Podcast Episodes

Clooney vs Trump

Season 1 Episode 138

Donald Trump says that George Clooney is a third-rate actor - is he right? Does Hollywood have a nepo-baby problem? Should we actually judge a book b…

1 year, 5 months ago

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Minecraft: A Huge Mess But A Huge Hit

Season 1 Episode 137

Is 'A Minecraft Movie' going to be the biggest hit of 2025? Do young people know or care about The Beatles? What was the inspiration behind Charlie B…

1 year, 5 months ago

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When Product Placement Goes Wrong

Season 1 Episode 136

How did a Sex And The City product placement almost bankrupt Peloton? Do spy writers use actual murder methods in their books? And is Amol Rajan actu…

1 year, 5 months ago

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Did Mark Zuckerberg steal Richard's Books?

Season 1 Episode 135

Did Meta use millions of copyrighted books to train their latest AI chatbot? Has Amazon Prime struck gold with its latest comedy format 'Last One Lau…

1 year, 6 months ago

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The Adolescence Director Answers Your Questions

Season 1 Episode 134

We're pulling back the curtain of Netflix's biggest drama of the year - Adolesence.

In a show first, we've spoken to director Philip Barantini and Dir…

1 year, 6 months ago

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Adolescence Conquers the World

Season 1 Episode 133

It's the most talked-about show of the year so far. But has Netflix's 'Adolesence' put the final nail in the coffin of BBC and ITV drama comissioning…

1 year, 6 months ago

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Will The Harry Potter Reboot Fail?

Season 1 Episode 132

Will HBO's Harry Potter reboot cast a spell over a whole new generation of fans, or vanish in a cloud of disappointment?

Which late global music megas…

1 year, 6 months ago

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Millie Bobby Brown Has Had Enough

Season 1 Episode 131

As Disney's newest live-action remake of Snow White becomes the centre of America's latest culture war, facing backlash over casting, messaging and i…

1 year, 6 months ago

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The Secrets Of Channel 4’s Hunted

Season 1 Episode 130

Richard and Marina go inside Hunted, one of Channel 4’s recent success stories. What’s real? Is there producer interference? What techniques can help…

1 year, 6 months ago

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The Power Of Drive To Survive

Season 1 Episode 129

Drive To Survive, the colossal Formula 1 Netflix hit returns to our screens. How has it shaped reality sport documentaries that now dominate the docu…

1 year, 6 months ago

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