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...
Smart TV: Strike Returns and a Strictly Star Has Been Born
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SHOW NOTES:
TV:
Strike, BBC1
Sports Personality of the Year, BBC1
Wham: Last Christmas Unwrapped, BBC2
OUR READER SAYS:
Connie from Brighton recommends...
So Long Marianne, ITVX
FROST BITE:
Strictly Star: Chris McCausland
THE ARCHIVE:
Victoria Wood with All The Trimmings, BBC4 and iPlayer
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Smart TV: Alan Bennett and Should Masterchef be Cancelled
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SHOW NOTES:
TV:
Alan Bennett: 90 Years On, BBC2
Dalgliesh, C5
OUR READER SAYS:
Adrian from Exeter says…
When did the BBC become the American Broadcasting Company?
FROST BITE:
Should Masterchef be cancelled?
THE ARCHIVE:
Dalgliesh (Previous versions)
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Smart TV: After The Party and Doctor Who Christmas Preview
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SHOW NOTES:
TV:
AFTER THE PARTY, C4
DOCTOR WHO XMAS PREVIEW, BBC1
LENA ZAVARONI: THE FORGOTTEN CHILD STAR, BBC2
OUR READER SAYS:
Chris from Edgware is not a fan of THE TODAY PROGRAMME
FROST BITE:
Alan Bennett at 90 - Would he get commissioned now?
THE ARCHIVE:
DERRY GIRLS, C4
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Smart TV: Clarkson's Farm Spinoff and Gary Lineker's Exit
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SHOW NOTES:
TV:
The Making of 'Do They Know It’s Christmas?', BBC4
The World According to Kaleb, Amazon Prime
Irresistible: Why We Can’t Stop Eating, BBC2
READER RECOMMENDATION:
‘A light has gone out with the demise of Doctors’
(Doctors, BBC iPlayer)
FROST BITE:
Gary Lineker’s exit - Will Match of the Day survive?
(Match of the Day, BBC1)
THE ARCHIVE:
Jason King, Rewind TV
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Smart TV: Anthony Horowitz Fan Club
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SHOW NOTES:
TV:
MOONFLOWER MURDERS, BBC1
RETURN TO PARADISE, BBC1
READER RECOMMENDATION:
“Can the Strictly judges stop bickering and standing up!”
STRICTLY COME DANCING, BBC1
FROST BITE:
Why we all need to watch a drama about a 400-hundred-year old King in 2024?
WOLF HALL, BBC1
THE ARCHIVE:
FOYLE’S WAR, ITVX
COLLISION, ITVX
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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 Kelly-Anne Taylor and Caroline Frost 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.
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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 Kelly-Anne Taylor and Caroline Frost 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.
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