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...
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SHOW NOTES:
BEST OF 2024:
Ludwig, BBC, iPlayer
Baby Reindeer, Netflix
Slow Horses, Apple TV+
Industry, BBC iPlayer
Wolf Hall, BBC iPlayer
Sven, Amazon Prime
LOWLIGHTS:
Password, ITV1
Buying London, Netflix
VILLAIN(NESS) OF THE YEAR:
Lazy Commissioning
"Talent"
HERO OF THE YEAR:
Apple TV+
Chirs McCausland
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Smart TV: New Years Special
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SHOW NOTES:
NEW YEARS EVE TV:
SAS Rogue Heroes, BBC1
Missing You, Netflix
Vera, ITV1
Ruth Jones Remembers… Hattie, BBC4
LOOK AHEAD TO 2025:
Miss Austen, BBC1
Brian and Margaret, C4
Towards Zero, BBC1
Bergerac, U&U Drama
GARETH'S PICK OF 2024:
Agatha All Long, Disney +
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Smart TV: Christmas Day Special
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CHRISTMAS TV:
Wallace and Gromit, BBC1
Call the Midwife, BBC1
Doctor Who, BBC1
Gavin and Stacey, BBC1
EastEnders, BBC1
Coronation Street, ITV1
Hercule Poirot's Christmas, ITV3
Carry On Matron, ITV3
From Roger Moore with Love, BBC2
DAVID'S PICK OF 2024:
Matlock, NOW
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Smart TV: Strike Returns and a Strictly Star Has Been Born
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SHOW NOTES:
TV:
Strike, BBC1
Sports Personality of the Year, BBC1
Wham: Last Christmas Unwrapped, BBC2
OUR READER SAYS:
Connie from Brighton recommends...
So Long Marianne, ITVX
FROST BITE:
Strictly Star: Chris McCausland
THE ARCHIVE:
Victoria Wood with All The Trimmings, BBC4 and iPlayer
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Smart TV: Alan Bennett and Should Masterchef be Cancelled
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SHOW NOTES:
TV:
Alan Bennett: 90 Years On, BBC2
Dalgliesh, C5
OUR READER SAYS:
Adrian from Exeter says…
When did the BBC become the American Broadcasting Company?
FROST BITE:
Should Masterchef be cancelled?
THE ARCHIVE:
Dalgliesh (Previous versions)
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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 Kelly-Anne Taylor and Caroline Frost 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.
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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 Kelly-Anne Taylor and Caroline Frost 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.
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