Backstage - TV & Film Sky News

Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News.

This week entertainment reporters Claire Gregory, Stevie Wong and Chris Robertson discuss Eurovision, the new Dr Who and the TV Baftas.

We also chat with the 'Daniels' Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheiner, Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes

Reviews this week:

•The Essex Serpent, Apple TV+, May 13th
•Conversations With Friends, BBC Three/HULU - May 15th
•Everything Everywhere All At Once, cinemas - May 13th
•Lovestruck High, Prime Video - May 18th
•Life & Beth, Disney+ - May 18th

Next week we’ll be talking about the long-awaited Top Gun sequel and hearing from the stars. Plus we’ll chat about the new TV adaptation of The Time Traveler’s Wife - tissues at the ready!

Send in your questions: backstage@sky.uk || Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify

Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News.

This week with entertainment reporters Claire Gregory, Stevie Wong and Sky News arts and entertainment Editor Amy Hitchcock we discuss:

•The upcoming TV Baftas
•Dr. Strange In the Multiverse of Madness (cinemas, May 5th)
•Hear from stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen and Benedict Wong
•The Staircase (HBO Max/Sky Atlantic, May 5th)
•Tehran, Series 2. (Apple TV +, May 6th)
•Interview with Glenn Close who has joined the espionage series
•Bosch: Legacy (Amazon FreeVee, May 6th)
•How I Met Your Father (Disney +, May 11th)

Next week we’ll hear from Clare Danes and Tom Hiddleston and we’ll talk about the new Sally Rooney adaptation Conversations with Friends - are we ready for another Normal People?!

Send in your questions: backstage@sky.uk || Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify

Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News.

This week with entertainment reporters Claire Gregory, Stevie Wong and Bethany Minelle:

•Stevie gives us a CinemaCon news breakdown
•We discuss plans to shake up public service broadcasting the UK
•Hear from the stars and creator of Downton Abbey: A New Era (Cinemas, 29th April)
•We chat about Ten Percent and hear from lead actor Jack Davenport (Prime Video, 28th April)
•What exactly is a metaphysical thriller? We discuss Shining Girls (Apple TV+, 29th April)
•And Devils is back for a second series – and we hear from Patrick Dempsey (Sky Atlantic, 29th April)

Next week we’ll hear from Benedict Cumberbatch ahead of the release of the latest Dr. Strange movie and we’ll talk about the new true-crime drama The Staircase.

Send in your questions: backstage@sky.uk || Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify

This week entertainment reporters Claire Gregory and Stevie Wong and Sky News arts and entertainment editor Amy Hitchcock come together to talk Netflix, Dan Stevens' political commentary, and the very best reviews for the latest shows worth talking about.

•We talk to Dan Stevens about Gaslit (STARZPLAY, April 24th)
•Join Steve Coogan and Sarah Solemani for their new Hollywood comedy, Chivalry (Channel 4, 21st April)
•We also coo along with the Heartstoppers (Netflix, April 22nd) as the team reminisce on their school years
•The Rising (Sky Max/Now April 22nd) raises questions about whether supernatural genres can work with crime thrillers
•And Peacock (BBC Three, April 25th) reminds us what BBC Three feel-good comedies are supposed to look like
•BONUS: Catch the full Dan Stevens interview at the end of the show to hear more of his thoughts on his new role in Gaslit

Next week we’ll talk about the return of Downton and the remake of Call My Agent plus hear from the stars of both.

Send in your questions: backstage@sky.uk || Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify

Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News.

This week entertainment reporters Claire Gregory and Stevie Wong and Sky News arts and entertainment editor Amy Hitchcock unpack Vikings, political scandals and art imitating life.

Stay tuned to discover:

•Derry Girls - who was the surprise cameo?
•Why is Johnny Depp back in court?
•The Killing Eve finale - was it all wrong?
•Interview with Anya Taylor-Joy and Alexander Skarsgard for The Northman
•Is Netflix’s Anatomy of a Scandal worth a watch? + hear from Sienna Miller and Rupert Friend
•A tip for Hugh Laurie fans; Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (BritBox, 14th April)
•Calling Kardashian stans - THE KARDASHIANS (Disney +, 14th April)
•And a spot of Josh Brolin anyone? Outer Range (Prime Video, 15th April)

Next week we’ll hear from Dan Stevens who's turned political satirist when it comes to talking about his new show Gaslit.

Send in your questions: backstage@sky.uk || Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify

Welcome to Backstage - the film and TV podcast from Sky News.

This week off the back of an Oscar-fuelled few weeks the Sky News Arts and Ents team are back with some TV and Film reviews to get your teeth into.

Claire Gregory, Stevie Wong and Katie Spencer chat about:

Bridgerton Season 2 (Netflix), Slow Horses (Apple TV+), Moon Knight (Disney Plus), Pachinko (Apple TV+), Peaky Blinders (BBC iPlayer)

We also review:
All The Old Knives (Prime Video, April 8th)
Hard Cell (Netflix, April 12th)
Julia (Sky Atlantic/HBO Max, April 12th)

Next week we’ll hear from Alexander Skarsgard and Anya Taylor-Joy and we’ll talk about the buzzy new drama Anatomy of a Scandal.

Send in your questions: backstage@sky.uk || Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify