Else for Immediate Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Radio Times’s David Butcher selects interesting TV to look out for in the week ahead. His picks include a sparky new sitcom with Katherine Parkinson, a history series from The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades and the final chapter of crime saga Ozark. Plus a new show about chain reaction machines that parents and kids can watch together. And as always, one programme to miss… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Radio Times Podcast, hosted by Jane Garvey with TV expert Rhianna Dhillon, is the place for your trusted TV recommendations each week. This episode: We hear from Parminder Nagra on ITV’s new drama DI Ray. Rhianna reviews The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, Ten Percent and Imagine: Miriam Margolyes - Up for Grabs. You can find the programmes mentioned as follows: The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe ITV Hub DI Ray ITV, Mon 2nd - Thurs 5th May 9pm (will also available on ITV Hub) Ten Percent Amazon Prime, Thurs 28 April Imagine: Miriam Margolyes - Up for Grabs Mon 25 April 10.40pm We’d love to hear from you. You can send us an email anytime to [email protected] or find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @Radiotimes The Radio Times Podcast is produced by Somethin' Else for Immediate Media. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David Butcher takes a quick canter through the TV week ahead, with some returning favourites and hidden gems to look out for. He discusses the remake of beloved French comedy Call My Agent!, a spooky crime drama on Sky, a new run of The Great British Sewing Bee and a 1980s basketball saga on AppleTV+. There’s also time for dips into Russian politics and cult band The The. Plus, as always, one show this week you might want to miss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Radio Times Podcast, hosted by Jane Garvey with TV expert Rhianna Dhillon, is the place for your trusted TV recommendations each week. This episode: Rhianna speaks with Tan France (of Queer Eye fame), about his new documentary Beauty and the Bleach, we also hear Radio Times staff writer, Kelly-Anne Taylor’s, interview with Noughts and Crosses star Masali Baduza. Rhianna reviews Beauty and the Bleach, Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story, Heart Stopper, Inside No 9, and Noughts and Crosses. You can find the programmes mentioned as follows: Inside No 9 BBC2, starting Wednesday 20th April at 10pm - continues weekly for six weeks. Also available on iPlayer Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story Available to watch on Netflix now Heart Stopper Netflix, from this Friday, 22nd April Noughts and Crosses BBC1, Tuesday 26th April at 10.40pm, every week Beauty and the Bleach BBC2, Wednesday 27th April at 9pm We’d love to hear from you. You can send us an email anytime to [email protected] or find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @Radiotimes The Radio Times Podcast is produced by Somethin' Else for Immediate Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices