Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week.
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SHOW NOTES:
TV:
Louis Theroux and the Settlers, BBC2
The Assembly, ITV1
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes, Disney+
OUR READERS SAY...
David says, Great British Railway Journeys can't be reached by train...
Bernice says, Quit the jazz hands on the news...
FROST BITE:
TV and the American dream - fiction offers us solace that wealth brings only sorrow
THE ARCHIVE:
VE Day 80, We Were There, BBC2
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23:36
Smart TV: You Final Series and Race Across the World Returns
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:
I, Jack Wright, Alibi
Race Across The World, BBC1
You, Netflix
OUR READERS SAY...
Legend from Gladiators should watch what he says...
FROST BITE:
We discuss Ride or Die...
THE ARCHIVE:
Sally Lindsay's 70s Quiz Night, C5
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24:42
Smart TV: The Last of Us Returns and Legal Drama Unleashed
Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week.
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SHOW NOTES
TV:
The Last of Us S2, Sky Atlantic
Barristers: Fighting for Justice, Channel 4
Ride or Die, BBC iPlayer
OUR READERS SAY...
Clean wheels, French bays that aren’t, and the sharpest eyes in the land.
FROST BITE:
Why Netflix can make Adolescence, but UK broadcasters might never fund The Post Office Scandal again.
THE ARCHIVE:
Men Behaving Badly, U&Gold Comedy
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26:19
Smart TV: Black Mirror and New Simon Schama Doc
Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week.
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SHOW NOTES:
TV:
Black Mirror, Netflix
Simon Schama: The Holocaust, BBC2
Your Friends and Neighbours, AppleTV+
OUR READERS SAY...
More Beyond Zero Talk...
FROST BITE:
Breaking the fourth wall, does it work?
THE ARCHIVE:
The Two Ronnies, BBC and SKY
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Smart TV: Austin and Dying for [title censored]
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:
Austin, BBC1
The Secret Genius of Modern Life, BBC2
Dying for Sex, Disney+
OUR READERS SAY...
...Any Answers isn't what it used to be
FROST BITE:
Does the ancient game of chess work on TV? Spoiler: sometimes!
THE ARCHIVE:
Wogan Night, 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.