Backstage - TV & Film Sky News

On this week's Backstage, we hear from actress Mischa Barton about the return of Neighbours to our TV screens.

Director Albert Hughes chats about taking on new series The Continental: From The World Of John Wick.

Plus, the team chat about the final series of Netflix's Sex Education starring Ncuti Gatwa, Emma Mackey and Asa Butterfield.

On this week’s Backstage we chat about how celebrities are trying to control their narratives, after the Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner divorce news, as well as Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis’ leaked letters.

Stevie gives a roundup of some of his favourite moments from the Toronto Film Festival, and director of Dumb Money, Craig Gillespie, tells us how he was introduced to the GameStock saga by his son during the pandemic.

Plus, creator of Wilderness, Marnie Dickens, talks about writing a love letter to Taylor Swift for the show’s soundtrack.

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Podcast Promotions producer: David Chipakupaku
Editor: Paul Stanworth and Adam Jay

Taylor Swift is giving fans another chance to catch her Eras Tour in the US - this time in the cinema.

On this week's Backstage, we chat about the 1989 singer's venture into film and some of the premieres from the Toronto International Film Festival.

Writer and director Celine Song talks about her cinematic debut Past Lives as it hits cinemas, actress Roisin Gallagher speaks about her new Sky Atlantic series The Lovers, and director Thea Sharrock tells us about her new film Wicked Little Letters.

Producer: Debbie Riggard
Podcast promotions producer: David Chipakupaku
Editor: Paul Stanworth

On this week's Backstage, we hear from actress Rebekah Staton about BBC One's thriller series, The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies.

We also chat to executive producer and director Sanaa Hamri about filming on location for season two of Prime Video's The Wheel of Time, and we hear from actor Harris Dickinson about new film Scrapper.

Plus, the team discusses new Netflix series One Piece, the US writers' and actors' strikes, and the cancellation of shows The Idol and The Great.

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Editor: Paul Stanworth

On this week's Backstage podcast, hosts Claire Gregory and Katie Spencer are live from Edinburgh TV Festival - an event that showcases upcoming shows and programmes coming to TV screens and streaming platforms in the near future.

Emmy-nominated producer Julia Nottingham speaks to us about the highly anticipated documentary series "Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story" coming to Disney+ this Autumn, Annabel Scholey chats about her new indie film Chuck Chuck Baby and Ruth Wilson talks about The Woman in the Wall, a new BBC One drama based on Ireland's controversial Magdalene Laundries.

Plus, we discuss the big takeaways from this year's Edinburgh TV festival, including announcements from ITVX about new show Fortune Hotel and the return of Big Brother.

On this week's Backstage, we chat about the latest box office figures as Barbie and Oppenheimer continue to dominate at the cinema.

Ahead of the release of Gran Turismo, actor David Harbour chats about filming live stunts and understanding Tom Cruise's approach to moviemaking.

We hear from Nathan W Pyle, the creator of Apple TV's Strange Planet, and Sarah Lambert - the showrunner for Sigourney Weaver's latest Prime Video series The Lost Flowers Of Alice Hart.

Plus, we review BBC's Wolf, Netflix's Heartstopper, and Only Murders In The Building (Disney+).

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Timecodes:

01.13 - Box office figures for Barbie, Oppenheimer and Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One
04.00 - David Harbour on filming Gran Turismo
07.30 - Strange Planet - interview with creator Nathan W Pyle
11.22 - BBC's Wolf
18.40 - Netflix's Heartstopper
25.35 - Prime Video's The Lost Flowers Of Alice Hart - interview with showrunner Sarah Lambert 32.58 - Only Murders In The Building (Disney+)