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Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Big Brother - the final, The Crown, I'm a Celebrity and the new Hunger Games filmNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for National World will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days.This week he tells us about The Crown (Thurs 16th, Netflix), The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Friday 17th, cinemas), Big Brother Live Final (Fri 17th, ITV1), Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Fri 17th, Apple TV+), Strictly Come Dancing - Blackpool Special (Sat 18th, BBC1) and I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here (Sunday 19th, ITV1). Hosted on Acast...
2023-11-1704 min
Screen BabbleBig Brother, The Crown, Godzilla and Toxic CrusadersToday we are 1 - 52 episodes of all killer and no filler content! We hope you've been enjoying Screen Babble and will stay with us into our toddler-hood! As always we start this week with what we've been watching, Steven has been overdoing it with the 90s media/news satire with Brass Eye and The Day Today which saw the first outing of Alan Partridge. Benji has been rewatching a lot of old Godzilla movies in anticipation of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters about to land on Apple TV+.Kelly never did qu...
2023-11-1624 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - The Marvels, The Killer, The Curse and For All MankindNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for National World will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days.This week he tells us about 007: The Road to a MIllion (Fri 10th Nov, Amazon Prime), For All Mankind (Fri 10th Nov, Apple TV), The Killer (Fri 10th Nov, cinemas and Netflix), The Marvels (Fri 10th Nov, cinemas), The Curse (Sat 11th Nov, Paramount+) and Bill Bailey's Australian Adventure (Sun 12th Nov, Channel 4). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
2023-11-1026 min
Screen BabbleKiller, The Royal Hotel, Killers of the Flower Moon and The SopranosIn fabulous news this week we can announce our new co-host - Benjamin Jackson. And although he has big boots to fill (we miss you Alex) we are delighted to have Benji on board and we know you enjoy his take on TV and film too.First up this week Steven tells us about not one, not two but three films he went to see in the cinema this week. He tells us all about Martin Scorcese's new flick 'Killers of the Flower Moon', which is 3 and a half hours long! Steven has mixed feelings about...
2023-11-0926 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - The Voice UK, Sly, Selling Sunset, Lawmen: Bass Reeves and lots of JFKNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for National World will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days.This week he tells us about Blue Eye Samurai (Fri 3rd, Netflix), Sly (Fri 3rd, Netflix), Selling Sunset (season 7) (Fri 3rd, Netflix), The Voice UK (Sat 4th ITV1 & ITVX), JFK: 24 Hours That Changed the World (Sat 4th, Channel 4), Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia (Sat 4th, Channel 4) Lawmen: Bass Reeves (Sun 5th, Paramount+) and JFK: One Day in America (Disney+). Hosted on Acast...
2023-11-0304 min
Screen BabbleTime, Friends, Wheel of Time, Cunk on Earth and JFK: One Day in AmericaThis week Steven has been rewatching some old Friends episodes following the passing of Matthew Perry. The team is sad to see him go for his work that impacted our lives but also for the way he helped other people in real life to deal with addiction issues. Steven has also been watching Time, as has Kelly, and they both have enjoyed it immensely. The second series of Jimmy McGovern's prison drama contains many a criticism of the system and poses some difficult questions. There are some stellar acting performances too, Bella Ramsey deserves particular mention for...
2023-11-0223 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Survivor, Five Nights at Freddy's, The Gilded Age and Fellow TravellersNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for National World will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days.This week he tells us about Five Nights at Freddy's (Friday 27th Oct, cinemas), Sister Death (Fri 27th, Netflix), Pain Hustlers (Fri 27th, Netflix), Fellow Travellers (Sat 28th, Paramount+), Survivor (Sat 28th, BBC1), Britain's Human Zoos (Sat 28th, Channel 4), Time (Sunday 29th, BBC1) and The Gilded Age (Mon 30th, Sky Atlantic). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-10-2704 min
Screen BabbleThree Little Birds, Love is Blind, Fellow Travellers and Welcome to WrexhamThis week the regular crew of Kelly and Steven are joined by Jacob Pannons, Senior Reporter for Sussex World. On what we've been watching Kelly talks about Three Little Birds, which just started on ITV and is written by Lenny Henry who worked with Russell T Davies on the show. Kelly laughed and cried in the first episode as you might expect and is loving it thus far.Steven has been catching up on Welcome to Wrexham, the team enjoy a conversation about whether the investment and money associated with the TV series is a good t...
2023-10-2624 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch: Legacy, Killers of the Flower Moon, Upload, Three Little Birds and MasterChef: The ProfessionalsNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for National World will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days.This week he tells us about Bosch: Legacy (Friday 20th, Amazon Freevee), Upload (Friday 20th, Amazon Prime), Elite (Friday 20th, Netflix), Killers of the Flower Moon (Friday 20th, cinemas), Three Little Birds (Sunday 22nd, ITV1), MasterChef: The Professionals (Monday 23rd, BBC1) and Get GottI (Tuesday 24th, Netflix). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-10-2004 min
Screen BabbleBodies, Community, Boiling Point and ScrubsWe start this week's podcast as we always do - talking about what we're watching. Steven is blitzing Scrubs, which may or may not be affecting his work/life balance. Craig has just finished Only Murders in the Building, all 3 seasons, he's also picked up Stargate (again) a comfort watch in his house.Kelly is just about persevering with Big Brother but enjoyed the culmination of a long-running story line on Coronation Street this week (bad guy Steven getting his comeuppance). The highlight of her viewing recently has been the first episode of B...
2023-10-1924 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Frasier, Rick and Morty, The Conference, Goosebumps and Taylor Swift: The Eras TourNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for National World will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days.This week he tells us about The Conference (Fri 13th, Netflix), Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Fri 13th, cinemas), Frasier (Fri 13th, Paramount+) Goosebumps (Fri 13th, Disney+) Rick and Morty season 7 (Mon 16th, E4) and The Devil on Trial (Tues 17th, Netflix). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-10-1303 min
Screen BabbleThe Reckoning, Big Brother, Fall of the House of Usher and Buffy the Vampire SlayerScreen Babble returns to normal this week and we kick off as ever with what we've been watching recently Steven checked out Partygate, the Channel 4 drama based on the misbehaviour in Downing Street during the pandemic. He's also checking out and enjoying Crime season 2.Benji has taken a chance on Loki and is pleased to report he believes this may just be the saviour of us all from superhero fatigue. He thinks it's more like a thriller/mystery than what you'd usually expect. He's also enjoying watching Severance again whilst anticipating a new series in 2024.
2023-10-1228 min
Screen BabbleWhat to watch this autumn - Gen V, Boiling Point, Dr Who, Frasier and Squid Game: The ChallengeThis week we have a slightly different set up. We are focusing on five things you should have in your TV diary for the coming autumn and winter months.Gen V, spin off of superhero series The Boys is up first. Set after season 3 of The Boys. Steven takes us through what to expect including a lot of violence. The first three episodes came out on Amazon Prime on 29th September with weekly episodes ongoing.Kelly looks forward to Boiling Point, a TV series based on the 2021 film starring Stephen Graham. Graham is ba...
2023-10-0526 min
Screen BabbleGreat British Bake Off, Wrestling, Strictly Come Dancing, About Time and Dear ChildThis week host Kelly is joined by Benjamin Jackson, Digital Journalist at National World and resident anime expert. Craig Sinclair, Senior Video Editor also joins the team. Benji has been bingeing on wrestling and he tells us why it's a legitimate form of entertainment. Craig has been watching Yellowjackets and Kelly has been all over the place but gives two big recommendations for Netflix thriller (in German) Dear Child and About Time, a recent Channel 5 film.Benji takes on the 'deep dive' this week and tells us about the new Netflix anime Castlevania Nocturne, one for a...
2023-09-2829 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Crime, Sex Education, The Great British Bake Off and The Expendables 4Need a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for National World will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days.This week he tells us about Sex Education (Thurs 21 Sept, Netflix), Crime (Thurs 21 Sept, ITVX) The Continental (Fri 22nd, Amazon Prime), The Expendables 4 (Fri 22nd, cinemas), Love is Blind season 5 (Fri 22nd, Netflix), Song of the Bandits (Fri 22nd, Netflix) Still Up (Fri 22nd, Apple TV) The Windsors: Secrets of the Royal Tours (Sat 23rd, Channel 4) and The Great British Bake Off (Tues 26th, C...
2023-09-2204 min
Screen BabbleSex Education, The Lovers, The West Wing and Russell Brand: In Plain SightThis week Kelly and Steven are joined by Mark Dunford, Editor of the Crawley Observer. The team have enjoyed a wide range of TV and film this week. Steven shares the dark and light. The light in the form of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Steven is enjoying the new season much more than the last and we debate whether it would be better to burn out than fade away. The dark is brought by Dispatches' documentary Russell Brand: In Plain Sight which Kelly watched too. The team discusses the challenges of making such documentaries.Mark ha...
2023-09-2125 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Neighbours, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Love at First Sight and The Supermodels Need a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for National World will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days.This week he tells us about It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Fri 15th, Netflix), Love at First Sight (Fri 15th, Netflix), Coco Chanel Unbuttoned (Fri 15th, BBC2), Jimmy Doherty's New Zealand Escape (Mon 18th, Channel 4), Neighbours (Mon 18th, Amazon Freevee), The Truth About the Skinny Jab (Tues 19th, Channel 4) and The Supermodels (Wed 20th, Apple TV). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...
2023-09-1503 min
Screen BabbleThe Tower, Welcome to Wrexham, Fleabag and Outside InThis week on Screen Babble host Kelly is joined by resident TV Critic Steven Ross and National World reporter Hiyah Zaidi. We start with our usual chat around what we've been watching. Steven took Benji's recommendation from last week and has been catching up on Arrested Development and been surprised by Michael Cere's role in it. Hiyah has been catching up on Schitt's Creek and Annika as she enjoys a crime drama - this one, she says, has a slightly different format that goes into more detail.Kelly finished series one of The Tower, another crime dram...
2023-09-1422 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Top Boy, Virgin River, Last Night of the Proms and World Cup QualifierNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for National World will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days.This week he tells us about Top Boy (Thurs 7th Sept, Netflix), Virgin River (Thurs 7th, Netflix) Celebrity Masterchef Final (Fri 8th,BBC1) The Nun II (Fri 8th, cinemas), The Changeling (Fri 8th, Apple TV), Burning Body (Fri 8th, Netflix), The Last NIght of the Proms (Sat 9th, BBC2 & BBC1) and the World Cup Qualifier, England Vs Ukraine (Sat 9th, Channel 4). Hosted on...
2023-09-0803 min
Screen BabbleOne Piece, Top Boy, Derry Girls and Arrested DevelopmentThis week on Screen Babble Kelly and Steven are joined by Benjamin Jackson, Digital Journalist for National World.Steven has been watching Derry Girls, following its arrival on Netflix last month. Benji has been checking out One Piece and lots of classic anime. Kelly has started Screw and The Tower which she's enjoying but has thrown out hospital drama The Resident after only 2 episodes. She also watched The Founder which is the McDonald's story essentially - worth a watch for sure.On the 'deep dive' Steven talks to us about Top Boy, the...
2023-09-0725 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - The Little Mermaid, Mortimer and Whitehouse Gone Fishing and WarriorNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for National World will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about Classic Movies: The Stories Of (Thurs 31st, Sky Arts), The Wheel of Time (Fri 1st Sept, Amazon Prime) Warrior (Fri 1st Sept, Sky Max), Mortimer and Whitehouse Gone Fishing (Sun 3rd, BBC2), Ukraine: Holocaust Ground Zero (Mon 4th, Channel 4) and The Little Mermaid (Wed 6th, Disney+). Hosted on Acast. See acast...
2023-09-0104 min
Screen BabbleOnly Murders in the Building, Attack on Titan, Taggart and London Bridge: Facing TerrorThe first week of the new regime is here and Kelly and Steven are joined by Paul Trainer, Editor of Glasgow to join us as guest host. Steven tells us about the anime series he's been watching Attack on Titan (Crunchy Roll), which he is enjoying very much. He also watched Bad Times at the El Royale (Disney +) - not so happy with this one. Paul is keeping up with the new series of Only Murders in the Building(Disney+), he's enjoying 'appointment' television. He's also been catching up on Ashoka(Disney+) but the continuing expansion of the Star Wa...
2023-08-3127 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Ashoka, The Dive, The Woman in the Wall and Star Trek: Lower DecksNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for National World will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about Ashoka (Wed 23, Disney+), You Are So Not Invited To My Bar Mitzvah (Fri 25th, Netflix), The Dive (Fri 25th, Cinemas), The Woman in the Wall (Sunday 27th, BBC1), Selling Super Houses (Tues 29th, Channel 4) and Star Trek: Lower Decks (Tuesday 29th, Paramount Plus). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-08-2503 min
Screen BabbleDoctor Who, Riverdale, Rebellion and The Big Lez ShowA slightly sad episode today as we bid farewell to Alex, our favourite TV critic, but before he goes we chat Rebellion, Doctor Who and Not Dead Yet. It's worth pointing out that Alex and Steven have a barney over who the best Doctor Who was/is.On the 'deep dive' Alex tells us about one of his favourites 'Riverdale', another great coming to the end of their run.On 'back to the future' Steven takes us through The Big Lez Show, a niche one for sure but a big recommendation again.
2023-08-2423 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Fifa Women's World Cup Final, Shelter, Derry Girls and Mask Girl Need a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for National World will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about Derry Girls, season 3 (Fri 18th, Netflix), Mask Girl (Fri 18th, Netflix), Shelter (Fri 18th, Amazon Prime), Fifa Women's World Cup Final (Sun 20th, 11am on BBC1 and ITV1) Top Guns: Inside the RAF (Mon 21st, Channel 4) and The Confessions of Franny Langton (Monday 21st, ITV1). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...
2023-08-1804 min
Screen BabbleFifa Women's World Cup, Bad Education, Schitt's Creek and Henpocalypse!This week the trusty team of Kelly, Alex and Steven are joined by National World's sports reporter extraordinaire Susanna Sealy. In what we've been watching we cover everything from Schitt's Creek to The Thin Blue Line, Greg Wallace: The British Miracle Meat and Henpocalypse!On the 'deep dive' this week Susanna takes us through what to expect from the World Cup Final which takes place on Sunday. On 'back to the future' Steven tells us all about Bad Education as filming continues for a new season. Hosted on Acast. See ac...
2023-08-1725 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Red, White and Royal Blue, Billions, Heart of Stone and The ReunionNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for National World will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about The Reunion (Friday 11th, ITV), Heart of Stone (Friday 11th, Netflix), Jagged Mind (Friday 11th, Disney+), Billions (season 7) (Saturday 12th, Paramount +), Red, White and Royal Blue (Sun 13th, Amazon Prime), Rich Holiday, Poor Holiday (Sunday 13th, Channel 5) and Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (Sun 13th, Sky Atlantic). H...
2023-08-1103 min
Screen BabbleWolf, Bull, Painkiller, Yellowstone and Good OmensLots of animal references in our chat this week - we've been watching quite a diverse range of things from Boston Legal to How to Become a Cult Leader, Bull and over to Only Murders in the Building. On the 'deep dive' Alex tells us all about the new Netflix drama Painkille'. Steven takes us 'back to the future' with Yellowstone, the every-popular American West drama.Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-08-1028 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Fifa Women's World Cup, Alone, Only Murders in the Building and The Lost Flowers of Alice HartNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for National World will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (Friday 4th, Amazon Prime), Crazy Rich Agents: Selling Dream Homes (Sunday 6th, BBC2), Alone (Sunday 6th, Channel 4), the Women's World Cup: England vs. Nigeria (Monday 7th, BBC1), Zombieverse (Tuesday 8th, Netflix) and Only Murders in the Building (Monday 7th, Disney+). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-08-0404 min
Screen BabbleThe World Cup, Heartstopper, The Sixth Commandment, Firefly and NeighboursKelly, Alex and Steven are back to save you from boring telly! This week we've been watching lots of different things, The Bear, The Sixth Commandment, Futurama, Evil, the World Cup, Cunk on Earth and that Neighbours trailer!On the 'deep dive' Alex tells us about Heartstopper - the new series is out now on Netflix. Steven tells us about cult classic 'Firefly' on 'back to the future' and the complicated and kind strange way it going aired and cancelled.Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
2023-08-0325 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - The Witcher, Till, Fifteen Love, Queer as Folk and They Cloned TyroneNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for National World will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about Fifteen Love (Friday 21st July, Amazon Prime), They Cloned Tyrone (Friday 21st, Netflix), Venom: Let there be Carnage (Saturday 22nd July, Netflix), Special Opps Lioness (Sunday 23rd July, Netflix), Queer as Folk US (Sunday 23rd July, Channel 4), Till (Monday 24th July, Amazon Video and Apple TV) and The Witcher (Thursday 27th July, Netflix). Hosted on Acast. S...
2023-07-2103 min
Screen BabbleFifteen Love, Con Man, Champion, The Stranger and Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyA busy week for new film releases but we're still on top of the telly and some films! In what we've been watching Steven shares his disappointment in the new Indiana Jones flick - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, but it's still Indy so we're gonna say it's worth a watch anyway. Alex talks about new BBC drama Champion which he is really enjoying and Kelly tells us about The Stranger, a film new to Netflix and really rather good.Alex fills us in on what's going on with the actors strike in LA...
2023-07-2033 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Foundation, World on Fire, University Challenge and Too Hot to HandleNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about Bird Box Barcelona (Friday 14th, Netflix), Foundation (Friday 14th, Apple TV), Too Hot to Handle (Friday 14th, Netflix), World on Fire (Sunday 16th, BBC1), The Sixth Commandment (Monday 17th, BBC1) and University Challenge Monday 17th, BBC2). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-07-1403 min
Screen BabbleWorld on Fire, Heat, Taboo and the Emmy AwardsOn this week's Screen Babble we have lots of great TV chat. We kick off with one of Alex's and Steven's current watches - Whose Line is it Anyway? Then Alex keeps us up to date with his never-ending pursuit of Halt and Catch Fire. We talk about the impending Emmy nominations and what fun it will be to see how right or wrong we are about them.On the 'deep dive' this week Alex tells us about the new Channel 5 drama Heat, staring Danny Dyer. Danny is pretty good in it apparently....
2023-07-1324 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Dune, The Outlaws, Sky Coppers and A Spy Among FriendsNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about The Outlaws (Friday 7th July, Netflix), Hack my Home (Friday 7th, Netflix), The Horrors of Dolores Roach (Friday 7th, Amazon Prime) A Spy Among Friends (Sunday 9th, ITV1), Unknown Killer Robots (Monday 10th, Netflix) Sky Coppers (Tuesday 11th, Channel 4) and Dune (film) (Tuesday 11th, Amazon Prime). Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...
2023-07-0703 min
Screen BabbleLiving, And Just Like That, Taboo and Then You RunThe dream team is reunited once again - Kelly is back from Glastonbury and worn out from watching sets she missed in real life - on the iPlayer. In other recent watches Steven give a resounding recommendation for Living as does Alex for The Other Two and the second series of Halt and Catch Fire.This week the deep dive is into new Sky drama Then You Run and excitingly, Alex spoke to writer Ben Chanan, we include some of their interview on this week's podcast.Steven takes us back to 2017 to review...
2023-07-0631 min
Screen BabbleScreen Babble - Wes Anderson, The Bear, Hijack and Five by FiveThis week Katie leads the team into this week's TV - with a surprising theme. We chat about The Bear, Wes Anderson's back catalog ahead of the release of Android City and There She Goes. In the 'deep dive' real-time thriller Hijack starring Idris Elba. In 'back to the future' Steven tells us all about another Idris Elba appearance in 2017's Five by Five. There's some good back pocket recommendations on today's show so check it out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-06-2924 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Hijack, Not Going Out, The Good Fight Club and The Perfect MatchNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about Not going out (Friday 23rd, BBC1), The Perfect Match (Saturday 24th, Netflix), The Good Fight Club (Saturday 24th, Sky Documentaries), Boris, The Lord and The Russian Spy (Tuesday 27th, Channel 4) and Hijack (Wednesday 28th, Apple TV+). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-06-2303 min
Screen BabbleSecret Invasion, Boston Legal, Supernova and The Great Train RobberyThis week the team is diligently trying to stay up with TV despite the continuing good weather. On what we've been watching we chat about Supernova, Boston Legal and Britain's Got Talent. In the 'deep dive' Alex tells us about new Marvel superhero series Secret Invasion. In 'back to the future' Steven tells us all about 2013 true crime drama The Great Train Robbery. There's some good back pocket recommendations on today's show so check it out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-06-2225 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Outlander, The Grand Tour: Eurocrash, Queen of Oz and LitvinenkoNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about Outlander Season 7 (Friday 16th, Amazon Prime), Queen of Oz (Friday 16th, BBC1), The Grand Tour: Eurocrash (Friday 16th, Amazon Prime), Tudum (Saturday 17th, Netflix), Litvinenko (Tuesday 20th, ITV1) and Doctor Death (Tuesday 20th, Channel 4). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-06-1603 min
Screen BabbleBest Interests, Black Mirror, Star Trek, Avatar 2 and The WireWe are still watching TV despite the temperatures! This week we chat about Best Interests, Star Trek, The Gallows Pole and Avatar 2 in our what we've been watching section. Then Alex tells us all about the new series of Black Mirror which is coming to Netflix; a departure from previous series in his opinion - in a good way. In 'back to the future' Steven talks to us about The Wire and it's not all positive. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-06-1527 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Soccer Aid, The Full Monty, Rick and Morty and Sarah Beeny vs CancerNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about The Playing Card Killer (Friday 9th June, Netflix) Soccer Aid (Sunday 11th June, ITV1), Best Interests (Monday 12th June, BBC1), Sarah Beeney vs Cancer (Monday 12th, Channel 4), Rick and Morty (Monday 12th, Netflix) and The Full Monty (Wednesday 14th June, Apple TV+). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-06-0903 min
Screen BabbleThe Idol, The Full Monty, The Crowded Room and Drop the Dead DonkeySteven returns this week and the dream telly team are reunited. First up we spend way too long talking about The Idol which it is fair to say, is getting slated in the reviews at the moment. Then Steven tells us about the premiere of the new Full Monty series he went along to this week in Sheffield.On the 'deep dive' Alex talks to us about The Crowded Room and let's just say he doesn't hold back on his review of Tom Holland's performance.Finally, Steven takes us 'back to the future...
2023-06-0825 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Love Island, Britain's Got Talent, Manifest and The IdolNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday we will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week Alex Moreland, TV Critic at National World tells us about Manifest (Friday 2nd June, Netflix), Gods of Tennis (Sunday 4th, BBC1), Britain's Got Talent Final (Sunday 4th, ITV), For her Sins (Monday 5th, Channel 5), Love Island (Monday 5th, ITV2) and The Idol (Monday, Sky Atlantic). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-06-0202 min
Screen BabbleSuccession, The Gallows Pole and Brideshead RevisitedOur focus is firmly on the biggest TV event yet this year with the finale of Succession taking place earlier this week. Superfan Katie joins host Kelly and resident TV critic Alex to dissect this monumental piece of TV. On the deep dives his week Alex tells us about Shane Meadow's new series The Gallows Pole. Katie takes us back to the future, with what we believe is the oldest item to have been discussed on this slot yet, Brideshead Revisited.Thanks for listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
2023-06-0124 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Fast 9, Black and Gold, The Kardashians and The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood HeistNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about The Kardashians (Thursday 25th, Disney+), Black and Gold (Friday 26th, Netflix), Fast 9 (Saturday 27th, Netflix), The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist (Saturday 27th, Netflix), 60 Days on the Estates (Sunday 28th, Channel 4) and Spring Watch (Monday 29th, BBC2). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-05-2603 min
Screen BabbleMaryland, Malpractice, Local Hero, Poker Face and The Mighty BooshThis week we've been watching random stuff, Steven talks to us about Local Hero, Alex has been continuing with the Mindy Project despite some bad storylines and Kelly is enjoying MalPractice. We discuss the penultimate episode of Succession and speculate what might be yet to come.On this week's 'deep dive' Alex tells us about the new Sky crime mystery Poker Face. Steven takes us 'back to the future' with The Mighty Boosh.Thanks for listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-05-2524 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Selling Sunset, The Chelsea Flower Show, Prehistoric Planet and White Men Can't JumpNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about Selling Sunset season 6 (Friday 19th, Netflix), White Men Can't Jump (Friday 19th, Disney+), Muted (Friday 19th, Netflix) the Chelsea Flower Show (Sunday 21st- Sunday 28th, BBC1), Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (Monday 22nd, BBC2) and Prehistoric Planet (Monday 22nd, Apple TV). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-05-1903 min
Screen BabbleNo Escape, Rome, the Baftas, Cleopatra, Mood and EurovisionThere's a lot going on this week as we catch up on the many big TV events of the past week, namely, Eurovision and the Baftas. Kelly has started watching Mood. Alex has started Colin from Accounts and Halt and Catch Fire (find out what these two programmes have in common!). Steven tells us about Cleopatra by way of warm up for his main feature this week, Rome.Alex, talks us through new drama No Escape and doesn't get Kelly's comparison to the Beach (movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio) which makes her very sad.
2023-05-1831 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Eurovision, I'm a Celebrity, Dark Knight and Rebekah Vary: The Jehovah's Witnesses and MeNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about I'm a Celebrity, All Stars South Africa Final (Friday 12th, 9pm, ITV), Black Knight (Friday 12th, Netflix), Air (Friday 12th, Amazon Prime Video), Still: A Michael J.Fox Movie (Friday 12th, Apple TV+), Eurovision (Saturday 13th, BBC1), Steel Town Murders (Monday 15th, BBC1) and Rebecca Vardy: The Jehovah's Witnesses and Me (Tuesday 16th, Channel 4). Hosted on Acast. Se...
2023-05-1203 min
Screen BabbleEurovision, Baftas, Welcome to Wrexham and A Small LightAn eclectic start to the podcast this week as we share what we've been watching. Steven tells us about A Small Light, a drama based on characters from the Anne Frank story. Alex has been watching Drunk Single woman and the final installment of Guardians of the Galaxy. Kelly talks Dreamland and Eurovision.On the 'deep dive' this week Alex takes us through what we can expect from this weekend's Baftas and on 'back to the future' Steven tells us about Welcome to Wrexham, a football documentary about the rise of Wrexham FC thanks to new H...
2023-05-1129 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - The Coronation, Black Ops, Football Factory and Prince Andrew: The Problem PrinceNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about Black Ops (Friday 5th May, BBC1) Pretty Fly for a Dickhead (Friday 5th May, Amazon Prime), Football Factory (Friday 5th May, Netflix), the coronation (Saturday 6th all day, various BBC, Sky & ITV), Coronation Concert (Sunday 7th, BBC1) and Andrew: The Problem Prince (Monday 8th, Channel 4). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-05-0503 min
Screen BabbleBridgerton, Polite Society, The Royle Family and CatastropheThe dream team is back together this week and sharing what we've been watching, Alex and Steven have both been to the cinema. Alex champions Polite Society and Steven raves about John Wick 4 - be warned, it's not for the faint of heart. Kelly finished Blue Lights and binged Catastrophe.On the 'deep dive' Alex tells us all about the new Bridgerton series aka Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, which is actually a prequel focussing on the Queen. In 'back to the future' Steven uses the tenuous link of the coronation this weekend to tell us ab...
2023-05-0423 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Blue Lights, Citadel, Peter Pan and Wendy, Great Expectations and moreNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about Peter Pan and Wendy (Friday 28th, Disney+), Snooker World Championships (Friday 28th April -Mon1 May, BBC2), AKA (Friday 28th, Netflix), Citadel (Friday 28th April, Amazon Prime), Great Expectations (finale) (Sunday 30th, BBC1), Blue Lights (finale)(Monday 1st May, BBC1) and Frankie Boyle's Farewell to the Monarchy (Sunday 30th, Channel 4),Don't forget to share these viewing...
2023-04-2803 minScreen BabbleDavid Weil from Citadel, Time, Raging Bull and Colin from AccountsOn Screen Babble this week Katie Conaglen joins us and we talk Succession (again but we have to!), Colin from Accounts and Steven tells us about his film viewing this week including Nobody and the classic Raging Bull on its 40th anniversary. Alex, although on annual leave this week, was super diligent and went out and interviewed David Weil, Showrunner on new Amazon Prime Video series Citadel. He tells him what it was like keeping track of the multiple layers and lies in the story, his hopes for what audiences will get from it and his take on news...
2023-04-2737 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Ghosted, Showman, I'm a Celebrity All Stars and Indian MatchmakerNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about Dead Ringers (Friday 21st, Amazon Prime), Ghosted (Friday 21st, Apple TV+), Indian Matchmaking (Friday 21st, Netflix), Misanthrope (To Catch a Killer)(Friday 21st, Sky), Showman (Sunday 23rd, Channel 4) and I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here South Africa All Stars (Monday 24th, ITV) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-04-2103 min
Screen BabbleThe Hunt for Raoul Moat, Barry, the Lewis Capaldi documentary and moreThings are much more positive on the show this week - we share a plethora of different programmes we've all been watching from French film to UK drama, American comedy and cross-continental crime series. Steven was marking the 30th anniversary of the three colours trilogy by watching them all. Alex has been watching Barry about a contract killer who decides to reform via the power of a community theatre group. Kelly tells us about The Hunt for Raoul Moat and the Lewis Capaldi documentary, How I'm Feeling Now.On the deep dive this week Alex takes...
2023-04-2028 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Britain's Got Talent, The Hunt for Raoul Moat, Jane and Greek SaladNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about Greek Salad (Friday 14th April, Amazon Prime), Jane (Friday 14th April, Apple TV), The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (Friday 14th, Netflix), Britain's Got Talent (Saturday 15th April, ITV) and The Hunt for Raoul Moat (Sunday 16th, ITV). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-04-1403 min
Screen BabbleThat episode of Succession, Mario Bros, Happy Valley, Jury Duty and ObsessionThis week the team is reunited and what we've been watching is wide and varied with similar reviews. Alex tells us about Jury Duty, Steven has finished Happy Valley and it's great to see his enthusiasm for a series go unbridled. Kelly started lots of things like Waco: An American Apocalypse but was most excited about Mario Bros. This conversation could not have gone ahead without, of course, a discussion of 'that' episode of Succession. On the deep dive this week Alex tells us about Obsession - it's definitely not all good and in our back...
2023-04-1332 min
Screen BabbleSam Heughan, Succession, Rise and Fall, This England and Yellow JacketsWe are very excited this week to welcome Sam Heughan aka Jamie Fraser in Outlander, to tell us about what he's been watching in between filming the new series. He also gives us an update on what he's been up to. First we hear Steven has been on holidays but managed to squeeze in the last series of Queer Eye - some positive, comfort watching. Alex has been watching a lot this week including Fleishman is in Trouble, Extrapolations and Yellowjackets . Kelly talks about the first few episodes of Rise and Fall and Celebrity Bake Off whic...
2023-04-1239 min
Screen BabbleRain Dogs, Derry Girls, Party Down, and Operation FortuneThis week, Kelly is off sick, and Alex has stepped in to demonstrate just how capable a host she really is. We’ve been watching cult comedy Party Down, new Guy Ritchie film Operation Fortune, and Steven has finally started Happy Valley. For our deep dive this week, Alex looks at the new BBC One drama Rain Dogs with Daisy May Cooper, and Steven takes us back to the future with a few (timely and topical!) thoughts on Derry Girls ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.Please remember to ra...
2023-04-0623 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - The Power, Tetris, Lewis Capaldi's How I am Feeling Now and Highland CopsNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about Tetris (Friday 31st March, Apple TV), The Power (Friday 31st, Amazon Prime), Strangers on a Plane (Monday 3rd, Channel 4), Highland Cops (Tuesday 4th, BBC2) and How I'm Feeling Now (Wednesday 5th April, Netflix). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-03-3103 min
Screen BabbleBlue Lights, The Power, Succession and Our Friends in the NorthWe have a real mixed bag for you this week - Steven and Kelly have been enjoying Blue Lights, Alex has been to the cinema to see Rye Lane and Rise and Fall is still on the agenda - sort of. On the deep dive this week Alex tells us about The Power, a new series coming to Amazon Prime starring the wonderful Toni Colette. Steven takes us, way, way back to 1996 in fact and reviews drama Our Friends in the North - available to watch on Britbox.Please remember to rate, review...
2023-03-3027 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Succession, Yellowjackets, The Cleaner, Great Expectations and Made in ChelseaNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about Yellowjackets (Season 2, Friday 24th, Paramount+), The Cleaner (Season 2, Friday 24th, BBC1), The MI5 Spy in the IRA: Operation Chiffon (Saturday 25th, BBC2) Great Expectations (Sunday 26th, BBC1), Succession (Monday 27th, Sky Atlantic) Made in Chelsea (Monday 27th, E4) and Celebrity Hunter (Tuesday 28th, Channel 4). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-03-2403 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Extrapolations, Celebrity Great British Bake Off, Challenge Anneka and RedemptionNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday we take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week NationalWorld.com TV Critic Alex Moreland tells us about Extrapolations (Friday 17th, Apple TV+), Redemption (Friday 17th, ITV), Swarm (Friday 17th, Amazon Prime), Challenge Anneka (Saturday 18th, Channel 5), Celebrity Great British Bake Off (Sunday 19th, Channel 4) and Rise and Fall (Sunday 19th, Channel 4). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-03-1702 min
Screen BabbleYou, The Last of Us season finale, Oscars, The Gold and LutherOn this week's episode Alex and Kelly are joined by Katie to sub for Steven while he's on his hollibobs. They chat through what they've been watching recently which includes You, The Last of Us season finale, Ted Lasso, Better, The Gold and Sherlock. On this week's deep dive Katie gives us her take on the Oscars - what worked and what didn't and who was robbed. Alex revisits the whole 5 series of Luther for this week's deep dive - ideal considering the new movie is now available on Netflix.Please enjoy the show and remember...
2023-03-1633 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Scream 6, Crufts, Luther: The Fallen Sun and Wild IslesNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about Scream VI (Friday 10th March, cinemas), Luther: The Fallen Sun (Friday 10th March, Netflix), Unprisoned (Friday 10th March, Disney+), Becoming Frida Kahlo (Friday 10th March, BBC2), Crufts (Fri 7.30pm, Sat 7pm & Sun 7pm Channel 4) and Wild Isles aka David Attenborough's new series (Sunday 12th, BBC1). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-03-1003 min
Screen BabbleBetter, The Last of Us season finale, The Oscars preview, Cheat and Ted LassoOn this week's Screen Babble we have squeezed in a lot! On out weekly watch chat we talk Ted Lasso, Cheat, State Lets Flats and Better. NationalWorld's Weekend Editor Matt Mohan Hickson joins us to talk about The Last of Us - the series to date, how it compares to the game and what we can expect from the season finale this weekend and beyond into future series.Katie Conaglen, NationalWorld's E-commerce Content Editor, joins us as an Oscars super fan to give us a preview of the runners and riders ahead of the 95th Oscars...
2023-03-0938 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - George Michael: Outed, Creed III, Paul Whitehouse: Our Troubled Rivers and Dublin NarcosNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about Daisy Jones & the Six (Friday 3rd, Amazon Prime Video), Creed III (Friday 3rd March, cinemas), Dublin Narcos (Sat 4th, Sky Documentaries), Paul Whitehouse: Our Troubled Rivers (Sun 5th March, BBC2), Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (Sunday 5th, Netflix) and George Michael: Outed (Mon 6th March, Channel 4). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-03-0303 min
Screen BabbleDjango, Daisy Jones & the Six, Broadchurch, Servant of the People and JuliaThis week the Screen Babble teams share news on their latest watches. Steven ventured to All4 who have made available Servant of the People aka Ukrainian President, Volodymry Zelenskyy's sitcom from a few years back - and he loves it! Alex has been watching Daisy Jones & the Six, despite his self-confessed lack of knowledge of the 70s rock 'n' roll lifestyle - he too is enjoying this. Kelly hasn't been watching anything new but catching up on Julia to get her Sarah Lancashire fix, post-Happy Valley.In the Deep Dive Steven talks to us about Django...
2023-03-0230 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Call the Midwife, Django, Beyond Paradise and Faking HitlerNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about Beyond Paradise (Friday 24th 8pm, BBC1), Luther: The Fallen Sun Friday 24th, cinemas & 10th March on Netflix), Call the Midwife season finale (Sunday 26th February, 8pm BBC1), Endeavour (Sun26th February, 8pm ITV), Faking Hitler (Sun 26th February, 11pm, Channel 4) and Django (Wed 29th February, 2am Sky Atlantic & Now). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...
2023-02-2403 min
Screen BabbleYou and Me, Years and Years, The Masked Singer and Drive to SurviveThis week the Screen Babble teams share news on their latest watches. Alex tells us about Hello Tomorrow and is still deep into his Luther/Sherlock bonanza. Steven takes us back to one of Robbie Coltrane's last lead roles in National Treasure and Kelly tells us about Netflix film The Swimmers amongst other things.The deep dive this week comes from Alex. You and Me is the new ITV drama Alex has been hotly anticipating for quite a while but (spoiler alert) is very let-down by. Steven takes us back to the future with Years and...
2023-02-2330 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - The BAFTAs, Katie Price's Mucky Mansion, Panorama and Carnival RowNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about the British Comedy Awards (Friday 17th, Channel 4), A Girl and an Astronaut (Friday 17th, Netflix), Carnival Row (Friday 17th, Amazon Prime), The BAFTAs (Sunday 19th, 7pm, BBC1), Panorama, Ukraine's War Diaries (Tuesday 21st, 9pm, BBC1) and Katie Price's Mucky Mansion (Tuesday 21st, 10pm Channel 4). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-02-1703 min
Screen BabbleLove Island & Casa Amor, Better, Luther, Sherlock and MindhunterThe Screen Babble team are back once again to keep you right on the road to viewing pleasure. This week we chat about the various things we've been watching including Black Mirror, Luther, Sherlock and The Brits. In the 'deep dive' this week Alex tells us all about new BBC1 crime drama 'Gold'. Steven takes us back a few years to another crime drama based on real events called Mindhunter which you can view on Netflix. We also welcome back our Love Island correspondent Heather Carrick to tell us all about the shenanigans in the Love Island villa and more...
2023-02-1631 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - The Gold, Clarkson's Farm, African Queens and Valentine's moviesNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about Clarkson's Farm (Friday 10th, Amazon Prime), Criminal Minds Evolution (Friday 10th, Disney+), The Gold (Sunday 12th, BBC1), Somebody I Used to Know (Friday 10th, Amazon Prime), Your Place or Mine (Friday 10th, Netflix) and African Queens (Wednesday 15th, Netflix). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-02-1003 min
Screen BabbleHappy Valley Finale, Pamela, a Love Story, The Gold and Scream QueensKelly, Alex and Steven return to keep you right on your viewing journey. In their chat about what they've been watching there are both recommendations and strong 'avoids' discussed. Steven has been watching That's my Jam and we can confirm it definitely is not Steven's jam...he was happier with The Detectorists. Alex is persevering with Shrinking to no avail, he's watching Party Down in advance of a new series and of course, watched the Happy Valley finale. Kelly watched this too and they manage to take it apart with no spoilers - hooray! Kelly watched Pamela, a Love...
2023-02-0927 min
Screen BabbleWeekend Watch - Love Island's Casa Amor, Happy Valley, Your Honour, Consent and YouNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about the return of Your Honour (Friday 3rd February, Paramount+), the Happy Valley finale (Sunday 5th February, BBC1), Consent (Tuesday 7th February, Channel 4), The Shamima Begum Story (Tuesday 7th February, BBC2), Love Island Casa Amor episodes (Mon 6th onwards, ITV2) and You, season four (Thursday 9th February, Netflix). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-02-0304 min
Screen BabbleThe Last of Us, Happy Valley, Maternal, Nolly and Physical 100On this week's Screen Babble Kelly, Alex and Steven are back with more advice on what to watch and what's to be avoided. The chat about what they've been watching this week including, Another Round, Shrinking, Extraordinary, Happy Valley, The Last of Us and Physical 100. Alex's deep dive this week is into new ITVX drama Nolly about Noele Gordon, one of the lead actors in Crossroads. Steven talks about Criminal, a star-studded crime drama set in a police interview room, which you can find on Netflix in our back to the future segment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
2023-02-0229 minScreen BabbleWeekend Watch - Oscars best picture nominations, Pamela and ShrinkingNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about Deep Fake Neighbour Wars (Thurs 26th Jan, ITVX), Shrinking (Fri 27th Jan, Apple TV+), Wolf Pack and Teen Wolf The Movie (Fri 27th Jan, Paramount +), Pamela (Tue 31st Jan, Netflix). Steven also has a run down of where you can watch this year's Oscar nominations for best picture, namely, Tar and Avatar (in cinemas now), Th...
2023-01-2703 min
Screen BabbleOscars, Everything Everywhere all at Once, South Park, Extraordinary and MaverickAnother week, another TV onslaught...we love it. In what we've been watching we discuss everything from South Park, the covid specials to the Masked Singer. In-between we have Everyone Else Burns, Happy Valley, The Last of Us and more.In our deep dive this week Alex tells us all about Extraordinary, an unconventional superhero sitcom, new to Disney+. And for back to the future this week we're talking all things Oscars - including questioning why some nominations were made at all.Thanks for listening - don't forget to share this podcast with...
2023-01-2632 minScreen BabbleWeekend Watch - That '90s show, The Legend of Vox Machina, Truth be Told and Fight the Power, How Hip Hop Changed the WorldNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about The Legend of Vox Machina (Friday 20th Jan Amazon Prime) which returns for second season, Truth be Told season 3, (Friday 20th Jan, Apple TV+), Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World (Sat 21st Jan, BBC2) Everyone Else Burns (Mon 23rd Jan, 10pm Channel 4), That '90s Show (Thurs 19th Jan, Netflix) and of course, Love Island co...
2023-01-2004 min
Screen BabbleLove Island, Kaleidoscope, Maternal and That '90s showWell we watched a ton of TV this week so you didn't have to - give, give, give...so, on this episode you'll hear us dissect Kaleidoscope as all three of us have managed to watch at least one episode. There's also chat about Maternal, That '90s Show, The Hatchett Wielding Hitchhiker and Britain's Most Notorious Prisons.On the deep dive we are joined by NationalWorld reporter Heather Carrick to talk all about the phenomenon that is Love Island, back on our TVs this week from South Africa.Finally, on the deep...
2023-01-1937 minScreen BabbleWeekend Watch - Kaleidoscope, Love Island, Vikings Valhalla and HuntersNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about Kaleidoscope (Netflix now), Vikings: Valhalla, season 2 (Thursday 12 January, Netflix), Hunters, season 2 (Friday 13 January, Amazon Prime), Love Island (Monday, 16 January, ITV2), Know Your Shit, Inside Our Guts (Tuesday 17th January, Channel 4) and Serengeti series 3 (Sunday 15 Jan, BBC1). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-01-1303 minScreen BabbleHunters, The Last of Us, Spector and moreNow that we're settling into real life again we're back onto recommending the best in telly for listeners. In our chat about what we've been watching Steven tells us about People Just Do Nothing, a comedy series and brings in the big hitters he's been treated to by his local independent cinema Citizen Kane and Rashomon. Alex has been enjoying The Rig, a supernatural thriller with many excellent Scottish actors and in a completely different genre he's also been enjoying Sex Lives of College Girls. Kelly tells us about Spector which she has just started a documentary on the...
2023-01-1225 minScreen BabbleThe Great Pottery Throwdown, The Rig and Pretty Little LiarsNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about The Rig (Amazon Prime, Friday 6th January), Prince Harry, The Interview (ITV1, Sunday 8th, January, 9pm), The Great Pottery Throwdown (Channel 4, Sunday 8th January, 7.45pm), Koala Man (Disney +, from Monday 9th January) and Pretty Little Liars, Original Sin (BBC iPlayer now and BBC1 Tuesday 19th January, 10.40pm). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-01-0604 minScreen BabbleStonehouse, Happy Valley, New Year's TV resolutions and challenging filmsWe're back with the first episode of Screen Babble for 2023 and having survived the excesses of the festive season we look at what we've been watching over this glutinous time - this includes, Hold the Front Page, The Good Wife, Stonehouse, Happy Valley and The Volcano.We welcome Katie Conaglen to this episode to talk about a favourite of her's on the deep dive 'Our Flag Means Death'. Plus she fills us in on 31 years of Simpson's Halloween specials and we somehow end up on Christopher Walken tap dancing his way through a children's story.
2023-01-0530 minScreen BabbleWhat to watch in 2023 from Love Island to Eurovision, Big Brother and The ApprenticeNormally on Screen Babble Steven would be telling you what to watch this weekend and beyond, but considering we are nearing the end of 2022 we are looking ahead to next year and some of the major TV and streaming events ahead.On this episode Steven gives a run down of the hotly anticipated programmes for next year including, The Apprentice, Fall of the House of Usher, Poker Face, Ashoka, Secret Invasion,Love Island, Big Brother,Eurovision and Gen V. We hope you'll join us in 2023 for more previews, reviews and debate!
2022-12-2305 minScreen BabbleThe best TV of 2022 from Stranger Things to Peaky Blinders and House of the DragonOn this episode we have once again ignored the rule book and we are bringing you our picks of the best telly of 2022. We loved putting this episode together to share the best of TV and streaming this year across lots of different genres.You'll hear us chat about our best new series which included SAS Rogue Heroes, Make Me PM, This is Going to Hurt and Bad Sisters.We talk about returning series and our picks for this category include Peaky Blinders, Bloods 2, Better Call Saul and Stranger Things.Sa...
2022-12-2236 minScreen BabbleWeekend Watch - Strictly final, Litvinenko and Vardy Vs Rooney: A Courtroom DramaNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about some major TV events that are coming up - the final three parts of Harry and Meghan (Netflix), the World Cup Final(various channels), the Strictly Come Dancing final (BBC), Litvinenko (ITVX) and Vardy Vs. Rooney: A Courtroom Drama. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-12-1603 minScreen BabbleScreen Babble: Christmas TV from The Snowman to Motherland and on to Happy ValleyThis week we've thrown the rule book out and we're focussing on what cannot be avoided - Christmas telly!We start with our Christmas movie recommendations - Joyeux Noel, How the Grinch stole Christmas Nativity! and more.Then to our Christmas 'institutions' the kind of telly you can't go without at Christmas which includes the soaps, The Snowman but not the King's speech as it happens.Finally we talk about the new stuff, what's coming up and spans many genres, this includes; the BBC Panto, the Smeds and the Smoos...
2022-12-1531 minScreen BabbleWeekend Watch - Harry and Meghan, Pinocchio, Troubled Blood, The Dissapearence of April Jones and more footballNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about Guillermo Del Toro's new Pinocchio, arriving in cinemas this weekend, JK Rowling's detective drama Troubled Blood (BBC1), The Disappearance of April Jones (Channel 4) documentary, the potentially revelatory Harry and Meghan (Netflix) and yes, you guess it, more football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-12-0903 minScreen BabbleScreen Babble: from vintage comedy if you loved The Office to ITVX, Flatshare and Slow HorsesWelcome to NationalWorld's TV podcast, Screen Babble. Your guide to what to watch; we’ll be putting in the leg work, helping you decide where’s best to invest your viewing time and what’s to be avoided.On this week's Screen Babble we have our usual catch up on what we've been watching which includes The Office, Flatshare, The Good Fight and Slow Horses.This week's deep dive is into the launch of ITVX this week, ITV's new paid-for streaming platform, which is going to bring us all sorts of new telly such a...
2022-12-0831 minScreen BabbleWeekend Watch - Slow Horses, Christmas movies and footballNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about Slow Horses (Apple TV+), Christmas movies - Scrooge a Christmas Carol (Netflix), Violent Night (Netflix), Your Christmas or Mine (Amazon Prime) and finally the football, England vs. Senegal on ITV and BBC on Sunday 4th December at 7pm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-12-0202 minScreen BabbleScreen Babble with The White Lotus, fake films and disappointing dramaWelcome to NationalWorld's new TV podcast, Screen Babble. Your brand new guide to what to watch; we’ll be putting in the leg work, helping you decide where’s best to invest your viewing time and what’s to be avoided.On this week's Screen Babble we have our usual catch up on what we've been watching which includes Brassic, Industry and Goncharov (ahem). We are also joined by Sarah McCann, Search and Trends Writer for NationalWorld who tells us all about The White Lotus and its beautiful setting.This week's deep dive is int...
2022-12-0127 minScreen BabbleWhat to watch - Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich, Secrets of Playboy, Willow and Tokyo ViceNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich (Netflix), The Secrets of Playboy (Channel 4), Willow (Disney +) and Tokyo Vice (BBC). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-11-2503 minScreen BabbleScreen Babble with Lilyhammer, The Bear and Ambika ModWelcome to NationalWorld's new TV podcast, Screen Babble. Your brand new guide to what to watch; we’ll be putting in the leg work, helping you decide where’s best to invest your viewing time and what’s to be avoided.Host Kelly Crichton is joined by Alex Moreland and Steven Ross, our resident TV critics, they share what they've been watching of late including The Thick of It, Mammals and The Wonder. They deep dive into The Bear, a relatively new sitcom from Disney+ based in an American kitchen, and go 'back to the future' to tak...
2022-11-2427 min
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2022-11-182h 08Screen BabbleWhat to Watch - I'm a Celebrity, SAS Rogues Heroes and The CrownNeed a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about I'm a Celebrity...Get me out of here, SAS Rogue Heroes and The Crown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-11-0403 minScreen BabbleIntroducing Screen Babble with Blockbuster and HumansWelcome to the very first episode of NationalWorld's new TV podcast, Screen Babble. Your brand new guide to what to watch; we’ll be putting in the leg work, helping you decide where’s best to invest your viewing time and what’s to be avoided.On this episode host Kelly Crichton is joined by Alex Moreland and Steven Ross our resident TV critics who will keep you right on the road to viewing pleasure. This week we learn about what programmes our critics enjoy, what they've been watching recently including Gangs of London, The House of the...
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Screen BabbleScreen Babble launch trailerDo you ever find yourself scrolling for hours unable to decide what programme to watch? Or maybe you just feel a bit overwhelmed with the number of options? Well, never fear - we are here to help!Join host Kelly Crichton as she brings you a brand new podcast, Screen Babble, which will tell you all you need to know about the latest in TV and streaming and just what you need to be watching right now!Kelly will be joined by National World’s resident TV critics Alex Moreland and Steven Ross to...
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