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 (podcast@radiotimes.com) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode.
SHOW NOTES:
TV:
Survivors, Netflix
The Gilded Age, Amazon Prime
Squid Game, Netflix
The Bear, Disney+
FROST BITE:
It’s hard being a beautiful man - on screen, anyway
THE ARCHIVE:
Z-Cars, Talking Pictures TV
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20/6/2025
20:43
Smart TV: Outrageous and Noel Edmonds in New Zealand
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 (podcast@radiotimes.com) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode.
SHOW NOTES:
TV:
Outrageous, U&Drama
Amol Rajan Interviews: Martina Navratilova, BBC2
America’s Veterans: The War Within, ITV1
FROST BITE:
Noel Edmonds takes us on a Kiwi adventure - but why?!
THE ARCHIVE:
Charlie Drake: Drake's Progress
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13/6/2025
23:12
Smart TV: The Gold Season 2 and Jamie Oliver Dyslexia Doc
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 (podcast@radiotimes.com) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode.
SHOW NOTES:
TV:
The Gold, BBC1
Jamie’s Dyslexia Revolution, C4
Alan Yentob Night, BBC2
FROST BITE:
ITV’s axe blow to its daytime schedule is a big mistake
THE ARCHIVE:
Second City Firsts: Girl, BBC4
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06/6/2025
21:49
Smart TV: Springsteen and Succession's Successor
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 (podcast@radiotimes.com) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode.
SHOW NOTES:
TV:
Death Valley, BBC1
When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain, BBC2
Mountainhead, Sky Atlantic
FROST BITE:
9 Perfect Strangers brings psychedelics to screen - are we in a new age of Aquarius?
THE ARCHIVE:
Pride and Prejudice (Colin Firth Version), BBC iPlayer
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30/5/2025
18:54
Smart TV: A Long Awaited Return and Clint Eastwood Night
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 (podcast@radiotimes.com) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode.
SHOW NOTES:
TV:
The Last Anniversary, BBC1
Walking with Dinosaurs, BBC1
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story, BBC2
FROST BITE:
Why are there so many Jane Austen adaptations?
THE ARCHIVE:
Clint Eastwood 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.
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