119 episodes

The Radio Times Podcast invites celebrity guests to talk all things telly. Each week, a star from the screen sits down on the Radio Times sofa with host, Kelly-Anne Taylor, to talk about the TV that has marked their lives whilst delving into their career on screen. 
For TV previews catch Smart TV, out every Friday, where Kelly-Anne Taylor and Caroline Frost serve up short, sharp recommendations of what to watch this week on the box. 
Also, why not scroll back to find our early episodes of the Radio Times Podcast hosted by Jane Garvey and Rhianna Dhillon including episodes featuring exclusive interviews with the likes of Jodie Comer, Stephen Graham, Julie Walters and Gillian Anderson.

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The Radio Times Podcast invites celebrity guests to talk all things telly. Each week, a star from the screen sits down on the Radio Times sofa with host, Kelly-Anne Taylor, to talk about the TV that has marked their lives whilst delving into their career on screen. 
For TV previews catch Smart TV, out every Friday, where Kelly-Anne Taylor and Caroline Frost serve up short, sharp recommendations of what to watch this week on the box. 
Also, why not scroll back to find our early episodes of the Radio Times Podcast hosted by Jane Garvey and Rhianna Dhillon including episodes featuring exclusive interviews with the likes of Jodie Comer, Stephen Graham, Julie Walters and Gillian Anderson.

    Smart TV Episode 52

    Smart TV Episode 52

    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
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    • 15 min
    Doctor Who's Freema Agyeman on the Tardis, New Amsterdam and fame

    Doctor Who's Freema Agyeman on the Tardis, New Amsterdam and fame

    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.
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    • 42 min
    Smart TV Episode 51

    Smart TV Episode 51

    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
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    • 13 min
    Penn Badgley on playing a serial killer, responsible parenting and why he's gone off sex scenes

    Penn Badgley on playing a serial killer, responsible parenting and why he's gone off sex scenes

    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.
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    • 34 min
    Smart TV Episode 50

    Smart TV Episode 50

    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)
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    • 16 min
    Sam Claflin on pirates, romance and auditions that went wrong

    Sam Claflin on pirates, romance and auditions that went wrong

    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.
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    • 44 min

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