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...
Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law and Huw Fullerton about the best things coming up on the box this week.
You can get in touch with our hosts via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode.
SHOW NOTES:
TV:
Beyond Paradise, BBC1
Great British Menu: The Finals, BBC2
Doctor Who, BBC1
OUR READERS SAY...
Please stop ad banners at the end of BBC shows...
Stop trying to improve the already perfect Miss Marple...
THE ARCHIVE:
Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined our Future, Sky Arts
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23:28
Smart TV: Michael Sheen and Protection
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 ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode.
SHOW NOTES:
TV:
Protection, ITV1
The Marlow Murder Club, U&Drama
The Residence, Netflix
OUR READERS SAY...
When will the BBC realise they were wrong about Question of Sport
FROST BITE:
Giving Michael Sheen his Due
THE ARCHIVE:
Face to Face, BBC Four
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22:21
Smart TV: Adolescence and Is Meghan's New Show Any Good?
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 ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode.
SHOW NOTES:
TV:
Adolescence, Netflix
Ten Pound Poms, BBC1
The Au Pair, C5
OUR READERS SAY...
Poor Service
Eastenders Appreciation
FROST BITE:
All the sound and fury (Caroline's!) aside, is Meghan Markle’s lifestyle show any good?
THE ARCHIVE:
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Perrin, BBC4
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23:52
Smart TV: Oscars 2025 Special
Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law and Max Copeman about the Oscars and all the best things coming up on the box this week
You can get in touch with our hosts via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode.
SHOW NOTES:
Oscars round up
(Oscars Ceremony Live on ITV1)
TV:
Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero, BBC1
A Cruel Love: the Ruth Ellis Story, ITV1
OUR READERS SAY...
Which TV chefs deserve the Rick Stein treatment on Saturday Kitchen...
FROST BITE:
Is it time to bin off the Brits and other televised Awards ceremonies?
THE ARCHIVE:
Loch Ness: They Created a Monster, BBC2
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24:05
Smart TV: A Thousand Blows and Should Netflix Leave Reality TV Alone?
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 ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode.
SHOW NOTES:
TV:
A Thousand Blows, Disney+
Bergerac, U&Drama
David Frost Vs, Sky Atlantic
OUR READERS SAY...
Mushrooms aren't vegetables...
FROST BITE:
Celebrity Bear Hunt - Why Netflix should leave reality TV well alone
THE ARCHIVE:
Steptoe and Son, BBC4
Harry H Corbett: Acting in the Sixties, BBC4
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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 about the latest series dropping that week, what to binge and what television show will become the next watercooler moment.
Radio Times’ journalists Caroline Frost and Shem Law will cover all things terrestrial as well as what’s on the streaming sites – they’ll cover what’s broadcast on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky to NOW, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Netflix and Apple TV.
Whether you like Entertainment, Current Affairs, Documentaries, Dramas, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Thrillers, Sports or Radio – they’ll have you covered.
If you enjoy our weekly round-up of television reviews, do search for the View From My Sofa podcast which sees Kelly-Anne Taylor sit down with a celebrity guests to talk about their lives through the prism of TV.
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