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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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.
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:
Thursday Murder Club, Netflix
King and Conqueror, BBC1
The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, Disney+
FROST BITE:
Real-life legal cases - who do they serve?
THE ARCHIVE:
King and Conqueror Night, BBC4
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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:
Hostage, Netflix
Match of the Day, BBC1
Confessions of a Brain Surgeon, BBC2
FROST BITE:
Why Americans still can’t get enough of us Brits, as long as it’s their version
THE ARCHIVE:
Jasper Carrott Night, BBC4
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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:
Ridley, ITV1
Antiques Roadshow (VJ Day Special), BBC1
Becoming Led Zeppelin, Now
FROST BITE:
Why digging into the archives is something we won’t be able to do soon...
THE ARCHIVE:
Shooting the Past, BBC4
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Caroline Frost chats to Gareth McClean 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:
Annika , BBC1
Wednesday, Netflix
MasterChef, BBC1
FROST BITE:
When a show moves from TV to YouTube, what we do win and lose?
THE ARCHIVE:
The Newsreader, BBC iPlayer
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Caroline Frost chats to Gareth McClean 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 Gone, BBC2
Inside the Cult of the Jesus Army, BBC2
Bonnie Blue Doc, C4
FROST BITE:
From Gregg Wallace to Christian Horner, when the mighty fall, what happens to the show?
THE ARCHIVE:
Star Trek: Enterprise, SyFy
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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:
Karen Pirie, ITV1
The Narrow Road to the Deep North, BBC1
The Assassin, Prime
FROST BITE:
From Miss Marple to Superman, how do we decide “the definitive version”?
THE ARCHIVE:
Helen Mirren Night, BBC4
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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:
Bookish, U&Drama
Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters, ITV1
The Couple Next Door, C4
FROST BITE:
Bringing the magic of mix tapes to a new generation
THE ARCHIVE:
Miss Marple (again..), BBC iPlayer
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Caroline Frost chats to Frances Taylor and David Brown 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:
Live Aid at 40: When Rock n Roll Took On the World, BBC2
Too Much, Netflix
Supersonic, Channel 4
Not Going Out, BBC1
Jonathan Ross, ITV1
FROST BITE:
Why don’t we love the right female players at Wimbledon?
THE ARCHIVE:
Miss Marple
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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:
Glastonbury, BBC
Wimbledon, BBC
Hill, Sky Documentaries
FROST BITE:
Can we say we’re part of the TV nation if we don’t like watching sport?
THE ARCHIVE:
The Big Match Revisited, ITV4/X
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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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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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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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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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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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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:
Code of Silence, ITV1
Clarkson's Farm, Amazon Prime
Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg, Sky Arts
OUR READERS SAY...
The best of this week’s RT readers’ postbag
FROST BITE:
Eurovision Preview
THE ARCHIVE:
Classic Movies: The Story of Scott of the Antarctic, Sky Arts
Scott of the Antarctic, Amazon Prime
Ice Cold in Alex, BBC4
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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:
BAFTA TV Awards, BBC1
Inside Our ADHD Minds, BBC2
The Game, C5
OUR READERS SAY...
The best of this week’s RT readers’ postbag
FROST BITE:
Do we need therapy on reality TV?
THE ARCHIVE:
The War Lords, BBC4
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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:
Malpractice, ITV1
Long Way Home, Apple TV+
Dead Man Walking: Dan Walker on Death Row, C5
OUR READERS SAY...
The best of this week’s RT readers’ postbag
FROST BITE:
What is humour on TV without the sound of laughter?
THE ARCHIVE:
Gods of Snooker, BBC iPlayer
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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:
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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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:
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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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 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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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.